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Benjamin, Arick Soo, Allyne Zhang, Alyssa, Bernice Teo, Bryan Tan, Caryn Chan Kar Yen, Charles, Charmaine LIM Jia Jing, Darryl Poh, Esther Loh Yuan Yu, Goh Sian Ying, Heng Wei Shin, Joey Lau, Koh Pei Ling, Loh Ken Ming, Ng Pin Jie, Ryan Hong Jia Jing , Sean Seah, Sim Jing Wei, Pok Jing Kai Swinnerton, Teo Wei Lun , Too Min Jay ,

Roles

Everyone must still chip in to help out with the planning.

Roles	Cast	Comments
Course Coordinator & GO Relations	Benjamin, Arick Soo	Oversees everything. The buck stops here. Overall responsible for the course.
Trip Planners
Itinerary Planner	Organization - Arick Soo, Bryan Tan, Caryn Chan Kar Yen, Charles, Charmaine LIM Jia Jing, Darryl Poh, Pok Jing Kai Swinnerton, Cultural & Event - Allyne Zhang, Goh Sian Ying, Ng Pin Jie, Sim Jing Wei, Itinerary - Arick Soo, Teo Wei Lun ,	Organization (manage which type of min/10 companies to visit; get a good mix of IT, Fintech, Gaming/Media/Content, Social Enterprise, etc; assign teams to startups, incubators/VC, forum/media, University; keep progress/status of teams contacting companies; update organization wiki page; organise company briefing). Must be a go getter, able to knock on doors, keep pushing for progress and have lots of contact. Cultural & Event (search for cultural and events happening such as Educational Sights, Cultural immersions, Local happenings, Seminars, Tech show, Conferences, Forums, Talks, Farmers Markets, Product Release, Museums, Science centres, City tours, etc; manage trip welfare and fun factor; convince class to have fun/take the plunge). Must be happy go lucky person with a sense of adventure. Try out exciting new things in a happening city. Able to search for events, happenings, fab, etc. Itinerary (google map out all visit locations with min travel time, set global time slot for each visit, update wiki itinerary page, seats next to bus driver for navigation). Must be very organise with timing, constraints and logistics. Navigation and street smart. Can travel in any city, never get lost.
Trip support	Finance - Arick Soo, Excel Spreadsheet - Koh Pei Ling, Collect Money - Ryan Hong Jia Jing , Insurance - Your Name, Attendance - Collect Info/Telegram/room assignment - Esther Loh Yuan Yu, Travel Agent/Researcher - Arick Soo, Loh Ken Ming,	Finance (collect, pay, distribute, foreign exchange, petty cash, liaison with SMUX claims, check out grants, global wallet/wise/youTrip, etc). Must be comfortable/careful/confident with money, precise, protect, bouncer, have a money pooch or global wallet, etc. Insurance (source and review supplementary insurance that is not covered in SMU insurance, organise insurance registration/payment and helps with claims if needed). Must be meticulous, able to compare different documents, some experience with insurance claims. Attendance (collect class information/indemnity form/travel dates/passport/food preferences/visa/, setup telegram group, take class/trip attendance, room assignments/daily check in at night). Must be attentive, first and last out of venue, recognise classmates, know how to use telegram to collect votes, etc. Travel agent liaison (negotiate with travel agent, research on flights, hotels, bus, transfer, etc). Must be a master negotiator, able to compare prices with research directly from hotels, flights, transfer charter, claim even when prices are going up, etc.
Trip Documentors
Wiki & Photos	Wiki Editor - Bernice Teo, Photographer- Alyssa, Sean Seah, Videographer - Heng Wei Shin,	Wiki editors (edit Roles, Teams and Reflection wiki pages, create templates for reflection and organization, make sure all links are connected and up to date, update organization wiki page after project presentation and organise/update team reflection each trip day). Must know how to use media wiki, templates, upload photos, scan broken links, etc. Photographer/videographer (take class/trip photos/videos/zoom screenshots, plan visit storyboard/scripts, edit photos/videos, etc). Must like photography, videography, have good DSLR or phone camera or go pro, know photoshop, video editors/premier/corel, experience as photographer for events.
Publicist & Designer	Publicist - Too Min Jay , Designer - Joey Lau,	Publicist (post and update Social Media pages/Facebook/telegram channels/tiktok, write articles about our classmates/companies/visits, blogs, entice news media, slog likes, followers, etc). Must be popular, outgoing, influencer, lots of followers. Designer (design wiki logo/banner/role page, come up with token/gifts for host, buy/carry banner, buy gifts and distribute, etc). Must be artistic (not the Power Point kind) and able to build an image.