Pre-Program Dates
November 19th - December 7th
  Students prepare pre-departure projects and connect with other schools.
Mexico:
Tuesday, December 11th
10.30p.m.

All U.S. participants arrive in Monterrey.

U.S. Students meet Mexican Host families and Staff and Educators check-in at hotel:
Presidente Inter-Continental Monterrey
Jose Vasconcelos 300 Oriente
San Pedro, Garza Garcia
Monterrey NL
Mexico 66260
Tel: +52 81 368 6000

Wednesday, December 12th
7.30 - 8.00a.m. Breakfast at Host homes/hotel.
8.10a.m. Staff and Educators leave hotel.
8.45a.m. All participants meet in Conference Room at Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus
9.00a.m - 11.00a.m.

Host School Welcome Address

Dr. Enrique Zepeda Bustos
University President of Internationalization

Dr. Carlos Mijares, Headmaster
Monterrey TEC High Schools

Rafael Abrego, Principal
Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus

Pedro Carriel, Educator
Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus

U.S. Host Welcome Address

John Dodd, President
Jesse Helms Center Foundation

North Carolina, U.S.A.
VTM Introduction to @APEC Mexico Series:

Noel Gould, President
VTM Foundation

Global Learning: The "Big" Picture
Pam Lindberg, VTM National Educator
School District 21
Illinois, U.S.A

11.00a.m. - 1.30p.m. Students move to Apple lab for
Learning Teams Session:
APEC Introductory Project and
Project Team Reports
1.30p.m - 2.00p.m. Apple Tutorial with Eric Apablasa
2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m.

APEC and Education: An Interactive Speaker Session with Denison High School, Iowa

Introduction to APEC:
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Commerce

APEC and Education:
Christina Ward,
APEC Education Officer
Auckland, New Zealand
Pam Lindberg,
VTM National Educator,
School District 21
Chicago, Illinois

4.30p.m. - 5.00p.m. Participants receive Brunei/NZ Introductory Reports and U.S./Mexico e-mail Introductory Report to Brunei/NZ.
5.00p.m. - 10.00p.m. Evening Activity and Dinner:
Museum of Mexican History
Dinner in Downtown Monterrey
10.00p.m. Students return to Host families.
Staff and Educators return to hotel.
Thursday, December 13th
7.30a.m. - 8.00 a.m. Breakfast at Host homes/hotel.
8.10a.m. Staff and Educators leave hotel.
8.45a.m. All participants meet in Conference Room at Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus.
9.00a.m. - 12.00p.m.

APEC and Business: Role of the Private Sector

APEC Business Advisory Council and CEMEX
Francisco Gutierrez
ABAC Executive Director
CEMEX Group

Doing Business in Mexico
Eduardo Ramos Gomez,
Mexico Ambassador to Singapore, Brunei & Myanmar

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in APEC
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Commerce

President’s Export Council & Trade Promotion
Marc Chittum,
Director of the President’s Export Council

12.00p.m. - 1.00p.m. Lunch at Carl's Jr.
1.00p.m. - 3.00p.m. CEMEX Tour
3.30p.m. - 5.30p.m. VITRO Tour
6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m. Working Dinner at school: Learning Team Session for APEC Major Project: Students form groups, brainstorm and email counterparts in Brunei and New Zealand.
9.00p.m. @APEC Global Classroom:
Connecting with other schools in the evening:
Video-conference with King’s College, Auckland, NZ (4 p.m. Friday - NZ)
Webcams with University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei (11 a.m. Friday – Brunei)
10.00p.m. Students return to Host families.
Staff and Educators return to hotel.
Friday, December 14th
7.30a.m. - 8.00p.m. Breakfast at Host homes/hotel.
8.10a.m. Staff and Educators leave hotel.
9.30a.m. - 10.30a.m. All participants meet in Apple Lab for Learning Teams Session: APEC Major Project
11.00a.m. - 12.00p.m. Listening to the Women of APEC:

Integration of Women in APEC
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce
Flavia Farinetti
Director for ECOTECH issues of APEC Mexico Office
12.30p.m. - 5.00p.m. Working Lunch and Learning Teams Session:
APEC Major Project: Completion and preparation for presentation.
By 5.00p.m. Students e-mail projects to schools in Brunei and New Zealand
5.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.

Learning Team Presentations and Closing
Session Speakers:

Jose Luis Paz Vega
Mexican Chairmanship of the APEC Business Advisory Council - ABAC Mexico 2002

Senator Fernando Margain,
Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Mexican Senate

8.30p.m. - 10.00p.m. Mexican Dinner and Discussion:
APEC in 2002: Future Projects -
A staff, educator and student discussion
9.00p.m. @APEC Global Classroom:
Connecting with other school in the evening:
Webcams with University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei (11 a.m. Saturday – Brunei)
Saturday, December 15th
8.00a.m. U.S. Delegation departs Monterrey

Program Agenda

APEC Challenge Curriculum
/ Student Projects

Testimonials

Pictures (coming soon)

Apple Learning Interchange