2011 Schedule and Information

The central theme of this case study will be the interaction of culture, identity and perception. We have included some "games" and "situational questions", alongside discussions, so as to achieve a more fruitful discussion in the whole.
The following is the program design:

1. General Introduction - theme of the case study and discussions, framework of questions, program rundown

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Group Outing: Che Kung Temple and Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:58:30 -0500

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Schedule

9:45am
Gather at Starr Hall lobby

10:00am
Take bus to Admiralty MTR--MTR to Kowloon Tong--KCR to Tai Wai

11:15am
Arrive at Tai Wai KCR, walk to Che Kung Temple

12:15pm
Leave Che Kung Temple, bus to Shatin New Town Plaza

12:40pm
Lunch in Shatin New Town Plaza (dim sum)

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Class Discussion: Shenzhen: Migration and Economic and Social Development since 1980

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:56:03 -0500

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Discussion of Shenzhen since becoming a Special Economic Zone in 1980

Resource sites:

http://www.britishembassy.org.cn/english/guangzhou/seb.shtml

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/puo/bulletin/issue/200002/eeducate.htm

http://www.worldbank.org/urban/publicat/chinagarment.pdf

http://www.time.com/time/asia/biz/magazine/0,9754,108014,00.html

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Class Discussion: Development and Urbanization of Beijing, Hong Kong, and Xi'an

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:52:16 -0500

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Prior to the Class Discussion

1) Divide into these three groups --

1.) Rana, Lana, Carolyn, Uyen, Patrick, Thebe, May, Monic, Rui
2.) Chris, Ivy, Myra, Cristina, Elaine, Lindsay, Valerie, Andy, Veronica
3.) Liz, Sara, Craig, Sarah, Derek, Cora, Jacky, Helen

2) Each group will look at all three cities with regard to two specific topics, past and present:

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Group Outing: Shenzhen

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:49:41 -0500

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Schedule

8:00am
Leave Starr Hall

10:30am
Arrive Wynnewood Toy Factory (Shenzhen)

12:30pm
Lunch at the factory

2:00pm
Leave for clothing factory

3:00pm
Tour of clothing factory

4:00pm
Tour of the EAST GATE shopping district where local Shenzhen citizens shop

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Cathay City & Lantau Island

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:47:38 -0500

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Schedule

9:00am
Leave Starr Hall

10:00am
Arrive at Cathay City
8, Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau

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Class Discussion: The Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:40:10 -0500

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Yangtze River/Three Gorges Dam Project

A. Wednesday, August 14 Class Discussion

Three Gorges Dam Investment Simulation

Dilemma: Should Morgan Stanley Dean Witter disinvest from the Three Gorges Dam Project?

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Trip to Xi'an

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:35:36 -0500

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Schedule

August 23
Group arrives at Xi'an airport
Dinner at the airport restaurant
Group Checks into the Orient Hotel

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Yangtze River Trip

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:20:35 -0500

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Exploring Development, Urbanization and Migration

Wuhan to Chongqing
August 18-23

Program:

Day 01, August 18th: Arrive in Wuhan

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Trip to Bejing

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:11:00 -0500

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Schedule

August 27th, Tuesday

7:23 am
Arrive at Beijing Western Railway Station by Train 42 (picked up by a SICA student and two shuttle bus drivers; two shuttles, one for people and one for luggage)(the driver' mobile phone number?)

8:10 am
Check in Zi Yuan Hotel
Breakfast
Rest

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2002 - 2003

Austin.Siadak — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:27:40 -0500

Student Participants | Summer Calendar 2002-03 | Hong Kong Leadership Lecture Series | Internship Sponsors

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2001 - 2002

Matt Mercier — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:25:47 -0500

Student Participants | Summer Calendar | Leadership Lecture Series | Internships |Xi'an & Beijing Travel Itenerary

China: Dimensions of Security

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Globalization and China: Challenging Cultural Boundaries

Matt Mercier — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:52:15 -0500

Friday February 2nd - Saturday February 3rd -

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2000 - 2001

Matt Mercier — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:29:19 -0500

Leadership Lecture Series | Photo Album | Symposium | Internship Sponsors | 2000-2001 Event Calendar

Student Participants

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

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Information Technology, International Trade and the Future: Regional and Regime Stability

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:46:32 -0500

Panelists:

Yuehtsen Juliette Chung
Wang Postdoctoral Fellow, The Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University

