{"id":37955,"date":"2015-06-18T19:02:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=37955"},"modified":"2015-06-18T19:17:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T23:17:51","slug":"the-jet-programme-alumni-satogaeri-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/18\/the-jet-programme-alumni-satogaeri-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The JET Programme Alumni Satogaeri Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate schools<\/em><em>\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Would you like to return and visit your JET towns for a few days? As part of the JET Programme Alumni Satogaeri Project, 11 JET alumni will return to their former places of work, and re-visit places with which they have a strong affiliation, local residents who they developed close relationships with, current JET participants and others, on the basis of their \u2018Satogaeri Project Plan\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Applications are now open!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">JET alumni who wish to act as a bridge between Japan and other countries are encouraged to apply to participate in this project, which aims to further develop the JET Programme network, promote the appeal of Japan\u2019s local regions around the world, and create an opportunity for further development of the JET Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">To coincide with the project, a \u201cmini-JETAA International Meeting\u201d will be held, where JET alumni, including country representatives, will come together to share examples of their activities,to exchange opinions about how to strengthen the bonds between JET alumni and local authorities in Japan, and discuss ideas for events which will be held in 2016 in celebration of the JET Programme 30th Anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Dates:\u00a0<\/strong>Monday, November 9, 2015 \u2013 Friday, November 13, 2015 (4 nights, 5 days)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Schedule:\u00a0<\/strong>After participating in exchange activities in Tokyo, the participants will each return to the area in Japan where they lived and worked as a JET participant, and engage in activities according to their own \u2018Satogaeri Project Plan\u2019. Schedule is subject to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 1:<\/span>\u00a0(Tokyo) Arrival in Japan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 2:<\/span>\u00a0(Tokyo) JETAA &#8220;mini-Int&#8217;l Meeting&#8221;, Opinion Exchange Meeting with AJET,\u00a0courtesy visit to the President of CLAIR, reception hosted by CLAIR<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 3:<\/span>\u00a0(Regional Area) Travel from Tokyo to regional areas, courtesy visit to contracting\u00a0organizations, opinion exchanges hosted by local AJET chapters (Media coverage from\u00a0accompanying media sources, information distribution via SNS by\u00a0Satogaeri participants)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 4:<\/span>\u00a0(Regional Area) Participants visit people and places with which they have strong connections and\u00a0affiliations. (Media coverage from accompanying media sources, information distribution via SNS by\u00a0Satogaeri\u00a0participants)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 5:<\/span>\u00a0(Regional Area) Departure from Japan to home countries<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Eligibility:\u00a0<\/strong>You have completed your term of appointment on the JET Programme as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), CIR (Coordinator for International Relations), or SEA (Sports Exchange Advisor), and are actively contributing towards JET Alumni Association (JETAA) activities. This condition does not apply if there is no JETAA chapter in your area.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You would be a suitable representative of JET Programme alumni (e.g. you have been recommended by your JETAA chapter).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You have a strong desire to reconnect with your former contracting organization and the region you previously lived and worked in, and you are able to make direct contact and cooperate with the school\/workplace that you worked at.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Your former workplace is able to receive you (and carry out activities with you during your visit).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You will actively post about your experiences in and impressions of Japan from the perspective of an international visitor on your blog, homepage, Facebook page or other means.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You accept that there may be mass media coverage of your visit, and will cooperate where required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You will write a report of your experiences on the Satogaeri Project after returning to your home country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You are able to participate in the entire schedule of the Satogaeri Project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Your Satogaeri Project Plan is deemed appropriate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">You are a participant who completed your term on the programme 3 or more years ago (preferred).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Participation Fees:\u00a0<\/strong>CLAIR will cover the cost of travelling to Japan; domestic travel, accommodation and meal expenses in Japan (excluding meal expenses when the participant is not engaged in Satogaeri Project duties); and overseas travel accident insurance (travel insurance). However, travel expenses incurred when travelling from one\u2019s place of residence to the airport in the participants\u2019 home country, and personal expenses (e.g. phone calls\/communication expenses*, hotel room mini-bar charges, any expenses incurred during non-Satogaeri Project duties etc.) will be borne by the participant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Any other expenses incurred in Japan before or after the official start\/end dates of the project will be borne by the participant. Costs for travel insurance for this extended period of stay in Japan are also to be borne by the participant, and CLAIR cannot bear any responsibility for any accidents that may happen during this time.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> *CLAIR will provide a portable Wi-Fi internet connection<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Applications:\u00a0<\/strong>Applications can be made by sending Form 1 \u2018Satogaeri Project Participant Application Form\u2019 and Form 2 \u2018Satogaeri Project Plan\u2019 to the CLAIR office that holds jurisdiction over the country that you are based in by July 13 (Mon.). Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by the end of July (tentative) by the CLAIR office which processed their application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Forms can be found\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" title=\"Applications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jlgc.org\/TopicList.aspx?topicCategoryID=6&amp;topicID=460&amp;languageTypeID=1&amp;controlType=Display\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Application Submission Contact Information<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Mr. Keisuke Matsuura (Canada) \u2013 matsuura@jlgc.org<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Ms. Arisa Maruno (US) \u2013 maruno@jlgc.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Japan Local Government Center \/ CLAIR New York<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> 3 Park Avenue, 20th Floor<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> New York, NY 10016<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Telephone No.: 212-246-5542<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate schools\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. 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