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Lebanon
Kurban Tours
Tel: +961-1-613-660
Fax: +961-1-611-125
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Jordan
UTA
Tel: +962-6-464-1959
Fax: +962-6-461-0095
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Egypt
Gezira Travel
Tel: +20-2-341-0585
Fax: +20-2-341-1506
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Travel from Boston to Paris, France.
Air France Flight # AF0321.
Depart Boston 20:20. Arrive Paris (Charles De Gaulle) 08:50 +1d. Dur: 6:30.
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Travel from Paris, France to Beirut, Lebanon.
Group #1.
Air France Flight # AF566. Depart Paris 13:40. Arrive Beirut 19:05. Dur: 4:25.
Group #2.
Air France Flight # AF564. Depart Paris 16:20. Arrive Beirut 21:40. Dur: 4:20.
(Operated by Middle East Airlines for Air France.)
Khaled: Arrival at Beirut International Airport on BA 6701 at 21:45.
21:30. Get together with Nasser Saidi, Minister of Economy and Trade and Minister of Industry,at Le Meridien Commodore, Hamra. (Informal dinner per the delegation's request.)
Hotel: Le Meridien Commodore Beirut
Phone: +961 1-262 000/1/2/3
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Lunch:
13:20. "Tower Club" in Achrafieh.
Hosted and sponsored by the Lebanese
American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) with:
Selim Zeeni, President of the Lebanese American Chamber
of Commerce
Robert Dabbas, CEO of Dabbas and Vice President of of
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Roger Nasnas, CEO of AXA Lebanon, Ltd. and Head of
Social and Economic Council
Afternoon Academic
Program:
16:00. Meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Selim El
Hoss, at the Government Palace in Beirut Central
District.
Dinner:
20:30. "Diwan Al - Sultan" in Achrafieh.
Hosted by the MIT Club of Lebanon.
Contact: Nicolas
Chammas, President.
Cell: +961 3 610 000
Bus: +961 1 218 250 or 202 165
Fax: +961 1 602 632 or 202 175
Hotel: Le Meridien Commodore Beirut
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Breakfast:
8:00. Tentative breakfast with a business group.
Morning Academic
Program:
9:00. Presentation by Ken Morse, similar to the one
given in Cairo, to a student audience at the American
University of Beirut.
11:30. Tour of Central District of Beirut organized
by Solidere,
the company responsible for the reconstruction of the
Beruit Central District.
Lunch:
14:00. Lunch in Byblos with a panel of high-tech entrepreneurs.
Hosted by Mr. Edde.
Contact: Nicolas
Chammas
Afternoon Academic
& Cultural Program:
We will visit the Archaeological Museum of Beirut,
and the Port of Byblos, the oldest harbor in the world, from where St. Paul embarked to Greece. Other attractions include the archaeological site around Acropolis, where traces all periods of man since the Neolithic are found. Byblos is full of history; the Crusaders left behind such vestiges as a Cathedral built in the 7th century. We return to Beirut at the end of the day.
Evening Cultural Program:
20:00. Classical music concert, Al-Bustan Festival,
Beit-Mery (courtesy of Mrs. Mirna Boustani).
Dinner:
(TBD, Hala Fadel) Atlantis.
Hotel: Le
Meridien Commodore Beirut
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Lunch &
Afternoon Academic Program:
12:30. Visit Dalia, an agro-food plant in the Bekaa
Valley. Lunch will be hosted and sponsored by
Dalia.
Afternoon Cultural
Program:
Travel to Baalbeck, located in the heart of the
Bekaa Valley. The Phoenicians built Baal's temple there,
to glorify the God of the Sun. The temple was under
construction for three hundred years, but was never
completed.
Dinner:
12:30. Hosted by Mrs. Fadel.
Hotel: Le
Meridien Commodore Beirut
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Travel from Beirut,
Lebanon to Amman, Jordan.
Royal Jordanian Flight # 402. Depart Beirut 08:45.
Arrive Amman 09:55.
Upon arrival in Amman,
a waiting bus will transport the group to the Marmara
Hotel in Amman.
Lunch:
Marmara Hotel, Amman..
Sponsored by Lew Reade, President and CEO of the Jordan
- United States Business Partnership (JUSBP). Hosted by
Raja' Fayyad, HRD Administrator at JUSBP.
(smart casual dress attire)
Afternoon Cultural
Program:
14:30. Leave for Madaba and Mount Nebo. Continue on
to Petra, about two to three hours by bus, in time for
sunset. Note: Due the Pope's visit, these
sites may be closed for security reasons.
Dinner:
Time?. Taibet Zaman, "Beauty of
the Past," a small resort about 10km from Petra. Sponsored
by OneWorld
Software Solutions.
Hotel: The Nabatean
Castle Hotel, Petra. An old, quaint, converted
castle.
Tel: +962 3 2157201
Fax: +962 3 2157209
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Full day touring the
Petra region.
