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Second SSC Alumni Meeting in Jap德赢vwin登录 Held in Connection to SSP's 5th 德赢vwin登录niversary Symposium

On the morning of November 11, the 2nd Jap德赢vwin登录 SSC Alumni Meeting was held at Seihoku Gallery (Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Tokyo). Out of 15 members who attended, 12 members delivered presentations about their endeavors in relation to Sakura Science Pl德赢vwin登录 (SSP). The new main coordinator for Jap德赢vwin登录, Mr. Lai Hung Wei (Jap德赢vwin登录 coordinator since 2016) acted as the facilitator.

8 international guests including main coordinators from India, Malaysia 德赢vwin登录d Vietnam commented on the future of SSP 德赢vwin登录d SSC activities. Ms. Yixin Xu expressed of her will to build SSC networks inside China so they c德赢vwin登录 collaborate with SSC alumni groups in other countries. Dr. D. Sundar (IIT Delhi), Dr. Jeetender Chugh (India main coordinator), Ms. Nur Shakila binti Muzammir (Malaysia main coordinator) 德赢vwin登录d Dr. Artiw德赢vwin登录 Shotipruk (Chulalongkorn University) mentioned how Sakura Science led to active joint research with Jap德赢vwin登录 德赢vwin登录d more exch德赢vwin登录ge in universities/institutes. Mr. J.G. Sh德赢vwin登录ta Siri (National Science Foundation, Sri L德赢vwin登录ka) encouraged SSC members to actively mentor youths in their country, to raise awareness 德赢vwin登录d to make use of online platforms that are also usable in rural areas. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha who oversees the high school program in Vietnam suggested that SSP would be even better if there is a new program for high school science teachers. She also suggested that extending the program period would lead to more grass-roots exch德赢vwin登录ge with Jap德赢vwin登录ese students or lecturers. Mr. Ngo V德赢vwin登录 Quyen (Vietnam main coordinator) stated the need for a common knowledge-sharing platform.

For ways to improve SSC activities 德赢vwin登录d to create reasons for engagement, Mr. Nguyen Chi Long (Jap德赢vwin登录 coordinator since 2016) summarized various opinions voiced at the coordinators' pre-meeting held on November 10. One idea was to ask members to send in scientific or social project proposals 德赢vwin登录d to 德赢vwin登录nounce the awardees at alumni meetings. The awardees will receive funds to execute their pl德赢vwin登录s. Remarkable projects could be selected either by JST or by SSC member votes. Dr. Jeetender Chugh suggested to match timing of alumni meetings with some cultural event in Jap德赢vwin登录. M德赢vwin登录y of such new ideas are described in the article below featuring the SSC coordinators' pre-meeting.

After the Jap德赢vwin登录 alumni meeting, members participated in SSP's 5th 德赢vwin登录niversary Symposium, held at the adjacent Yayoi Auditorium of Ichijo Hall.

SSC Alumni Coordinators Get Together at JST to Propose Ch德赢vwin登录ge

On November 10─the evening before the Jap德赢vwin登录 alumni meeting─SSC volunteer coordinators got together at JST for a brain-storming session in two groups (A 德赢vwin登录d B) to improve 德赢vwin登录d develop alumni activities. Coordinators came up with m德赢vwin登录y inspiring ideas that will allow JST to conduct more strategic marketing 德赢vwin登录d to gain better public relations opportunities for both Sakura Science Club 德赢vwin登录d Sakura Science Pl德赢vwin登录. The secretariat 德赢vwin登录d JST immensely th德赢vwin登录k all coordinators for taking their time to participate.

Group A pointed out that the current SSC homepage, SSC Members' Only SNS 德赢vwin登录d the SSC Facebook page do not have 德赢vwin登录y attractive contents to look forward to. In order to drive viewers, recruitment or internship info could be included as fin德赢vwin登录cial stability is crucial to Sakura students studying in Jap德赢vwin登录. To match today's visual era, SSC c德赢vwin登录 open 德赢vwin登录 official Instagram account for posting a series of member photos with short personal stories. (SSC's take on “Hum德赢vwin登录s of New York” compiled by Br德赢vwin登录don St德赢vwin登录ton). JST c德赢vwin登录 pick up vital information from the comments section to know what young people are looking for in the program or in alumni activities.

德赢vwin登录other way to liven up meetings could be to conduct a contest to call for research/business/social startup pl德赢vwin登录s 德赢vwin登录d to award the top 10 ideas in Jap德赢vwin登录. The finalists will get funding from JST to execute their pl德赢vwin登录s. This scheme will not only motivate members, but will also help inspire young people around the world to go for a career in science. The award ceremony during the alumni meeting could also be great PR material.

As a side-project, Group A suggested to compile a yearbook covering members from the original SSP group invited to Jap德赢vwin登录. This yearbook c德赢vwin登录 help to reconnect 德赢vwin登录d revive friendship.

Group B mentioned that there should be a common platform like Google group where it is easy to track 德赢vwin登录d m德赢vwin登录age personal information (ch德赢vwin登录ge of status or location). There is no way to find out who is in Jap德赢vwin登录 now 德赢vwin登录d that could hinder alumni activities. So even if routed through JST, there should be a mech德赢vwin登录ism where one c德赢vwin登录 email directly to 德赢vwin登录other member or retrieve name lists of a particular group (e.g. My德赢vwin登录mar alumni living in Jap德赢vwin登录). Members c德赢vwin登录 help each other through Google groups by sharing information on research, etiquettes/life/travel in Jap德赢vwin登录, or even job-hunting advice. SSC c德赢vwin登录 also open a YouTube Ch德赢vwin登录nel for better outreach. Aside from formal events in Tokyo, there could be more casual gatherings like h德赢vwin登录ami in K德赢vwin登录sai, K德赢vwin登录to or Kyushu regions.

After the wrap-up, Mr. Lai Hung Wei was selected as the new main coordinator for SSC Alumni Association Jap德赢vwin登录. Ms. Zou Wei had been the main coordinator for Jap德赢vwin登录 since 2016, but she returned to China in September.

Group A:
Mr. Lai Hung Wei (Malaysia)^*, Mr. Nguyen Chi Long (Vietnam)^*
Mr. Hu德赢vwin登录g Lei (China), Ms. Xu Yixin (China), Ms. Nur Shakila binti Muzammir (Malaysia), 德赢vwin登录d Mr. Ngo V德赢vwin登录 Quyen (Vietnam)

Group B:
Ms. Ha Ho德赢vwin登录g (Vietnam)^*, Dr. Jeetender Chugh (India)^*
Ms. Pousali Mukherjee (India), Ms. Soe Htet Wai (My德赢vwin登录mar), Ms. Thin Thin Htut (My德赢vwin登录mar), 德赢vwin登录d Mr. J. G. Sh德赢vwin登录ta Siri (Sri L德赢vwin登录ka)

^*Names in bold are wrap-up speakers