{"id":10337,"date":"2010-01-27T11:29:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T15:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:16:10","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-1-27-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/27\/jetaa-chapter-beat-1-27-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 1.27.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Freelance writer\/editor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonathantrace#h150-180\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Trace<\/a> <\/strong>(Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of <strong><a href=\"..\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10338\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/hokusai_Winter_Evening_in_Japan_-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"hokusai_Winter_Evening_in_Japan_\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/hokusai_Winter_Evening_in_Japan_-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/hokusai_Winter_Evening_in_Japan_.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejetaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA New England<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, January 29th, 6:00 at Fleming&#8217;s. Join NEJETAA for their first happy hour of the new year this Friday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career Workshop &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, February 17th NEJETAA will be holding it&#8217;s career workshop for JET alumni. This year&#8217;s theme is, &#8220;Marketing Yourself in a Tough Economy,&#8221; so come on out and get a leg up on that new career. Location and times to be announced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaaportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA Portland<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eugene <em>Subchapter<\/em> Event &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, January 29th, 7:00 at Sakura Japanese Restaurant. Spend the evening out with the JETAA Eugene Subchapter group this Friday night.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology Regional Conference &#8211; <\/strong>January 29th through the 31st at the Mark Spencer Hotel. JETAA Portland is hosting a <a href=\"http:\/\/regionalconference.jetaaportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">regional conference<\/a> on &#8220;Technology and Implementation&#8221; to discuss technology and how it can benefit all JETAA Chapters around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10340\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/180px-Makioka2.jpg\" alt=\"180px-Makioka2\" width=\"180\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>J-Lunch &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, February 5th, 12:00 at Thai Kingdom. Come share your love of Japan over lunch with others in the DC area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour \u2013 <\/strong>Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30 at the Hawk and Dove. Get together and share some laughs with the group in DC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JBook Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, February 22nd, 6:30 at a location yet to be determined. This month&#8217;s selection will be &#8220;The Makioka Sisters&#8221; by Junichiro Tanizaki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/want.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Western Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kaiwa \u2013 <\/strong>Thursday, January 28th, 5:30 at 43 Below. Practice your Japanese with old friends and some tasty snacks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family Okonomiyaki BBQ &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, February 21st, 11:30 at Synergy Parkland in Kings Park. Free BBQ and soft drinks in the park, as well as dessert and watermelon provided by the Consulate General. Spend the day outdoors and catch up with old friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnw.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Pacific Northwest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Conversation Club &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, January 28th, 6:30 to 8:30 at 1424 Weller St. JCCCW is extending a special invitation to JETAA members who are interested in a conversation get together.<strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>JETAA British Columbia<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shakuhachi Workshop \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, February 6th, 1:00 to 4:00 at the Renfrew Park Community Centre. Mr. Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos will be performing a musical workshop on the Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. Participants will learn how to play and will receive their very own hand carved flute made by Mr. Ramos himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberra.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Canberra<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10339\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/011011aspo.jpg\" alt=\"\u0091\u00e6\u0082U\u0089\u00f1\u0083\u008f\u0081[\u0083c\u0083h\u0083Q\u0081[\u0083\u0080\u0083Y\u0091\u00e6\u0082S\u0093\u00fa\u0081E\u0083Q\u0081[\u0083g\u0083{\u0081[\u0083\u008b\u0081^\u0093\u00a1\u008c\u00b4\u008c\u00e5\u0091I\u008e\u00e8\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Come-and-Try Gateball Day &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, January 31st, 3:30 at the Canberra Croquet Club. JETAA Canberra is hosting its annual Come-and-Try Gateball afternoon. Come try your hand at this little-known Japanese sport.<\/li>\n<li><strong>O-Shaberikai \u2013 <\/strong>Wednesday, February 3rd, 5:30 at the Holy Grail in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>What happened at your chapter\u2019s event? <\/em><\/strong><em>If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just contact <strong>Jonathan Trace<\/strong> with any info, stories or comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freelance writer\/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat. JETAA New England Happy Hour &#8211; Friday, January 29th, 6:00 at Fleming&#8217;s. Join NEJETAA for their first happy hour of the new year this Friday. 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