The following schedule is from 2010/2011. The schedule for 2011/2012 will be in development in October-December 2011. It will be different due to differences in weekends and holidays, and when we will be able to schedule specific site visits. This schedule should give a sense of what the trip is like.

 

Dates	Times	Topics
Saturday Nov. 20	9:00am – 12:00	Pre-trip class – Auerbach 318
Saturday Dec. 11	9:00am – 12:00	Pre-trip class – Auerbach 318
Sunday Dec. 26	2:25 pm	Leave Bradley Airport for Dubai – United Flight Flight 0783 to Dulles; United Flight 0976 to Dubai
Monday Dec. 27	8:30pm	Arrive at Dubai Airport
Tuesday Dec. 28	8:00am	Depart for Dubai Heritage Museum
	10:00	Jumeirah Mosque
	12:00 -1:00pm	American Consulate - Commercial attaché
	2:00	Dubai Chamber of Commerce
	4:00	Dubai Department of Economic Development
	7:00	Depart for Dhow dinner cruise
Wednesday Dec. 29	8:30am	Breakfast with group
	10:00-1:00pm	Dubai Ports World
	1:00pm	Lunch –Dubai Mall
	2:00	HSBC – Islamic Financing
	4:00-5:30	Dubai International Finance Center
	8:00	Dinner at Burj Al Arab
Thursday Dec. 30	8:00	Breakfast with group
	9:00	Palm Island Sales Office
	9:45-11:00	Visit Atlantis Hotel / Palm Island
	11:30-3pm	Federal Express
		Free Evening - Optional - Old Souk
Friday Dec. 31	11:30-5:30pm	Mall of the Emirates / Dubai Mall
	9:00pm-1:30am	New Year’s dinner party on Palm Island
Saturday Jan. 1		Free time
	1:00pm	Pool Lunch (optional)
	2:30pm	Depart for Desert Safari
	Evening	Dinner and overnight desert safari
Sunday Jan. 2	10:30am	Return from Desert - Sunrise 7:06
	11:15	Depart for Burj Khalifa
	12:00	Burj Khalifa Observation Deck
	3:00pm	Madinat Jumeirah
		Free Evening
Monday Jan. 3		Free day
	9:00pm	Depart Hotel for Dubai Airport
Tuesday Jan 4	12:50am	Depart DXB on United Flight 0977
	10:22am	Arrive BDL on United Flight 0224
Saturday Jan 29	9:00am – 12:00	Final Class. Team presenations