Monday, April 30, 2012

Arrival In Hamburg

We have arrived in Hamburg to nice weather and a great place to stay (Generator Hostel).  We had a nice dinner at Casa Romano, because you always start your first night in Germany with Italian food!

Here are a few pics....


Friday, April 20, 2012

2012 German Business & Culture Itinerary


German Business & Culture 2012 - Itinerary

Sunday, April 29:  Leave USA

Monday, April 30:  Arrive in Hamburg

                Generator Hostel
                Steintorplatz 3,  20099, Hamburg, Germany.
Telephone: +49 (0) 40 226 358 460
                http://www.generatorhostels.com/en/hamburg/

                Group Dinner – Location to be determined

Tuesday, May 1:  Erste Mai (European Labor Day) & Harbor Day

Hamburg Hafen Rundfahrt    (no reservation – we will just go to docks and get a boat)
(Hamburg Harbor Tour)
12:00 – 14:30
               
Group Dinner in Hamburg  at 19:00
location:  Groeninger Privatbraueri

Wednesday, May 2:  Harbor Day (& Travel)

10:00 – 12:30 Media Lecture & Uni Hamburg Visit
                Professor Michel Clement
                Universität Hamburg
Institut für Marketing und Medien
Lehrstuhl für Marketing und Medienmanagement

13:00 – 16:00  Time to explore city

Travel to Berlin:  ICE 905    LV Hamburg: 18:06 ------ AR Berlin 19:46
                            Take S train to Alexanderplatz, then M4 Tram to hotel

Hotel:                    Alex Hotel                                  Greifswalder Strasse 3
Tel:  +49 30 4172 4172                     10405 Berlin                       

Group Dinner  in Hotel Neighborhood – location TBD


Thursday, May 3:  Volkswagen World Headquarters

Travel to Wolfsburg :  Take Tram/S-train to HbF, then
ICE 944 LV Berlin 7:48 ------ AR Wolfsburg 8:54

Plant Tour and Brand Marketing Presentation at VW  (9:00 – 12:00)

Visit to AutoStadt & Car Receiving Area  (12:00 – 16:00)

Return Travel to Berlin: no reservation – take train based on time at Autostadt (weather)

Dinner on own

Friday, May 4:  German Business & Government in Berlin

             Visit to Deutsche Bank  (10:00 – 12:00)
“Retail Branch of the Future” - The marketing/sales lab for new innovative branch concepts.
Presentation on current business/government interaction in Germany
http://www.db.com/index_e.htm

Group Lunch

Visit German Reichtag (German Capital Building)
13:00 – 16:00  (actual reservation at 13:30 – but must arrive 30 minutes prior)

Group Dinner @ ZilleMarkt  (German Specialties)
Reservation @ 18:00

Saturday, May 5:  Culture Day in Berlin

Fat Tire Bike Tour of Berlin  10am – 4pm.

Dinner and social activities on own.

May 6:  Travel Day

Train to Paderborn:         ICE 650  LV Berlin Hbf 10:49 ---------- AR Hannover HBF 12:28
                                      S5 Train LV Hannover 12:55 ---------- AR Paderborn 14:46

Hotel:    Campus Lounge                                                Mersinweg 2
Phone:  +49 5251 89207-0                             33100 Paderborn, Germany

17:00 - 22:00   Group Dinner in City Center at Paderborn’s Fruhlingsfest (Spring Festival!)

Monday, May 7:  Uni Paderborn Case Competition

9:00 – 18:00
Customer Value Lecture – Dr. Andreas Eggert, Uni Paderborn

Presenting 101 Lecture – Dr. Jim Eckert

“Case Competition”  - Teams of US & German Students and
student presentations of case (US/German student teams)

19:00 – 22:00
Group Celebration Dinner @ The Brauhaus


Tuesday, May 8:  Negotiation Course Introduction

9:00 – 16:00: Negotiation Lecture by Dr. Eckert @ Uni Paderborn + Student Team Meeting

17:00 – 19:00 Tour of Paderborn:  City Center, Cathedral & Dinner*

* or dinner on your own (3rd week students might need to meet with your group!)


Wednesday, May 9:  Boat Trip Down Rhine to Bacharach

Train to Koblenz
ERB 90060            LV Paderborn 7:51 ---------AR Hamm West 8:44
IC 2013                  LV Hamm West 9:14 ------------- AR Koblenz 12:16

Visit Deutsches Ecke & Board KD Boat for trip down Rhein (KD Boat @ 14:00 ------ AR 18:30)

Hotel:  Bacharacher Hof
Marktstrasse 8
D-55422 Bacharach am Rhein
Phone:  +49  06743 1422

Group Dinner in Bacharach – details TBD
               

Thursday, May 10: The Romantic Rhein

Travel to Rudesheim  (trains from Bacharach to Bingen @ 9:30 and 10:30)/Ferry to Rudesheim)

Visit Neiderwald Denkmal (German “Statue of Liberty”)

Group Lunch in Assmanshausen

KD Boat back to Bacharach (14:45 or 16:45, 30 minute ride)

Dinner on Own

Friday, May 11:  Castle Visit & Travel to Köln

                Visit the Rheinfels Ruins in St. Goar or other castle visit


                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12oTObt-i5A

                Travel to Köln
                MRB 25326          LV Bacharach 12:27 ---------- AR Koeln  15:01
                Or switch at Koblenz to IC 2024  LV 13:13 ---------- AR Koeln 14:05  (based upon on-time 1st train)

                Hotel:  Rhein Hotel St. Martin
                Frankenwerft 31-33                        50667 Köln
Tel: +49 - 221 - 2577955/56

                Group Dinner in Heumarkt area of Köln
                                                   
Saturday, May 12:  Köln (and Bonn) Scavenger Hunt

Small Group Scavenger Hunt including….

Köln Cathedral & Allstadt tour:  http://www.koelner-dom.de/


Final Group Celebration : 19:00 @ Früh Braueri am Dom (#72063)    http://www.frueh.de/

Sunday, May 13:  Departure Day

Depart for home, elsewhere or Paderborn ……
To Paderborn:       IC 2359              LV Koeln 11:20 ---------- AR Paderborn 13:47