The Ohio-Japan Alumni Network (OH-JAN) and the Institute for Japanese Studies (OSU) are pleased to host the conference, “Alumni Voices: Sharing Japan-related Experiences & Opportunities”
This Signature Event brings together students, alumni, and teachers of Japan-related programs in Ohio to share Japan-related experiences and network through the common threads that connect everyone across generation, career, and institution.
Saturday, October 24, 2015 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Place: Columbus, OH (on the OSU Campus)
Hagerty Hall (1775 College Rd, Columbus, OH 43210)
Page Hall (1810 College Rd, Columbus, OH 43210)
Website: Website Link
RSVP: Registration link
Cost: Free for event (parking and lunch on your own)
Speakers: Invited Speakers (also listed below)
Flyer: Event Flyer
Schedule: Event Schedule
Directions: Directions Link
Parking: Ohio Union South Garage (1759 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210)
Parking Information:
Please park in the Ohio Union South Garage (1759 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210). This is west of High Street, south of Lane Ave. Please take a ticket when you enter the garage and pay upon exit. Parking fee information ($7 on weekends)
PROGRAM:
Registration/Networking/Opening Remarks: Hagerty Hall, Room 180 (9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.)
TECHNOLOGY PANEL: Page Hall, Room 10 (10:15 a.m.—11:45 a.m.)
Siena Aguayo, Software Engineer, Indiegogo
Neil Anderson, Global Technical Operations- Process Engineer, Affymetrix
Ray Grieselhuber, CEO & Founder, Ginzamarkets, Inc.
Moderator: Drew Cook, Project & Technology Manager, BioOhio
BUSINESS PANEL: Page Hall, Room 20 (10:15 a.m.—11:45 a.m.)
Keith Albrecht, General Manager- Sales & Marketing, Fuserashi International Technology, Inc.
Elizabeth Bender, Freelance Translator and Interpreter, Templefield Translations,
Sheila Spradlin Reich, Managing Director- International Banking, Huntington Bank
Moderator: Andrew Lower, Operation Support General Manager, THK Manufacturing of America
ACADEMIA PANEL: Page Hall, Room 10 (1:00 p.m.— 2:30 p.m.)
Iya Nemastil, Japanese Instructor, Marysville High School
Abigail Shelton, Lecturer -Honda Project c/o Combined ESL Programs 2.0, The Ohio State University
Michael Tangeman, Associate Professor, Denison University
Moderator: Laura Bolling, Coordinator - Graduate International Admission, Miami University
BUSINESS/LAW PANEL: Page Hall, Room 20 (1:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m.)
Zachary Piña, Managing Editor, Huckberry
Meghan Ventura, Community Manager, Games for Change
Ryan Waggoner, Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Moderator: Mark Huber, Logistics Manager, Hirschvogel Incorporated
Alumni/Student/University Meetings: Page Hall/Hagerty Hall (2:45 p.m.—4:30 p.m.)
Closing Remarks: Hagerty Hall, Room 180 (4:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m.)
Sponsors:
Ohio-Japan Alumni Network (OH-JAN) & Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS)
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for The Ohio State University East Asian Studies CenterDetails of OH-JAN at http://u.osu.edu/ohiojapanalumninetwork.
For more information, please contact Janet Stucky Smith, Institute for Japanese Studies, stucky.7@osu.edu or 614-292-3345.
