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ProZ.com powwow: Osaka-Kansai Powwow Number 2 (BBQ time!)
August 8, 2009, 3:00 pm
JapanOsaka, KansaiIn personEnglish
The purpose of this Powwow will be to provide an informal environment for goodwill and exchange, and to build on the relationships freshly established during the Powwow held in June.
Please let me know if you have any questions, ideas or see any issues with the plan I am describing here.
Date: Saturday, August 8
Time: 3pm to 7pm
Location: Nanko Chuo Koen, http://www.optc.or.jp/plant/nckss/access1.html
Food and drink: BBQ, bring your own drinks and bring your own BBQ ingredients. (For simplicity's sake) Feel free to bring anything you would like to share. You might also consider the one man BBQ kits available at many grocery stores.
Activities: Aside from a lot of informal chat, I hope to see some new faces. First time attendees should bring at least 20 business cards and second time attendees should bring at least 10 business cards. I will also bring a frisbee.
Cost: The location is reserved and rental is free of charge. I will be bringing garbage bags, charcoal, fire starter, a lighter, paper plates, paper cups and some waribashi. I will also bring one industrial sized bottle of "Yakiniku no tare" for dipping. I will divide these costs up roughly by the number of people attending. I expect it to be no more than a few hundred yen. I will update this later. Please bring exact change.
Guests: I see no reason not to expand our circle. Please feel free to invite other translators, agency representatives or family members. Please tell me ahead of time if you think they will attend. I need to make sure we have enough BBQ space reserved.
Osaka-Kansai Powwow Number 2 planning is getting in full swing. Oki has volunteered to help me in the planning and I have found a location and made a reservation. http://www.winriver.net/kansai/map/amusement/sport/nanko-park.php
Sorry. A big project came in this morning and it looks like I will spend the weekend in front of the computer. Hope you have fun and I'll try to attend next time.
I would like you to know that I am canceling today's Powwow. The ground at the park is supposed to be a muddy mess and there has been a heavy rain warning. On the bright side, I have rescheduled the BBQ pits for August 8th!! Please let me know what you think and update your participation. Call me at 090-7398-4997 if you have any questions. Tom
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Hey folks, we need to select a location for Powwow 2, BBQ time. Oki suggested http://www.ocsga.or.jp/osakapark/hfm_park/01tsurumi/02_bbq.html, but unfortunately it's already locked up. The yodoyagawa park is apparently not BBQ friendly. If all else fails, I can probably arrange a rooftop BBQ above my building. Still, I think we can do better, and look forward to your advice! I think anywhere... See more
Hey folks, we need to select a location for Powwow 2, BBQ time. Oki suggested http://www.ocsga.or.jp/osakapark/hfm_park/01tsurumi/02_bbq.html, but unfortunately it's already locked up. The yodoyagawa park is apparently not BBQ friendly. If all else fails, I can probably arrange a rooftop BBQ above my building. Still, I think we can do better, and look forward to your advice! I think anywhere in Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto is acceptable if it has BBQ facilities. If I have to arrange the grills, etc. it will have to be closer to Osaka proper. ▲ Collapse
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Here is the location I was able to find. http://www.winriver.net/kansai/map/amusement/sport/nanko-park.php Please check it out. Oki has agreed to share some of the reponsibilities for planning the event and we are leaning towards making it all BYOB. If you have any opinions on this matter, please share!
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Mikito Oki Japan Local time: 10:53 English to Japanese + ...
今回は
Jul 3, 2009
本来のpowwowの目的であるネットワーキングを重要視できれば幸いです。
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Mikito Oki Japan Local time: 10:53 English to Japanese + ...
One more attendee
Jul 11, 2009
Guys & dolls,
There is at least one more person planning to attend. Kobayashi-san, 営業部長 at GK Associates, Inc., will be joining us at the barbeque.
This coming week I will try a bit harder to get more GK folks involved. Stay tuned for more updates! hahaha...
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Hey everybody. I thought I would update you all on the BBQ. Right now I have a total of 4 people listed to come, and at least 4 possible visitors from offsite, (through Oki and myself). I have also bought the following. 1 box of charcoal 1 lighter Some grills (網） A large bottle of Yakiniku no tare 20 Waribashi 30 Yakiniku plates 18 Paper cups A few garbage bags A few fire-starter bricks
All of that was purchased for around 2... See more
Hey everybody. I thought I would update you all on the BBQ. Right now I have a total of 4 people listed to come, and at least 4 possible visitors from offsite, (through Oki and myself). I have also bought the following. 1 box of charcoal 1 lighter Some grills (網） A large bottle of Yakiniku no tare 20 Waribashi 30 Yakiniku plates 18 Paper cups A few garbage bags A few fire-starter bricks
All of that was purchased for around 2000 yen. My plan is for everyone to bring at least 4 100 yen coins (until we can verify more people) and get that money back. All other supplies should be taken care of by participants. I will recalculate that so there isn't any significant profit/loss closer to the actual Powwow. Now let's get some people invited/verified and build this thing up to a hot but fun Saturday evening. Remember than anyone who is coming for the second time should bring at least 10 business cards and anyone coming for the first time should bring at least 20 cards. Tom ▲ Collapse
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Just a quick reminder to everyone. Please confirm your attendance and let me know if you are bringing folks off-list. We have some space capacity-wise to fill. Also, I would be interested in knowing if you would like an activity for a more directed discussion, perhaps from 3:30 - 4:30, with our cooking from dinner onwards. Tom
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Glad to have you along. Just a reminder that the 8th is a bring your own meat/drinks event. For one hour or so, I will provide activities for casual networking, and then when the cooking begins we can have fun and move about freely.
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William Budd Japan Local time: 10:53 Japanese to English + ...
I'll bring my laptop too.
Aug 7, 2009
@Shawn Wallace & everyone else: I'll bring my laptop. I'm interested in whatever translation software you guys use.
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I, too, did not know until I switched on the TV an hour ago to find out about the thunderstorm warning issued in northern osaka.