Changing Of The Diplomats
This month two high level diplomats at the Japanese Consulate were reassigned to other positions: Masuya Otsuka-san, Director of Culture, the former JIC at the JCCC, and head of the…
JETAA Fighting Carps Win Gold!
The rain stayed away on Sunday, September 9 as JETAA Toronto aimed to recreate the team spirit that encompasses Sports Day in Japan. Against the backdrop of Marilyn Bell Park’s dragon boat event, JET alumni got together to test their skill, speed and agility and to cheer on the JETAA Fighting Carps Dragon Boat team. (more…)
Japanese Canadian Leadership Programme 2012-2013
Are you a Japanese Canadian who is looking to explore your heritage and culture? The Japanese Canadian Leadership Programme is offerred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan and will…
Annual General Meeting Report
Our AGM this year was a huge success! It was wonderful to see newly returned JETs coming out and mingling with veteran alumni members. We had Nha-Thy Vo, a senior member of the JETAA Quebec/Atlantic team, join us. The meeting began with an overview of the various activities and events JETAA Toronto hosted during the 2011 year. The group discussed and voted in our new bylaws (which will be posted to the website shortly). The bylaws were passed with an overwhelming result of 87%.
The remaining part of the AGM was used to discuss and vote for the new representatives of the 2012 JETAA executive committee. The following are the results for the 2012 JETAA executive team:
Wanted: JETAA Canada Representative
The call for platforms for the JET Alumni Association (JETAA) Canada’s Country Representative has begun and we’re looking for interested candidates! The Canada Representative is integral to unifying Canada’s various chapters and representing our country on the JETAA-International level.
The appointed Returning Officer will conduct the elections, including the collection of platforms, distribution of platforms for voting, counting and collecting the votes, and announcing the winner. Please submit all platforms directly to the appointed Returning Officer at eric@jetaabc.ca.
The dates for the upcoming 2012 election process are as follows:
- February 29th: Platforms for 2012 Canada Rep due.
- March 20th: Voting for Canada Rep opens.
- March 26th: Voting for Canada Rep closes.
- April 6th: Returning officer publishes results of Canada Rep election.
2012 JETAA Technology Conference
The JETAA 2012 Regional Tech Conference took place from Jan 27–29. Alumni from Canada and the US gathered in Denver to discuss tech issues and helped chapters with their tech…
The International JET Conference Report
The following report was written by our country representative, Jamiena Shah.
This year’s meeting was made possible by funding from the Centre for Global Partnership and was supported by MOFA and CLAIR Tokyo. The official meeting took place Friday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd at the CLAIR Head Office in Tokyo.
The meeting was followed by a volunteer 2-day excursion to the Tohoku Region. Several JETAAi representatives joined current JET Programme participants of the Tohoku region to volunteer in the ongoing cleanup efforts in Rikuzentakata, where the late Montgomery (Monty) Dickson was stationed as a JET. It was important for JETAAi to find a way to give back in a real way, that wasn’t just money or an item on an agenda, and by going directly to the affected area to aid in the aftermath clean-up.
A Helping Hand
Partnering with JAVA, JETAA Toronto presented a (very) large cheque to the board members of the JCCC. In the photo are JAVA's Mark and Naoe and JETAA's Chris and Natalie…