Illinois Wesleyan University -Department of Economics



Illinois Wesleyan University

Department of Economics – Professor Mendez-Carbajo

Chicago – Washington D.C. – New York

Itinerary

May 13 – May 25, 2003

|Tuesday, May 13, 2003 | |

|12:00 pm |Meet at the Best Western Inn of Chicago |

| |162 East Ohio Street at Michigan Avenue |

| |312-787-3100 |

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| |*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out. |

|12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |Lunch on your own. |

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|1:20 pm – 4:00 pm |Sightseeing Tour of the City – will be picked up in front of hotel by American Sightseeing Chicago for a 2 hour tour |

| |through Chicago’s main business section, one of the financial centers of the world. |

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| |*Group should be in front of the hotel by 1:20 pm for the 1:30 pm pick-up. Please let the doorman know when the group is |

| |assembled, he will notify the bus to pull around. |

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|4:30 pm – 5:30 pm |Visit to the John Hancock Center |

| |875 North Michigan Avenue |

| |312-751-3680 |

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|7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |Dinner at: Shaw’s Crab House (Included) |

| |21 East Hubbard Street |

| |312-527-2722 |

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| |*Located near the corner of Hubbard & Lower Wabash, a block west of N. Michigan Ave. |

| |*Live jazz in the lounge from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. |

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|8:00 pm – 9:00 pm |Visit to the House of Blues of Chicago |

| |329 N. Dearborn |

| |312-923-2000 |

|Wednesday, May 14, 2003 | |

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|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at hotel included. |

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|10:00 am – 12:00 pm |Visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |

| |230 South LaSalle Street |

| |312-322-2400 |

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| |Lecture from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |

|12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |Lunch on your own. |

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|2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |Visit to a Foreign Exchange Broker |

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|6:00 pm |Free Evening / Dinner on your own. |

|Thursday, May 15, 2003 | |

|7:30 am – 8:30 am |Continental Breakfast at hotel included. |

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|9:00 am – 10:30 am |Visit to the Chicago Board of Trade |

| |141 West Jackson Boulevard |

| |312-435-3500 |

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| |*Upon arrival check-in at the front desk. You will be escorted through security, upon |

| |clearing security, they will call and have someone come down to take you on the tour. |

| |* Dress code required: no T-shirts, flip-flops, shorts. |

|10:30 pm – 2:00 pm |Free Time / Lunch on your own. |

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|2:30 pm – 5:00 pm |Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise - Marvel at the soaring towers of Chicago’s Loop while enjoying sparkling |

| |river vistas. Narrated by experiences docents, spotlights over 50 historic and architecturally significant sites and |

| |offers a unique perspective on the city. |

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| |*Cruise leaves from the dock location at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and |

| |Wacker Drive at the Michigan Avenue Bridge. |

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|6:00 pm |Free Evening. Dinner on your own. |

|Friday, May 16, 2003 | |

|6:30 am – 7:30 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out |

|7:30 am |Transfer to airport by Coach USA |

|8:15 am |Check in at American Airlines counter. |

|10:12 am |Depart O’Hare International Airport aboard American Airlines Flight 1336 |

|1:00 pm |Arrive Washington Reagan Airport |

|1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | |

| |Transfer to Hotel by SuperShuttle |

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| |*Pick up luggage and proceed to the Ground Transportation Booth. A SuperShuttle |

| |Representative will be there and they will direct you to the waiting shuttles. |

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| |Hotel Information: Loew’s L’Enfant Plaza Hotel |

| |480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW |

| |202-484-1000 |

| |*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out. |

|2:30 pm – 6:00 pm |Free Time |

|Saturday, May 17, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|10:00 am – 12:00 pm |Visit to the Smithsonian Museums ( See si.edu/ for list of museums |

|12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |Lunch Included |

|2:00 pm – 5:30 pm |Visit to the Smithsonian Museums ( See si.edu/ for list of museums |

|6:00 pm |Depart as a group by Metro to Foggy Bottom Station and walk to Georgetown for dinner at your own expense. |

| |Dinner Included at group’s choice of restaurant |

| |Return to hotel by taxi at your own expense. |

|Sunday, May 18, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 10:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|10:00 am – 2:00 pm |Free time. Lunch is on your own. |

|2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |Meeting at Hotel for Mid-Trip Reviews |

