ECA TRIP TO THIMUN 2011

1. ECA TRIP TO THIMUN 2011 Travel Itinerary

2. THURSDAY 20TH JANUARY 2011 Depart ECA by school bus at 2:30pm. Depart Caracas at 6:55pm for Madrid on Iberia Flight IB6674. We will be flying on Airbus 340. Our flying time is 8hrs and 35minutes.

3. FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY 2011 We will arrive in Madrid at 9:00am on Friday 21st January. We will have 2hrs and 50 minutes to make our connection to Rome.

4. FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY 2011 We will depart Madrid at 11:50am on Iberia Flight IB3608. We will be flying on an Airbus A320 or A321 The flying time is 2hr & 20 minutes. We will arrive in Rome at 2:10pm. Private Bus Transfer to Hotel.

5. Our Hotel in Rome:Eurostars International Palace HotelCheck In: Friday 21st Jan 2011: Check Out Sunday 23rd Jan 2011

6. Our Hotel in Rome:Eurostars International Palace HotelCheck In: Friday 21st Jan 2011: Check Out Sunday 23rd Jan 2011

7. Our Hotel in Rome:Eurostars International Palace HotelCheck In: Friday 21st Jan 2011: Check Out Sunday 23rd Jan 2011

8. Our Hotel in Rome:Eurostars International Palace HotelCheck In: Friday 21st Jan 2011: Check Out Sunday 23rd Jan 2011 Where is the hotel located? The Eurostars International Palace is set in a privileged location in the Italian capital. It is situated in the centre of a triangle formed by the Fontana di Trevi, the Piazza Venezia and the Piazza dellaRepubblica. It is very near the Via Veneto and the Piazza di Spagna, as well as the Diocletian Baths, Santa Maria degliAngeli, Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum, the Quirinale, the Trajan Column and the ForiImperiali. It is just 400 metres from the Rome Termini station. Other legendary sights in the Eternal City, such as the Sant’Angelo Castle, Piazza Navona, Villa Borghese, Campo deiFiori or the Palazzo Farnese are also within easy reach on the metro or even on foot, as are the marvellous monuments on the other side of the River Tiber: the Vatican City or the Trastevere. The hotel is surrounded by cafés, trattorias and typical restaurants.

9. Contact Details for the Hotel Eurostars International Palace Address: Via Nazionale, 46 LocationRoma ProvinceRomeTelephone (+39) 06 48 93 99 60 Fax: (+39) 06 48 93 02 29 Emailreservations@eurostarsinternationalpalace.com

10. Saturday 22nd January 2011 • A full day of sightseeing in amazing Rome! • We will have at least two different groups for this day of sightseeing. • For students who have been to Rome on several occasions, they will have an alternative program (This will be negotiated with these students) • For students who are first time visitors to Rome, they will start with a tour to the Vatican and other principal sights. • Note: All sightseeing fees are included.

11. ROME HIGHLIGHTS: THE TREVI FOUNDTAIN The Fontana di Trevi or Trevi Fountain is the most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome. This impressive monument dominates the small Trevi square located in the Quirinale district. Construction began in 1732 and was completed in 1762. The large figure in front of the fountain is Neptune – God of the Seas

12. ROME HIGHLIGHTS:THE COLOSSEUM Emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian Dynasty, started construction of the Colosseum in AD 72. It was completed in AD 80, the year after Vespasian's death.The huge amphitheater was built on the site of an artificial lake, part of Nero's huge park in the center of Rome which also included the Golden House (DomusAurea) and the nearby Colossus statue. This giant statue of Nero also gave the building its current name.

13. The Pantheon , commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD ROME HIGHLIGHTS: THE PANTHEON

14. ROME HIGHLIGHTS: THE SPANISH STEPS The Spanish Steps (Italian: ScalinatadellaTrinitàdeiMonti) are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza TrinitàdeiMonti, dominated by the church of TrinitàdeiMonti. The Scalinata is the longest and widest staircase in Europe.[1] The monumental stairway of 138 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725, linking the BourbonSpanish Embassy to the Holy See, today still located in Palazzo Monaldeschi in the piazza below, with the TrinitàdeiMonti the church that was under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, above.

