From: Jim Brooke
To: Yale Club Members
Date: December 2002

Greetings!
        We have three enticing events coming up for the next six weeks. Seats are going FAST for the Journalism on Japan event, so if you want to reserve seats, e-mail us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If the dining room at the FCCJ fills up, we will keep a waiting list.
        We had a good turnout for the Gus Speth event  at the International House -- about 45 were there. Highlighting the all-volunteer nature of our club, a great group of Forestry and Environmental Studies graduates helped enormously. Special thanks to: Hironori Kamemoto, Chie Nakaniwa, Takayuki Hagiwara, Yousuke Abe and Tetsuro Mori.
        At our last event, which was in Roppongi, about 20 percent of reservations were no shows. For the Journalism event at the FCCJ, because demand is so high, there will zero tolerance on no shows. If we are not contacted at least a day in advance, we will charge in full. If the club cooks for 60, we pay for 60.
        See you at these events!

        Jim Brooke
        President
        Yale Club of Japan

        SAT. DEC. 7 -- Yale-Harvard game tape showing at Hobgoblin in Roppongi. For more information, email: Makiko Harunari: makiko.harunari@aya.yale.edu or  makeex@livedoor.com; reservations not essential, just wear blue, show up, and cheer!

        FRIDAY DEC. 13 - Journalists on Japan - an Inter-Ivy dinner at the FCCJ; moderated by Bruce Dunning, CBS News, president of the Princeton Club; panel with: Rebecca MacKinnon of CNN-Tokyo (Harvard); Clay Chandler of Fortune-Hong Kong (Harvard); Nathalie Pearson Associated Press-Tokyo(Princeton); and Yalies -- Michiyo Nakamoto (Financial Times) and Jim Brooke (New York Times). 6:30 cocktails; 7 p.m. buffet dinner; RSVP to Bruce Dunning BGD@cbsnews.com with a copy to: yaleclubjapan@hotmail.com


        TUESDAY JAN. 7  Yalies in the Diet: A dinner with new generation of Japanese Political Leaders. A friendly debate over future paths for Japan with two thirty something Yalies elected last month to Japan's Parliament. The fresh faces are: Jun Saito, 33, Democratic Party of Japan; Yamagata; and Kotaro Tamura, aged 39, an Independent; Tottori. Ken Iida and Chigusa Hara are organizing; RSVP to the Yale Club. yaleclubjapan@hotmail.com

        WEBMASTER AND WEBMISTRESS;
        Ken Iida and Machiko Inoue, both classmates, are graciously volunteering their time to set up the Yale Club of Japan website. Any tips, ideas or help would be gratefully received: kensaku.iida@accenture.com or machiko.inoue@fleet.gecapital.com

        SPRING BALL
        Marcy Wilder, vice president of the Harvard Club, is looking for someone to organize this spring inter-Ivy Charity Ball. She is bursting with ideas, and reachable at: <marwil@jircas.affrc.go.jp>
        Appended here are details from last year's ball.

Jim:
        I am attaching two files which should
provide further information about the Ball. One is the text for the program
that was handed out to attendees. It indicates the location of the event
(Westin Tokyo in Ebisu), the names of the cooperating clubs' presidents, the
evening's program, and sponsors of cash donations and raffle prizes,
describes the two targeted charities, and lists members of the organizing
committee. The second file is a generic announcement that we circulated to
all the club representatives for their use in announcing the Ball to their
membership. As you should be able to discern from the program, the event was
presented by the Harvard Club of Japan and Thierry Porte, in cooperation
with over 20 alumni groups of U.S. universities in Japan. Thus far, the Ball
has been held twice, in 2001 and 2002 (organized by our club). Ideally, in
order that it becomes a truly university-wide event, we feel strongly that
participating clubs should rotate in presenting this event. In this regard,
it would be wonderful if your club would be able to take the reins for the
next event.
   Unfortunately, I do not have any photographs on hand to send you, but the
event itself was attended by 300 people, and was really a lot of fun. If you
should have any further questions, please do not hesitate to let me know. If
it is to be held this coming April, organization really needs to get started
right away (it can be made at a later date, but it has already become sort
of a tradition to hold it in April). In this regard, if you could let me
know your thoughts as soon as possible, I would very much appreciate it.
Best regards,

Marcy

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