JETAA Chapter Beat for October 2016
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Ryan Hata (Tottori-Ken, 2014-Present) AJET National Council Director of Alumni Relations: Ryan is in his second year on the AJET National Council and first as the Director of Alumni Relations. He works alongside Rachel Brisson (AJET National Council Director of Alumni Resources ) and members of JETAA International (JETAA-I) to strengthen the relationship between former JETs, current JETs, and Japan. Ryan helps to keep you up to date with JETAA events around the world. If you have a specific event that you would like promote, please do not hesitate to contact him by email at ryan.hata@ajet.net or his Linkedin profile.
Autumn is upon us in Japan and with autumn, brings the gorgeous phenomenon: the change of leaf colors. Since moving to Japan, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the changing of colors from green to yellow, orange, and red. Check out what events are happening around the JETAA community. Perhaps there’s some fall outdoor events for chapters in the northern hemisphere.
1. JETAA USA National Conference in Los Angeles
2016 JETAA National Conference
Hosted by JETAA Southern California
When: September 29th ~ October 2nd
Where: Double Tree by Hilton-120 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States
The conference will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton in the historical district of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. A great thank you to JETAASC for pulling out all the stops and organizing the hotel venue, dining sites, and evening events for this year’s conference!
We invite two delegates from each JETAA Chapter to attend. We recommend sending delegates that will be continuing as leaders and play active roles with your chapter in 2016/2017
(all times are tentative)
Thursday 9/29: Welcome Reception at 6pm hosted by USJETAA
Friday 9/30: Conference 8am – 6pm & Evening Reception hosted by Consul General
Saturday 10/1: Conference 8am – 6pm & Evening Reception hosted by CLAIR
Sunday 10/2: Conference 8am to 12pm, followed by optional local activities
Photo courtesy of JETAAUSA.com
2. JETAANY
When: October 3rd, 7 pm-10 pm EDT
Where: Stone Creek Bar and Lounge-140 E 27th St A, New York, NY 10016, United States
Hey everyone!
Mark your calendars, it’s trivia time! Do you have the intellectual fortitude to reign supreme as the JETAA trivia master? Do you know the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? Prove it! Join us as fellow JET alum and this year’s host Wade Binneboese (Aomori represent!) tests your knowledge on everything from Japan to pop culture, and mix it up with other alumni over good food, good drinks, and great company. There may also be an interactive category for the truly witty, and amazing* prizes for the best teams! Sign up soon, and we’ll see you there!
*Cats not included*
COST: $10 to play and for light appetizers; order drinks and food a la carte from waitstaff. Happy hour is good through 8 pm – special for us! Pay athttp://jetaany.org/2016/
Stone Creek Bar & Lounge
140 East 27th street (btwn Third and Lexington) http://stonecreeknyc.com/
We have a private room in the back!
Happy hour is until 8 pm (only for us!). Meet at 7:00 pm to make team, Game starts at 7:30.
Teams will be up to you, but team size will be determined by turnout, so the more who come, the more you can have on your team!
Email social@jetaany.org with any questions.
PC: From the JETAANY Facebook event page
When: October 3rd, 6:30 pm CDT
Where: 325 N. LaSalle, Suite 775
On Monday, October 3rd, JETAA Chicago will have its monthly board meeting.
The meeting’s location will be at 325 N. LaSalle, Suite 775, so pencil the date in your diary.
Please confirm attendance by noon on 10/3 so we can register them at the front desk, and everyone will need a photo ID.
This meeting is the big one, we will celebrate a successful year with our current board of officers before we elect new people into roles.
If you are interested in running for a position do email info@jetaachicago.com for more details, or visit http://jetaachicago.com/
We gladly welcome returnees and alumni alike.
A light dinner is provided to all who attend. Let us know if you have any food allergies or avoidances.
There will be a nomikai afterwards.
Email info@jetaachicago.com with any questions or any items you would like to add to the agenda.
PC: From JETAA Chicago’s Facebook event page
4. JETAANC
When: October 6th, 6 pm-7:30 pm PDT
Where: Crystal Jade Jiang Nan-Embarcadero Center, 4 Embarcadero Center, Lobby Level, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
Join alumni and friends at our San Francisco Networking Nomikai (happy hour)! Crystal Jade has great happy hour specials and if it’s nice out come find us on the back terrace with beautiful views of the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge!
