The document summarizes a kick-off meeting for a Chicago Global Commitment (CGC) spring break trip to Vietnam from March 17-25, 2012. It includes an itinerary with activities in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Mai Chao, Ha Long Bay, and opportunities for corporate meetings and a development project working with a handicraft village. The total budget for the trip is $1100 plus airfare, with sign-ups due by February 15 and instructions on payments, visas, and accommodations to follow.

1. KICK–OFF MEETING
F E B R U A RY 3 R D
SPRING BREAK – VIETNAM
2012

2. SPRING BREAK COMMITTEE
GeraghtyJames
Mike Chester
Sheena White
Rocio Pillado
Emily Reilly Carolina Pereira

3. DESTINATION SPRING BREAK 2012
VIETNAM

4. DESTINATION SPRING 2012
VIETNAM
Saturday 17th March
ITINERARY Sunday 25th March
Days Location Activities
Saturday 17th Chicago – Travel
Ho Chi Min
(Vietnam)
Sunday 18th Ho Chi Minh Relax
City tour (Notre Dame
Cathedral -Old Post
Office, Dong Khoi
Street, the Opera
House
Monday 19th Ho Chi Minh - Corporate meetings
Hanoi -Ben Thanh Market
- Quan Am Pagoda
-Botanic Gardens
- Travel to Hanot
(late afternoon)
Ho Chi Minh

5. DESTINATION SPRING 2012
VIETNAM
Saturday 17th March
ITINERARY Sunday 25th March
Days Location Activities
Tuesday 20th Mai Cho -Bus from Hanoi to
Mai Chao (2 hrs)
- Lunch
- Development
project
Wednesday 21st Mai Cho Development
project
Thursday 22nd Hanoi -Bus to Hanoi
- Pagoda Temple –
City Tour
- Meeting with the
World Bank
- Meeting with IFC
Mai Cho

6. DESTINATION SPRING 2012
VIETNAM
Saturday 17th March
ITINERARY Sunday 25th March
Days Location Activities
Friday 25th Ha Long Bay -Bus from Hanoi to
Ha Long Bay(2 hrs)
- Beach
Saturday 24st Ha Long Bay - Beach Ha Long Bay. World Heritage
Hanoi - Cham ruins
Site! we can sleep in the boat !!
-Bus to Hanoi (2hrs)
Sunday 25th Hanoi - Chicago - Relax
- Travel back
Hanoi

7. DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Where: Mai Cho (2 hrs driving from Hanoi
When: 2 days (Tuesday 20th – Wednesday 21st
DEVELOMENT PROJECTS:
Option 1: working with a handicraft village on the business plan
to help promote and sell the products
Visit the brocade houses in Mai Chau, learn the way how to make
brocade (embroidery) with the woman in the villages. Do the interview
with the local woman to see their income by selling the local products.
Work on the development project how to promote the sales for this
product. Present to the local women (local guide will work as the
translator).
Option 2: Teaching English and arranging some
performances/games with students (soccer, etc) at Chieng
Chau secondary school
+ SHARING MEALS AND TIME WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY
AND DIFFERENT EVENTS:
- Cooking lesson with villages (spring rolls)
- Enjoy Thai traditional dancing performance

8. CORPORATE MEETINGS
CONFIRMED MEETINGS
World Bank (Hanoi)
IFC (Hanoi)
OPTIONAL MEETINGS (Depending on group interests)
Asian Development Bank (NGO)
IDG Vietnam Ventures (Venture Capital)
VI Group (Private Equity)

9. BUDGET – NEXT STEPS
Total Budget
$1100 + Plane ticket -> Aprox $ 2100
Next steps
- 2/7: Email with presentation and sign in link
-2/10: Email with accommodation and ticket details
-2/15: Milestone: Closed- Final # people enrolled
-2/16: Email with instructions for: payment, visa, etc
If you would like your visa to be completed for on-arrival pickup, please
send a scan of your passport and your flight itinerary to
info@chicagogc.org

10. WHY CHOOSE CGC SPRING BREAK
TRIP?
COMBINATION OF A LEISURE, NETWORKING AND SOCIAL TRIP
- Amazing beaches
- Confirmed corporate meetings with World Bank – IFC (PE if interested)
- Interesting development project: Opportunity to meet people with
different realities (handicraft village)

11. Q&A
THANK YOU FOR
COMING!