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2023.11.19 Sun 12:26 am ・ 125 minutes 47 seconds
ParCcipant 1 (Chairperson Kiyokawa) 00:59
Well, now that the Cme has come, I would like to start the Reiwa 5th Nara InsCtute of Scienceand Technology Alumni AssociaCon General MeeCng.
Well, my name is Kiyokawa, and I am serving as the chairman. Thank you. Yes, um, do you havethe documents you have? Well, please share the materials with the administraCve staﬀ.
ParCcipant 1 01:54
Yes, um, this is the document. Yes, let’s proceed. Once again, um, ah, um, well, everyone, ah,thank you for being here. Yes, um, well then, we will move forward with the agenda in order,um, but ﬁrst, we will review the summary of the previous general meeCng.
Eh, here are documents 1 and 2, er, last Cme, er, last year’s, er, the summary of the alumni
associaCon general meeCng.
ParCcipant 1 02:19
If you have any concerns, please let us know by the end of this general meeCng. Yes, um, andwe’re going to deliberate from now on, but ﬁrst, um, I’d like to make a proposal, um, this Cme,um.
ParCcipant 1 02:40
Well, we are holding a hybrid general meeCng, but, um, the majority of people are unable toa^end.
So, uh, well, that’s a total of 11,000 people including master’s degrees, uh, doctoral degrees,
and uh, there are only a very limited number of people who can parCcipate in this general
meeCng. So, um, we’re going to have some deliberaCons, um, from now on.
ParCcipant 1 03:00
Um, this is provisional, uh, approval, but the actual ﬁnal approval will be, um, by sharing therecording of this general meeCng with our members online. A`er conﬁrming that, I will, ofcourse, share the deliberaCons.
ParCcipant 1 03:19
Well, a`er that, about two weeks, um, about a month, um, I’ll adjust the Cming again, um, withenough Cme, um, anyCme, uh, I will ask you to look at the contents of the general meeCng andmake your own decisions, so I will ask you to complete a quesConnaire and ask for everyone’s
approval. Well, please approve or disapprove.
ParCcipant 1 03:39
Well, I would like to make decisions on individual ma^ers. Well, with this way of proceeding,and that way of proceeding, only the people currently present can get a majority vote.What do
you think?

Thank you. Yes. Well, actually, I already tried that the year before last, and it was well received,
but last year, due to my laziness, I couldn’t do it a bit, so I’d like to revive it.
ParCcipant 1 04:03
thank you. Well, in that case, I would like to start with the ﬁrst item for discussion. Well, this is
the ﬁrst item to be discussed.
ParCcipant 1 04:21
Well, it’s about the ﬁnancial results, um...
ParCcipant 1 04:30
It’s from document 2. Eh, income and expenditure report for FY2020, erm, and document 3 isthe accounCng audit results report.Eh, there are these two items, so regarding document 2 anddocument 3, erm, I would like to ask a vice chairperson Kobayashi, who is in charge ofaccounCng, to explain.
ParCcipant 2 (Vice Chairperson Kobayashi) 04:45
Thank you. This is a vice chairperson Kobayashi. I will not read what is wri^en to avoid waste of
Cme by repeaCng them. I would like to point out 2 things I want to let you know.
First, the monthly usage fee for PalSyne is currently 26,950 yen. This pricing is based on theiniCal contract with the company 4 years ago. But consumer prices are gegng high in generaland based on the company’s website currently shown, it would probably cost 37,400
yen/month. So starCng next year,
ParCcipant 2 05:15
The price may increase. Because we've already received receipts for this ﬁscal year (R4), I don't
think they will charge more for the past service but future price hike is likely.
Second, in this ﬁscal year (R4), we actually sent condolence telegram for the passing of Ms.
Sachiko Iida, who had a signiﬁcant contribuCon for NAIST, especially for her strong support for
students from Indonesia. We also agreed to support alumni gathering for celebraCng Prof. Kunio
Yasuda's (former president of NAIST) 80th birthday.
