Program Details:

Description
2011 Summer Trip Options
Registration
Registration Deadline
Orientation
Plane Tickets and Silk Panel
Photos
For More Information
Notice to All UCSD Participants

Description:

Legends of China is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 with the goal to establish relationships and opportunities for artists, educators, students and environmentalists in the US and China to meet their counterparts and share their ideals.

UCSD students and their family members are invited to take part in this 11th annual Silk Road to the Future tour to China, during which they will participate in Future Leader conferences focused on critical world wide issues. The aim is to bring together Chinese and American university students, faculty, and staff to share their perspectives, ideas, visions, voices, and solutions on "Globalization in Higher Education." Participants have their choice of four trips. See below for details about each trip option.

2011 Summer Trip Options:

	Cities	Dates (subject to change)	Cost
Trip A	Beijing	7/10/11 - 7/16/11	$1,396 plus airport tax and airline surcharges
Trip B	Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai	7/11/11 - 7/20/11	$1,786 plus airport tax and airline surcharges
Trip C	Beijing, Xi'an, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai	7/12/11 - 7/23/11	$2,578 plus airport tax and airline surcharges
Trip D	Beijing, Xi'an, Suzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong	7/12/11 - 7/23/11	$2,890 plus airport tax and airline surcharges
Trip E	Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai and Lhasa	7/11/11 - 7/22/11	$2,986 plus airport tax and airline surcharges

Registration:

• Download the registration form from the Legends of China website. The form includes details about optional activities, payment, travel insurance coverage, and the cancellation policy.


• Students must show ID and have your form signed by Eric Tarbell at the Programs Abroad Office, International Center Second Floor. Call 858-534-1123 or stop by the Programs Abroad front desk to schedule an appointment.


• Staff, faculty, and alumni do not need a campus coordinator's signature. Instead you should send your registration form and payment directly to Legends of China:
  
  Legends of China
  46-E Peninsula Center #386
  Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274.


• If you have questions about your registration, contact
  
  Dr. Loren Thompson
  UCSD Student Educational Advancement
  Student Center B
  858-534-3544
  lthompson@ucsd.edu
  
  OR
  
  LOC Registration Department
  Legends of China Foundation
  Tel: 310-377-6068
  Fax: 310-377-6156
  thesilkroadtothefuture@yahoo.com


• Be sure to make yourself a complete photocopy of all registration documents.


• REMEMBER: UCSD will be sending out trip information via email (e.g., currency exchange procedures, immunization information, details of trip preparation), so be certain always to update us on any email address changes.


• All Legends of China pre-departure information will be posted to their Website at http://www.legendsofchina.com.

Registration Deadline:

April 1, 2011

Orientation:

A group orientation will be scheduled in spring 2011. Below are last year's orientation handouts.

Orientation packet (pdf)
Visa information
Health information
UCSD waiver form (Please return to your UCSD coordinator before departure.)

Plane Tickets and Silk Panel

Before the end of spring quarter you will receive an e-ticket directly from Legends of China. The Legends of China office will also send a silk panel for each traveler to the UCSD coordinators. We will contact you to pick up a silk panel, decorate it according to the current year's theme, and bring it with you to China. For 2011 the silk panel theme is "world peace: globalization in education."

Photos:

• Photos of Summer 2002 Silk Road to the Future Trip
• Photos of Summer 2005 Silk Road to the Future Trip

For More Information:

See www.legendsofchina.com.

Notice to all UCSD Participants:

"The Silk Road to the Future" trip to China is sponsored solely by Legends of China. UCSD is participating only in a support role to facilitate participation by students who have chosen to make the trip.