Chinese Trade Delegation to Thurston County, Washington State
Sponsored and organized by:
Saint Martin’s University
Port of Olympia;
Thurston County Economic Development Council; and
Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau
Itinerary (1/27-2/5, 2007)
(Updated: 1/22/2007)
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Date Schedule of Activities
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1/27 (Sat) NW #26, leaves Shanghai at 9:30a; arrives Tokyo at 1:20p;
NW #008, leaves Tokyo at 3:25p; arrives Seattle at 7:15a
Airport pick-up,
Check in, hotel (TBA)
Dinner
1/28 (Sun) 8:00a Breakfast
9:00a Meet at Hotel Lobby, ready for departure
9:30a Pick up Josephine, Mike, Riley, Teri & others at Old Main, Saint
Martin’s University (near the courtyard)
Trip to Seattle (Seattle Center, Space Needle, Farmer’s Market,
Seattle Waterfront, Olympic Sculpture Park, University of
Washington)
12:00n Lunch
1:30p Tour of Microsoft campus
4:30p Tour of Tacoma
6:30p Dinner at Emperor’s Palace, West Olympia
Return to hotel
1/29 (Mon) 8:00a Breakfast
8:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Saint Martin’s University
9:00a Welcome Ceremony, Spangler Hall, Saint Martin’s University
Campus tour
11:30n Lunch at Saint Martin’s University
1:00p Thurston County Tour, (arranged by VCB)
Pick up at Old Main (near the courtyard)
5:00p End of tour
6:00p Dinner (Budd Bay Café)
Return to hotel
P. 2
1/30 (Tue) 8:00a Breakfast
8:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Port of Olympia
9:00a Tour of the Port of Olympia (Swantown, Olympia Airport…etc)
12:00n Lunch at Mercato Ristorante, hosted by Port of Olympia
2:00p Leave for Saint Martin’s University
2:30p Business Seminars, Spangler Hall, Saint Martin’s University
2:40p a) Overview of Washington State (presented by Washington State
Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development)
3:30p b) Presentation by Thurston County EDC
4:00p c) Presentation by Port of Olympia
4:30p d) Presentation by Lacey/Olympia/Tumwater VCB
5:00p Rest, get ready for dinner reception
6:30p Welcome Dinner, NWCC, Saint Martin’s University
Guests list:
State government representatives (Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, CTED trade representatives, Brent Hinnemann - representative from the Governor’s Office); Port of Olympia officials and Port Commissioner(s); Mayors of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater, Senior administrators and Board member representatives of Saint Martin’s University; Executive Director and Board members of Thurston County Economic Council; Chamber of Commerce officials; Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau, representatives from the Chehalis, Squaxin and Nisqually tribes, Olympia Chinese Fellowship, Mike Fung and others (list not completed yet)
8:30p Return to hotel
1/31 (Wed) 7:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Little Creek Casino, Shelton
8:30a Arrive Little Creek Casino Restaurant, breakfast & presentation
9:45a Tour of the Skookum Creek Tobacco
10:45a Tour of the Squaxin Museum
11:45a Back to Little Creek Casino Restaurant
12:00a Lunch hosted by Squaxin Island Tourism Department
1:00p Leave for Walter Dacon Winery
Tour of the Walter Dacon Winery (arranged by VCB)
2:00p Leave for Lucky Eagle Casino, Chehalis
3:00p Meeting and Tour, Chehalis Tribes
6:00p Dinner hosted by the Chehalis Tribe
8:00p Return to hotel
2/1 (Thu) 8:00a Breakfast
9:15a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for State Capitol
10:00a Tour of State Capitol, view legislative session, Governor’s
Mansion
P. 3
11:00a Leave for Saint Martin’s University
11:30a Networking, NWCC, Saint Martin’s University
12:00n Business to Business Luncheon, Welcome by Dr. Barbara Gayle,
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Saint Martin’s University
12:05p “An Overview of Thurston County Economic Opportunities”,
David Schaffert, President/CEO, Thurston County Chamber
1:00p Delegates’ Short Introductions
(Delegates will do a short presentation of their investment interests/objectives)
2:00p- Networking
2:30p Finance & Investment Seminars
2:35p a) “Real Estate Overview”, presented by Mark Kitabayashi, President, Thurston County Realtors
3:45p b) “Markets and Industry Opportunities” presented by Larry Poplack, President/CEO, Greenbridge Advisors, LLC
4:45p Seminars concluded
5:15p Local hosts pick up their delegate guests
5:30p Dinner (small group dinner hosted by local hosts – TBA)
8:00p Attention to local hosts: please drop off your guests at the front
of NWCC, Saint Martin’s University (where you picked them up). A coach bus will pick up all delegates and take them back to the hotel promptly at 8:10p.
2/2 (Fri) 8:00a Breakfast
8:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Saint Martin’s University
9:00a Real Estate Site Visits (commercial/industrial/residential
Property), meet at Spangler Hall, Saint Martin’s University
10:00a Tour of residential real estate (Virgil Adams Real Estate, Dennis
Adams, Al Eckroth)
12:00n Lunch
1:30p Tour (commercial and industrial real estate) continued
4:30p Return to Saint Martin’s University
5:00p Rest, get ready for Farewell Dinner
6:30p Farewell Dinner, NWCC, Saint Martin’s University
2/3 (Sat) 7:00a Breakfast
7:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Boeing Company, VIP Tour (hosted by Snohomish Visitor & Convention Bureau)
8:00a Pick up Josephine, Mike, Riley, Teri and others at the courtyard
of Old Main, Saint Martin’s University
10:00a Arrive Boeing Company at Everett, tour starts
12:00n Lunch (hosted by Snohomish Visitor & Convention Bureau)
1:00p Leave for Premium Outlets
1:30p Shopping at Premium Outlets
P. 4
5:00p Leave for the International District
6:00p Dinner at the New Star Restaurant at the International District
7:30p Return to hotel
2/4 (Sun) 8:00a Breakfast
Free morning
10:30a Meet at Hotel Lobby, leave for Nisqually Tribe
11:00a Pick up Josephine, Mike, Riley, Teri at the courtyard of
Old Main, Saint Martin’s University
11:30a Lunch, hosted by the Nisqually Tribe
Presentation & Tour by the Nisqually Tribe
3:00p Leave Nisqually Tribe
Any last minute shopping
5:00p Return to hotel
6:30p Dinner
2/5 (Mon) Departure, Sea-Tac International Airport