Parents-students Day Out 2010

In conjunction with Graduation Ceremony of Class of 2010 Russian State Medical University, Parents Committee have came out with an idea of organizing a Parents-students Day Out tour programme which will include several exciting places and tourist spots in Moscow and also to Vladimir crystal market

Programme Objectives:

1. To provide transportation for parents to visit some exciting places and tourists spots in Moscow.
2. To make this programme as fun and hassle free for each of the participant.

Programme method:

The programme will include 4 parts.

• Part 1 - Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil, GUM, Ohotni Ryad shopping complex
• Part 2 - Izmailovsky Tourist market, Arbatskaya, Metro tour
• Part 3 - A short tour of our Russian State Medical University building
• Part 4 - A trip to Vladimir crystal market

• For Part 1 and Part 2 ( Kremlin, Red Square, Izmailovsky market etc.), a few rented buses will go to the listed locations and drop the participants there respectively. After a given set of time constrain, participants will gather at a certain place and will either head back or go to different places of interest (depends on time availability and request from participants).

• For Part 3 ( RSMU main building tour), we will go to the RSMU main building by bus DIRECTLY AFTER the graduation ceremony which will be held in soon-to-be-decided hall. So, the bus which will bring parents and students to the graduation ceremony venue will be asked to go the RSMU directly from the venue itself after the ceremony.

• For Part 4 ( Vladimir crystal market), a trip to the market will take approximately one day – estimated from 4 am to 6 pm. A long journey is expected due to the location of the market which is located outside Moscow.

**Please take note that all these 4 parts are not related to each other, which means participants can choose to join only the trip that is preferred according to your travel plan.

Date and Time

Due to unconfirmed graduation ceremony date so far, we haven’t decided time and date for this trip.

However,We are strongly suggestingthat the trip should be done according to this time schedule

Itinerary #1: If the graduation ceremony is on 29^th June 2010, Tuesday :

Parents are expected to arrive before 26^th June 2010, Saturday

• 26^th June 2010, Saturday –Part 1 : Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil, GUM, Ohotni Ryad shopping complex.

• 27^th June 2010, Sunday –Part 2 : Metro tour, Ismailovsky tourist market, Arbatskaya

• 28^th June 2010, Monday – FREE DAY

• 29^th June 2010, Tuesday –Part 3 : Short tour of RSMU main building

• 30^th June 2010, Wednesday – Part 4 : Trip to Vladimir crystal market

Itinerary #2: If the graduation ceremony is on 30^th June 2010, Wednesday

Parents are expected to arrive before 26^th June 2010, Saturday

• 26^th June 2010, Saturday –Part 1 : Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil, GUM, Ohotni Ryad shopping complex.

• 27^th June 2010, Sunday –Part 2 : Metro tour, Ismailovsky tourist market, Arbatskaya

• 28^th June 2010, Monday –Part 4 : Trip to Vladimir crystal market

• 29^th June 2010, Tuesday : FREE DAY

• 30^th June 2010, Wednesday – Part 3 : Short tour of RSMU main building

Please take note that this suggested date and time is not decisively confirmed as the date and time for Parents-students Day Out programme, as we will wait for feedbacks from students to decide the most suitable and convenient time for all.

We are hoping that students who wish to participate in this programme to buy/book flight ticket for parents or guests to arrive before 26^th June 2010as the programme itself will start on 26^th June 2010, Saturday.

Questions and Answers

Where is the pick up pointfor the programme?

• As for now, majority of the students still haven’t decide yet where their parents or guests will stay during their visit to Moscow. Therefore, we will decide one or maximum two pick up points in the place where most of the participants will stay.

How much will it cost per person?

• The price will be decided later when we have confirmed number of participants.

• The price will cover only transportation (bus) and will not include other type of fees or tickets, for example Metro ticket or entrance fee to Kremlin.

Is there any qualified tourist guide to join us?

• If there are many requests for participants, we will try to search for any qualified tourist guide.

Are we going to other places like Park Pobedi, VDNH or Cathedral of Christ the Saviour?