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| |*Meeting is in the Degas Room. |

| |*The room will be set up classroom style with Water, Glasses, Meeting Pads, Pencils and |

| |Candy |

|4:00 pm – 8:00 pm |Free Time. Dinner is on your own. |

|8:00 pm – 11:00 pm |Nighttime self-tour of the mall as a group. |

|Monday, May 19, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|9:00 am – 9:30 am |Public transportation to Citibank. At your own expense. |

|9:30 am – 11:30 am |Visit to a commercial bank: Citibank |

|12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |Lunch Included at group’s choice of restaurant |

|1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |Free Time |

|5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |Bureau of Engraving and Printing |

| |14th and C Streets S. W. |

| |Washington, D.C. |

| |202-874-2330 |

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| |*Valid photo ID’s are required. No exceptions! |

| |* Heightened Security Regulations: The following items are strictly prohibited and will not be allowed |

| |into the Bureau: Aerosol sprays, any pointed objects such as knitting needles, scissors, sharp |

| |metal nail files, sharp objects such as knives, razorblades, box cutters, guns, ammunition, |

| |fireworks, electric stun guns, mace, or martial arts weapons/devices. |

|5:00 pm |Free time. Dinner on your own. |

|Tuesday, May 20, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|9:00 am – 9:30 am |Metro to International Monetary Fund at your own expense. |

|9:30 am – 11:30 am |Visit to the International Monetary Fund |

| |720 19th Street, NW |

| |202-623-7000 |

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| |*Senior Public Affairs Officer will address the group. |

|12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |Lunch Included at group’s choice of restaurant |

|1:00 pm |Free time. Dinner on your own. |

|Wednesday, May 21, 2003 | |

|7:30 am – 8:30 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out |

|8:30 am – 9:30 am |Transfer from Hotel by SuperShuttle to Union Station |

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| |*Shuttles will pick up directly in front of the hotel at 8:30 am. |

|10:10 am – 1:24 pm |Amtrak Train 184 from Washington Union Station to New York Pennsylvania Station |

| |Lunch is on your own, there is a dining car on the train. |

|1:30 pm – 4:30 pm |Transfer and 2 hour tour of city by Alexandria Bus |

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| |Alexandria Bus Upon arrival at the New York Pennsylvania Station, the minibus will be located outside the baggage claim |

| |area |

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| |Hotel Information: New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel |

| |85 West Street |

| |212-385-4900 |

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| |*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out. |

|4:30 pm |Free time. Dinner on your own. |

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|Thursday, May 22, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|9:00 am – 11:45 am |Walk around the Financial District |

|11:45 am to 12:45 pm |Lunch at historic Fraunces Tavern on your own |

| |54 Pearl Street |

| |(Corner of Broad Street) |

| |212-968-1776 |

|1:00 pm to 2:30 pm |Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of New York |

| |33 Liberty Street |

| |212-720-6130 |

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| |*Present tour ticket upon arrival. |

|3:00 pm to 4:30 pm |Visit to the New York Stock Exchange |

| |20 Broad Street |

| |212-656-3000 |

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| |*All students will need to present a state issued ID as well as a college ID due to all tours being indefinitely |

| |suspended. |

|4:30 pm |Free time. Dinner on your own. |

|Friday, May 23, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|9:00 am – 12:00 pm |Visit to Ellis Island ( PAY THERE |

| |Boat leaves from Battery Park |

|12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |Lunch on your own |

|2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |Visit to the Empire State Building |

| |350 Fifth Avenue |

| |212-736-3100 |

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| |*For visitors with pre-purchased Observatory Tickets (including tickets purchased online): |

| |1. Enter building via the Main Entrance |

| |2. Proceed straight ahead and towards the Information Desk and turn either right or left to pass |

| |through the Security Check and follow the signs to the Observatory Elevators located on the 2nd |

| |floor. |

| |3. You will now be in the Ticket Redemption area, pass through a turnstile to board the elevators. |

|4:00 pm |Free time. Dinner on your own. |

|Saturday, May 24, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 9:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel |

|9:00 am 3:00 pm |Free time. Lunch on your own. |

|4:00 pm – 5:45 pm |Dinner Included at group’s choice of restaurant |

|6:15 pm |Pick up Tickets at Theatre Box Office |

|7:00 pm |Broadway Performance of The Blue Man Group at Astor Place Theatre |

| |434 Lafayette Street |

| |New York, NY 10003 |

| |*Please exchange the vouchers for the actual tickets at the theatre box office approximately 45 minutes prior to show |

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|Sunday, May 25, 2003 | |

|8:00 am – 10:00 am |Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out |

|11:15 am |Departure Transfer to LaGuardia by Alexandria Bus |

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| |Alexandria Bus: The minibus will pick you up directly in front of the hotel. |

|12:00 pm |Check in at American Airlines counter. / Lunch on your own. |

|2:00 pm |Depart LaGuardia aboard American Airlines Flight 333 |

|3:35 pm |Arrival at O’Hare International Airport |

|4:00 pm |WELCOME HOME! |

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