Wednesday, April 29, 2015

GBC 2015 Itinerary

The fun begins again soon.  Here is the itinerary for German Business & Culture / Global Negotiation.


German Business & Culture 2015 - Itinerary

Monday, May 4:  Arrive in Berlin

               Upon Arrival to Berlin / Tegel Airport:  Take bus/train or taxi to Hostel (see other doc for specifics)

                Generator Hostel – Berlin – Mitte
             Oranienburger Straβe 65   10117 Berlin Germany   Telephone: +49 3092 1037680              

17:00     Group Meeting in Hostel lobby (welcome and logistics)

18:00     Dinner – Oraniun Restaurant          http://www.oranium.de/

 

Tuesday, May 5:  Berlin Culture & History Day
 

7:30 – 8:45          Breakfast in Hotel completed by 8:45

9:00                      Depart hotel on foot for AlexanderPlatz  (Stop at Hauptbahnhof to get train passes validated.)

10:30 – 16:00     Fat Tire Bike Tour of Berlin    http://fattirebiketours.com/berlin

18:00                    Group Dinner at Die Berliner Republik          http://www.die-berliner-republik.de/

 

Wednesday, May 6:  Volkswagen World Headquarters
 

6:30 – 7:00          Breakfast at Hotel – COMPLETED by 7:00

7:10                      Meet in Hotel lobby to travel to VW             Walk to HbF (Hauptbahnhof)

Berlin Hbf
Wolfsburg Hbf
ICE 944
7:46
8:54
Wolfsburg
Berlin
ICE 276
20:17
21:26
 

9:15 – 16:30        Visit to AutoStadt & Plant Tour and Brand Marketing Presentation at VW 

17:00 – 19:30     Group Dinner @ Brauhaus Fallersleben   http://www.brauhaus-fallersleben.de/

 

Thursday, May 7:  Explore Berlin
 

7:30 – 8:45          Complete Breakfast

9:00                      Leave Hostel for trip: walk to Alexander Platz  /  M4Tram + M13 Tram to location

10:30 – 14:30     Tour of Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brewery with lunch  (Indira-Ghandi-Strasse 66-69)    

               15:00 – 18:00     The Business History of Berlin – walking tour  (Insidertour.com)

               18:00 - ?                              Dinner and activities on your own

 

Friday, May 8:  Uni Potsdam Negotiation Day
 

               7:30-8:15             Breakfast in Hotel completed by 8:15

8:30                      Walk to Freidrichstasse Station take S7 @ 9:03 to Greibnitzsee Station  – arrive 9:36

10:00– 18:00      Negotiation Experience & Case

18:30 - ??             Celebration Dinner at Ulf’s on the Uni Potsdam Campus

Return to Hostel via Train - TBD

 

Saturday, May 9:  Reichtag Tour
 

Until 16:30          Free Day to Explore Berlin

17:00                    Meet in Lobby  (HAVE YOUR PASSPORT WITH YOU!)

17:30 – 19:00     Dinner: Ständige Vertretung          http://www.staev.de/en/

20:00 – 22:00     Tour of Reichtag (German capital building)                 MUST BRING PASSPORT

22:00 - ????         Frivolous Fun in Berlin (on your own)

 

May 10:  Travel Day to Paderborn
 

8:00 – 10:00        Breakfast at Hostel                           GREAT MORNING TO DO LAUNDRY!

12:00                    Checked out with luggage ready to go.         Walk to Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Berlin Hbf
Hannover HBF
ICE 548
12:52
14:28
Hannover HbF
Paderborn HBF
S 5
14:55
16:46

 Hotel:    B&B Hotel Paderborn   Bahnhofstraße  31 /              33102  Paderborn / Tel.:  +49 (0)5251 / 6 93 00

18:00     Meet in Hotel lobby for walk to Paderborn City Center - Dinner in City Center

 
Monday, May 11:  Negotiation Course Introduction

               6:30 – 7:45          Breakfast in hotel completed by 7:45

8:00 – 8:45          Walk or Bus to Campus – site of Negotiation Course (Class room TBD)

9:00 – 16:00:      Global Negotiation Day 1: Lecture by Dr. Eckert @ Uni Paderborn + Student Team Meeting

17:00 – ?              Work with group and/or tour of Paderborn city center, cathedral & dinner on own

 

Tuesday, May 12:  Uni Paderborn Case Competition

6:30 – 7:45          Breakfast in Hotel completed by 7:45

8:00 – 8:45          Walk or Bus to Campus for Case Competition (Classroom TBD)

9:00 – 18:00        Customer Value Case Experience

19:00 – 22:00     Group Celebration Dinner: Paderborner Brauhaus   

 

Wednesday, May 13:  Boat Trip Down Rhine to Bacharach

7:00 – 7:45          Breakfast at Hotel completed by 7:45

8:00                      Meet in Lobby: checked out with luggage packed.    Walk to Paderborn HBF

Paderborn Hbf
Muenster (west) Hbf
ERB 90012
8:21
9:47
Muenster (west) Hbf
Koblenz Hbf
IC 2023
10:03
12:46

                              13:00 – 13:45     Lunch + Visit Deutsches Ecke

13:45 – 18:30     KD Boat down Rhein to Bacharach    http://www.k-d.com/englisch/index.html

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

19:15 – 21:00     Rhein Region Specialties Dinner at Bacharacher Hof

 

Thursday, May 14: The Romantic Rhein & German History

                8:00 – 9:00          Breakfast at Hotel

9:00                      Meet in Hotel Lobby

9:30 – 10:30        Train from Bacharach to Bingen: 9:30 – 9:43  / Bingen to Rudesheim Ferry at 10am

10:30 – 16:30     Explore Rudesheim & Neiderwald Denkmal  / Hike on Rheinsteg Trail  /  Visit  Assmanshausen

16:45 – 17:15     KD Boat from Assmannshausen to Bacharach    Depart 16:45 / Arrive 17:15

Dinner and Social in small groups

 

Friday, May 15:  Marketing the Rhein Region

                Breakfast at Hotel             

10.00 – 13:30      Guided tour of Bacharach + lunch on own in Bacharach

               14.00 – 17:00      Hike to vineyard: meet with business / marketing manager + wine tasting

               Dinner on own.

 

Saturday, May 16:  Köln

8:00 – 9:45          Breakfast at Hotel

10:00                    Fully exited room – luggage can be stored at hotel – but must be out of room

10:00 – 14:00     Free time to explore Bacharach or travel to St, Goar to visit Burg Rheinfels Castle Ruin          

14:00                    Depart with luggage to Bacharach train station

Bacharach Hbf
Koeln Hbf
MRB 25334
14:28
17:01

Walk to Hotel: Rhein Hotel St. Martin,  Frankenwerft 31-33.   +49 - 221 – 2577955

18:00 – 19:00     Köln Cathedral

19:00 – 21:00     Celebration Dinner @ Gaffel am Dom          

 

Sunday, May 17:  Travel to Paderborn – Team Meetings

7:00 – 7:45          Breakfast at Hotel

7:50                      Depart hotel on foot for Hauptbahnhof

Koeln Hbf
Hamm (west) Hbf
ICE 1655
8:18
9:53
Hamm (west) Hbf
Paderborn Hbf
ICE 1223
10:07
10:47

Hotel:    B&B Hotel Paderborn   (see earlier info)

12:00 - ?                              Team meetings & dinner on own