10/08(Thu.)Evening Dinner 岩田圭剛 新会長代行とゲスト New Acting Pres. Keigo Iwata & a guest speaker
10 月8日木)に7カ月ぶりにイブニング・ディナーが札幌パークホテルの大部屋の「エメラルド」で開催された。コロナ危機のため、これまでの例会・イベントは中止されていたが、90名近い参加者が旧友を深めた。この日に新たに就任された岩田 圭剛会長代理が紹介され、新役員を代表して挨拶され、これからの会の活性化に向けての抱負を述べられた。
また、北海道インターナショナルスクール(HIS)の新校長、ティモシー・シュロッサ―さん(35歳)も紹介され、就任の挨拶をされた。 読売新聞北海道の稲葉 光秋・新支社長の乾杯の御発声後に、入澤拓也エコモット(株)社長による講演「米西海岸の先端IT企業視察報告」があり、シアトル時代のイチロー選手との想い出、マイクロソフト社、札幌の姉妹都市ポートランド・オレゴンのNIKE本社、岩田会長代行と御手洗 昭治副会長・専務理事とのポートランド訪問の際の出会いなども紹介された。
On Oct.8(Thu.),2020—for the first time in 7 months, Evening Dinner was held at Emerald Hall(a bigger room–keeping Social Distance) at Sapporo Grand Hotel. A series of events had been postponed due primarily to the Covid-19.
Mr. Keigo Iwata— Newly appointed Acting President made remarks representing new Board members, slong with a new auditor. Mr. Timothy Schlosser(35 yr.old), New Headmaster of Hokkaido International School(HIS) was introduced and extended greetings. Mr. Mitsuaki Inaba, newly arrived President of Yomiuri Newspaper, Hokkaido proposed a toast. Then Mr. Takuya Irisawa made a presentation based on his extensive tour around IT industries such as Microsoft and a couple of others. He also talked about his memories with the baseball star player Ichiro Suzuki while he was a college student in Seattle and his encounters with Acting President Mr. Iwata and Mr. Mitarai–New Vice President/Executive Director during his visit at Portland, Oregon–which is a Sister City of Sapporo. A memorable phot taken at Japanese Consul General in Portland, OR. is also shown.
Close to 90 members gathered and the event tuned out to be something similar to Jamboree. Members were thirst for communicating with each other over dinner.