Associations and Community Activities


- Japanese -

Community Experience

2008 October 19: Judge for the 'English Oratorical Contest' sponsored by Seino
  District Lions Clubs
2007 October 14: Judge for the 'English Oratorical Contest' sponsored by Seino
  District Lions Clubs
2006 November 27: Judge for the 1st National High School Debating in English Tournament'
  sponsored by the High School Students English Debate Promotion Committee, and
  GTEC for Students
2006 October 15: Judge for the 'English Oratorical Contest' sponsored by Seino
  District Lions Clubs
2006 January - December: Fortnightly practical English class conducted at the Gifu Culture
  Academy
2005 November 20: Judge for the 'Gifu High School Students Debating in English Tournament'
  sponsored by Takayama Nishi High School and Casio
2005 October 16: Judge for the 'English Oratorical Contest' sponsored by Seino
  District Lions Clubs
2005 June 15: panelist at "Information Systems Symposium 2005" sponsored by the
  Department of Telecommunications, Chubu.
2004 November 17: Judge for the 'English Oratorical Contest' sponsored by
  District Lions Clubs
2004 September 24: "Travel" with Tomomi Eguchi, Chunichi Shimbun
2004 February 18: Interpreter for Foreign Guest at Self Defense Forces Conference
2004 February 8: "Living within another Culture", Gofi Shimbun
2003 November 10: Judge for the 'Debating in English Concour' sponsored by Takayama Nishi
  High School and Casio
2003 November 3: Judge for the 'English Speech Contest' sponsored by the All Japan
  Commercial Schools Association
2003 from October, every Monday 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.: Gifu AM Radio "Kanda Takuo & Margaret's
  Pops Talk Show" - a radio show that focuses on the music of the 50's to the 70's.
  Please send in your Golden Oldies requests to our page at GBS.
2003 July 26 - 27: English teacher at the 'Summer Seminar for the Improvement of English'
  put on by the Gifu Branch of the All Japan Commercial Schools Association
2002 November 3: Judge for the 'English Speech Contest' sponsored by the All Japan
  Commercial Schools Association
2001 November 3: Judge for the 'English Speech Contest' sponsored by the All Japan
  Commercial Schools Association
2001 July 25 - 27: English teacher at the 'Summer Seminar for the Improvement of English'
  put on by the Gifu Branch of the All Japan Commercial Schools Association
2001 July: "The Negotiator", annotated transcription of the movie, in Michihiro Matsumoto's
  Learning Debating and Negotiation Skills through the Movie "The Negotiator",
  Screenplay Publishing Co. Ltd., pp.153 - 333.
2000 July 21: Coordinator for the Australian session of the "Symposium on the Youth of
  Japan, America, China, and Australia in the 21st Century"
2000 February 18: Coordinator at the "Round Table with Host Farmers" discussions put on
  by the International Society for Agricultural Exchange as part of their Studies into
  Internationalization and Agricultural Business.
1999 November: Article written for Seki City's English Language Newsletter, the Seki
Bulletin, "Japanese Literature in Translation (Miyazawa Kenji's Works)"
1999 Spring: Transcription of the 1933 production of the movie Little Womenis completed
  and uploaded to the Screenplay Co. Ltd., Internet homepage.
  <http://www.screenplay.co.jp/pd-database/database/littlewomen.html>
1997 - 99 Member of the Steering Committee for the "14th National Culture Festival in Gifu, '99"
1997 - 00 Member of the Operating Committee for the annual Prefectural Culture Festival.
1996 Member of the committee to discuss Life Long Learning in Gifu Prefecture
1996 Introduction of Australian Cooking on the Kani Cable TV Cooking Programme of "My
  Tummy's Rumbling..."
1996 January 10: Interpreter for the official signing of the Friendship Agreement between
  Ajisai School of Nursing, Gifu Prefecture and Charles Sturt University of Australia.
1996 January 1: One of three Gifu citizens discussing the worth of Gifu Prefecture with
  Gifu's Governor Kajiwara, on Gifu Television.
1995 October 26: Interpreter for the speeches given at the "5th Commemorative Year of
  Study Abroad for Nursing Staff of Gifu Prefecture"
1995 Member of the a panel discussing the future of the Academy of Forestry and Culture.
1995 April 21:  Post Master for a Day (Seki Central Post Office)
1995 Member of the committee of "One Hundred for Tourism in Gifu"
1995 February 14: "Discussions with Governor Kajiwara" article in the Chunichi Newspaper.
1994 November - February: Lecturer for the Kani City "Introductory English Class Teacher
  Training Seminar"
since 1994 Member of the Committee for Resident Foreigners, Seki Society of International
  Relations.
1993 - 95 Member for the Committee for "'95 Gifu Flower Festival" held in Kani, Gifu Prefecture.
1992 "Japan Now", speech to Noosa Rotary Club, Australia.
1990 "Community Spirit in Japan," article written for Gifu City's English Language Newsletter,
  The Hodgepodge.
1990 January 1: "Discussions with Governor Kajiwara" article in the Gifu Newspaper.
1989 - 91 Member of the "Committee for Women in the 21st Century"
1989 June: Interpreter for the Mayor of Dubbo City, and the Australian Friendship 
  Ambassadors visiting Minokamo City.
1988 December: Interpreter accompanying the Mayor of Minokamo City, and the Friendship
1988 - 91 Spring (10 wks) & Autumn (10 wks): Instructor for English Conversation Classes, put on
  by the Kakamigahara Department of Education, Adult Education Section.
1988 October: Panelist for the Gifu "Symposium on Water".
since 1987 Guest speaker presentations at over 70 venues to approximately 7000 people.  Titles
  focus mainly on life in Australia, and the differences between raising children in Japan
  and in Australia.  Audiences include P.T.A. groups, Primary School and Secondary
  School students, pensioners, and other citizens.  Venues center around the Mino
  and Hida regions.
1985 "Small Talk", Gifu Newspaper, a running article of advice for Junior High School
  Students wanting to improve their English conversational skills.

