Seminar 3, Saturday, March 29

Location: Connecticut Association of Schools, Connecticut Principals' Center, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT

Directions: http://www.casciac.org/directions.shtml

Time: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM

This will be our final meeting before departing for China. You will receive your gift packs, passports with Chinese visa and other important information related to beginning the process of building a relationship for your school in Shandong Province.

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 Arrival and Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 Luggage, Gifting and Committees, Dan Gregg and Lou Pear

9:00 - 10:15 Language and Culture: Names, Money and Bargaining, Jeff Wang

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:30 Journals, Ethnographies and Cultural Protocol in China, Dan Gregg

11:30 - 12:00 Making Connections, Ed Rybzek, U.S.-China Business Center, Connecticut State University

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 -12:45 Fortune Cookies, Mary Goetter, International Services, LTD

12:45 - 1:30 Education Reform in China, Juefei Wang, University of Vermont

1:30 - 2:00 Final Preparations: Business Cards, Passports, Gift Packs