tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32221085287668536832024-03-05T06:34:16.499-05:00UAlbany Weekend MBAThe UAlbany Weekend MBA program puts the world within reach...follow our blog this summer as we travel to Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia on an exciting international business trip!Maurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17895631400613970037noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-27074085004855948542017-07-05T11:24:00.002-04:002017-07-05T11:24:33.251-04:00Lovely Porec, Croatia and the Valamar Group<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first view of the marina. Kathy says "This is my happy place!"</div>
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Our big bus was too big for the streets surrounding our hotel. Even regular cars need a permit. So folks from the hotel kindly loaded our big luggage into a hotel van, and we enjoyed a short walk through a boardwalk-ish area to our hotel. </div>
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The front entrance of the <a href="http://www.valamar.com/en/hotels-porec/valamar-riviera-hotel?geo=us&faza=DrivesSales&promo=&campaigntype=BrandSearch&network=g&gclid=CMnhpJK18tQCFcq2wAodKtQA_Q">Valamar Riviera</a>, facing the Adriatic Sea.</div>
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The view from the front entrance. Very few cars, pedestrian friendly.</div>
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We enjoyed an excellent dinner, wine and traditional music arranged by Prof Yasha and his local colleagues, including his son, Marco!</div>
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Prof Yasha and his son!</div>
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The next morning we had a presentation from the Valamar Group. Learning a bit about their IT structure was interesting. I don't travel very often (unfortunately!) so Kozeta had to show me how to use our smart room key to make the room "live". This is a definite cost savings for the hotel group, since you need to key into the room to run the air conditioning, something that surprised those of us used to refrigerated hotel rooms in the US! </div>
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I personally enjoyed hearing from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivana-budin-arhani%C4%87-a85356/">Ivana Budin Arhanic</a>, VP of Business Development and Corporate Affairs. In all of our site visits, she is the only high level female executive we met. Her explanation of Valamar's corporate strategy helped us understand why the group owns several different types of resort, and how they bring a newly acquired property up to their standards before branding it as a part of the Valamar family. </div>
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In all, we enjoyed our time on the coast.</div>
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<a href="https://www.akrapovic.com/#!/intro">Akrapovic</a> understands the role of proprietary information, intellectual property and how important it is to manage the message surrounding rollout of a new brand. As a result, we were not able to take photos during the facility tour. <div>
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That's too bad, because I would love to show the folks at the Tech Valley Center of Gravity developing our <a href="http://www.twcnews.com/nys/capital-region/business-beat/2016/12/7/tech-valley-center-of-gravity-awarded-fuzehub-manufacturing-innovation-fund-grant.html">Rapid Prototyping Center</a>! The facility is appealing. It's obvious real work gets done, but it's very clean. They have a <a href="http://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers">Stratasys 3D Printer.</a> I was pretty excited to see it running, even if I couldn't tell what was printing. Their ceramic process is interesting.</div>
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I was surprised and impressed to learn that Akrapovic has branched out into medical titanium prototyping. It's pretty cool to think that maybe my mom's new "bionic knee" was once a design in their facility!</div>
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Akrapovic presents a unified brand identity, despite aspirations into many more different production fields. Everything, from the conference room, to the logo'd (but still cool) clothing employees wore, to the Lifestyle Magazine demonstrates a lot of thought and effort.</div>
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And wasn't it cool to hear a demo of the sound tuning on Mr. Akrapovic's car?</div>
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A fantastic visit!</div>
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Hard hats on, watching the electromagnetic crane and the really big plasma cutter.</div>
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Our cohort had a fantastic visit to <a href="https://www.uljanik.hr/en/">Uljanik</a> during our day trip to Pula, Croatia. Our host tried hard to answer our questions, but she is relatively new and not used to giving tours to business students! She did an admirable job and we are grateful she was able to show us around, instead of canceling this site visit. From a manufacturing perspective, I was interested to see the VERY LARGE plasma cutter. When we asked about supply chain and how costs of raw materials impact the business, our host told us that because each ship is built to different specifications, the companies ordering the ships provide their own steel that meets their own requirements for strength, etc. I thought that was pretty interesting and is a way for Uljanik to shield their business from fluctuations in the steel industry. However, I guess a big spike would mean customers delay ordering. Is this model sustainable? I would have loved to ask more questions.</div>
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There are beautiful surprises around every corner. Look at that fountain!</div>
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Dance lessons on the rooftop of <a href="https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/things-to-do/sightseeing/skyscraper/">Nebotičnik</a>, in the cafe.</div>