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Dates and Venues of Speeches given to communities in Japan


(all speeches presented in Japanese)

* Numbers in brackets indicate approximate number of persons in audience

2004 34th High School Home Economics Club Leaders Conference (60), "Who's a
  foreigner?"
2004 Iwamura Town, Iwamura Issai Juku (30) "Walter Weston and I - Looking at Mino
  Through Foreign Eyes"
2003 Seki City, Seki High School, all students and teachers (approx. 400), as part of Global
  Education: "Global Citizen"
2002 Kakamigahara City, Ryokuen Elementary School, 5th & 6th graders and teachers (65 children,
  15 teachers), as part of Global Education: "Racial Discrimination"
2002 Seki City, Seki Jay Cees International Meeting, (60), "International Communication
   - Going Above the Borders of Country and Culture"
2001 Mino City, Mugi High School PTA (35), "Australia"
2001 Hashima City, Oguma Elementary School PTA (35), "A Foreigner in Japan"
2000 Mino City, Nakauchi Elementary School, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders and parents (120
  children, 40 adults), as part of Global Education "When people meet..."
1998 Seki City, Chuno Nishi Senior High School, full student body (400), as part of studies
  into Human Rights "A foreigner's view of Life in Japan"
1996 Seki City, Mothers' Seminar (20) "A foreigner's view of Raising Children in Japan"
Seki City, Kiri-ga-oka Kindergarten P.T.A. (40), "A Comparison of Child-Raising in
  Australia and Japan"
1995 Seki City, College for the Aged (150) "The Life-style of Pensioners in Australia" I & II
1994 Gifu City, Study Seminar for Librarians at High Schools in Gifu Prefecture (100)
Gifu City, Meigo Middle School P.T.A. (40) "Raising Children in Japan - A personal view"
1993 Mugi Town, Tomi-no-ho Elementary School, student body (300)
Seki City, Midori-ga-oka Middle School (300)
Seki City, Seki Police Station, "World Road Rules" discussion group
Gifu City, Gifu South Rotary Club (100)
1992 Seki City, 4th graders at Asahi-ga-oka Elementary School (110)
Mugi Middle School, student body (190)
Seki City, Midori-ga-oka Middle School, 2nd year students (300)
Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture Consumer Association (50)
Minokamo City, Seminar for Kamo District High School P.T.A. leaders
Kakamigahara City, Central Library, Readers' Conference (100)
Kakamigahara City, Sohara Middle School P.T.A.
Seki City, School for the Handicapped, Elementary and Middle school students (35)
Gifu City, Women's Festival (150)
1991 Mino City, Yohkoh-en National Institute for the Handicapped (200)
Mitake Town, Women's Society Conference (300)
Kani City, Imawatari Elementary School Mothers' Group (30)
Minokamo City, International Exchange Seminar for Middle and High School Students
Seki City, Seki Rotary Club (50)
Minokamo City, International Exchange Symposium
Gifu City, Study Seminar for civil servants in Social Security offices
1990 Mino City, Welcome Party to "New Adults" (100)
Gifu City, Women's Society Conference, Agricultural Association (100)
Ibigawa Town, Middle School Students (300)
Miyama Town, Women's Society, Mino District Wholesalers Association (80)
Wanouchi Town, International Exchange Committee (30)
Kani City, Imawatari Mothers Group (50)
Ijira Village, International Exchange (80)
Ijira Village, Prefectural Overseas Study Tour Orientation (40)
Kakamigahara City, Inaba College for the Aged (60)
Gifu City, Exchange Student Orentation (20)
Seki City, 6th graders and parents of Sakura-ga-oka Elementary School.
Mino City, College for the Aged (50)
Gifu City, Women's Seminar (80)
Seki City, 5th and 6th graders and parents of Asahi-ga-oka Elementary School
Seki City, Sejiri Elementary School P.T.A. (50)
Minokamo City, International Exchange Committee
1989 Kakamigahara City, Inaba College for the Aged (80)
Seki City, Hiromi Community Center (15)
Ginan Town, Women's Society
Kuse Village, Women's Society (50)
Kakamigahara City, Second Elementary School P.T.A. (80)
Kakamigahara City, Pensioners (60)
Kakamigahara City, Ladies Seminar (60)
Takayama City, International Women's Education Seminar
Seki City, Adult Education, International Exchange Seminar
Kakamigahara City, Unuma Middle School P.T.A. (80)
Kani City, Women's International Exchange class (60)
Kani City, Hiromi Elementary School P.T.A. (100)
Gifu City, International Understanding Seminar for prefectural civil servants (80)
1988 Kakamigahara City, Unuma Community Center
Seki City, Koganeda Junior High School P.T.A. (90)
Hashima City, citizens (30)
Bisai City, citizens (30)
Minokamo City, Sister City Affiliation Starting Committee
Kakamigahara City, Pensioners (90)
Gifu City, Water Symposium Panalist (400)
1987 Yanaisu Town, townspeople
Kakamigahara City, Inaba College for the Aged (70)

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