ParCcipant 2 05:39
Because they happened very close to the end of ﬁscal year, we were not able to make thepayment in Cme for the ﬁscal year which ended in March 2023. These 2 payments will be madein the next ﬁscal year.
Related to the above issue, I would like to propose one thing about payment.
ParCcipant 2 06:03
When we make a bank transfer about 2,000 yen to somebody, we have to pay several hundred
yen in transfer fees. We hesitated to pay the extra cost, and we tried to withdraw money frombank and hand it to Director Okamura (who made advanced payment) because both he andChairperson Kiyokawa work on NAIST campus. But withdrawing money was not easy forKiyokawa because Nanto Bank ATMs are not conveniently located. It was one of the reasons
why the payment was delayed.
ParCcipant 2 06:26
So, from ﬁscal year R5 and onward, regardless of the recipient or amount of money, we would
like to make “bank transfer” the ﬁrst choice.
That’s all for me.
ParCcipant 1 06:41
Thank you very much. I think the last part (about transfer fee) was a report and a proposal.
Kobayashi suggested that we should avoid paying or receiving cash, as much as possible, andse^le it by wire transfer in the event somebody made advanced payments. For my part, I
welcome the idea and I am very grateful for the proposal. I will list this issue for online
discussion.
ParCcipant 1 07:04
But at the moment (in this room), do you have any opposing opinions? OK. It seems that people
here generally agree with the proposal. I will include the issue for the agenda for online
discussion.
Is that all for the accounCng report? OK, thank you. Well then, let's move on to document 4.
ParCcipant 1 07:26
Well, regarding the acCvity plan, Kiyokawa would like to report on it. Um, materials, um, yes,um, next. Here it is. Yes, thank you.
Well, regarding Document 4, uh, acCvity plans, we will be planning the budget for this year,
2020, and 2020. Well, here's a suggesCon about that.
ParCcipant 1 07:55
So, uh, what kind of policy have we followed? Well, we haven't ﬁnished the ﬁnancial statements
for the current ﬁscal year, uh, so last year, uh, Reiwa 4th year, in other words, uh. Um, thinking
about the budget, um, from this point on, we're proceeding with a plan that is based on theactual income from two years ago, and that the expenses do not exceed that amount.
ParCcipant 1 08:17
Well, that way, um, you can have a plan that won't break the bank for many years.
So, uh, I'm wriCng about the enrollment rate of new students, but this is, um, every year, um,
um, um, um, um, it's a plan, or rather, a push. Well, I'll skip this part, but please take a look at
the table below. First, let's look at the income secCon.
ParCcipant 1 08:38
Eh, this is, as I said earlier, starCng from FY2023, the actual revenue results for FY2020, twoyears ago, are as reported earlier. Well, there were 6 people from Nanto Bank, 250 people fromJapan Post Bank, and membership fees from Eno. Plus, there was interest on Nanto Bank, so
income was a total of 5.12 million yen, or 18 yen.

ParCcipant 1 09:00
So, um, we are planning our spending this Cme to match this, so this is a proposal.
Well, let's start from the top. yes. There was a lot of talk about the amount being for Palsain,
but I've set it up with this, so it's not that big of a diﬀerence, so it's roughly 300,000 yen. Also,
Nanto Bank's online banking.
ParCcipant 1 09:20
Well, on the third line, there's something about administraCve staﬀ employment costs, and thishas been a topic that's been smoldering for a while, but at the moment, the student support
staﬀ is very, um, Thanks to the support we have received, things are going well for now.
Eh, line 4, the cost of creaCng a diploma folder, erm, this was last year, erm, it was started lastyear, erm, it's a measure that we started.
ParCcipant 1 09:40
Eh, well, on the back of the diploma, erm, master's degree, doctoral degree, erm, it says``Alumni AssociaCon DonaCon'', erm, we're paying for it, so that's pre^y much it. 600,000 yen.
Next, from the 5th line, um, uh, the expenses related to the reunion, uh, sponsored events or
support events are listed, uh, these 5 lines. Regarding eyes,
ParCcipant 1 10:06
Eh, well, homecoming day, erm, well, I think it's about Cme to include support for food anddrink expenses on homecoming day, erm, as we used to do. , is placed in the 5th line.
