2014 OATJ Annual Meeting

Advocacy & Reports

2:45-3:30November 2, 2014

<Consulate General of Japan in Detroit>1. Japan in Ohio and Michigan

<Career Fair/Exploration>2. Ohio Saitama Career Fair (Sept 5, 2014)3. JASCO Career Exploration (March 7, 2015)

<OATJ/AATJ [American Association of Teachers of Japanese]>4. Rebecca Allen & Hiroaki Kawamura: AATJ Leadership Workshop (AATJ/ACTFL, Florida, Nov

2013) 5. Teppei Kiyosue: AATJ Leadership Workshop (AATJ/ACTFL, Texas 11/20-21, 2014) 　

<Others]>6. 2013-16 CGP Japan Alumni Network Project (“Strengthening the Infrastructure to Produce

Future Leaders through Educational outreach, Career Development and Professional Development in the State of Ohio and the in the Midwest”)

7. 2012-15 CGP Wittenberg Business/Japanese Project (“Combining Japanese Studies with Preparation for a Business Career”)

8. OATJ Representative to the OFLA (Ohio Foreign Language Association) Board9. K-12 Networking in Ohio

Advocacy

1. The 2014 OSU Arts and Humanities Outreach Award (Janet Stucky) おめでとう！！！！

2. OATJ Newsletter3. OATJ web site/event calendar 4. Treasurer’s report

5. JASCO Speech contest and Career Fair (March 2014)

2013-2014 Report

 Total Income: $700 Affiliate Quarterly Payment from America Association of Teachers of Japanese: ($15 x 38) + ($10 x 13) = $700  Total Expense: $776.61 Annual Meeting (Mileage reimbursement for guest speakers) $695.61 Officers’ Meeting Lunch (8 participants, December 2013) $81.00

Summary: Starting Balance $1,877.21 2013-2014 Income $700.00 2013-2014 Expense $776.61 Balance (As of 9/30/2014) $1,800.60

Teppei KiyosueTreasurer - Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese

Treasurer’s Report October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014

1. Japanese Language Proficiency Test [JLPT] at OSU (2014~)December 7 (Sun) Oct 3 (registration deadline)

2. Critical Language Scholarship [CLS] (2013-14) OSU3. OU Tsunami/Iwate project4. OSU Title VI (2014-2018)5. Univ of Findlay US Dept of State Fulbright (2014-15)

Special Projects

Mr. Yo Azama Workshop (Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan, at Eastern Michigan Univ, January 17-18)

JASCO Speech Contest [postmarked by January 20, 2015; Final round on March 7, 2015]

JASCO Career Exploration [March 7, 2015] CATJ (Central Association for Teachers of Japanese) Univ

of Findlay, April 11-12, 2015 Manga workshop at OSU (date TBA, June, 2015)

2015/16 (?) OATJ Annual Meeting (Kent State) – officer election year

Upcoming Programs

Workshop/Conference: Kawamura, Yuasa, Noda, Kawano, Furuhata, Stucky

Newsletter: Allen

Web Page/Facebook: Yamamoto

Speech Contest/(Nengajo Contest): Kiyosue

Working Groups