Hello
Fellow
Students!
Cedric
We
are
the
logistics
team
reporting
from
our
virtual
International
Study
Trip
course
classroom.
Our
team,
consisting
of
Cedric,
Dawson,
Matthew,
and
Michael,
has
been
working
extremely
hard
to
make
sure
the
organization
of
our
virtual
trip
goes
smoothly
and
seamlessly.
Although
we
were
unable
to
physically
visit
New
York,
we
have
been
making
the
best
of
this
opportunity
by
organizing
meetings
with
industry
executives
from
all
around
the
world!
This
August,
we
will
spend
a
week
meeting
with
renowned
business
people
from
different
industries
in
hopes
of
learning
more
about
their
profession
and
how
it
may
affect
our
future
career
choices.
Dawson
Luckily,
our
roles
and
responsibilities
have
not
been
drastically
affected
by
COVID.
Our
team
meets
weekly
to
discuss
and
coordinate
topics
that
will
be
discussed
at
our
bi-weekly
International
Study
Trip class.
In
addition,
we
create
the
meeting
agendas,
meeting
minutes,
and
organize
the
resources
that
are
used
by
the
class
within
our
Google
Drive.
Currently,
we
are
working
with
the
Corporate
Relations
team
to
ensure
that
our
meeting
process
is
seamless.
One
of
our
more
memorable
logistics
meetings
involved
our
collective
effort
to
reach
out
to
celebrities
within
the
New
York
area.
In
an
effort
to
contribute
to
our
August
meetings,
we
wanted
to
see
if
we
could
find
a
“face
of
New
York”
type
of
celebrity
such
as
Jay-Z,
Spike
Lee
or
Mayor
De
Blasio.
Although
we
are
currently
unsuccessful
at
setting
up
a
meeting
as
of
creating
this
blog
post,
we
are
holding
out
hope
that
someone
will
respond
before
we
fill
up
all
our
meeting
slots!
Michael
Despite
the
virtual
setting
of
our
class,
we
have
all
been
able
to
make
meaningful
connections
through
in-class
banter,
virtual
coffee
chats,
and
overall
collaboration
amongst
our
teams.
These
interactions
have
given
us
the
opportunity
to
learn
from
the
individuals
in
our
class
who
all
come
from
unique
and
diverse
backgrounds.
There
aren’t
many
opportunities
where
you
can
develop
meaningful
relationships
with
your
professor,
TA,
and
students
from
all
years
within
SAF.
Matthew
The
biggest
challenge
for
the
logistics
team
this
term
was
finding
areas
to
improve
upon
for
different
aspects
of
our
duties.
Since
the
previous
International
Study
Trip
course was
also
a
virtual
trip,
they
created
the
foundation
for
many
of
the
tools
we
have
been
using
this
term.
Nevertheless,
some
improvements
that
we
have
made
include
creating
a
WebEx
instruction
manual
for
our
interviewees
to
help
troubleshoot
any
potential
technical
issues,
and
developing
a
user-friendly
colour-coded
schedule
for
our
meeting
week.
Although
this
wasn’t
the
trip
that
we
envisioned
several
months
ago,
it
has
been
a
unique
and
educational
experience.
We
have
learned
that
the
barriers
of
global
communication
are
continually
decreasing
and
that
connections
can
truly
be
made
through
any
medium.
Hopefully,
we
will
have
an
opportunity
to
go
on
a
post-pandemic
global
expedition
with
our
fellow
students
in
the
near
future.
Until
then,
we
hope
to
provide
more
information
about
our
journey
leading
up
to
our
August
meetings
and
share
the
lessons
and
experiences
we
will
surely
gain
from
our
meetings!
Learn
more
about
the
SAF
International
Study
Trip
course.