15. ROME HIGHLIGHTS – THE VATICAN THE SISTINE CHAPEL The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV dellaRovere (pontiff from 1471 to 1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480. The 15th century decoration of the walls includes: the false drapes, the Stories of Moses (south and entrance walls) and of Christ (north and entrance walls) and the portraits of the Popes (north and south and entrance walls).

16. ROME HIGHLIGHTS ST PETERS BASICALLA – THE VATICAN St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people.[1] It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world"[2] and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom".[3] In Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the papal succession. Tradition and some historical evidence hold that Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the altar of the basilica

17. ROME HIGHLIGHTS: ST PETERS SQUARE – THE VATICAN The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace" (Norwich 1975 p 175).

18. ROME CATACOMBS

19. Sunday 23rd January 2011Travel from Rome to the Hague • Breakfast 8:00am. • Morning free for additional sightseeing or shopping. • Depart Hotel at 11:30am by our own bus for Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. • Arrive Rome Airport at 12:30pm. • Depart Rome at 3:00pm on Iberia Flight IB3679 for Madrid. Arrive Madrid 5:25pm. Aircraft Airbus A321. (Food for Purchase) • We will have about 2 hours to make our connection. • Depart Madrid at 7:20pm on Iberia Flight IB3244 for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Arrive 9:50pm. Aircraft Airbus A321. (Food for Purchase) • Transfer by private bus to our Hotel in the Hague.

20. Our hotel in the Hague:The IBIS Deng Haag Hotel City CentreCheck In: Sunday 23 Jan 2011. Check Out: Saturday 29th Jan 2011

21. Our hotel in the Hague:The IBIS Deng Haag Hotel City CentreCheck In: Sunday 23 Jan 2011. Check Out: Saturday 29th Jan 2011

22. Our hotel in the Hague:The IBIS Deng Haag Hotel City CentreCheck In: Sunday 23 Jan 2011. Check Out: Saturday 29th Jan 2011

23. Our hotel in the Hague:The IBIS Deng Haag Hotel City CentreCheck In: Sunday 23 Jan 2011. Check Out: Saturday 29th Jan 2011

24. Our hotel in the Hague:The IBIS Deng Haag Hotel City CentreCheck In: Sunday 23 Jan 2011. Check Out: Saturday 29th Jan 2011 Hotel Contact Details Jan Hendrikstraat 10 2512 GL - DEN HAAGNETHERLANDS Tel. : (+31)70/3184318 Fax. : (+31)70/3184319

25. Monday 24th January 2011THIMUN PROGRAM OF EVENTS 9:00am to 10:30am Registration 9:00am to 10:00am Preparatory Meetings 9:00am to 5:00pm Lobbying, merging, and informal meetings. 11:30am to 2:00pm Lunch available. 1:00pm Ambassador & Heads of Delegation Meeting 3:00pm to 4:30pm: Formal Opening

26. Tuesday 25th January 2011THIMUN PROGRAM OF EVENTS 9:00am to 1:00pm Plenary Sessions and opening speeches of the General Assembly, Commissions and Special Conference. 9:00am to 5:00pm Approval Panel Opening. 11:30 to 2:00pm Lunch Available. 2:00pm to 5:00pm Committee & Sub- commission meetings 8:00pm Evening Entertainment.

27. Wednesday 26th January 2011THIMUN PROGRAM OF EVENTS 9:00am to 2:00pm Committee & sub- commission meetings. 9:00am to 5:00pm Approval Panel Open 11:30am to 2:00pm Lunch available. 2:00pm to 5:00pm No sessions. Possible Sightseeing time in the Hague

28. Thursday 27thJanuary 2011THIMUN PROGRAM OF EVENTS 9:00am to 5:00pm Committee & Sub- Commission Meetings 11:30am to 2:00pm Lunch Available.

29. Friday 28thJanuary 2011THIMUN PROGRAM OF EVENTS 9:00am to 11:30am Committee & Sub- commission meetings 11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch available. 1:00pm to 4:30pm Plenary sessions of General Assembly, Commissions. 4:30pm Closing Ceremonies 8:00pm to 12 midnight THIMUN DANCE.

