1. International Trip Info When and where are we going? How much will it cost me? Why should I go? What will we do there? Am I going to learn anything new?

3. When and Where? May 11 – 17, 2014 (Sunday – Saturday) Central / Eastern Europe  Potential cities:  Budapest, Hungary  Prague, Czech Republic  Warsaw, Poland

4. Finances AIM Department covers:  Hotel room for 6 nights (double occupancy)  Transports from airport to hotel and all trip-related events  Over 50% of your meals (all breakfasts; 2-3 lunches; 2-3 dinners)  Guide costs and entry fees for trip events Your obligation  Airfare  Meals other than those covered by program  $200 co-pay (non-refundable)  Tip for guide / bus driver  Shopping, nightlife, other activities

5. Why should you go? Business is global

6. Buenos Aires Itinerary

7. 2012: Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China Sunday – City Tour / lunch Monday – US Commercial Service; Ernst & Young Tuesday – Yantian Container Terminals; Lenovo Wednesday – Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Jockey Club Thursday – free day Friday – Hong Kong Stock Exchange

8. Student Comments  US Commerical Service and CIPPEC  the first two presentations offered an excellent, high-level introduction to Argentina’s economic environment.  great insight into the Arg. Gov’t and the many issues the country is facing  Olgilv  it was awesome to learn more about the Argentine culture through media  insights into consumer behavior in an entertaining way  Proctor & Gamble  not many people had seen the inside of a factory like that  Deloitte  demonstrated the difficulty faced by auditors in Argentina’s political, regulatory and economic environment  Social  Tigre Delta was one of the highlights of the trip….amazing  the tango show was great

9. What will we do on this trip? Learn about the economic and business climate in Central / Eastern Europe Go on plant tours to see how a product is manufactured Experience a new culture – both business and social Have some free time to explore independently Have fun!

10. Next steps Budget for the airfare (biggest expense)  Frequent flyer miles?  Christmas / Birthday / Graduation present?  Tutoring? Trip sign-ups will start in October  We’ll have another meeting to discuss more specific trip details  Space will be limited, so be prepared to sign up early Send an email to pwisner@utk.edu to indicate your interest in going on the trippwisner@utk.edu

11. Questions? Contact Dr. Priscilla Wisner, trip coordinator, if you need more info  pwisner@utk.edu pwisner@utk.edu  SMC 638  974-1714