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Mexico Seminar 2006

Lodging:
Hotel Maria Cristina
Rio Lerma no. 31 Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico D.F., C.P. 06500

To Dial to Mexico: 011 (for international access) and then 52 (country code for Mexico)
Hotel Phone number: 5703 1212 or 5566 9688
Hotel Fax: 5592 3447 or 5566 9194


Itinerary

Below is the itinerary from the 2005 seminar trip. This is an example of what to expect from this course. The itinerary for the 2006 seminar will be posted as the details are confirmed with our partner in Mexico City.

March 3 - Thursday
  • 8:40am Delta flight 1489/389 Philadelphia to Mexico City
  • Transport to Hotel Maria Cristina & Orientation(14:33)
  • Brief orientation meeting at hotel(17:00 - 18:00)
  • Evening Free
March 4 - Friday
  • Breakfast at hotel (7:30 - 8:30)
  • Pick-up at hotel to transfer to La Salle (9:00)
  • Welcome and Orientation at Univsidad La Salle - Guillermo Alba Auditorium (9:30-10:00)
  • Conference: Mexico: Historical Overview - Felipe Quintanar, ULSA Faculty (10:00-11:30)
  • Coffee Break (11:30-11:50)
  • Conference: Intercultural Training for Business Part I - Mary Ellen Colon, Intercultural Training (12:00-13:30)
  • Have ID photos taken (13:30-14:00)
  • Welcome lunch in the patio of the Casa Rosa (14:00-15:30)
  • Conference: Intercultural Training for Business II - Mary Ellen Colon - Interactive joint session with Univsidad La Salle graduate business students (16:00-17:30)
  • Departure for Hotel (18:00)
  • Salsa Dancing at Mama Rumba's in the evening
March 5 - Saturday
  • Breakfast at hotel (8:30-9:30)
  • Walk from Hotel to Turibus stop on Reforma. Double Decker bus tour of the city with guided tour of historic downtown and Balderas Market.(10:00-16:00)
  • Lunch on your own
  • Afternoon and Evening free
March 6 - Sunday
  • Breakfast at hotel (8:00-9:00)
  • Pick up at Hotel for transport and guided visit to Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Pyramids of Teotihuacan. Lunch included. Return to Hotel(9:00-18:00)
March 7 - Monday
  • Breakfast at hotel (7:30-8:30)
  • Pick up and transfer to offices of Goodrich, Riquelme y Asociados, Law Firm (8:30)
  • Conference: Legal Framework for Business Ventures in Mexico (9:00-13:30)
  • Lunch on your own in the Pink Zone (14:00-15:30)
  • Visit to the American Chamber of Commerce Conference: Markets in Mexico Gary Deaton, Director of the area of International Trade (16:00-17:30)
March 8 - Tuesday
  • Breakfast at hotel (7:30-8:30)
  • Pick up and transfer to La Salle (8:30)
  • Conference: Historical Retrospective of Mexican Economy - Dr. Carlos Brockmann - Historian (9:00-10:45)
  • Coffee Break (11:00-11:30)
  • Conference: Mexico City - The Problems and Future of a Megalopolis - Cristina Montemayor - Government Consultant (11:30-13:00)
  • Lunch on your own in the Condesa (13:30-15:00)
  • Visit and guided tour of the Museum of Anthropology and Chapultepec Castle (15:30-18:00)
  • Departure for Hotel (18:00)
March 9 - Wednesday
  • Breakfast at hotel (7:30-8:30)
  • Pick up and transfer to La Salle (8:30)
  • Conference: Doing Business in Mexico - Efren Flores, PA Trade Representative (9:00-12:00)
  • Lunch on your own in Coyoacan (12:00-13:30)
  • Visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum and the Trotsky Museum (14:00-17:00)
  • Return to hotel (17:00)
March 10 - Thursday
  • Breakfast at hotel (8:30-9:30)
  • Pick up and transfer to BANCOMER (9:30)
  • Visit to Corporate Headquarters and conference (10:00-12:30)
  • Visit to Xochimilco (12:30-17:00)
  • Return to hotel (17:00)
March 11 - Friday
  • Breakfast at hotel (7:30-8:30)
  • Pick up and transfer to La Salle
  • Conference: The 21st Century International Executive - Gabriel Molina - Corporate Development Director, ABC Medical Center (9:00-11:30)
  • Closing ceremony (12:00-1:00)
  • Farewell lunch (13:30-15:30)
  • Return to the hotel (15:30)
March 12 - Saturday
  • Pick up at hotel and transfer to airport for 2:11pm flight on Delta 522 (10:00)

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