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When the lady says dance, Bill dances. (Do not thwart Kozeta.)</div>
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Little Free Library in the park. Wooden crates of appealing books, comfy hammock chairs, cushions. Sometimes it was empty and sometimes it was totally full. I sat happily on a park bench and wrote some postcards.</div>
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Prof. Yasha hired a fantastic tour guide and a boat to take us through Ljubljana's canals. We heard a totally different explanation of the dragon story from our guide, but I still enjoyed reading <a href="http://thefairytaletraveler.com/2014/08/16/legend-ljubljanas-dragon/">this one.</a> </div>
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This wallpaper lady on an industrial background. We saw a bunch of these.</div>
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Bird's-eye view out a window at <a href="https://www.uni-lj.si/">University of Ljubljana</a>.</div>
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Bleary from a night of strange sleep and a long bus ride, not to mention a delicious but large gourmet lunch, our cohort nevertheless was riveted by the beauty of Ljubljana. </div>
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Prof. Lev Kreft gave an informative presentation (I wish I'd asked for his slide deck) and helped us gain a better understanding of the political influences in present-day Slovenia. </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-80081662574724008292017-06-29T14:09:00.001-04:002017-06-29T14:09:16.188-04:00Navigating In Venice (and Is This the Best Gelato?)We were together as a big group during most of our time in Venice. At some point a big group split off to see the Rialto Bridge, I joined the group going for a gondola ride, and after that everyone else wanted to go back to the hotel, and that left me and Fred in search of the amazing gelato place that John had found. There wasn't a line, so Fred negotiated with the lady, who let him have four flavors in his two scoops. But then he had to try to choose:<br />
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I'm not going to say the choice was easy, but I did make it: baci (chocolate hazelnut) and pistachio for me, please!</div>
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Then we needed to find our way back to our awesome <a href="http://www.atributetomusic.it/">hotel.</a> Prof Yasha chose this place wisely and with us in mind. Venice is confusing to navigate; it's easy to be right around the corner from where you want to be and not realize it. So we knew we could always find our way back to the hotel by following signs to Piazza San Marco and regrouping from there. </div>
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Then Fred and I saw a sign like this:</div>
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It makes logical sense now. Since San Marco is straight ahead, it doesn't matter if you go right or left, both parallel streets are going in the same direction, so they are both correct. But this sign gave us momentary pause and we even got out my paper map. (I could have turned on my GPS on my phone, but I wanted to try to figure it out ourselves, my lousy sense of direction has not been improved by the GPS in my pocket!)</div>
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Fortunately, we weren't far from the Piazza. Fred helped a nice family have a photo that included them all and the gorgeous background.... </div>
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For the few of us willing to get up early on Saturday, Prof Yasha graciously took us on one more fabulous Yasha Tour to the locals' fruit market near the Rialto bridge. We walked from our lovely hotel and the views of the often-crowded popular spots were really worth waking for. It was an easy walk because there weren't many people out yet.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKjnws25G_qZY0DbtCbivMdYxTufgfqFh80liyR2Fnp_CuJjk6vnUAQYrhP2Z5hiUvnQ8WAsOmEoIzhylwC7NRHFeNJpIMBrVLxfanBQVAFcdpA-_I2UKgFvOoAef9y32PMQ_NyDSrlY/s1600/IMG_9819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKjnws25G_qZY0DbtCbivMdYxTufgfqFh80liyR2Fnp_CuJjk6vnUAQYrhP2Z5hiUvnQ8WAsOmEoIzhylwC7NRHFeNJpIMBrVLxfanBQVAFcdpA-_I2UKgFvOoAef9y32PMQ_NyDSrlY/s320/IMG_9819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Cheers to the bride and the groom--they got up early for some uncrowded shots of Piazza San Marco! Just them, the photographer and the friendly pigeons. (We stayed out of their shot!)</div>
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Lily must have taken this one, because she's not in it. The Early Birdies, L-R: Me (Bridget), Lan, Il Maestro Professor Yasha, Bill.<br />
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Spices, rice, dried pasta.</div>
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Fish!</div>
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We bought some of these figs and some grapes, but the lady yelled at us in Italian...maybe she was not ready for customers?</div>
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Squash blossoms and watercress, big delicacies in the States!<br />
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We considered taking the Vaporetto back to the hotel, but Prof Yasha surprised us with a taxi ride! We could see the vendors for the market unloading and the gondoliers getting ready for a busy Saturday. We watched 2 large cruise ships pull in to the port as well, and before we knew it "our" part of San Marco was crowded.<br />
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What an amazing view of the city--thanks, Prof Yasha!<br />
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Santa Maria della Salute. When I return to Venice, I'm going in!</div>
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We had enough time for a quick pastry and cappuccino before loading our bags on the boat Prof Yasha hired to take us to the Airport. Here are Rob and Vikram running to board before 10 am sharp departure! <br /><br />Ciao, Venice!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-23726168412085108442017-06-28T17:14:00.001-04:002017-06-28T17:14:34.145-04:00That gorgeous orange cocktail!Prof Yasha was right, this is truly the best cocktail--an Aperol Spritz. <br />
