**All participants are responsible for reviewing the OCS Pre-Departure Materials and acting on any necessary document prior to departure.**

PRE-DEPARTURE MEETINGS

I. Seminar specific:

II. OCS Health & Safety meeting. MANDATORY.

You must choose one of the two times to attend:

Tuesday, January 27

• 5-6PM
• LDC 104

• 12-1PM
• LDC 104

PRE-DEPARTURE INFORMATION

Have your health care provider or Travel Clinic AT HOME during winter break complete your Health Assessment Form (provided in your OCS acceptance packet but also available on the OCS website as a “Related Document:” http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/ocs/forms/) and receive all the necessary immunizations. Student Health and Counseling will not be able to provide these services to you on campus this winter. If you don't make the necessary arrangements during break, you will be directed to Mayo Clinic, Park Nicollet in the Cities, or Northfield Allina Clinic.

Act on and/or follow-up on any items (e.g. immunizations, other appointments…)

NB: you must have health insurance which covers you at the program site. If you do not know whether you are covered, contact your insurance company. If you are not covered in any way, or in a way which meets your needs, you can look into the insurance provided through Carleton (go to Student Health and Counseling) or you can look at insurance provided by a company such as CISI (culturalinsurance.com)

2. Passport – check to see that it is 1) valid for six months beyond the time you expect to return to the U.S., and 2) you have signed your passport

3. Copies of passport - Please scan your passport and send it to lvanderw@carleton.edu by February 10, 2009. If you are unable to scan your passport for whatever reason, make two (2) copies of your passport and bring them into the OCS office, Leighton 119.

4. OCS Health & Safety meeting - This is a MANDATORY meeting which will be held twice during winter term. You MUST attend one of the two meetings: January 27, 5-6pm, LDC 104 OR February 24, 12-1, LDC 104.

5. Russian Visa Materials - see Diane Nemec Ignashev for details

http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/ocs/planning/confirmedstudents/

7. Pre-departure information – to be completed by February 10, 2009. Found at:

http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/ocs/forms/

www.statravel.com
www.studentuniverse.com
www.kayak.com
www.mobissimo.com
www.beevang.worldventures.com

(Bee Vang is a Carleton alum who has a good site which searches the top 200-300 travel sites for fares.)