Scholar Laureate – Delegations For Career Exploration

Hello,
I never got an e-mail informing me of my group and our project; in fact it took forever for me to receive any information about the trip… Anyway, I have no idea what’s going on in regards to the project and I would love if someone in my group could let me know what’s going on and I will work extra hard on the project to make up for lost time.
Thank You,
Amber Yates Eldridge

amyates@nmsu.edu

i wanted to know the taxi fare 4m beijing airport 2 the hotel 4 international relations and diplomacy
i would also like 2 kno if i can carry cash with me in the form of us dollar
and how much will an average lunch cost there.
approx how much money should i carry with me?

Hello Everyone! I never used google groups so I am wondering how to access it so I can talk to my team.

Thank you very much,

Mijean

What will the weather be like in China this time of year?
Also, what kind of money should we bring with us? Will there be a chance for currency exchange or should we take care of that ahead of time? Is there a more in depth itinerary and what will be the protocol for any free time during the trip?

Hi,

what am I supposed to put in the blank to get into the enrolled scholars page? It does not specify.

Hi everyone with clothing queries,
I recently found the answer to all the clothing questions and thought I'd put it up, as I had been pretty confused about that too. I will stress though that I am travelling on the Engineering delegationt to China, so I'm not sure if its slightly different for scholars travelling on different delegations or to different countries. Both a Dress Code and timetable for when to wear different types of clothing have been released. The Dress Code defines what clothing should be worn when professional, business casual and casual clothes are to be worn, while the timetable tells you when to wear each type (professional, business casual or casual) on each day and also what time of the day (i.e. all day or the morning with one type and the afternoon with another).

The Dress Code can be found in the Enrolled Scholars area under the "General Travel and Logistics Information" heading. It should be able half way through the list of links under this heading. This links you to a pdf that tells you what to and what not to wear for each type of clothing. Its very specific and very helpful. I suggest checking it out as soon as possible to make sure that you have the types of clothing required.

The timetable for when to wear each type of clothing or "Delegation of (Engineering/Business/Diplomacy and International Relations/Medicine) Schedule is also located through the Enrolled Scholars area. However, you have to then access the ISLP Blog, which also has a link under the "General Travel and Logistics Information" heading. You then click on the "Explore China" (or I'm assuming whichever country you're travelling to) link in the right hand column on the ISLP Blog page. The Blog Post entitled "Day by Day" on the Blog Page will give you similar instructions. The Explore China Page then gives links to both the schedules for each delegation and a link to a page that gives information about the Faculty Advisors accompanying your delegation.

I hope that this helps you find the answers that you're looking for.

Have a great trip everyone and for all those travelling to China, I look forward to seeing you there in just over 3 weeks.
Jacinta Larney

Hi,

What is the dress code throughout the 14 days? Casual, formal or both?
Is there a timetable that lets us know what to wear at certain times?

Hi, my name is Camille Hardy and I will be going on the delegation of business. I was wondering what type of clothing I should bring. I also was wondering if we had to bring our laptops with us for the group project.
- Camille Hardy

I'm attending the delegation on medicine in Australia and I still haven't heard any specifics about our project collaborative yet. When am I supposed to find out my project and my group?

Hi again,
I am attending the engineering delegation in China from 25th May to 4th June 2010. On our facebook discussion board, there has been a bit of confusion as to whether information on the type of clothing and other items that should be packed will be provided to us. After looking at the facebook photos and watching some youtube videos on previous islp delegations to China, there appears to be a mix between casual, semi-formal and formal clothing worn by the scholars, although we were wondering if there would be specific information provided on what to pack and when to wear certain types of clothing.

Also, I think I remember reading somewhere that in April we would be provided with a list of the other people that would be attending the same delegation as us. I noticed that someone was wishing to find out how many people would be on the same delegation as him on the facebook page, which made me think of it. If this information will be provided to us, when will this be available to us and what information will it provide? I was wondering if it for example may provide us with contact information for other scholars so that we can all communicate online before the delegation commences.

Sorry about all the questions. The more that we discuss things and meet more people attending on the facebook page, the more questions I seem to have.

