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. |
* Numbers in brackets indicate approximate number of persons in audience |
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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) |