Also, regarding line 6, erm, there are also various events sponsored by the alumni associaCon.
So, we asked if we could pay the invitaCon fees and honoraria to the lecturers, and we have set
aside 30,000 yen for each of the three lecturers.
ParCcipant 1 10:32
Well, below that, there are two lines, it says 100,000 yen, 50,000 yen, 5, 10, etc. for support
expenses for holding reunions. Well, the support fee for holding a reunion is 2000 yen perperson.
So, uh, we're going to support up to 50 people, up to a total of 100,000 yen, so we're asking
everyone to raise their hands.
ParCcipant 1 10:56
Um, well, I'm currently encouraging them, but I think there are about 5 of the largest ones, and
10 of them, with about 25 people. So, in total, I have accumulated 1 million yen.
Well, looking at this year's results, it may sCll be, um, a bit too much, but I'm hopeful that it will
gradually recover.
ParCcipant 1 11:19
Well, below that, it says 50,000 yen for overseas branch acCvity support expenses, INAA.

Well, there are, um, several overseas branches here, but in parCcular, the Indonesian alumni
associaCon branch has been, um, very acCve for many years. Well, based on that, uh, overseas,uh, alumni associaCon branches,
ParCcipant 1 11:41
Well, a certain number of people are acCve, and they hold something like a general meeCng atleast once a year. ,Eh, well, depending on that kind of thing, 10,000, 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 up
to a maximum of 50,000 yen,
ParCcipant 1 12:00
This is a measure that we started last year to give you acCvity support funds that you can use as
you wish.
So, um, this person also wants to save money for next year as well.
Um, well, considering the actual situaCon regarding support costs for overseas branches here,uh,
ParCcipant 1 12:22
There may be an argument that it's okay to burden them even more. As a ma^er of fact, we
would like to know more about the Indonesian branch, um, speciﬁcally how much expenditureis actually being incurred, or if we can provide a li^le more support, if we can get it, we would
like to do this and that. I guess you're thinking about it.
ParCcipant 1 12:41
Well, we decide on the amount without much adjustment in those areas. So, uh, I'd like to makesome addiConal suggesCons, uh, sorry for confusing them, but uh, regarding support for theacCviCes of overseas branches, I've done a li^le research on the actual situaCon. I think there
are some people who think that it would be okay to increase the maximum amount a li^le morethan 50,000 yen, so if you increase that amount, erm, uh, depending on the actual situaCon of
the acCvity,
ParCcipant 1 13:08
I would like to, um, invesCgate whether it would be okay to increase the upper limit a li^lemore, and, um, I would like to, um, discuss it again here . If it is reasonable, I would like to haveanother discussion about taking such measures, such as increasing the amount from 50,000 yen
to, say, 80,000 yen or 100,000 yen.
ParCcipant 1 13:33
yes. Well, the next thing is, um, there is a support fee for holding a welcome party for new
students.
Eh, this is also one of the measures that, erm, we haven't been able to implement very o`en,but in April, erm, when new students arrived, erm... We'll have a li^le party, uh, welcome party
that involves some food and drink.
ParCcipant 1 13:53

Well, I'd like to plan a way to have some interacCon.
And, uh, other things, this one costs, uh, uh, various things, so there's also the transfer fee and,um, uh, I'm wriCng it all together, and it's about 30,000 yen. , Yes, this is roughly half of that
income. So, as for conCngency funds, future web renovaCons and other savings, especiallywhen it comes to web renovaCons, can cost several million yen all at once.
ParCcipant 1 14:21
Well, I'm wondering if it's necessary to set aside money for this, so this is the current budget
proposal.
So, um, I would like you to go through the online process I menConed earlier and deliberate on
this budget bill, which will ulCmately take several weeks. Masu.
Um, does anyone here have any opinions?
