Meeting Agenda for Dec 1, Meeting

This is the agenda for our First Euorpe Meeting. Rui will be teleconferencing in via skype.
The meeting minutes will be posted following the meeting.

Selection of EuroPass and first night in Frankfurt are critical for Rui's Visa (since his Visa was initially rejected( for lack of documentation))

1) Any necessary Documentation (status of pending documentation)

2) Cities/Countries/attractions to Visit, Alternate cities as well (in case of problems)

3) EuroPass (which one?) (What is the earliest they can be purchased?)

4) Intra europe flights (if any?)

5) Hotels (specifically at least one night in Frankfurt/Germany) (plan as many as possible?)

6) Transportation to/from LAX

7) Necessary travel gear (ie laptop, usb bridge)

8) Necessary medicine
(I heard going to see doctor is kind of difficult in Europe, and you need prescription to buy Medicine) - Rui

Recommend Flu Shots (Flu season in Europe) -Poon

9) Maps for each city we go.
(This suggestion is from my landlord, she suggest to buy a detail map for each city and it will save us a lot of time to travel inside of the city) - Rui

(You'll get a decent Europe rail map with your rail pass purchase.)- about.com europe article

(Do we need to buy? Ed and I have GPS. Should we buy in US or Europe?)-Poon

10) Communication Methods
(I hope we never get lost with each other, but if we do, we need a way communicate to regroup)- Rui

(If we lose Rui we will probably never see him again... No big loss though!)-Poon

11) Voltage Converters
(Most of Europe countries will use 220V except Spain 110V, so prepare voltage converter for your electronic) -Rui

(Voltage Converters or Just plug adapters, Please check the electronics you intend to bring ahead of time?)-Poon


12) Clothes
(It will be cold in Germany and other part of Europe) - Rui

13) Credit Cards/ATM cards/how to get money/buy things in europe
(Remember to call Credit Card/Bank to notify of travel)-Poon

14) Transportation between cities and within (plan as much as possible)

15) Student Travel Cards
(necessary?)

16) Learning Foreign Lanugauge
Rui-German, Poon- Italian, Ed-French? Good Idea?
-Poon