INFORMATION SESSION
05 OCTOBER 2009

- AGENDA -
1. URGENT: Registration procedures for Otago TOUR 306 course
2. URGENT: Application procedures for New Zealand student visa
3. Confirmation of accommodations - St. Margaret's College and
Executive Residence
4. Details of ground travel and accommodations for country-wide field course
5. Outstanding fees and payment schedule
6. Dates for November and December pre-departure briefing sessions
7. Confirmation of appropriate course registration
8. Other information

Predeparture Briefing #1: TODAY
Registration for Otago TOUR 306 course
1) Complete and submit Otago course application form to me today (2 copies)
2) Submit passport / citizenship document to me today -> will be copied, certified, and original returned to TREN main office for pick-up by tomorrow morning
3) Submit completed Brock transcript request form to me today

due at Brock Finance Office before Oct 15
• use Payment Form 3: Otago course fees, student visa fees, etc.
( available online at http://www.brocku.ca/tren/nz )

Item
Airfare
Otago TOUR 306 credit
NZ Student Visa
Health Insurance
St. Margaret’s room/meals
Field course expenses
LOP Transfer fee
2009
$ 2800
$ 1925
$ 200
$ 109
$ 1500
$ 2900
$ 0
$ 9434
2010
$ 2075
$ 2067
$ 200
$ 130
$ 2180
$ 3900
$ 35
$10587
+/-
-$ 725
$ 142
$ 0
$ 21
$ 680
$1000
$ 35
$1153
(+12.2%)

St. Margaret’s College:
• Accommodation and 3 meals per day:
$2180 for 46 days = $47.39 per day
(single room in Brock Village Residence with meal plan = 56.45 per day)
Field Course:
• Ground travel, attractions, accommodations, breakfast:
$3900 for 25 days = $156 per day

Predeparture Briefing #2: November 9
VISA APPLICATION AND OTHER FORMS
BRING YOUR ORIGINAL PASSPORT
AND THE FOLLOWING COMPLETED FORMS:
•
New Zealand Student Visa Application Form (INZ 1012)
• Evidence of enough money to support yourself in New
Zealand (your own bank record, student loan record, or a New
Zealand Financial Undertaking for a Student form (INZ 1014) if a parent or other person is your guarantor
•
Liability waiver form
• Emergency contact form
We will also conduct a field course itinerary overview

+ $200 refundable St. Margaret’s College damage deposit
due at Brock Finance Office on Nov 10
• use Payment Form 4: Accommodation fees / field course deposits
( available online at http://www.brocku.ca/tren/nz )

Predeparture Briefing #3: December 7
CULTURAL ORIENTATION
& COURSE EXPECTATIONS
• Cultural orientation
• Health and wellness
• Living in New Zealand
• About University of Otago
• Field course assignments: overview and scheduling
• Last minute details!

(estimated) due at Brock Finance Office on Dec 1
• use Payment Form 5: Balance of field course fees
( available online at http://www.brocku.ca/tren/nz )

Schedule of Activities
(subject to change)
Autumn 2008
• Pre-departure briefings and course preparation at
Brock University
January 2009
• Transit to New Zealand -
~ 03 Jan 2009
Tree fern - near Auckland

Schedule of Activities
(subject to change)
Jan – Feb 2010
• Otago campus classes:
Mon 04 Jan – Fri 12 Feb 2010
- 1 Otago credit: TOUR 306-
Ecotourism and Sustainability
(substitutes for TREN 3P12- Functional Management for Sustainable Tourism and TREN 3P17 – Strategic Program Planning in Ecotourism)
- 0.5 Brock credit: TREN 3P18:
Sustainable Transportation
• Exam period: Sat 13 Feb
– Wed 17 Feb 2010
• Break: Thu 18 Feb – Sun
22 Feb 2010
University of Otago campus

Schedule of Activities
(subject to change)
Feb – Mar 2010
• TREN Field Course
Fri 19 Feb –
Sun 14 Mar:
TREN 3F94 -
Ecological Regions and Tourism
Destinations in New
Zealand
1.0 Brock credit

Schedule of Activities
(subject to change)
March 2010
• NZ program formally ends: Sun 14 Mar
(return to Canada or additional travel)
• Semester wrap-up in
Canada:
Wed 17 Mar –
Fri 08 Apr 2010
- completion and submission of TREN 3F95 reports
(electronic) (no classes)
- if applicable: presentations in
Year 4 Thesis courses
Dunedin Airport