Here is the agenda for the 2014 JETAA USA Regional Conference.
Friday, January 10, 2014
15:00 – 17:30 – Arrival and Registration at the Harvard Square Hotel
15:30 – 18:30 – Shuttle bus from hotel to Consul General Residence (latecomers board second shuttle at 18:30)
18:30 – 20:30 – Dinner Reception hosted by Consulate-General of Japan in Boston
20:30 – 21:30 – Shuttle bus returns to Harvard Square Hotel
21:45 – Nijikai at Charlie’s Kitchen
Harvard Square Sanjikais – Beat Hotel, Russell House Tavern, Daedalus, or Tasty Burger
Saturday, January 11, 2014
07:30 – 08:00 – Arrival for Breakfast at RIJS
08:00 – 09:00 – Breakfast & Networking – rooms S030 Lee Gathering Room or S040
09:00 – 09:10 – Opening Remarks -NEJETAA – room S020 Belfer Case Study Room
09:10 – 09:20 – Opening Remarks -JETAA USA
09:20 – 10:20 – The JETAA Initiative & Membership: Creating a System of Support for Alumni and Chapters – Paige Cottingham-Streater and Laurel Lukaszewski, CULCON & USJBF
10:20 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 11:20 – Organizing your chapter over a large geography – Presentation & Workshop – Steven Horowitz, JETAA USA Board of Advisor, JETwit
11:20 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Breakout sessions:
1. Subchapter Establishment – Presentation & Workshop – Valerie Stewart, JETAASE
2. Technology & Tools for Membership Management – Presentation & Workshop – Christina Omori, JETAA USA
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:40 – Alumni Organizations’ Membership Management Strategies – Panel Discussion – Teach for America Alumni Affairs, University of Michigan Club of Greater Boston, & AmeriCorps Alumni
14:40 – 14:50 – Break
14:50 – 15:50 – Fostering Relations with Japan-Focused Organizations – Presentation & Workshop – Jennifer Butler, JETAA USA
15:50 – 16:00 – Break
16:00 – 17:00 – Membership Drive – Case study of Japan Society of Boston & Workshop
17:00 – 17:50 – Break and walk back to Harvard Square Hotel
17:50 – 18:00 – Meet in Harvard Square Hotel lobby, walk to O Sushi Restaurant
18:00 – 20:00 – CLAIR Dinner Reception at O Sushi Restaurant
20:30 – Nijikai at Scholar’s in Downtown Crossing
Boston Sanjikais – Jm Curley or Silvertone
Sunday, January 12, 2014
07:30 – 08:00 – Arrival for Breakfast at RIJS
08:00 – 09:00 – Breakfast & Networking – rooms S030 Lee Gathering Room or S040
09:00 – 10:00 – Breakout sessions: room S020 Belfer Case Study Room
1. Supporting a Professional Development Event – Presentation & Workshop – Pamela Kavalam, JETAANY
2. Mailchimp for Novices and Experts – Breakout Workshop – Patricia Frisoli, NEJETAA
10:00 – 10:50 – Implementing Strategies to Recruit Current JETs/Recent Returnees – Presentation & Workshop – Mark Frey, JETAANC
10:50 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 11:50 – JETAA Transnational/Cross-Chapter Collaboration – Brainstorming Session – Nadine Bukhman, JETAA Toronto and Casey Marie Mochel, JETAA USA
11:50 – 12:00 – Conference Farewell
12:00 Regional Conference officially concludes
12:30 – Unofficial afternoon activities with NEJETAA – Lunch Excursion to Quincy Market
