WIE Program Year Book 2012 EDITION

Welcome to Hotel ICON’s Internship Program (WIE) Yearbook!

The WIE program was set up to give our students opportunities for access to invaluable working experience in Hotel ICON by practicing what they learn

ed from class into the real world. If you could intern once, we can agree that Hotel ICON is the best place to do it since Hotel ICON is a hotel unlike any

other. It is all about individuality and a celebration of Hong Kong’s finest. And As the world’s first co-located, co-

lead program offered in a teaching and research hotel -

Hotel ICON believes in the future of Asian hospitality and provides a dynamic environment to inspiring a new generation of passionate pioneering hoteli

ers and students who will one day take their positions as leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry

This yearbook outlines some of the feedback from the intern students in 2012 about their experiences, and provides a valuable record of how fruitful inter

nship experience can be.

We would like to extend a very special ‘thank you’ to everyone who contributed to putting this publication together and for sharing details of your experi

ence so generously.

Yours Truly,

Yearbook Committee 2012 YEARBOOK COMMITTEE: Cindy Liu; Iris Chen; Suki Qiang;

A LETTER FROM YEARBOOK COMMITTEE

1. FACTS OF HOTEL ICON

2. YOU ARE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

3. THE UNIQUE INTERNSHIP OF

LIFE TIME

4. THE UNIQUE PRACTICE

ENVIRONMENT

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8. TRAINING, VISITING &

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Hotel ICONHotel ICON-- the Innovative Campus for Outstanding Novicethe Innovative Campus for Outstanding Novice

IINDIVIDUALITYNDIVIDUALITY

A stay at Hotel ICON is an in-A stay at Hotel ICON is an in-

vitation to discover a fresh vitation to discover a fresh

interpretation of traditional interpretation of traditional

Asian hospitality, with all of its Asian hospitality, with all of its

attentive and courteous quali-attentive and courteous quali-

ties. Hotel ICON is all about ties. Hotel ICON is all about

haute style and architectural haute style and architectural

cool. The creative buzz of cool. The creative buzz of

Hong Kong has inspired our Hong Kong has inspired our

every detail. Hotel ICON every detail. Hotel ICON

represents the combined ef-represents the combined ef-

forts of Hong Kong’s most forts of Hong Kong’s most

creative talents. Standing as a creative talents. Standing as a

testament to design innova-testament to design innova-

tion, this landmark property tion, this landmark property

features work from acclaimed features work from acclaimed

local and international talents. local and international talents.

Hotel ICON was founded and Hotel ICON was founded and

owned by the School of Hotel owned by the School of Hotel

& Tourism Management at & Tourism Management at

Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni-Hong Kong Polytechnic Uni-

versity instead of a property versity instead of a property

of an international hotel chain.of an international hotel chain.

CCULTUREULTURE

We’re passionate about local We’re passionate about local

culture culture -- art and design, art and design,

fabulous food and a modern fabulous food and a modern

sparkle packaged up with sparkle packaged up with

perfect service. But we also perfect service. But we also

have an undeniably interna-have an undeniably interna-

tional flavor and this is re-tional flavor and this is re-

flected throughout every as-flected throughout every as-

pect of our service. It is what pect of our service. It is what

makes Hong Kong unique makes Hong Kong unique --

the representation every-the representation every-

where of different cultures. where of different cultures.

Yet, you’ll find the ambience Yet, you’ll find the ambience

here familiar and comfort-here familiar and comfort-

able able -- the perfect balance of the perfect balance of

high style and traditional high style and traditional

hospitality hospitality -- exciting yet in-exciting yet in-

formal, responsive and pas-formal, responsive and pas-

sionate. Hotel ICON reflects sionate. Hotel ICON reflects

the true essence of Hong the true essence of Hong

Kong Kong

OOBJECTBJECT

Hotel ICON is found to better Hotel ICON is found to better

serve tourism, benefit the serve tourism, benefit the

community and showcase the community and showcase the

best of our city. Hotel ICON best of our city. Hotel ICON

complex represents the complex represents the

global centre of excellence global centre of excellence

in hospitality and tourism in hospitality and tourism

education research. As the education research. As the

world’s first coworld’s first co--located, colocated, co--

lead program offered in a lead program offered in a

teaching and research hotel teaching and research hotel --

Hotel ICON believes in the Hotel ICON believes in the

future of Asian hospitality future of Asian hospitality

and provides a dynamic en-and provides a dynamic en-

vironment to inspiring new vironment to inspiring new

generation of passionate pio-generation of passionate pio-

neering hoteliers and stu-neering hoteliers and stu-

dents who will one day take dents who will one day take

their positions as leaders in their positions as leaders in

the hospitality and tourism the hospitality and tourism

industry.industry.

NNOVELTYOVELTY

Hotel ICON features chic and Hotel ICON features chic and

stylish interior design com-stylish interior design com-

plemented with revolution-plemented with revolution-

ary technology and intelli-ary technology and intelli-

gent luxuries. Complimen-gent luxuries. Complimen-

tary minitary mini--bar; complimen-bar; complimen-

tary wired and Witary wired and Wi--Fi highFi high--

speed internet and more.speed internet and more.

To further facilitate research, To further facilitate research,

three prototype guestrooms three prototype guestrooms

under the themes of design, under the themes of design,

innovation, and wellinnovation, and well--being being

have been built for experi-have been built for experi-

mentation of advanced con-mentation of advanced con-

cepts and creative ideas. A cepts and creative ideas. A

crucial learning experience, crucial learning experience,

these prototypes could be these prototypes could be

where the guestroom of the where the guestroom of the

future is conceived. future is conceived.

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THE UNIQUE INTERNSHIP OF

LIFE TIME

What was your intern project? “America’s Test Kitchen

Food & Friends Dinner Parties.” America’s Test Kitchen re-

cently published their Menu Cookbook and I needed a way to

show off what the book was capable of. We asked bloggers

across North America to help us host an America’s Test

Kitchen dinner party using the cookbook. After going

through numerous applicants, I narrowed the field down to

six lucky bloggers. Every week, a blogger shared their ex-

perience using the book and had their post featured on The

Feed.

What did you learn from the project? I learned that mail-

ing packages to Canada and rack of lamb dinners can get

really expensive.

What was your favorite part of the internship? Besides

living the dream in Boston and working for a brand I abso-

lutely adore? Working with Steph and the rest of new media

tree house. Every day I learned something new and was

amazed by all of the hard work, passion and knowledge my

co-workers bestowed upon me. The taste tests were cool too.

What advice would you give to applicants and future in-

terns? If you have a passion for food and social media, you

are going to love this experience. Take it all in because that

three months goes by fast. Go to all of the taste tests and stick

around for the discussions, you’re going to be blown away by

the knowledge that gets passed around.

THE UNIQUE PRACTICE

ENVIRONMENT

Welcome to the Department of Computing and Mathematics,

Schools Liaison Initiative.

During the past few years the Department has been actively

engaged in enhancing links with local schools and colleges and

our visits have proved very popular.

You can find some of the schools and colleges that we have

given talks to and their comments by following the Schools

Visited link.

This initiative is constantly evolving and currently we offer a

program of free talks aimed at 6th form students at schools/

colleges within a 20 mile radius of Manchester city centre.

However, if your college is further afield and you would be

interested in a talk, please contact us so we can discuss your

requirements.

If you look at our Talks or Workshop links you will see the va-

riety of talks that we offer at the moment. Some of the talks

support a Public Understanding of Science and can be tailored

to suit different audiences. The list is not static and new talks

will be added as they become available.

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