ParCcipant 2 14:45
I have a quesCon for you. For the past 2 years, the event hosted by the alumni associaCon were
held online, so I don't think there was any compensaCon, but this year, yesterday, 3 people
made presentaCons (on site), I think. So, the amount is exactly like this, um, 30,000 yen Cmes 3?
ParCcipant 1 15:05
Um, uh, as you said, uh, yes, um, in the case of honorariums, uh, you pay, whether it’s online ornot, and if there are travel expenses, well, we can support both. I’m sure there are some, butwhat I’m wriCng here is, erm, I imagined the invitaCon fee to be travel expenses, so I’m going tomix it up with the invitaCon fee and the honorarium. So, it says it’s about 30,000 yen perperson, but actually, um, I haven’t thought about it strictly, but if travel expenses are incurred,
ParCcipant 1 15:30
Um, I think there’s a point where, a`er covering the travel expenses, the honorarium can’t be
reduced just because of that. I think the reality is that the amount changes a li^le here.
ParCcipant 1 15:52
Do you have any opinions regarding the FY 2020 budget proposal? Well, I haven’t been able topick up any opinions from people online.
Well, if you have any opinions, you can chat or, uh, raise your hand. Well, you can just say it asis.
There are almost no people online.
ParCcipant 1 16:20
yes. Well, if you need anything else, I’d like to come back anyCme. Well, I hope you can interject.
Um, if you do that, then, um, um, um, uh, you can see below in this document 4, and I’m goingto read the next one, but um, I also write about measures to increase membership every year.
Where is it? Oh, please. Yes Yes Yes.
ParCcipant 3 16:40

Um, it’s not about the content, but Mr. Sugimoto, who is a former material expert, is he
parCcipaCng now?
Um, it’s in. Yes, thank you. Oh, sorry, I just wanted to conﬁrm that.
ParCcipant 1 16:51
Excuse me. Yes, um, I recognize that. Um, uh, I think you’ll have to say something later. Yes,
thank you very much.
Yes. Well, let me conCnue. Well, then, it’s the same document 4, uh, the middle part. Well,regarding measures to increase membership, you see, we need to recruit alumni to join.
ParCcipant 1 17:12
Well, as for new students, well, um, a certain percentage, not all of them, but a certain
percentage, have been able to join every year. However, as far as the past is concerned, we
haven’t been able to unearth it at all, so here are some examples of how some directors areworking hard individually. However, as an alumni associaCon, we have not been very acCve.
ParCcipant 1 17:34
So, you know, uh, what’s the problem? Basically, you have to do everything online, uh, to signup, so it’s a diﬃcult process to verify your idenCty. There is. Up unCl now, that part had been
covered by the Student Support SecCon, but in earnest, hundreds, thousands, uh, people werejoining all at once. If you try to do this, you’ll get a ﬂat Cre, so what should you do?
ParCcipant 1 18:00
So, uh, since around last year, I think most of the laboratories, uh, have been keeping andmanaging names on a lab-by-laboratory basis, so, um, there’s an e-mail address that can beused to verify your idenCty. There was an opinion raised about whether we could make be^er
use of it. So, uh, in terms of ma^er, uh, actually, uh, you’re doing a li^le bit of acCvity.
ParCcipant 1 18:25
Well, it’s sCll a li^le, t-way in the process, so I won’t give out detailed informaCon here, but, uh,
I’ve made a request to about 1,000 people, and it’s not a class reunion. I will post it to theresearch group’s mailing list.
Well, if the person who receives it agrees with his or her own will, the system is such that he or
she takes acCon to join.
ParCcipant 1 18:47
So, this is a system that eliminates the step of idenCty veriﬁcaCon. So, uh, using that system,
we’ve had about 1,100 people approach us, and now we’ve got about 150 people joining. Well,
I heard that the percentage was about 13%. Well, to begin with, it’s not something you caneasily achieve, 50% or 100%.
ParCcipant 1 19:12
Um, some people may think that’s a pre^y low number, but we think it’s a reasonable number,and we need to conCnue doing things like this. So, uh, it’s going well to a certain extent, uh, soplease share that know-how with the public, uh, and spread it to other areas, uh, in the sameway. Well, that’s what I want to do.
