ITINERARY
ASHIKAGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELEGATION
AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 15, 2004
August 21(Sat)
flight # UA5793 , Arrive Springfield, Illinois
Check in at campus housing
6:30 PM Dinner at Food Emporium with AIT participants
August 22(Sun)
9:30 am Depart campus- Illinois State Fair.
August 23(Mon)
10 am Meet in University Hall- campus tour with Raymond Barnett.
11 am Meet Sherri in PAC 108 to get ID cards
1:00pm -2:30 ESL class
3 pm Opening ceremony and welcome reception - PAC Atrium
8 pm Movie on campus: Shrek, Rec Park across from Pennyroyal Court
August 24(Tue)
1:30 pm-3 ESL class
6:15 pm Depart campus- Civil War Regiment Retreat Ceremony at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Register to receive flag
August 25(Wed)
11 am-12 ESL class
1:00 pm-2 ESL class
4:30-7 Chancellor's Picnic-Student Life Plaza
August 26(Thu)
8 am Depart Campus
8:30 tour of Illinois State Library-Sandi Fritz in Atrium
9:30 am meet with Arlyn Booth for maps tour
10:30 am Tour of Illinois Supreme Court Building-Roxie Tolan
1:30 Tour of Dana-Thomas house-no cameras inside house
3 pm Tour of New State Capitol
8 pm Movie on campus: Troy, in Brookens Auditorium
August 27(Fri)
8 am Depart campus- trip to St Louis, MO
11 am Gateway Arch, (take confirmation letter), Will go through
metal detector. Zoo, Art Museum, mall?
August 28(Sat)
10 am Depart campus- horseback riding at 11. Wear closed toed
shoes and long pants.
6-9:30 pm Dana-Thomas fundraiser-Professor Masuda only
August 29(Sun)
3:30 pm Depart campus- Sister City picnic at Carol Zerkle's house
August 30(Mon)
9:30 am-11 ESL class
2 pm Depart campus- for tour of Pasfield House-circa 1896,meet
with architect and Tony Leone
4 pm Garrett Aviation tour-. No shorts, no sandals, or open toed
shoes, no cameras
August 31(Tue)
8:30 am Depart campus - meeting with Springfield Mayor.
9 am Meeting with Mayor Davlin
9:30 Meet with City Engineer, Ty Reece, Room 201
2:45 pm tour of Abraham Lincoln's home
4 pm Tour of Old State Capitol
September 1(Wed)
7:30 AM Depart campus- trip to Illinois River-Emiquon Project and
visit to Dickson Mounds
September 2(Thu)
8:00 AM Depart campus- trip to Caterpillar plant. No cameras, no
shorts, no sandals, no backpacks, purses, or open toed shoes.
Meet in Lot A
6:30 pm Toshi’s dinner party
September 3(Fri)
9:00 am-11 ESL class
12:00noon Depart campus -tour of Illinois Department of
Transportation. Meet at Williamsville Weight Station at 12:30 pm.
4-5 pm Meet host families
September 4-6 (Sat-Mon)
Activities with Host Family
September 7(Tue)
10:00 am-11:30 ESL class
4-6 pm America Night, Studio Theater and Conference Room C
September 8(Wed)
9 am Depart campus- trip to Wildlife Prairie Park.
September 9(Thu)
10:00 am-11:30 ESL class
1pm Depart- Hanson Engineer tour
September 10(Fri)
8:45 am Depart campus- trip to Pleasant Plains School No
backpacks
1:30 pm tour of New Salem State Park.
September 11(Sat)
Activities with Host Families
September 12(Sun)
Activities with Host Families
September 13(Mon)
8 am Depart campus- trip to Hannibal, Missouri.
1:30 Boat ride-no reservations needed. Be there by 1 pm
September 14(Tue)
10:00 am-11:30 ESL class
2:30 Closing ceremony with Chancellor
3:30 Farewell party
September 15(Wed)
8:00 am Springfield Air Port
9:26 am Depart Springfield, flight number US5794 to Chicago
2:47 pm Washington DC
4:30 Holiday Inn WASHINGTON-GEORGETOWN
September16(Thu)
Tour in Washington DC
September 17(Fri)
7:30 Leave the Hotel to Reagan Air Port
10:00 Depart Washington DC to Japan
September 18(Sat) 3:10 pm Narita Air Port
8:00 pm AIT