Also, I encourage everyone attending to have a look at the ISLP facebook page, as we share information, organise travel (for non-US and group flight travellers), meet other people and just generally help each other out in preparation for the trip. I have met so many of the people attending the ISLP delegations this year and we've gotten to know each other entirely through this page. So if you're interested in meeting people before you go, definitely check it out.

Thanks,
Jacinta Larney

I was nominated but I did not turn my application in on time, will I have other chances to travel or do you only give one chance?

I'm enrolled for the 2010 China delegation for diplomacy and international relations. I previously selected my preference for Human Rights. However, I have not received a confirmation email that was supposed to be sent yesterday, 3-30-2010. Everyone else that I have talked to going on the diplomacy did receive a confirmation email.

Have I been taken off the email list, or some other problem?

Adam Fitch
adam.fitch@mnsu.edu

Hello.
I am travelling from Mauritius to China for the diplomacy and international relations programme.
My ticket has been booked and I will be arriving in Beijing on the 24th. It is impossible for me to arrive on the 25th as there is no such flight available.
I would like to know whether i can stay in the friendship hotel on the 24th, and if I have to arrange all this on my own, then whom should I contact.

Thank you.

Hi,

I'm attending the nursing delegation in Australia, and I'm just wondering when a final itinerary for the program will be posted?

Hi,
I'm attending the engineering delegation in China from May 25 to June 4 and will be travelling from Australia. I was just looking at the newly added Flight & Hotel Information pdf and noticed that the hotel for Beijing is listed as the "Jinqiao Apartment Hotel" instead of the Beijing Friendship Hotel that was previously listed. Since the engineering delegation page still lists the Beijing Friendship Hotel as the Beijing hotel we will be staying at, I was just hoping for clarification that the hotel listed in the Flight & Hotel Information is the hotel that we will be staying at.

Also, will all delegations be staying at the same hotel? I have been involved in organising a group flight of sorts from Australia, so that we can all travel together. However, in this group, we have scholars from all delegations. Thus, if we are now staying at different hotels, the delegations will have to travel separately, which will have a large effect on our airport to hotel travel plans. We had recently decided that we would catch the airport shuttle bus, as one of its stops is the Beijing Friendship Hotel. So I was hoping for definitive information that I can take back to the Australian travel group and our facebook group as a whole for hotel information to base our travel plans off. We have also been considering hiring a bus to take us to the hotel in Beijing (which may be easier if the hotel has changed), so any information you can give us that would help us to make our plans would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou for your help,
Jacinta Larney

Hey rohanvenk1,
I'm travelling from Australia to China for the Engineering Delegation. Registration at the Bejing Friendship Hotel starts at 2pm on Tuesday 25th May. If you are interested in booking flights with other people going, there are a bunch of different boards on facebook for that. There is a board for us Aussies, which has about 20 Aussies from across all the delegations. Also, there is a board for those travelling from South Africa and there might be more as well. In addition to that, there are also facebook groups for most of the delegations where you can discuss flight plans with others attending the same delegation as you. So if you are interested in travelling with others attending the program, there are lots of different flight options.
Hope that helps,
Jacinta

By what time and by what date do we need to reach Beijing for the program registration? I need to know ASAP to book my flight tickets.

My daughter will be going with the delegation on medicine to China. She will be going to China a week before the program starts. Do we obtain a visa ourselves and if not can get get her visa application to have her travel dates adjusted to accurately reflect her dates in China?

Hi im enrolled in the delegation of business to china i was just wondering who i should contact about my diet, because i am a vegetarian...
Thanks

Hi,

I am attending the Delegation on Business this summer in th U.S. and am making my own flight arrangements. I am wondering if I have to fly into Dulles and out of JFK or if any airport is fine.

Thanks for your response.

Hi I am a Singaporean majoring in Psychology in ECU, Australia but studying offshore in Singapore. I was also nominated through Golden Key to attend this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity programme. However, it seems to me that most who are participating are mostly from the US and Australia. Are there any who come from other parts of the world, particularly from Asia? Thanks.. I haven't enrolled in any delegations though I am interested in either Medicine in China delegation or the nursing delegation in Australia.

Regards,
Charlene

Hello,

I believe I was nominated for ISLP because I am a member of Golden Key. As I listened to the webinar and looked through the information that was on your site however, I found that my major was not listed. I am a psychology major, does that make me ineligible for any of your programs?