Yes, this is, uh, a report.
ParCcipant 1 19:37
Well, next up, number 3 is about proposing new measures, so, um, we’re thinking about things
like this over the medium to long term. I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to do much. Well, thisis a report, but for reference, I’ll read it out from the top, but, uh, establishing a stable method
for selecCng oﬃcers, this is, um, quite important. It’s hard to think that I was able to do that andsay that I was able to make a good selecCon.
ParCcipant 1 20:01
Well, I think it’s diﬃcult to pass the baton, and I’m worried and worried about it, but I haven’t
achieved it yet. Well, we haven’t achieved our goals in terms of hiring oﬃce workers either.
So, um, we’re publishing a newsle^er, this is, uh, publishing a journal, and uh, we actually took asurvey this Cme as well. Well, what do you expect from the reunion? By the way, uh, I’ve cometo the top of the list, and there are a lot of people who want the magazine to be published.
Well, we’ve been discussing internally that this could be done, um, if we did it this way for awhile, but we thought it would be possible to do it in some way. Eh, I’m here, yes.
ParCcipant 1 20:33
Also, the Tokyo Forum, uh, there are a lot of people working in the Kanto region, so we’re
conCnuing to think about whether or not it would be possible to hold a reunion in conjuncCon
with an event in the Kanto region. I think, yes, um, events other than lectures that createcontact between current students and alumni, um, this is, um, especially, um, um, those whohave go^en a job at a company. People are like, uh, ma.
ParCcipant 1 20:58
Ah, I’m not saying it’s Aota-kari, but I think it’s normal for someone to come back to thelaboratory, erm, to school, and have, er, contact with juniors in their own laboratory. , well, uh,
we’re going to do that at the school level, uh, in the form of job fairs, uh, and have been doing it
for the past two years, uh, last year, last year. I’ve been doing it since. Also, as I menConedearlier, regarding support for the acCviCes of overseas branches.
ParCcipant 1 21:21
Also, the welcome party for new members, this, um, was held online last year, um, andsomeCmes it wasn’t able to be done, but um, we’re going to organize it again, um. Well, I’m
thinking of holding a physical, face-to-face, welcome party for new students in April next year.
Yes. Well, this is a fairly old topic, but we are currently revamping our homepage.
ParCcipant 1 21:45
We also host and support online gatherings. Yes, we are introducing the membership system,
Palsign. That’s what it means. Yes, uh, other than that, um, in parCcular, um, do you have any
addiConal opinions here? Well, I have suggesCons, criCcisms, etc. Is there one?

What. Anything is ﬁne.
ParCcipant 1 22:21
Are you okay? Yes, again, um, please stop by. Well, if that’s the case, then, um, that’s the next
topic.
Regarding the reappointment of oﬃcers, please take a look at the next document.
For a moment, the system for handing over, uh, passing the baton to, uh, execuCves is not quite
set up properly.
ParCcipant 1 22:42
Well, regarding this ma^er, it’s a bit, uh, really patheCc in terms of administraCve ma^ers, butuh, it’s mostly due to my negligence, um, um, it’s already happened this May. At the general
meeCng, most of the people whose terms of oﬃce have expired. Yes. So, um, retroacCvely, I
shouldn’t leave a li^le space, so
ParCcipant 1 23:05
I am in a strange situaCon where I have to ask for retroacCve reappointment. So, um, most of
the directors and oﬃcers, um, I would like to request reappointment in that way.
So, uh, one thing, um, um, uh, uh, uh, those who are currently in oﬃce, the lowest auditors andadvisors are in their terms of oﬃce, so there’s no problem.
As for Mr. Okamura, erm, this general meeCng was just about the Cme when his term of oﬃce
was expiring.
ParCcipant 1 23:37
Um, I’d like to ask you to conCnue, so, uh, I don’t want to leave any blank spaces, so I’d like totake this opportunity to accept your reappointment.Um, no, uh, I’d like to resign as soon as
possible . If so, I would appreciate it if you could ﬁnd someone else as soon as possible.
