2013 Buenos Aires Lab Itinerary
Buenos Aires Spring 2013 Student Reflections
Saturday, February 23
- 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM – Lovett Hall, Departure from Rice to IAH
- 9:00 PM – Houston-Buenos Aires, Departure time from Houston to Buenos Aires
Sunday, February 24
- 10:20 AM – Arrive to Buenos Aires, Arrival to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport
- 12:30 AM – Hotel, Embajador Hotel
- 1:30 PM – Lunch
- 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Local culture, Yellow bus – San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero
- 8.00 PM – Dinner
Monday, February 25
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – CIPPEC Think Tank Specialized in Public Policy in Argentina. Speakers: Fernando Straface, Executive Director. Nicolás Fernandez Arroyo, Local development Program Director, on “Argentine Local Administration.” Nicolás Enriori, Politics and Public Management Program, on“About Buenos Aires City.” CIPPEC Website: http://www.cippec.org/Main.php?do=newsArticlesShow
- 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Lunch at EGES. Speakers: Nadia Karaguezian on “Comunas and Decentralization.” Cecilia Salinas on “Buenos Aires City Budgetary Policy.” EGES Website: http://www.eges.com.ar/
- 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM – Guided visit, National Government Palace. Website: http://www.presidencia.gov.ar/la-casa-rosada/puntos-de-interes
- 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Local Culture, Avenida de Mayo, Café Tortoni, Cabildo, Cathedral and Plaza de Mayo
- 8:00 PM – Dinner
Tuesday, February 26
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Buenos Aires City Government, Esteban Bulrich. Minister of Education. Buenos Aires City Government. Paseo Colón 255, Piso 9. Website: http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/educacion/?menu_id=9758
- 11:00 AM -12:00 PM – Local culture, Iglesia Santa Domingo, Manzana de las Luces and Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch
- 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Buenos Aires City Government, Diego Valenzuela. Under-Secretariat of Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires city Government. Florida 15, Piso 4. Website: http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/organigrama/min_gobierno.php?menu_id=34596
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Buenos Aires City Government, Nicolás Ducoté. Under-Secretariat of Public Affairs. Buenos Aires city Government. Rivadavia 620, Piso 5. Website: http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/organigrama/min_gobierno.php?menu_id=34596
- 4.30 PM – Guided Visit, National Congress. Website: http://www.senado.gov.ar/web/museo/visitasenado.php
- 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Local culture, Diagonal Norte, Obelisco, Plaza San Martín
- 8:00 PM – Dinner
Wednesday, February 27
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Local Culture
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Buenos Aires City Government, Natalia Persini, Elected officer to Decentralized Unit office of Buenos Aires City, CGP 2 Recoleta, Uriburu 1022. Website: http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/descentralizacion/cgp/infocgpc.php?id=2
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch at El Cuartito
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Guided visit, Colón Theatre. Website: http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/en/index.php?id=home
- 3:00 PM – Free Afternoon
Thursday, February 28
- 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Buenos Aires City Government, Visit to Metropolitan Center of Design. Economic Development Secretariat. Buenos Aires city Government, Algarrobo 1041. Website: http://www.cmd.gov.ar
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Pensar Think Tank. Mike Braun, Executive Director. Juanjo Méndez and Constanza Movsichoff, Under-secretariat Transportation. Buenos Aires City Government, Piedras 383, Piso 9. Website: http://www.fundacionpensar.org/
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Visit to Recoleta Cemetery, Museum of Fine Arts, and Buenos Aires National University School of Law.
- 8:00 PM – Dinner
Friday, March 1
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, San Andrés University, International Programs and lecture by Dr. Alberto Forhig.
- 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30 AM, Buenos Aires City Government, Secretariat Habitat. Visit Villa 24.
- 8:00 PM, Dinner
Saturday, March 2
- 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM – Free
- 5:30 – 5:45 PM – Embajador Hotel, Departure from Buenos Aires to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport
- 10:00 PM – Buenos Aires-Houston, Departure time from Buenos Aires to Houston
Sunday, March 3
- 6:00 AM, Arrival to Houston
Lodging Information
Carlos Pellegrini 1185
Buenos Aires, C1009ABW
Argentina
866-539-8430
Located in the heart of Buenos Aires on 9 of July avenue, just meters away from the Obelisco, icon of the city, the hotel allows rapid Access to the financial district and the main touristic areas.