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It's as bright and summery as that tablecloth at the street cafe in Venice! (Hi Lily and Lan!)<br />
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How does it taste?<br />
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Like long days of sunshine, with a side of bubbling laughter and that heavy-limbed feeling you get when your work day is done, you've clocked 11 miles on your FitBit, and you're ready to relax with your favorites.<br />
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(Maybe I am biased because I had my first one with Jocelyn...but they are delicious, different and not too heavy. The perfect drink before dinner...or after dinner.)<br />
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Here's how you make one:<br />
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Add ice to a large balloon glass, and add:<br />
3 parts Prosecco<br />
2 parts <a href="http://www.aperol.com/">Aperol</a> liqueur<br />
1 part <i>acqua frizzante</i> (that's fizzy water)<br />
Garnish with an orange wheel.<br />
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Italians have enjoyed Aperol since 1919, when it was introduced at the Padua International Fair, but Spritzes were not common until the 1950s. In the 2000s Aperol sponsored the Moto GP World Championship. There is our tie-in to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrapovi%C4%8D">Akrapovic!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-82122440788671563612017-06-28T11:43:00.001-04:002017-06-28T11:43:59.195-04:00Gelato > Leonardo da VinciWhile standing outside the Leonardo da Vinci museum, the only thing on our minds was the incredible gelato... This shines a surprising light on prioritizing immediate relevance when hot and hungry 🍦 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-74931337822411693012017-06-26T23:38:00.002-04:002017-06-26T23:38:34.869-04:00You call THAT a ceiling?THIS is what a real palace should look like, talk about serious wealth. Even though the Doge was supposedly only living in 10 rooms of this palace, we all know where he was spending his time <br />
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💯Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-63039333391068038142017-06-26T23:27:00.002-04:002017-06-26T23:27:40.215-04:00My Dinner is Staring...Given the choice I probably wouldn't opt to have fish heads on my plate, but "when in Croatia"... Do as the Croats do right?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-76136585621190809262017-06-26T23:20:00.001-04:002017-06-26T23:20:43.130-04:00Malvasija Wine TraditionMalvasija wine, the "Queen of Istria". What a delightful tradition that in Istria, when someone comes to your home you off them a glass of wine, regardless of time of day or occasion. I do wonder how they determine who to offer wine to? We should email Tin!<br />
I.e. "Hey there!" ... "Hellooo".... "Come in for a glass of wine and a casual conversation?".... "Well I am just delivering the mail, but tradition is tradition."<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-19108499110168797582017-06-25T18:26:00.004-04:002017-06-25T18:34:15.772-04:00Venice, Italy<br />
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What does it take to be one? A lot apparently! To begin you need almost 300,000 Euros: 250,000 license fee and 30,000 to 40,000 euros to buy a gondola. AND your father and grandfather had to have been gondoliers as well. Another way millionaires found a way to take and keep public waters for themselves.<br />
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We visited a mask making place in Venice. Our sweet charming presenter talked about the process of making the masks and what they were used for. Very informative.<br />
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I painted my own mask (for my daughter actually). Not an artist, am I?! But, she loved it. <br />
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A visit to Murano Island<br />
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A short visit to Murano Island to watch Murano Glass making. Interesting process! A lot of skill required to make it perfect.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-5917474812078469552017-06-25T17:13:00.004-04:002017-06-25T17:13:55.593-04:00A visit to a shipyard in Pula, Uljanik<br />
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Uljanik was founded in 1856 as a shipyard for Austria-Hungarian Empire. It survived multiple wars, and many changes to political and economic systems in the country. Not only did they survived by thrived.<br />
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Ljubljana, Slovenia<br />
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Loved our tour down Ljubljanica River. Loved hearing about city of Ljubljana and the pride people take in their city. The city has about 300,000 residents. To maintain it's beauty and mid size status the government has taken steps to prevent overbuilding. They also have a good public transport system to other towns. This has added bonus of people staying in their own surrounding villages and thus keeping them from becoming ghost towns, as it is a case in most of other countries that used to form Yugoslavia. </div>
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A visit to College of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana<br />
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Our first visit to Ljubljana was to a welcome lunch to restaurant Manna. Great food, great service. We followed that with a visit to College of Philosophy. I loved hearing about Slovenian history and culture. <br />
"You will be welcomed here, and we will like you, but you have to learn Slovenian language" Professor KraftUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222108528766853683.post-7591747454669305952017-06-25T16:28:00.001-04:002017-06-25T16:28:35.536-04:00Pula, Croatia<br />
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