30. ECA DELEGATION –Country /Organization Representation SUDAN • ECA students will be representing the country of Sudan • This country is fascinating for several reasons. • Its President has been indicated for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. • In early January 2011, the people of Sudan will vote to create two different countries – Sudan & South Sudan. Who will we represent at THIMUN?

31. ECA DELEGATION –Country /Organization Representation The International Monetary Fund (IMF) • A major economic institution. • Of critical importance in resolving the current debt crisis in Europe. (eg: Ireland / Greece)

32. THE HAGUE ATTRACTIONS:The Peace Palace This is the home of the International Court of Justice. The style is Gothic, but the period is all wrong, so this building is known as "Mock-Gothic" architecture. It was built with money donated by American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie after the first international peace conference (The Hague Peace Conference) was held in 1899. That conference was organized by Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Carnegie saw the need for a formal home for an international justice system, and put up £1,000,000.00 to have it built.

33. THE HAGUE ATTRACTIONSBinnenhof& Ridderzaal(Inner Court & Hall of the Knights)Read more: The magnificent Binnenhof, the 13th-century hunting lodge of the counts of Holland, is the center of Holland's political life. It now houses the First and Second Chamber of the Staaten-Generaal (States General), an equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, respectively. At the cobblestoned courtyard's heart is the beautiful, twin-towered Hall of the Knights, measuring 38*18m (126*59 ft.) and soaring 26m (85 ft.) to its oak roof. Since 1904, its immense interior, adorned with provincial flags and leaded-glass windows depicting the coats of arms of Dutch cities, has hosted the queen's annual address to Parliament (third Tues in Sept) and official receptions. Adjacent to the Ridderzaal are the former quarters of the Stadhouder (Head of State).

34. THE HAGUE ATTRACTIONS: Madurodam To see "Holland in a Nutshell," head to the wooded dunes linking the Hague and the coastal resort of Scheveningen. This enchanting display of a miniature, fictitious city sprawls over 170 hectares (70 acres) in the ScheveningseBosjes (Scheveningen Woods). Typical Dutch townscapes and famous landmarks are replicated on a scale of 1:25 -- you'll feel a bit like Gulliver viewing Lilliput. The wonder of it all is that this is a working miniature world: Trains run, ships move, planes taxi down runways, bells ring, the barrel organ plays, there's a town fair in progress, and 50,000 tiny lamps light up when darkness falls. Children love it -- but surprisingly, 75% of the 750,000 annual visitors are adults.

35. THE HAGUE ATTRACTIONS Mauritshuis Once the residence of Count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, court dandy, cousin of the ruling Oranje-Nassaus, and governor-general of Dutch Brazil, this small but delightful neoclassical mansion from 1637 rises out of the Hofvijver pond. It houses the KoninklijkKabinet van Schilderijen (Royal Cabinet of Paintings), a stunning collection of 15th- to 18th-century Low Countries art, given to the nation by King Willem I in 1816. The intimate rooms are set on two floors, and some have illuminated ceilings. It almost feels like you're viewing a private collection.

36. THE HAGUE ATTRACTIONS Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (The Hague Municipal Museum) Housed in a honey-toned brick building (1935) by architect HendrikPetrusBerlage, this fine museum has plenty to see. Top billing goes to the world's most comprehensive collection -- more than 50 works -- by De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian, among them his last painting, the unfinished Victory Boogie Woogie (1944), an abstract representation of New York. Other rooms cover 19th-century Dutch Romantic art, the Impressionist Hague School, and 20th-century art, and there are a few works by van Gogh, Monet, and Picasso, and prints and drawings by KarelAppel and Toulouse-Lautrec. For decorative arts, there's ceramics from Delft, China, and the Middle East; Dutch and Venetian glass; silver; period furniture; and an intricate 1743 dollhouse. The music department has antique instruments from Europe -- harpsichords, pianos, and more -- and from around the world, and an impressive library of scores, books, and prints. New underground rooms are used for temporary fashion exhibits.