Thank you for your time,

Adriana

hi i'm going to the medical delegation in china and i see it goes along with the other delegations in China. Are there any South Africans going?

Hi there,

I am hoping to attend the delegation on business in the USA and i am organising my own travel to USA from Australia. I have read through the FAQ's and saw that if we arrive at IAD airport between 12 and 4:30, you have organised for travel to American University, do we also get travel from Columbia to JFK airport and if so what time do we need to book our flights for or do we have to find our own way there?

Thanks,
Terence

Just to clarify, when you say travel information must be submitted, what exactly do you mean by that? Myself and the other people on the "Anyone flying from Australia to China" discussion board on facebook have been rather confused by what travel information actually is. Also, thank you for your earlier responses. They have been very helpful in our planning of a group flight for ourselves from Australia.

I received the very exciting news about my nomination to attend the International Scholar Laureate program yesterday. I am very interested in the delegation on business to the United States option. The letter may have been dated the 1st of December, however this letter was only delivered to me on the 14 January. It would be greatly appreciated if i can have a slight extension, past tomorrows due date, to confirm my attendance and enroll. Would that be possible?
Thanks,
Elinor

My son is interested in the medical trip to Australia. He is a US citizen with a US passport. Will he need a visa and, if so, do you know the cost for a visa? Thanks for your help. Judy

Hello,

My name is Myriam, I am a senior year student at Northeastern University and I will be participating in the delegation of Business in China.

I would like to get to know other students participating in my delegation, where are they from, where will they be flying from, and if they will be participating in the optional extension in Hong Kong.

Is there anyway I can do that?

Thanks,

Myriam

Hi. I'm going to the medical delegation in China and would like to know about group flights from South Africa, more specifically Cape Town.

That's really helpful info. In light of this I might jump on FB to see if we can catch the same flight. Cheers!

Sarah

Interested in attending the Summer 10 ISLP program to China. When I view the trip planned to the US it seems very fluffy and full of tourist destinations. Is there anyone out there who has done the China Delegation on Business trip before?
Interested in:

1. How many traveled with you from the US?
2. Was there a lot of "meat" to the trip, in terms of interaction with students and business leaders? Any Government contacts?
3. Who leads the group on their tour?

Thanks to anyone who can respond!

I've just finished my second year of civil engineering in Australia and have enrolled for the 2010 Engineering Delegation to China. To answer Sarah's question, my university has let me juggle it. I am at CQUniversity and our first day of exams is Thursday 3rd June and we don't get back until the 4th, so I will miss the first two days of the exam period. However, my university has been pretty understanding, since it is an amazing learning opportunity that directly relates to my course. So for any Aussies who are wanting to go, I really suggest just talking to your university. Find out what assessment pieces you'll have and see what you'll need to juggle. From what I've heard, usually they're pretty good, as its not like you're taking time off to go on a tourist holiday or something.

Also, a couple of quick questions for the ISLP moderators, as I've been looking at booking flights and found some points of confusion.
1. I've heard that if you're not on the group flight (which only comes from the US) you have to make your own way from the airport to the first hotel. Is that the case?
2. What time approximately does the group flight arrive in Beijing? Just so myself and the other Aussies can try and get there about the same time.
3. If we do arrive before the check-in time of 2pm at the hotel, is it possible for the hotel to look after our bags until the check-in time? The dilemma is that one flight arrives at 7:20am and the other arrives at 2:55pm. My concern about the 2:55pm one is that by the time we get to the hotel (after customs and navigating our way through the city) it will be quite late and we will miss some of the first night's activities. However, the 7:20am one will get us to the hotel at least 2 or 3 hours before check-in.
4. We need to have a passport by March 1, don't we? As I think that remember reading that somewhere on the site, but I just can't remember where.

I think thats about it for now. For anyone interested, there's a board on the Facebook discussion board thats for Aussies flying to China for all delegations. There may not be a group flight from Australia, but it would be great if as many of us as possible got on the same flights even if we're from different delegations. Look forward to meeting you all in about 4 months.

Hi, I was just wondering about the scholarship- if you are selected and you wish to defer to 2011, are you also able to defer the scholarship?
Thanks