MSU Alumni Club of Japan Annual Meeting at Hikone!
MSU Alumni Club of Japan Annual Meeting at Hikone!MSU Alumni Club of Japan invites all the members to join our annual meeting scheduled on May 11(Sat) at Hikone, Shiga. Please bring your family, friends, and prospective students with you to enjoy conversations with many fellow Spartans.Due to the schedule of MSU Business School students’ visit to Japan, our Club decided to have our annual meeting at JCMU(the Japan Center for Michigan Universities ミシガン州立大学連合日本センター) in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture as we informed in previous newsletter. http://www.jcmu.net/13 students from MSU are scheduled to join our meeting with Ms. Sarah Singer , the instructor of this tour and Ms. Nao Nakano, her assistant, will join us.Mr. Benjamin McCracken, director of JCMU, is kind enough to provide us a guided tour of the facility and presentation about JCMU and its history with Shiga and Michigan before the annual meeting will commence.Of course, a buffet style lunch meeting with Spartan Athletics video is the tradition of our Club. This will truly give you the Spartan Spirit.Also, we are asking Hiko-nyan, a famous Yuru-chara(or loose character) of Hikone join the meeting through Mr. McCracken. Due to the very tight schedule of popular Hiko-nyan, please expect his loose performance at our meeting with your fingers crossed.Enclosed is a Japan Post Bank money transfer request form to be used for the payment of the Club’s annual membership fee of 3,000 yen. Please remit this payment through the “Japan Post Bank”. Please note that the Money Transfer Request Form is not enclosed for those who already paid their 2013 annual dues. If you have already paid the 2013 annual dues, please ignore. Our Club activities are fully supported by the membership fee. Your patronage will be greatly appreciated.This will be our first meeting in Kansai area in many years, so that please join this memorable meeting with Spartan Spirits! See you at JCMU, Hikone!Go Green!! Go White!!1.Date & Time: May 11, 2013 (Sat) 12:30 ~15:30Schedule12:00~ Registration12:30~13:15 JCMU facility tour and presentation13:20~ Take commemorative group photos or “Kinen Shashin”13:30~13:50 MSU Alumni Club of Japan Annual Meeting13:50~ Reception13:50~ Greetings by President13:55~ Speech by Ms. Sarah Singer of MSU14:00~ Buffet reception15:30 Adjourn2.Location :the Japan Center of Michigan Universities → http://www.jcmu.net/*10 min. by taxi cab from JR Maibara Station (appx. 1800yen)*10 min. by taxi cab from JR Hikone Station (appx. 1500yen)*A free shuttle bus from JR Hikone Station to Hikone View Hotel will leave JR Hikone West Exit at 12:00 and will arrive at Hotel 12:15. JCMU is just next to Hikone View Hotel.*Also, a free shuttle bus from JR Maibara West Exit to Hikone View Hotel leaving 11:15 and arriving 11:25 (nonstop) will be avairable.〒522-0002 滋賀県彦根市松原町1435-861435-86 Matsubara-cho, Hikone-Shi, Shiga-KenPhone:0749-26-3400 Fax:0749-24-93563. Fee : Member 5,000yen[Annual Membership Fee is not included]Spouse & Children 3,000yenChildren Under Age 12 FreeProspective Students 3,000yen4. Accomodations:Hikone View Hotel http://hikone.in/Hikone Grand Duke Hotel http://www.gdh.jp/Reservations and all the arrangements should be prepared by members.5. To reply, please use the enclosed post card with your name by May. 7 (Tue).If you moved, or changed your e-mail address, etc., please give us those information thorough this media, so that we will be able to keep in touch. Also, writing on this post card any other information such as names of your friends not receiving this information are mostly welcome, or, please send an e-mail to SGB00033@nifty.ne.jp