Yes. So, um, once again, there have been some changes, uh, there have been some changes, notreappointment, but there have been changes.
ParCcipant 1 24:02
Well, ﬁrst of all, uh, Inoue, uh, Akihisa, uh, uh, the vice chairman, uh, uh, I’ve been the vicepresident for a long Cme. That’s it. Well, I would like to give you a quick greeCng. Um, and also
Director Yasuhara, director Yasuhara of substance, uh, will be appointed as vice chairman. Well,
this person also received an informal consent.
ParCcipant 1 24:29
Um, this is, um, um, I’m going to have a general meeCng, uh, online, uh, several weeks ofgeneral meeCngs, including online, and I’d like to, uh, get approval from the vice president. I
hope you will.
Well, on the other hand, I have heard that Mr. Manabu Sugimoto will be joining the club as a
new director.
ParCcipant 1 24:50

Well, I heard that Mr. Sugimoto, um, could come online, so I would appreciate it if you could
give me your greeCngs a`er Mr. Inoue. So, uh, Mr. Inoue and Mr. Sugimoto, I would appreciate
it if you could give a brief greeCng.
ParCcipant 3 25:07
Well, I’m Akihisa Inoue, and I’ve been serving as vice president unCl now. Thank you very muchfor taking care of me for such a long Cme. Um, um, thanks to all of you, um, execuCves, thestructure of the material, um, alumni group has been put in place, so, um, I will conCnue to, um,uh, I, material. I became an alumnus, and, um, I was involved in alumni associaCon acCviCes.
ParCcipant 3 25:32
I will do my best and conCnue to do my best, so I look forward to your conCnued support. That’s
all.
ParCcipant 1 25:39
thank you. Well, online Sugimoto-san, what do you think?
ParCcipant 4 25:43
Ah, hello.
ParCcipant 1 25:46
Hello.
ParCcipant 4 25:48
Well, a`er hearing from Professor Yasuhara, I have decided to become a new director. You don’tknow if you’ll be appointed or not. My name is Sugimoto and I have been appointed.
Picture. I, um, have ﬁnished studying substances and am currently teaching entrance exams at
my parents’ family business, a cram school.
Well, I’m also a technical college graduate, but there are a lot of kids who are nice and addicted
to the rays.
ParCcipant 4 26:12
Also, because of my job, I o`en have to deal with, uh, ﬁnal selecCon students, and teachers, so
I’d like to be able to contribute to Nasu in some other way. Thank you.
ParCcipant 1 26:24
Thank you very much for your support. Thank you. I know that Mr. Sugimoto receives a lot of
opinions and a^ends the general meeCng every year, so I look forward to seeing him. Thankyou.
Yes. So, uh, I’m going to repeat the process, but approval is sCll to come. Yes. Um, I hope you’ll
conCnue to wait a li^le longer.
Yes. So, uh, regarding the reappointment of oﬃcers, it wasn’t just three people, but that’s all forthe reappointment of oﬃcers.

ParCcipant 1 26:53
Well, that’s all for deliberaCon, and I’m not going to go as far as approval, but there are someother ma^ers for deliberaCon.
ParCcipant 1 27:08
Are you okay? Yes. Well, if I do that, the next thing to report, well, if the Cme is up, it’s a report,
so I’ll put it oﬀ because I can cut it out, but I’ll give you a quick summary of what to report. , I
will report it as soon as possible. Please see document 6.
ParCcipant 1 27:26
picture. First of all, regarding the number of registered members, as I menConed earlier, as of
October 29th, going back a li^le bit, we have approximately 3,500 registered members.
Yes. Um, well, there are over 11,000 people in total, so I guess we’d like to register some more.
Yes. So, No. 2, uh, disseminaCng informaCon about alumni associaCon acCviCes and distribuCng
informaCon on joining the alumni associaCon.