Come out, make new friends, and catch up with old ones. This is a great chance to do some networking in a fun, casual setting. Everyone is welcome!
Look for alumni with red JETAANC lanyards. Or print out this mini JETAANC table sign so people can find you! Just fold in half and then fold the bottom of each side into a base to make a standing “triangle”:
http://bit.ly/Xedg5s
JETAANC’s SF Networking Nomikais are held on the first Thursday of every month, so mark your calendar!
**Please drink responsibly.**
PC: From JETAANC’s Facebook event page
5. JETAA NSW
10th Inoue Yasushi Award Ceremony and Japanese Culture Program
When: October 7th, 6 pm-8 pm NSW
Where: The University Of Sydney – Charles Perkins Centre D17, The University of Sydney Johns Hopkins Drive Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia
The 10th Inoue Yasushi Award Ceremony and Japanese Culture Program is held at the Charles Perkins Auditorium Centre at the University of Sydney.
Inoue Yasushi is one of Japan’s most revered and awarded figures in Japanese literature, a highly prolific writer of poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels. In 2006 (Australia-Japan Year of Exchange), the Inoue Yasushi Award was established at the University of Sydney by the Inoue Yasushi Memorial Foundation/Inoue Family and Masanori Ohtani in Sydney to encourage research and researchers of Japanese Literature in Australia and NZ. Certification and Prize will be awarded to the winners chosen by the Selection Committee of The University of Sydney. The Program introduces Inoue Yasushi’s life, his works and his days, Silk Road, history of China and Japan since the 6th century with beautiful music, pictures and films and reading of his poems and stories.
This is a free event, so book early or enquire at inoueyaward@gmail.com.
6. JETAANC
JET Welcome Back Reception and Nomikai
When: October 7th, 6:30 pm-8 pm PDT; 8:15 pm- 10 pm PDT
Where: The Consul General’s Residence (2700 Vallejo Street, San Francisco CA 94123); Lion Pub (2062 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115)
Who: This is for JETs returning in the last three years
What: Official Welcome Back Reception
Where: The Consul General’s Residence (2700 Vallejo Street, San Francisco CA 94123)
When: 6:30 to 8:00
Dress: business casual
Separate RSVP Required:
JET alumni and friends are all invited to welcome back the 2016 JET returnees! Come by to share stories, advice, memories, and smiles!
Look for people with the red JETAANC lanyards, possibly a small JETAANC sign.
The nomikai will be at Lion Pub (Divisadero Street and Sacramento Street), about a 10-minute walking distance from the Consul General’s residence.
When: October 7, 2016
Time: 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm (Feel free to hang out earlier or later!)
Where: Lion Pub (2062 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115) [Near Welcome Back Receptions]
How to get there: Buses 1, 2, 22, 24, and 38 will get you close to Lion Pub
Note: Pub may be busy, and there are no reservations. So, feel free to come early! Some of us will get there at 8:15 pm from the Consul General’s residence!
RSVP: https://
7. JETAAUK
NW Manchester Welcome Back Party!
When: October 8th, 7 pm-9 pm BST
Where: Samsi Manchester-36-38 Whitworth St, Manchester M1 3NR, United Kingdom
October is when we in the North welcome back our recently returned brethren. This year we will be holding two separate events in both Liverpool and Manchester where we will eat, drink, reminisce and carouse and help our new returnees recover from reverse-culture shock with some Northern hospitality! This is a great way to introduce new ex-JETs the wider JETAA North West community. Partners/friends/ adorable plushies are as always welcome but in case of number limitations, priority will be given to ex-JETs.
Saturday October 8th 7pm-9:30pm at the Little Samsi in Manchester City centre (hosted by Charles)
(http://www.samsi.co.uk/
A six minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly train station or ten minutes from Manchester Piccadilly bus station.
Please RSVP Lorna at nwevents@jetaa.org.uk by October 1st for Manchester and October 15th for Liverpool. If you miss the deadline, you may still be able to squeeze in, so please message! (And of course attending both is fine too!)
PC: JETAAUK’s Facebook event page
8. JETAANY Philadelphia Sub-chapter
When: October 8th, 1 pm EDT
Where: Bars in Philly TBD
Couldn’t make the NYC Yukata Bar Hop? Looking for an excuse to wear your super stylish yukata or jinbei one more time before it gets too cold? The Philly JET Alumni Association will be hosting a bar crawl and all JETs and friends of JETs are invited.