• It depends on requests from participants and also time availability. It is expected that we can go to one more place after Part 1 ( Kremlin, Red Square etc. ) but it’s depends also on the cooperation from the bus driver.

I already bought the tickets for my parents, and they are arriving after 26th June. what should i do?

• don't panic just yet. these are only suggested itinerary. the plan will be altered according to the number of people who are joining. it all depends on whether we have enough people to fill a bus. if many parents are coming later, we will consider rearranging the tours accordingly.

What about St. Petersburg?

• Unfortunately, our tours are only within Moscow territory

• But if you want our opinion, we suggest that you leave for St. Pete the night after the graduation (that is, if you’re not going to the crystal bazaar the next day).

• If you plan to go to the crystal market as well as St. Pete, then we suggest that you add another day to the trip. (One week for Moscow+Vladimir+St. Pete could be tiresome, especially for our parents.)

I'm interested to join this programme, what should I do?

• Plan your parent’s flight to Moscow to arrive before26^th June 2010, Saturday.

• Register by giving the list of name of the participants to any member of Parents Committee. (This should be done when registration process is open)

• Pay the transportation fees. ( Will be announced later )

• Enjoy your time in Moscow with your family.

***If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Aliff (YM: fragie_d) or Paan (YM: tenteramahdi) . But please be kind, and ask only AFTER you have read this post thoroughly. time is gold, so let's not waste it. thanks in advance.

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Updates from Parents' Committee.

The Last Semester (ever) has just begun and graduation is approximately 5 months away. we hope that by now you already have a rough idea of how your family trip is going to be. if you haven't discussed it with your family yet, now is the perfect time to start.

currently the committee is in the process of gathering more information to make your and your family's lives easier. if you haven't read and understood the post on Basic Steps of Russian Visa Application, please do so. if you have read the post and still have questions, please don't hesitate to ask, because we understand that it is complicated. (but please read the post before asking, it makes it easier for all of us)

other than Visa Application, many are asking about Visa Registration. we will update you on that as soon as we get the most accurate information, to avoid confusion on this matter. furthermore, the registration is only to be done once your guests are here, so it's kinda early to be worrying. but if you need a rough idea on what Visa Registration is, you can read about it [here]

as for accommodations, we can try to work things out with Mos-Lanka to get rooms in one of their hostels for a cheaper rate (last year our seniors were given hostel near Yugo-Zapadnaya for approx. 500rubs per nite). we will update you on this, as our accommodations research team are in the process of finding the best solutions on this matter.

depending on the number of guests coming and the dates of their stay in Moscow, we will try to squeeze in some excursions, probably similar to our Hari Raya excursion. and perhaps to the uni (the uni's not bad these days. and the Pirogov's museum is quite a gem, capable of impressing parents). we'll see how things goes and we'll let you know once the plan is up.

what you need to do now:

submit names of your guests to your class reps by 28 February 2010**.

**if you cannot confirm that they're coming or not, just give the names anyway. this is just preliminary, because we need to know roughly how many guests are coming in order to make the Graduation Hall bookings.

appreciate your time to read this. if you have any questions, please ask. :)

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Announcement from the Yearbook Bureau!

1.
To all 6th year students, please pass the selections of photos (soft copies) in any of the University events during your 6th years of studies, which you think are memorable and that you would like to be put in the Yearbook to your group representatives. There is no limitations to the number of photos but we will select the best to be submitted.

To the group representatives please pass the photos to any Yearbook Bureau before 28th February.

To the Russian medium students kindly send the photos directly to the Yearbook Bureau.


2.

Calling for all the creative-minded people out there!

Yearbook bureau has reserved for you to participate in the process of yearbook making!

Join us and let's do this together!

The design template is A4 size ( in- case of any changes in size matter we will inform you later )

You can design the front page according to your own creativity. For instance you can use Moscow sceneries as the theme or pick any of the University events as well

The due date is the end of this month ; 7th March, Sunday. So you will have loads of time to prepare for it.

P/s: The purpose of this contest is just for fun, there'll be no token giveaway but your name will be printed on the front page. :))

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