American Vietnamese Soccer Experience(AVSE)

Women in Soccer Sports Exchange Program

Bay Area, California October 25- 29th, 2008

Portland, Oregon October 29-November 2nd, 2008

Delegation

  1. Ms. Bui Mai Trang – Student, Hanoi-Amsterdam high school (School Soccer team - SST)
  2. Ms. Nguyen Lan Chi – Student, Hanoi-Amsterdam high school (SST)
  3. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Anh - Student, Hanoi-Amsterdam high school (SST)
  4. Ms. Nguyen Nhat Chi - Student, Hanoi-Amsterdam high school (SST)
  5. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy Phuong – Coach - HongBangUniversity
  6. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Chau – Student of Soccer Faculty, HongBangUniversity
  7. Ms. Cao Nhu May Sang - Student of Economics Faculty, HongBangUniversity (Possibility future coach)
  8. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Em – Student of Soccer Faculty, HongBangUniversity (Possibility future coach)
  9. Ms. Vo Thi Hong Nhung – student, Sport Faculty, HongBangUniversity
  10. Ms. Le Thi Minh Hoai – student, Soccer Faculty, HongBangUniversity

U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum

Mr. Robert Schiffer – CEO and Executive Director

Ms. Tran Hong Ha – Country Representative

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy – Program Associate

Nike

Mr. Chris Helzer – Regional Director, NikeSEA

Ms. Vu Thi Thanh Thuy – Coach, Nike Vietnam

Ms. Karen Willoughby – AVSE Leader

Agenda

Friday, October 24, 2008 – Hanoi – San Francisco

8:30 PMMeet at NoiBaiAirport(Hanoi and HCMC group)

11:10 PMDepart Hanoi for San Francisco (Via Korea- Flight # UA 4688)

Saturday, October 25 – San Francisco

8:52 AMArrive in San Francisco (Flight # UA 892)

Pick - up by Karen Willoughby

12:00 AMLunch

3:00 PMCheck in Hotel

Sheraton Palo Alto

625 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Tel: (650) 328-2800

Fax: (650) 462-2937

Website:

7:00 PMDinner at Thai Food near the Hotel

Sunday, October 26 – San Francisco

AMOPEN

11:00 AMLunch at the Hotel

1:00 PMAttend Stanford Women’s Soccer Game /Meet the players

3:30- 5:00 PMTour Stanford Campus

7:00 PMDinner at Thai Food

Monday, October 27 – San Francisco

AMOPEN

12:15PMDepart for San Jose

1:30- 3:30PMTrain with South San Jose Soccer at the SantaTeresaHigh School field

4:00- 5:00PMWatch American Football and Band practice at Santa Teresa HS.

5:30 PMDinner with players in San Jose (Italian Restaurant in San Jose)

7:30 PMBack to the Hotel

Tuesday, October 28 – San Francisco

9:00 - 11:00 AMInternal Training

11:45 AMDepart for Santa ClaraUniversity

12:30- 2:00PMTrain with Brandi Chastain at Santa ClaraUniversity

2:50- 4:00PMTrain with BAWSI girls at GOSE elementary school.

5:30 PM Dinner in Santa Clara at Vietnamese Restaurant

Wednesday, October 29 – San Francisco – Portland

9:00 -3:00PMSight seeing in San Francisco (Golden Gate Bright, Fisherman Waft, Union Square, lunch at China Town)

3:45 PMDepart to the San FranciscoAirport

6:20 PMDepart to Portland, Oregon (Flight # UA 544Q)

8:02 PMArrive Portland

Check inHilton Garden Inn PortlandBeaverton

15520 NW Gateway Court | Beaverton, OR97006

503.439.1717 | Fax: 503.466.2646

PICK UP: Blue Star Transportation: 503-249-1837

9:30 PMDinner at the Hotel

Thursday, October 30 – Portland

9:00 AMMeet at Hotel Lobby

9:00 – 4:00PMTour the Columbia River Gorge/Mount Hood/Vista House Tunnel/Multnomah falls

6:15 PMHotel Shuttle bus to the OES fields

6:00PMTrain with THUSC.

8:30PM Dinner with THUSC players at Ragoon Pub

10:30 PMBack to the hotel by taxi

Friday, October 31 – Portland

10:00Meet at Hotel Lobby

10:30 AMDepart for Nike Headquarters by hotel Shuttle bus

10:45 -12:30 PMTraining at Nike Campus with Janine Szpara/ Emily Patterson/ Tom Atencio

12:45 - 1:45 PMLunch at Nike

1:45 - 2:15PMTour Nike

2:15 – 3:30 PMPresentation about Nike

3:30 – 5:00 PMShopping at Nike Employee Store

9:00 -10:00 PMHalloween – Trick and Treat Game

10:00 PMDinner at the Hotel

Saturday, November 1 – Portland

AM/PMOPEN (Shopping at Hillsboro)

5:30 PMFarewell dinner at HungRestaurant with THUSC players, their family and Coaches

7:00 PMWatch local HS match with THUSC players

8:30 PMBack to the Hotel

Sunday, November 2 – Portland – San Francisco – Vietnam

4:30 AMDepart for airport

7:39AMDepart for Vietnam (Flight UA 372 via Osaka)

Monday, November 3 – Hanoi

10:20 PM Arrive NoiBaiAirport

Contact

Address / Phone
U.S.- Vietnam Trade Council / 1025 Vermont Ave NW
WashingtonDC20005 / Tel: 1 202 2635630
Fax: 1 202 546 5248
Virginia Foote / Mobile: 1 202 413 4453
Bob Schiffer / Mobile: 301 980 4030
Ha Tran/Thuy Nguyen / Mobile: 202-549-0449
Karen Willoughby / Mobile: 971 998 6515
Hotel in San Francisco / Sheraton Palo Alto
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / Tel: (650) 328-2800
Fax: (650) 462-2937
Hotel in Portland / Hilton Garden Inn PortlandBeaverton 15520 NW Gateway Court, Beaverton, OR97006 / Tel: 503.439.1717
Fax: 503.466.2646
Embassy of Vietnam in DC / 1233 20th Street NW
WashingtonDC20016 / Tel: 1 202 861 0737
Compass Transportation
San Francisco
/ Compass Transportation

Scott Longaker / Tel: 650 246-2799
Stanford Athletic Administration / Stanford Tickets
Earl / Mobile: 650-279-6700)
Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative / Marlene Bjornsrud
Brandi Chastain / Mobile: 408 674 5985
Mobile: 408 835 6405
Anna Short / South San Jose Soccer / Mobile: 408 482 1649
Paul Radcliff / Stanford Head Soccer Coach / Mobile: 650 248 7611
Santa Clara Uni. Athletics / Shelly / Tel: 408 554 4000
Blue Star Charters and Tours PDX / Linda Goodman / Tel: 503-249-1837
THUSC / Janine Szpara
Tom Atencio / Mobile: 503 522 4932
Mobile: 503 626 1923
Nike / Headquarters
Dysthe Paige Event Planner
Bob Applegate / Tel: 503 671 NIKE
Tel: 503-532-2242
Tel: 503-593-2796

Airport