News and Notes- 3/28 and 4/11

Hi everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the fantastic presentations from Chandra, Saskia, and Shanice.  If you would like to review the material from their presentations, please follow the links below to download.

• Saskia's presentation on the history and current state of Italy: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5262835/Italy.Saskia.pptx

• Chandra's presentation on the history and current state of the EU:  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5262835/chandra_italy.pptx

• Shanice's presentation on the Italian economy: position and key industries: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5262835/SWaldo_KeyIndustriesofItaly.pptx

A few notes:
1. We'll be meeting on Wednesday, April 11th at 6pm in GBB 213 (the computer lab)

2. The balance of your course fees are due Friday, April 14th.

3. As mentioned on Wednesday, private rooms in Brescia will be available for an additional fee- please let me know if you are interested.

4. A link to the VERY tentative syllabus- things WILL change! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5262835/syllabus_2012_working_draft.doc

5. A link to the handout passed out at the meeting on 3/14: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5262835/first%20meeting%20itinerary.docx

6. A link to the This American Life radio program "Continental Breakup"- a very interesting show about the European Debt Crisis http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/455/continental-breakup  ((note that you can also download it as a podcast via itunes))

I purchased my plane ticket last night- just about 9 weeks to go!

Ciao!

-Emily

Next Meetings for Italy Trips!

Hi everyone,

It was great to meet you all last night!

Our next meeting for the ITALY trip is Wednesday, March 28th from 6:30 - 8 pm in room GBB 222.

The three MBA students will be making presentations on the following topics: 
Saskia: The history of Italy and the current state of the Italian Govenment
Shanice: The key industries of Italy
Chandra: The history of the European Union and the current state of the EU

Please come prepared with any questions you have about those topics, or any other questions in general.

The next meeting after 3/28 will be Wednesday 4/11 at 6pm.  We will start talking about the group project that you will all be working on in Italy.  We have something VERY cool planned, and I can't wait to tell you more about it. 

As always, please feel free to ask any and all questions via the comments section of this blog, or by emailing me emily.plant@business.umt.edu.

Ciao!

-Emily

First Study Abroad Meeting is Wednesday 3/14/2012

Hi everyone,

The first meeting of the Germany / Italy Summer 2012 study abroad program is Wednesday, March 14th.  The meeting is from 6 to 8 pm in room GBB 222.

We will be covering important travel-related details at this meeting, and filling out forms. Attendance is mandatory. 

Please bring a copy of the first page of your passport, and method of taking notes. 

It will be great to meet everyone in person! 

Cheers!

-Emily Plant