The 【2018】activity of Kansai Stanford Club (KSC)

Saturday, October 6, 2018 Autumn Welcome Party for the Stanford Internship Students

From 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm, we held the Autumn Internship Students’ Welcome Party at the Amherst Gest House at Doshisha University.

A total of 40 people attended, 10 Stanford Students, SJC president Mike Hugh and 2 other Stanford professors with their families (6 family members), 9 Kansai Stanford Club members, and 12 other guests attended. (See group photo)

In the beginning, three groups were formed, maple, gingko and Mt. Fuji, and we enjoyed the potluck lunch.

After the lunch, we had a paper Frisbee competition. At first, all had to make their own Frisbees from 8 Origami pieces.

The competition had two rounds. In the first round, the goal was 5 meters away and in the second round 7 meters. The ranking was decided by the score of each participant. If the Frisbee past through the one meter wide goal ring, the person get 20 points in the first round, and 30 points in the second round.

Everyone tried their best, but the goal was hard to hit. At the end of the competition, three winners were awarded prizes.

This year typhoon 25 approached Japan this weekend, so we were wondering if the party could be held as planned. Fortunately the weather was not too bad, so everyone could enjoy the party.

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Saturday,July 14, 2018, Organizers’ Meeting

From 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, we held on Organizers’Meeting at the Stanford Japan Center at Doshisha University. Nine organizers attended ( Chairman Mr. Ishida, yearly secretaries Mr. Shigesada, Mrs. Murata, Mr. Ito and his wife Mr. Inaba, Mr. Kawata and his wife, Mr. Tomimasu).

The items discussed were as follows: 1.Selection of the new chairman It was recommended that Mr. Ishida continues to be the chairman for the next two years and everyone agreed.

2.Confirmation of scheduled events The Autumn Welcome Party for the Stanford Internship Students will be held on October 6. About 10 students are expected to attend.

3.Review of the Spring Welcome Party (1)The Financial Report showed about 42 thousand yen is appropriate to prepare for the next party. (2)The amount of food was just right. (3)It would have been good to have “plan B” in case of rain. (4)We should select several people to take the official group photo at the next party to make sure the quality is okay.

4.Preparation of the Autumn Welcome Party Possible events could be (1)KPOP/JPOP performance (2)Paper craft Frisbee or Ninja star 5.Exchange of opinions between the JSA and KSC chairmen about their future relationship It was decided to continue the relationship the same way as before.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018, Spring Welcome Party for the Stanford Internship Students

From 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm, we held the Spring Internship Student’s Welcome Party at the Amherst Guest House in Doshisha University.

A total of 90 people attended; 35 Stanford students, SJC president Mike Hugh and two other members, 19 Kansai Stanford Club members, 5 Stanford Alumni and 28 other guests attended.

After the welcome speeches by KSC President Ishida and SJC President Hugh, Professor H. Mabuchi gave a 3-minutes presentation about a new development at Stanford University called “Stanford Now”.

After lunch, we had the paper airplane flying contest. This year we selected 5 people from three groups in the qualifying round and a first place, second place and third place winner in the final round. We marked the target zone with rope. In the contest, the longest distance was 19.2m.

After the contest, the KSC members introduced themselves, then we all sang the song “Sukiyaki”.

The party went smoothly and the students lingered afterwards while chatting with each other.

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Saturday,Feburary 17, 2018, Organizers’ Meeting

From 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, we held on Organizer’s Meeting at the Stanford Japan Center at Doshisha University. 9 organizers attended ( Chairman Mr. Ishida, yearly secretaries Mr. Shigesada, Mrs. Murata, Mr. Besshio, Mr. Ito and his wife, Mr. Kawata and his wife, Mr. Tomimasu).

The items discussed were as follows: 1. Schedule for 2018 - Feburary 17th (Saturday) Organizer's Meeting from 11:00am to 2:00pm - April 21st (Saturday) Spring Welcome Party from 12:00noon to 3:00pm - July 14th (Saturday) Organizer's Meeting from 11:00am to 2:00pm - October 6th (Saturday) Autumn Welcome Party from 12:00noon to 3:00pm 2. Spring Welcome Party for Stanford Students (1) Welcome Party charges (2) How to send the invitation (e-mail, regular mail) (3) Contents of the invitation (4) Food budget and person in charge (5) Total budget estimate based on expected number of guests (6) Party program and related budget (7) Ideas to facilitate communication between all guests (8) Timetable 3. Meeting on Feburary 1st with President Hugh and Ms. Shimazawa of Stanford Japan Center 4. KSC's homepage maintanance 5. Others

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New Year's Party on Sunday, January 14, 2018

From 11:00 to 14:00, the members of the Kansai Stanford Club and their family members and SJC President, Mike Hugh, a total of 15 people, held a New Year's Party at "Octavar", a restaurant at Hotel Keihan in Kyoto.

SJC President, Mike Hugh, had some health problems last yearto hear , but everybody was happy to see that he seems to have recovered.

Dr. Kadotani, a member of the organizer’s committee, made a 30-minute presentation about the importance of sleep to maintain our health.

Everyone were very excited to hear about it.

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