Chapters of the UK JET Alumni Association meet for a National Annual General Meeting each February. The meeting enables chapters to share information and ideas on promoting grassroot linkages with local Japanese groups and to collaborate on how to support cultural activities and national JETAA Events.
This year, the AGM was hosted by JETAA Wales in Cardiff on the weekend of 20th/21st February. Representatives attended from the London, Scotland, Wales, Midlands and North West chapters.
The event was kindly supported by the Embassy of Japan, JLGC and CLAIR who came to learn about our recent national and regional activities. They also provided delegates with useful guidance on how our goals and plans for the coming year can be achieved.
One of the main discussions related to the 20th anniversary of the Alumni Organisation. Delegates collaborated on proposals for special events to celebrate this milestone. It was decided to launch a national photo competition through the website to ensure that all former UK Alumni members can get involved. (Full details will be published here in the coming months.)
The following items were also discussed as part of the AGM;
- Promoting and building upon the success of the new JETAA website,
- Supporting the JETAA International Meeting in Edinburgh this autumn,
- Supporting former JET participants through the Careers Information Day and Japanese classes.
Elections were held for all UK Executive positions for the forthcoming year, with the following candidates appointed;
- Chair: Neil Taylor (Wales)
- Treasurer: Wes Jones (Midlands)
- Webmaster: Andy Hall (London)
- Web Editor: Fiona Steele (London)
- Marketing Liaison: Josy Audigier (London)
- CID Coordinators: Hugh Thomas and Fiona Steele (London)
Contact details for the JETAA Executive and further information about how to get in touch with your local chapter are available via the 'ABOUT JETAA' tab at the top of this page.
