Nov 27 meeting

Monday, Nov 27, 8:30 - 10:30
PSC Planning Meeting & Dec 2 volunteer orientation

Location: Shinjuku area

please confirm participation: rose.ito@gmail.com
Will send you the meeting location details upon confirmation of participation.

Main topics:
Dec 2 Forum final preparation
Notes for 2007
* Everyone is asked to conplete PR, flier distribution and reminder emails by this meeting.

Next meeting Tuesday Nov 21 9:30 pm

Monday Nov 6, 7:30 - 9:30pm
PSC general meeting followed by Planning Meeting
Location: Koots Green Tea, Harajuku/Omotesando area, off Meiji-dori
Map: http://www.koots.co.jp/store/detail_06.php
please confirm participation: rose.ito@gmail.com
Main topics: Nov GI-VEBAC & Dec 2 Forum PR

Tuesday November 21, 9:30 - 10:30pm
PSC Planning Meeting:
Location: Koots Green Tea, Harajuku/Omotesando area, off Meiji-dori
Map: http://www.koots.co.jp/store/detail_06.php
please confirm participation: rose.ito@gmail.com
Main topics: Dec GI-VEBAC and Dec 2 Forum
* Everyone is asked to confirm with Sarajean that they have finished detailed PR by this meeting.
Before Tuesday - please send Sarajean an update if you cna not join the meeting:
PR: please let me know to what degree you have completed phase
two or PR (sending out detailed information to all)
Who needs fliers and postcards?
Day of volunteers - Ryo and Stacey
we need one person to do translation for one of the panelists

Sept 1 Meeting cancelled - to be held Sept 5

Meeting agenda
part 1 - 15-20 min

general/intro meeting

part 2 - planning meeting
agenda items:
1. Ueno NGO Matsuri - Sept 10
- schedule & contents
- ideas for the NGO English workshop

- prep

- signs

2. Forum 7
- speakers
- PR
- day of assistance

3. GI-VEBAC! project
- updates

August 18 meeting info

Next PSC General meeting followed by Planning Meeting
Friday, August 18 7:30 - 9:30
Location: PSC office, Maruko Bldg, 3F, Ueno-Okachimachi area
1-20-6 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8605
A map can be found at http://www.jca.apc.org/repp/REPPchizu.htm
All interested in joining are requested to contact rose.ito@gmail.com

Agenda items:
NGO matsuri - Sept 9
Forum 7 - Sept 23
- speakers
- PR
GI-VEBAC! project

Notes from Aug 10 meeting

Thursday, Aug 10, 8:00-9:30pm
Location: Koots Green Tea, Harajuku/Omotesando area
Attendees: Dawn, Asuka, Rebecca and Sarajean
Regrets: Pania, Ryo, Damion

1. Admin
A. regular meeting schedule
* Open meeting followed by planning - - Ueno office
7:30 - 8:00 intro to PSC, 8:00-9:30 planning meeting
Sept 1, Oct 6 (Nov and Dec TBA)
* Planning/working meeting - core members only
7:30-9:30 - Harajuku - Sept 14, Oct 19, Nov 16)

Next meeting: Aug 18 open planning 7:30 - 9:30 Ueno
7:30 - 8:00 intro to PSC, 8:00-9:30 planning meeting

B. Membership
Need to review more issues.

2. Database
Progress: taking more time than we thought
Should be mostly done by 8/10 meeting
- then we divide it up for PR

Next steps:
Dawn will work on her list
SJR will continue editing
If anyone has time still need help with input – one E and one J listing

3. Website
in the process of revising all pages
comments welcome
would like to add a few more pages:
other info in japanese
members blog page – can have up to 10 people

4. Forum 7
Contents
Panel: have contacted 15 groups so far, 8 no's many no answers
Asuka: Africa Rikai forum
SJR : AFJ, AAR and follow-up with a few others
Dawn: TAAA and S African embassy
See about people who have worked in Africa as well – not just current NGO staff
Workshops: confirmed (vol mgt and fundraising, PR and outreach)

PR
Fliers – Miki designed the new version, looks good!
need to adjust colors so pc and flier are similar
PCs: designs reviewed will adjust
will be printed by the 8/18 meeting

PR schedule
Now until next meeting Aug 18:
SJR: mailing lists and websites
Asuka: Japanese media
Dawn: FEW listing

sponsorship ideas: no time

5. GIVEBAC project
update: contacted several groups - august is hard
Sept: second harvest food distribution,
dates: Sept 9, time and location tba, aiming for the afternoon
NEW INFO – need to change date 2hj double booked!
max 10 people
* point person – Dawn

Oct: Run for the Cure
* need a point person: TBD

6. NGO matsuri - Sept 10
what PSC wants to do (activities and space decoration)
possible ideas/need to confirm space usage.
l have 2 or 3 30 min session on NGO English
11:30 –12, 2:30 –3:00 and 4:30-5:00
on 8/18 can decide who and what

* for the 100 yen sale - books and CDs (left from the swap + others?)
l table:
materials: upcoming forum fliers, pc’s
sign up sheets: forum, givebac

program info: SJR to send logo, intro and schedule

* possible shifts
9:30 - 2:00 – pania, maybe rebecca
1:30 - 6:00 – dawn,

7. Other issues
PSC on the road – no progress, SJR to contact gnisha
Anti-discrimination advocacy work - PSC will be part of the Anti-discrimination NGO network