Catherine Mann
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics; Author, "Economic and Policy Implications of Electronic Commerce over the Internet; Assistant Director, International Finance Division, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Charles Nesson
Weld Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Alison Sander
Manager, Boston Consulting Group

Moderator:

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U.S.-China Relations: Security, International Trade, and Dual-Use Technology

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:45:15 -0500

Panelists:

Evan Feigenbaum
Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Program Chair, Kennedy School Executive Program for Senior Chinese Military Officers

Jiang Jiang
Diplomat, Councillor Central Foreign Affairs Office, Peoples Republic of China; Visiting Scholar, The Fairbank Center, Harvard University

Weilin Kuang
Mason Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Division Chief, Press Department, Chinese Foreign Ministry

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The Greater China Market: Illusion or Reality?

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:44:04 -0500

Jeffrey Ballinger
Research Fellow, Constitutional Law Project, Harvard University; Director, Press for Change

Minxin Pei
Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author, From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union

Florence Sender
Chairman and CEO, American-China Enterprises; Co-Founder, Entrepreneurship Program, East Asian Management Program, The Sloan School, MIT

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U.S.-China Economic Relations: The World Trade Organization Debate and Beyond

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:42:37 -0500

Panelists:

Claude Barfield
Resident Scholar, Director of Science and Technology Policy Studies, and Coordinator of Trade Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Author, Electronic Commerce and the World Trading System and Tiger by the Tail: China and the World Trade Organization

Jeff Faux
Co-Founder and President, Economic Policy Institute; Author, The Party's Not Over: A New Vision for the Democrats and "Slouching Toward Seattle: The WTO Behemoth"

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Student Presentations: Research and Intellectual Diaries

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:37:35 -0500

Interlocutors:

Karen Eggleston
Professor of Economics, Tufts University

Sherman Teichman
Executive Director, Tufts Institute for Leadership and International Perspecive; Director, EPIIC

Peter Winn
Professor of History, Tufts University; Faculty Advisor, Tufts Institute for Leadership and International Perspecive

David Yu
Professor of Economics, Tufts University

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Globalization and Modernization: Challenges for the Pacific Rim

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:35:54 -0500

Panelists:

Charles Derber
Professor of Sociology and Director, Program in Social Economy and Social Justice, Boston College; Author, Corporation Nation

Yasheng Huang
Associate Professor of Business, Government, and International Economy, Harvard Business School; his research focuses on institutional issues and government policies in East Asian transitional economies

Mary Kay Magistad
China correspondent, National Public Radio; she opened the first NPR bureau in Beijing; Nieman Fellow, Harvard University

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1999 - 2000

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:03:25 -0500

Student Participants | Lecture Series | Internship Sponsors | Symposium

Student Participants

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

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1998 - 1999

Matt Mercier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:45:55 -0500

Student Participants | Internship Sponsors | Winter Symposium

Student Participants

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Eric Del Monaco
Leonardo Grimaldi
Ramzi Halaby
Jalana Lazar
Christopher Pape
Peter Sanborn
David Stelnik

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2004 - 2005

International Student Travel Information

International Student Profile form

Student Information

EPIIC Program Introduction

2007 - 2008

2005 - 2006

Scavenger Hunt in New York

2003 - 2004

China in Transition: Development, Urbanization, Migration, and Political Change

Beijing Bicycle

Scavenger Hunt

"Social Accountability and the Globalization Process"

Student Opening Ceremony Remarks

Class Discussion: Culture, Identity, and Perception

Group Outing: Che Kung Temple and Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

Class Discussion: Shenzhen: Migration and Economic and Social Development since 1980

Class Discussion: Development and Urbanization of Beijing, Hong Kong, and Xi'an

Group Outing: Shenzhen

Cathay City & Lantau Island

Class Discussion: The Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam

Trip to Xi'an

Yangtze River Trip

Trip to Bejing

2002 - 2003

2001 - 2002

Globalization and China: Challenging Cultural Boundaries

2000 - 2001

Information Technology, International Trade and the Future: Regional and Regime Stability

U.S.-China Relations: Security, International Trade, and Dual-Use Technology

The Greater China Market: Illusion or Reality?

U.S.-China Economic Relations: The World Trade Organization Debate and Beyond

Student Presentations: Research and Intellectual Diaries

Globalization and Modernization: Challenges for the Pacific Rim

1999 - 2000

1998 - 1999

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