The pdf handout for our orientation on 4/14 is attached below. Please download it and refer to it as we cover the agenda items.

2018 NCTA Study Tour to China and Taiwan
Online Orientation, April 14, 2018

Trip Discussion Forum  - https://china.usc.edu/k12/forums

Trip Leaders
Clayton Dube and Catherine Gao

1. Assemble in Los Angeles, June 26
                travel – your responsibility; lodging – our responsibility
                departure for Beijing, June 27

2. Trip Itinerary
                Theme: Movement and Linkages, Past and Present
                Within the region and beyond
                Beijing > Xi’an > Chengdu > Kunming
                Taipei > Tainan > Kaohsiung

                curriculum assignment – minimum of 5 class hours, draw on places and questions from the trip

3. Passports/Visas
                passport must be valid through 3/2019
                provide us with full formal name, passport number, expiration date (asap)
                passport and visa forms due by 5/25 (make copies of both, carry copies in your luggage)

4. Health and Safety
                proof of medical insurance including evacuation coverage due by 5/1
                existing medical conditions/medications
                provide us with emergency contact names and phone numbers (asap)

4. Money
                we cover: travel, lodging, gratuities, admissions, most meals
                you cover: 4-5 meals, hotel incidentals, anything you wish to purchase

5. Gifts
                small items to share with students (postcards, student brochures, school items, pens, pins)
                2 books to be donated to schools or other host institutions
                somethings to share with students and others (yearbooks, photo albums -digital options)

6. Trip Etiquette and Travel Trips
                patience, persistence, and politeness
                being a good study tour traveler
                bring less, focus on the experience
                staying in touch – phone/net options