Youngstown State University, Dublin, March 07 - March 14, 2016

Mon, Mar 07, 2016

arrive Dublin

day 1

10:05 AM - 10:05
AM

arrive Dublin
meet ISP representative at the airport

11:00 AM - 11:00
AM

meet with the guide, depart for the guided tour

11:00 AM - 1:00
PM

cultural event: guided tour of Dublin on the way from the airport
discover the city of Dublin and its main historical sights - Trinity College
and the Book of Kells, St. Patrick's Cathedral, The National Gallery, Four
Courts and the Leinster House (Parliament)

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

transfer to hotel, check-in

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

lunch on your own

2:15 PM - 11:00
PM

rest of the day at leisure

Tue, Mar 08, 2016

Tech hub Ireland

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

breakfast

8:05 AM - 8:10 AM

meet in the lobby, depart for visit

hotel
bus full day

9:00 AM - 10:30
AM

11:00 AM - 1:30
PM

lunch on your own

4:00 PM - 11:00
PM

bus/walk

day 2

visit: challenges & opportunities of starting up a business in Ireland

Airbnb
9am: Check in;
9.10am: Office Tour;
9.30am: Trust & safety Presentation;
10am: Customer Experience Presentation;
10.30am Depart
management presentation, case study, discussion

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

air - UA 126

dress code: business

casual

visit: why is Ireland emerging as the tech hub of Europe?

Storyful
Tony Byrne, CTO
management presentation, discussion
rest of the day at leisure

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Wed, Mar 09, 2016

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

full day trip to Belfast

day 3

breakfast

hotel

meet in the lobby, depart for Belfast

morning

transfer to Belfast (duration approx. 2 hrs 30 mins)

bus full day

dress code: business
casual

visit: discovering the manufacturing trends of tomorrow

Wrightbus-Belfast
Steve Harper, Business Development Director
management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities
lunch on your own

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

cultural event: Titanic Centre tour

visit the birthplace of the Titanic and experience the story; the journey
goes beyond the aftermath of the sinking, to the discovery of the wreck
and continues into the present day with a live undersea exploration
center

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

return to Dublin (duration approx. 2 hrs 30 mins)

6:00 PM - 11:00
PM

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

moving business forward

day 4

breakfast

9:55 AM - 10:00
AM

meet in the lobby, depart for visit

10:30 AM - 12:00
PM

visit: traditional family business: what is the key to success?

Teeling Whiskey Co.
Stephen Teeling, Sales and Marketing Director
Jack Teeling, Founder & Managing Director
management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities, tasting

12:30 PM - 2:30
PM

lunch on your own

5:00 PM - 11:00
PM

bus transfer

rest of the day at leisure

7:00 AM - 10:00
AM

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

walk

hotel

bus full day

dress code: business

casual

visit: Irish economy & business environment: domestic economic

expansion
Department of Jobs, Entreprise and Innovation
management presentation, discussion
rest of the day at leisure

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Fri, Mar 11, 2016

7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

proudly Irish

day 5

breakfast

hotel

10:00 AM - 12:00
PM

visit: how to promote traditional Irish products in the lights of global

competition?
Target McConnells
Kenneth McKenzie, Strategic Planning Director
management presentation, discussion, workshop

12:30 PM - 2:15
PM

lunch on your own

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

meet your guide, depart for Guinness Storehouse

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

cultural event: Guinness Storehouse

visit the famous Guinness Storehouse, learn more about the beer's
history and brewing and have a glass at the Gravity Bar with an amazing
360 view of Dublin

5:00 PM - 11:00
PM

Sat, Mar 12, 2016

bus transfer; dress

code: casual

walk

rest of the day at leisure

culture

day 6

7:00 AM - 8:50 AM

breakfast

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

meet in hotel lobby, depart for event

10:30 AM - 4:00
PM

conference room;
dress code: business
casual

hotel

cultural event: full-day trip to Wicklow County

visit the famous Glendalough Monastery, beautiful Powerscourt
Gardens and picturesque villages of Rathdrum, Roundwood and Avoca
with one of the oldest mills in Ireland

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bus transfer

dress code: casual

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Sun, Mar 13, 2016

7:00 AM - 10:30
AM

day at leisure

day 7

breakfast

hotel

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM

day at leisure

9:00 AM - 9:00 AM

recommendation: Croke Park Stadium Tour & GAA Museum

visit one of the largest stadiums in Europe, the Croke Park; the
headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands largest
sporting organisation which manages and promotes games including
Gaelic football and the ancient game of hurling

10:00 AM - 10:00
AM

recommendation: Jameson Distillery

take part in a guided tour of the fascinating past of Irish Whiskey
making, from the Angels Share to Triple Distillation and above all
acquaint yourself with the smooth taste of Jameson Irish Whiskey with
a complimentary glass of Jameson; you also have got a chance to
become a "Qualified Irish Whiskey Taster"

11:00 AM - 11:00
AM

recommendation: Jeanie Johnston Tallship & Famine Museum

climb aboard Jeanie Johnston and learn about the Famine era and life
on deck this iconic tallship; take a guided tour and discover another
side to Dublins multi-faceted past, the poverty-stricken Irish emigrants
and the sailing industry of the 19th century; get amazed at how this life
size replica takes you back in time, as a spitting image of the original
that sailed in the mid-1800s

12:00 PM - 12:00
PM

recommendation: Kilmainham Gaol (former prison)

visit one of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of
the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern
nation from 1780s to the 1920s; attractions include a major exhibition
detailing the political and penal history of the prison and its restoration

12:30 PM - 2:30
PM

lunch on your own

Mon, Mar 14, 2016

depart for USA

6:00 AM - 6:15 AM

boxed breakfast

6:15 AM - 6:30 AM

check-out, transfer to the airport

9:00 AM - 9:00 AM

depart for USA

day 8
hotel
bus transfer
air - UA 22

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