Dress in your yukata/jinbei or your however you’d like to represent yourself for a good walkabout the city! Locations to be announced, friends welcome. Celebrate the last of robe weather!
PC: JETAANY Philadelphia Sub-chapter’s Facebook event page
9. JETAAMN
When: October 8th, Time TBD
Where: Place TBD
On Saturday, October 8th,JETAAMN will be welcoming home newly returned JETs with a Returnee Dinner. Former JETs, family and friends of former JETs, or any others interested in joining us are welcome! More details will follow soon, so please watch ourFacebook, Twitter, and your email inbox for more information.
10. GLJETAA
When: October 9th, 1 pm EDT
Where: Yates Cider Mill-1990 E Avon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, United States
The scenic beauty at Yates Cider Mill is ideal for a relaxing stroll, an afternoon picnic, or simply a quiet moment at the river’s edge while enjoying a Cider Mill treat. You name it, it’s your memory waiting to be made! For an enjoyable Michigan afternoon, visit Yates Cider Mill!
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PC: From GLJETAA Facebook event page
Second Sunday: Board Meeting and Networking Nomikai
When: October 9th, 12 pm-3 pm MDT
Where: Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern-1020 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524, United States
Come one, come all, to October’s Second Sunday Board Meeting and Networking Nomikai, or should I say, Norikai?! Grab a bike and a helmet and join us for pedals and pints in Fort Collins where we will pedal our way through town sampling the delicious drinkable fare.
Board Meeting @ Fort Collins Brewery and Tavern: 12 PM-2 PM
Networking Norikai @ Odell Brewing Company*: from 2:05PM
*Our pedals and pints adventure starts at Odell’s, but feel free to drop in to the Board Meeting at FCB beforehand. Bring your own bike or grab one at the bike share station. Check out http://bike.zagster.com/
If you need a ride or want to carpool, post to this event and we’ll get it figured out!
PC: From JETAA Rocky Mountain’s Facebook event page
12. JETAANC
When: October 13th, 6 pm-7:30 pm PDT
Where: B-Dama ビー玉-907 Washington St, Oakland, California 94607
Join alumni and friends at our monthly East Bay Networking Nomikai (happy hour)! We are heading back to B-Dama in Old Oakland, near 12th Street BART, 12 minutes from SF. B-Dama offers real-deal Japanese izakaya food and drinks, including $5 Asahi on tap:
http://www.asbdama.com/
Come out, make new friends, and catch up with old ones. It’s a good chance to develop your network. Everyone is welcome!
Look for alumni with red JETAANC lanyards. Or print out this mini JETAANC table sign so people can find you! Just fold in half and then fold the bottom of each side into a base to make a standing “triangle”:
http://bit.ly/Xedg5s
JETAANC East Bay Networking Nomikai are held the second Thursday of every month, so mark your calendars!
**Please drink responsibly.**
PC: From JETAANC’s Facebook event page
13. JETAA Ottawa
When: October 15th, 7:30 pm-10:30 pm EDT
Where: Clocktower Brewpub Byward Market 89 Clarence, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5P5
Join your fellow alumni and recently returned JETA at the Byward Clocktower Pub as we get all natsukashiiiiiii and dish about our lives pre, during, and post-Japan. Get and give insight and advice at our annual “okaeri” event. RSVP to events@jetaaottawa.ca today.
PC-From JETAA Ottawa’s Facebook event page
14. JETAANY
When: October 15, 3 pm-6 pm
Where:Nippon Club-145 West 57th street
On Saturday, October 15, we are hosting our annual Career Forum at the Nippon Club. The event is focused on educating JET alumni on how to market their skills from Japan in order to find their next career opportunity. Whether you want to stay in teaching, use Japanese in the workplace or do something totally different from JET, then this event is perfect for you.
Date: Saturday October 15th
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Nippon Club (145 West 57th street)
RSVP: ONLINE by Wednesday, October 6th. To attend this FREE event we ask all attendees to fill out a form about your career interests to we can best help you grow professionally
Questions: Contact Wendy at social[at]jetaany.org or David at treasurer[at]jetaany.org
Schedule:
3:00 – Doors open, registration, networking
3:30 – Welcome Remarks
3:35 – Writing Resumes for Results session
4:00 – Interviewing with Confidence session
4:25 – Break
4:40 – JET Alumni Panel Discussion with Q&A
5:10 – Wrap up
5:15 – Introduce Japanese recruiters
5:20 – Break-out sessions: Meet recruiters & JET Alumni
5:50/6:00 – End
We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming JETAANY event!