37. Saturday 29th January 2011Travel from the Hague to AmsterdamAmsterdam Sightseeing • Depart the IBIS Hotel in the Hague at 8:30am by private bus. • Arrive at the Amsterdam Apollo Museum Hotel at 9:30am approximately.

38. Our hotel in Amsterdam:The Apollo Museum Hotel Amsterdam Check In: Saturday 29th Jan . Check Out: Sunday 30th Jan 2011

39. Our hotel in Amsterdam:The Apollo Museum Hotel Amsterdam Check In: Saturday 29th Jan . Check Out: Sunday 30th Jan 2011 Welcome to Best Western Apollo Museum Hotel Amsterdam City Centre! Welcome to the well-known Best Western Apollo Museumhotel Amsterdam City Centre situated in an outstanding monumental building next to the Rijksmuseum. Our non-smoking hotel is located in the most exclusive shopping street P.C. Hooftstraat opposite the Singel canal. The Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum of modern art, RAI Convention Center, Leidsesquare, casino, restaurants and theatres, historical city centre of Amsterdam, the canals and the Vondelpark are all just a few minutes walking distance. Our hotel offers modern designed air-conditioned rooms with private bathroom, mini-bar, splendid view and wireless Internet.

40. Our hotel in Amsterdam:The Apollo Museum Hotel Amsterdam Check In: Saturday 29th Jan . Check Out: Sunday 30th Jan 2011 Address: HOTEL: CONTACT DETAILS

41. Saturday 29th January 2011Amsterdam SightseeingVAN GOTH MUSEUM More than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), along with nearly every sketch, print, etching, and piece of correspondence the artist ever produced have been housed here since the museum opened in 1973.

42. Saturday 29th January 2011Amsterdam Sightseeing Rijksmuseum De Meesterwerken The country's premier museum, the Rijksmuseum, is still working through a decade-long refurbishment project process that's due to be completed in 2013. Most of it is closed, but key paintings and other works from the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age can be viewed in the museum's Philips Wing, under the banner of "The Masterpieces." Even in its drastically reduced circumstances, the State Museum is still one of the leading museums in the land.

43. Saturday 29th January 2011Amsterdam SightseeingAnne Frankhuis House You shouldn't miss seeing and experiencing this typical Amsterdam canal house, with steep interior stairs, where eight people from three separate Jewish families lived together in silence for more than 2 years during World War II. The hiding place Otto Frank found for his family, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer kept them safe until tragically close to the end of the war, when it was raided by Nazi forces and its occupants deported to concentration camps.

44. Saturday 29th January 2011Amsterdam Sightseeing Amsterdam Historical Museum For a better understanding of everything you'll see while exploring the city on your own, a visit of 3 to 4 hours to this brilliantly executed museum is more than worthwhile. Its location, the restored 17th-century former Burger Weeshuis (City Orphanage), is already notable. Gallery by gallery, century by century, you'll learn how a small fishing village founded around 1200 became a major sea power and trading center. The focus is on the city's 17th-century Golden Age, when Amsterdam was the world's wealthiest city, and some of the most interesting exhibits are of the trades that made it rich.

45. Sunday 30th January 2010Travel from Amsterdam to Caracas • Private Bus leaves the Apollo Museum Hotel at 4:30am for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. • Arrive Schiphol Airport at 5:15am. • Depart Amsterdam at 7:55am on Iberia flight IB 3215 for Madrid. Arrive Madrid at 10:30am. The Aircraft is an Airbus A321. • We will have 2 hours & 35 minutes to make our connection. • Depart Madrid at 12:55pm on Iberia flight IB 6673 for Caracas. Arrive Caracas at 4:50pm. The flying time is 9hrs 25 min. The aircraft is an A340-600. Lunch & snack service included. • Transfer from Airport to ECA. ETA 7:30 to 8:00pm.

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50. Other Benefits of Our Policy(See the Policy Handout) • Loss of Passport or Cash • Personal Accident – Death & Disability • Baggage Delay • Personal Liability – Property Damage • Personal Liability – Bodily Injury • Flight Delay • Hospital Daily Benefit • Security and Legal Assistance • Trip Cancellation