Assignment 8 - Trip

Assigned Wednesday, February 28, 2005
Due Thursday, February 29, by 3:30 pm

Reading

Read http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/8.1/focus/carpenter/carpenter.htm and review the website http://www.wood.army.mil/hdtc/. Generate a list of questions you want to answer during the trip and bring it with you.

Meeting times/places

Our flight leaves from Boston Logan airport.
You are responsible for getting to the airport.
We will meet at the check in desk for United airlines at 3:45pm.
If you do not see the rest of the class there, check in and go through security.
If we are not at the gate, board the plane.
If you miss the trip without prior permission, you will be asked to reimburse the class for all of your pre-paid trip expenses, including your plane ticket and hotel room, so please be on time!

Flight Info

Dates: Thursday 3/1 - Saturday 3/3/07
Destination: U.S. Department of Defense - Humanitarian Demining Training Center at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Departure flight: Thursday March 1, 2007
Leave Boston, United flight 0543 5:05PM, Arrive ORD Chicago 6:52PM
Leave Chicago, United express/go Jet FLT 5383, 8:00pm, Arrive St. Louis, MO 9:16PM

Hotel info: Best Western Montis Inn 14086 Highway Z, St Robert, MO
(573) 336-4299

Return flight: Saturday March 3, 2007
Leave St. Louis, United express, FLT 5402, 3:45pm, Arrive Chicago 5:08pm
Leave Chicago, United FLT 0878, 6:00pm, Arrive Boston 9:17 pm

Things to pack

Government issue photo ID for airline flight
Credit or other card with your name on a magnetic strip for self-check in
Student ID, to get onto Army base
Printout of this sheet with flights and emergency contact numbers
Warm work clothes, we will be outside and digging in the dirt all day on Friday and Saturday morning. The weather will be between 30 and 50F.
Bring many layers and waterproof clothing, boots, and a change of clothing.
Cameras are permitted on this part of the base
Notebook & list of questions

Emergency contacts

Instructor cell phone numbers: Andrew Heafitz 617-306-1145, Ben Linder 617-852-9050
Humanitarian Demining Training Center: Rodney Robideau, Director 573-563-5051, or Bill Earney 573-563-6199
MIT Edgerton Center: Sandi Lipnoski 617-253-4629
Campus Police and Dean-on-Call, even after office hours. To reach him or her for any reason, call Campus Police (617-253-1212) and ask for the dean-on-call.