PC: From JETAANY’s Featured News and Events section on its website
15. GLJETAA
When: October 15th, 7 am EDT
Where: Cedar Point 1 Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Between out two great states we have some stellar day trip locations, one of them being Cedar Point! So all you rollercoaster lovers out there be sure to sign up for this event! (It will also be Halloweekends season!!)
If you’ve got a bit of a drive to the park, we encourage carpooling!
PC: From GLJETAA Facebook event page
16. JETAAUK
NW Film Trip ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
When: October 16th, 12 pm-3 pm BST
Where: The Printworks 27 Withy Grove, M4 2BS Manchester, United Kingdom
Missing anime but feeling too lazy to test out your Japanese? Say no more!
Kubo and the Two Strings is a new, beautiful stop-motion animation from Laika Studios (Coraline). Set in feudal Japan and drawing inspiration from Eastern traditions and folklore and receiving glowing reviews so far, it looks the perfect balance of 可愛い (kawaii) and怖い (kowaii).
JETAA North-West is proposing meeting on Saturday October 15th/Sunday 16th EITHER at the Liverpool Vue Cinema or at the Printworks in Manchester city centre to enjoy the film and maybe grab lunch/dinner (unfortunately precise film times are not available this far in advance).
Whichever venue seems to be the most popular is the one we will go for, so please RSVP Lorna (nwevents@jetaa.org.uk ) by October 10th and we will confirm times and meeting spots! (If you cannot make the date but would still like to see the film, please message with another date and if we have enough demand we may reschedule).
PC: From JETAAUK’s Facebook event page
When: October 20th, 6 pm-8 pm
Where: Address and directions to be sent to participants upon registration
2016 Retuners Dinner at the Denver Consular General’s Residence:
If you are a newly returned 2016 Alumni, you will receive a formal email from the Denver Consulate. Other Alumni, please read on:
We have 10 spots open to Alumni who would like to come and meet the newly returned 2016 JETs. This event requires an RSVP.
★ You must be a JET Alumni, and you must be registered in our membership database. Following our Facebook page does not count as membership. We will send details about the event after the first 10 slots have filled up.
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSd0jHcrUwT2ZVGAnt…/viewform
JETAARM membership form:
http://jetaarockymountain.org/register/
18. JETAAUK
NW Liverpool Welcome Back Party
When: October 22nd, 7 pm-9 pm BST
Where: Miyagi-77 Bold Street, L1 4EZ Liverpool
October is when we in the North welcome back our recently returned brethren. This year we will be holding two separate events in both Liverpool and Manchester where we will eat, drink, reminisce and carouse and help our new returnees recover from reverse-culture shock with some Northern hospitality! This is a great way to introduce new ex-JETs the wider JETAA community. Partners/friends/ adorable plushies are as always welcome but in case of number limitations, priority will be given to ex-JETs.
Saturday October 22nd 7pm-9:30pm at Miyagi in Liverpool (hosted by Corrina)
(http://
Please note, this is the BOLD STREET Miyagi Restaurant! A five minute walk from Liverpool central or 8 mins from Liverpool Lime Street
Please RSVP Lorna at nwevents@jetaa.org.uk by October 1st for Manchester and October 15th for Liverpool. If you miss the deadline, you may still be able to squeeze in, so please message! (And of course attending both is fine too!)
PC: JETAAUK’s Facebook event page
19. HJETAA
When: October 28th, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm CDT
Where: Tapcade-1701 McGee St, Ste 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(Due to scheduling conflicts and the new jETAA hadn’t returned yet, this is the actual event!)
Let’s meet the JET returnees over drinks and 80s/90s arcade games!
JET Returnees! Come meet the alumni! We’re an awesome community that wants to hear about your stories! We want to hear about your plans? Not sure what to do about grad school or a job? We’ve got members from all over walks of life that want to help you out.
Never been to Tapcade? $5 gets you unlimited arcade games. Drink menu on the website below. Parking is free on the streets.
*Not official JET-supported event.
** There are way more than 4 arcade games than pictured above. They’re behind the picture’s view.
PC: From HJETAA’s Facebook event page
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