Lunch:
Students to arrange their own meals in Petra.
Travel to Amman by bus,
departing at approximately 16:00.
Dinner:
(Khaled Mansour)
Kan Zaman, "Once upon a time," a small town
between Madaba and Amman. Hosted by Khaldoon Tabaza, CEO
of Arabia.On.Line.
Dinner discussion topic: "What will it take to make
the Arabia.On.Line IPO a resounding success?"
(smart casual dress attire)
Hotel:
Le Meridien Amman
Tel: + 962 6 5696511
Fax : + 962 6 5674261
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Meridien Amman is within the Shmeisani area, in
the heart of the business district, within walking
distance to Jabal Al Hussein shopping street and
adjacent to the Royal Culture Center.
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Morning Academic
Program:
9:30. Meeting with Dr. Abdullah Toukan, Minister of
Communications, at the Ministry building.
(formal dress attire)
Afterwards, a possible
audience at the Royal Palace with King Abdullah II.
Also, possibilty of a last minute invitation for tea at
the House of Raad Bin Zayd, the Lord Chamberlain of His
Majesty, King Abdullah II.
(formal dress attire)
Note: Pope
John Paul II is also visiting Jordan on this day.
Lunch:
(TBD, Khaled Mansour)
Flexible. May be skipped for an eariler departure to
the Dead Sea.
Afternoon:
Visit the Dead Sea.
Dinner:
Dead
Sea Resort. Hosted by Global One. Dinner
discussion topic: "What will it take for one
million Jordanians to be online by the year 2004?"
(smart casual dress attire)
Hotel:
Le Meridien Amman
Sponsored by ARAMEX
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Morning Academic
Program:
8:30-10:00. Breakfast with Karim Fadi Ghandour, CEO
of ARAMEX, at Le Meridien. (formal dress attire)
10:30-13:00: Meeting
with Karim Kawar, Chairman of Int@J, The IT Association of Jordan,
at Le Meridien. All eleven board members and 30-40
regular members will also be present in this theatre
style panel meeting.
(formal dress required)
Lunch:
(TBD, Khaled). Flexible. May allow for a couple
hours of shopping in Amman.
15:00. Depart for Queen
Alia International Airport in Amman.
Travel from Amman, Jordan to Cairo, Egypt.
Royal Jordanian Flight # 507. Depart Amman 16:20. Arrive
Cairo 19:00.
Hotel: El-Gezirah
Sheraton, Cairo.
Tel: +20 2 3411333 / 3411555
Fax: +20 2 3405056 / 3413640
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Morning Academic
Program:
(Daouda Cisse)
09:00-11:00. Tour of the GM Plant hosted by Mr.
Tarek Atta and Mr. Osman Habib. After the tour we will
have a Q&A session with the financial director.
Contact: Mr. Ron Nardi, General Manager.
Tel: +20 2 525 6145/6195. Fax: +20 2 525 6215/6216
Lunch:
(Caroline Yang)
13:00-15/15:30. "Grill" at the Semiramis
Intercontinental Hotel. Lunch and Networking Event with senior
members of the Financial Services Industry.
Hosted by Dr.
Nougaim, CEO of Cairo Capital Group.
Tel: +20 2 354 8301/2049. Fax: +20 2 355 7479
and by Mr. Raafat,
Director of Concord International Partners, Ltd.
Tel: +20-2-594-3654
Dinner:
(TBD, Daouda Cisse)
Dinner with High-Tech Entrepreneurs
Contact: Dr.
Ismail. Partner, Pacer Consultants.
Tel: 202 348 4835 / 349 2835. Fax: 202 348-4639
Hotel: El-Gezirah
Sheraton
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Morning Cultural
Program:
Visit the Pyramids; Cheops, Kephren, and Mykerynos.
Lunch:
On the Nile.
Afternoon:
Visit the Archeological Museum of Cairo.
Dinner:
(TBD, Orlando Clayton). Social Dinner.
Hotel: El-Gezirah
Sheraton
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Eleven students travel
from Cairo to Boston.
Air France Flight # AF503.
Depart Cairo 07:45. Arrive Paris (Charles De Gaulle)
11:40. Duration: 4:55.
Air France Flight # AF006.
Depart Paris 13:15. Arrive New York (JFK) 15:30.
Duration: 8:15.
TWA Flight # 1108.
Depart New York 17:35. Arrive Boston 18:49.
Free day in Cairo at
leisure, or day trip to Luxor.
Hotel: El-Gezirah
Sheraton
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Remaining
students travel from Cairo to Boston.
Air France
Flight # AF503.
Depart Cairo 07:45. Arrive Paris (Charles De Gaulle)
11:40. Duration: 4:55.
Air France Flight # AF006.
Depart Paris 13:15. Arrive New York (JFK) 15:30.
Duration: 8:15.
TWA Flight # 1108.
Depart New York 17:35. Arrive Boston 18:49.
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