2014 OATJ Annual Meeting Advocacy & Reports 2:45-3:30 November 2, 2014

1.Japan in Ohio and Michigan 1.Ohio Saitama Career Fair (Sept 5, 2014) 2.JASCO Career Exploration (March 7, 2015) 1.Rebecca Allen & Hiroaki Kawamura: AATJ Leadership Workshop (AATJ/ACTFL, Florida, Nov 2013) 2.Teppei Kiyosue: AATJ Leadership Workshop (AATJ/ACTFL, Texas 11/20-21, 2014) 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”) CGP Wittenberg Business/Japanese Project (“Combining Japanese Studies with Preparation for a Business Career”) 3.OATJ Representative to the OFLA (Ohio Foreign Language Association) Board 4.K-12 Networking in Ohio Advocacy

1.The 2014 OSU Arts and Humanities Outreach Award (Janet Stucky) おめでとう！！！！ 2.OATJ Newsletter 3.OATJ web site/event calendar 4.Treasurer’s report 1.JASCO Speech contest and Career Fair (March 2014) Report

Total Income: $700  Affiliate Quarterly Payment from America Association of Teachers of Japanese:  ($15 x 38) + ($10 x 13) = $700 Total Expense: $  Annual Meeting (Mileage reimbursement for guest speakers) $  Officers’ Meeting Lunch (8 participants, December 2013) $81.00 Summary:  Starting Balance $1,  Income $  Expense $  Balance (As of 9/30/2014) $1, Teppei Kiyosue Treasurer - 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] ( ) OSU 3.OU Tsunami/Iwate project 4.OSU Title VI ( ) 5.Univ of Findlay US Dept of State Fulbright ( ) 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