Itinerary
Thursday, February 27
5:30-5:45 pm: Departure from Rice to IAH
9:00 pm: Flight departs Houston-Buenos Aires
Friday, February 28
10:20am: Arrive to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport
12:30pm: Arrive at Embajador Hotel
1:30pm: Lunch
3:00-6:00pm: Local culture
8:00pm: Dinner
Saturday, March 1
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am-12:30pm: Local culture
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00-3:00pm: Guided visit of National Government Palace
3:30-4:30pm: Guided visit of Museo del Bicentenario
8:00pm: Dinner
Sunday, March 2
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am-12:30pm: Guided visit by Juan Karaguezian, San Telmo, Caminito
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00-6:00pm: Guided visit by Juan Karaguezian, Puerto Madero, Recoleta
8:00pm: Dinner
Monday, March 3 (Holiday 1)
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am-12:00pm: Local culture–visit to Recoleta Cemetery, Museum of Fine Arts and Buenos Aires National University School of Law
12:30pm: Lunch, Carnavales
2:00pm: Free time
Tuesday, March 4 (Holiday 2)
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am: Local Culture
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Fundacion Gestar–meet with Roberto Arias about national ruling part economic development policy
3:00pm: Fundacion Gestar–meet with Roberto Arias about federal social policies and implementation by Buenos Aires
8:00pm: Dinner
Wednesday, March 5
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
11:00am: Buenos Aires City Government CGP–meet with Natalia Persini, elected officer to Decentralized Unit office of Buenos Aires City.
12:00pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Fundacion EGES–meet with Nadia Karaguezian about federalism in Argentina–national, provincial, and local jurisdictions and the electoral system in Buenos Aires and political reform; meet with Cecilia Salinos about Buenos Aires City Budgetary Policy
8:00pm: Dinner
Thursday, March 6
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:30am: CIPPEC (Think Tank specializing in Public Policy in Argentina)–meet with Nicolas Fernandez Arroyo, local development program director about A about Argentine local administration
11:30am: Guided visit of the National Congress
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Guided visit of Museo de la Memoria
8:00pm: Dinner
Friday, March 7
8:00-9:30am: Breakfast
10:00am-12:00pm: Universidad de Buenos Aires–meet with Professor Emiliano Centanni and students
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Buenos Aires City Governoment–Secretariat Habitat, visit Villa 6
Saturday, March 8
8:00am-5:00pm: Free day
5:30-5:45pm: Depart from Embajador Hotel to Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport
10:00pm: Depart Buenos Aires-Houston
Sunday, March 3
6:00am: Arrive in Houston