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THURSDAY
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3:00 PM
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JETAA Chicago Welcome
Desk open at Inn of Chicago (162 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611)
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7:00 PM
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Meet in Hotel Lobby to
walk to USJETAA Reception (or join us anytime at the bar after 7:30)
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7:30 PM
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USJETAA Welcome Happy
Hour – Lizzie McNeill’s (400 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611)
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FRIDAY
| Breakfast in Buckingham Room- Provided by MOFA (Supported by USJETAA) |
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8:00 AM
| Breakfast in Headquarter Suite – donated by Robert Corder (Supported by USJETAA) |
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9:00 AM
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Welcome Remarks
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| Ella McCann, President, JETAA Chicago |
| Takahiro Ando, Deputy Director, CLAIR New York |
| Kotaro Oe, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan |
| Bahia Simons-Lane, Executive Director, USJETAA |
| Monica Yuki, Country Representative, JETAA USA |
| Chapter Delegate Introductions & Omiyage |
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10:00 AM
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Keynote Speech – JET:
Playing the Long Game – Margot Carrington, former Minister-Counselor for
Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
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10:30 AM
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Growth and Sustainability
in the Grassroots – Peter Kelley, President, NAJAS
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11:00 AM
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How to Leverage
USJETAA’s Resources Locally – Bahia Simons-Lane
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12:00 PM
| Lunch in Headquarter Suite courtesy of CLAIR New York (Supported by USJETAA) |
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1:30 PM
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Five Year Plan: Be
Proactive Instead of Reactive – Andy Shartzer, JETAANY & Monica Yuki,
JETAA USA
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2:30 PM
| Growing (and keeping) Strong JET Leaders – Rachel Reed, JETAADC and Katherine Meyer, JETAAMN |
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3:15 PM
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Break
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3:30 PM
| Remote Outreach & Engagement – Samantha Corpuz, PNW JETAA |
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4:15 PM
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Chapter Presentation
(JETAAMN, JETAA Music City, and JETAA Texoma)
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4:30 PM
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Growing Chapter
Visibility and Branding – Teri Galvez, JETAA Rocky Mountain
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5:00 PM
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Instructions for
evening events & free time
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6:15 PM
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Meet in hotel lobby to
walk to Japan Information Center
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7:00 PM
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MOFA Reception at
Japan Information Center 737 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611
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8:30 PM
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Nijikai
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Scavenger Hunt: Team
Activity to See the Best of Chicago at Night!
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SATURDAY
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8:00 AM
| Breakfast in Headquarters Suite (Supported by USJETAA) |
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9:00 AM
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Scavenger Hunt Results
– Tom Collins, JETAA Chicago
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Overview from Friday
Conference and run through of the agenda – JETAA USA
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9:30 AM
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Everything You Ever
Needed to Know About GIA But Were Afraid to Ask – Aki Sugawara & Tomoko
Fujiwara, Assistant Directors, CLAIR New York
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10:00 AM
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Building Membership,
Step-by-Step – Kelly Bolen & Jennifer Kuang, JETAA Hawaii
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10:30 AM
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How to Host a Successful
Family Friendly Event – Maureen Brase-Houchin, JETAA Heartland (Nebraska)
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11:00 AM
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Once a JET Always a
JET: How to Keep Your Sempai Engaged – Melissa Cruz, JETAASC
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11:30 AM
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Breakout Session:
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| 1. Focus on Growth in Subchapters – Rachel Reed, JETAADC |
| 2. Focus on Growth in Leadership and Boards – Faye Valtadoros, JETAA USA |
| 3. Focus on Growth of Sempai and Family Friendly events – Melissa Cruz, JETAASC |
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12:00 PM
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Chapter Presentation
(JETAA Alaska, JETAA New England, and JETAA Rocky Mountain)
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12:15 PM
| Lunch in Headquarter Suite courtesy of CLAIR New York (Supported by USJETAA) |
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1:30 PM
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Non-profit status:
Who’s got it, who wants and how should we be using it?
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1:45 PM
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Breakout session:
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| 1. Chapters with 501(c)3 status can share ideas on how to take full usage of being an NPO – moderated by Monica Yuki, JETAA USA Country Rep |
| 2. Chapters that are working towards 501(c)3 status can gain tips and insights with other chapters in the process – Moderated by Bahia Simons-Lane, USJETAA |
| 3. Chapters without 50(c)3 status and not working towards it and how they are able to partner with other organizations – Moderated by Dustin Henrich, JETAA USA |
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2:15 PM
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The Reality of Small
Chapters | Analyzing JETAA’s Challenging Relationship with the JET Pipeline
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2:45 PM
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Just Do It:
Implementing the Lessons from NatCon – JETAA USA
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3:30 PM
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Chapter
Presentations (PNW JETAA, JETAA Portland, JETAANC, JETAASC, JETAANY, JETAA
Mid-South, and JETAA Florida)
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4:30 PM
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Instructions for evening
event & Free Time
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5:30 PM
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Meet in Lobby to take
Lyft to reception
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6:00 PM
| CLAIR Reception at Izakaya Mita (Supported by USJETAA) |
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9:00 PM
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Nijikai- Headquarters
Beercade (213 W Institute Pl, Chicago, IL 60610)
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SUNDAY
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8:00 AM
| Breakfast in Headquarter Suite – donated by Robert Corder (Supported by USJETAA) |
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9:00 AM
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Delegate sock exchange
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9:30 AM
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JET Alumni:
Impacting the U.S.-Japan Relationship – Paige Cottingham-Streater, Chair,
USJETAA
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9:40 AM
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JETAA International
Update – Xander Peterson, JETAA International Advisory Board
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10:00 AM
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JETAA Canada Update –
Andrew Mossley, Country Representative, JETAA Canada
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10:20 AM
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Chapter presentations
(JETAA Heartland, JETAA Great Lakes, JETAA Hawaii, JETAADC, and JETAA
Chicago)
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10:45 AM
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Come Together, Right
Now: Working within Your Region
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11:50 AM
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Final Words – Ella
McCann, JETAA Chicago & Faye Valtadoros, JETAA USA
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