ParCcipant 1 27:49
Well, uh, we promote the alumni associaCon at graduaCon ceremonies, uh, orientaCon for new
students, and so on.
Um, and No. 3, you menConed earlier that, um, uh, you want to aim for a payment rate of 60%,
but what’s the current situaCon? As a new student, as of October 29th, the avoidance payment
rate is just over half, or just under 60%. Yes. But, um, this number is increasing li^le by li^lecompared to last year and the year before.
ParCcipant 1 28:21
So, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, uh, uh, uh, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, I um, I have no
choice but to pay for this kind of thing. I think it’s a ma^er of having to respond.
And then there’s No. 4, which is the report on the alumni gathering, and it’s, um, slowly coming
back. So, ummm...
ParCcipant 1 28:44
Um, well, I’m wriCng about things up to April and March of last year, and things from April
onwards, but it’s about material bio, uh, etc., uh, 4. There were, um, parCes, and the annual
reunion of INAA, um, the Indonesian people, um, the general meeCng was held that summer,
and again this year. About it.
ParCcipant 1 29:06
For details on each, please see the separate sheet further down and at the back.
Also, uh, number 5, in collaboraCon with the Career Support SecCon, we are holding an alumni
lecture meeCng, um, an alumni lecture meeCng.
Well, the 5th episode was just yesterday. Well, it was very interesCng to have people come out
one by one from the three areas.
ParCcipant 1 29:31

Um, I mean, it’s helpful, and from my point of view, I’m very, uh, I see, I’m, um, proud of it, andat the same Cme, um, um, it’s amazing, um, I respect the people. So, there were three of us, Mr.
Watanabe here, and it was very interesCng, thank you very much. So, erm, number 6.
ParCcipant 1 29:50
Um, uh, people with whom I have a very close connecCon, uh, this year, uh, uh, since last year,
uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, passed away, uh, um, two people, uh, in response to that. , we have
responded. On the other hand, there is Professor Yasuyuki Yamada, former university president.
ParCcipant 1 30:08
yes. And, um, the other one is, um, Sachiko Iida, and as she wrote here, uh, support forIndonesian internaConal students. So, he has made a very, uh, remarkable contribuCon.
So, we have sent a condolence telegram to that person.
ParCcipant 1 30:26
So, erm, this is a very quick, but um, uh, brief report on my acCviCes over the past year.
Further down, at the back, I would like to share the a^ached sheet with the acCvity report foreveryone to take a look at.
So, uh, let’s exchange some other opinions, uh, if you have anything to say here, uh, I’d like to
ask you, um, um, uh, talk about that. , it’s a joke, isn’t it?
ParCcipant 1 31:00
Well, we sCll have about 10 minutes le`, so what should we do? Kiyokawa said, umm, I’m a li^lelate for this as well, and I’m late for the delay . Well, I’ve already received about 50 responses tothe survey I sent out about two days ago, so I thought it would be great if we could do someacCviCes and, um, exchange opinions. Masu. Eh,
ParCcipant 1 31:32
yes. Mr. Kiyokawa will share his screen for a moment. Yes, yes. Oh, um, I don’t see the email
address. I don’t watch it. Yes, hey, um, it’s okay. It doesn’t show.
Well,
ParCcipant 2 31:44
Oh, and I would like to add a li^le bit of informaCon to what I reported earlier, is that okay?
ParCcipant 1
Oh, please. Yes.
ParCcipant 2
Well, we oﬀered ﬂowers and condolence telegrams to Prof. Yasuyuki Yamada and Sachiko Iida,
respecCvely. So, last year, for Sachiko Iida’s memorial gathering, I think it was at the last board
meeCng, we were talking about oﬀering ﬂowers. But with the current trends in the society,there are occasions people don't accept ﬂowers or anything like that...

ParCcipant 2 32:08
Well, for Sachiko Iida’s memorial gathering, they said that they wouldn't accept ﬂowers, so wethought we'd at least send a condolence telegram, so we sent one.
One more thing: I think Director Ueoka made a proposal to draw up guidelines when or towhom we oﬀer gi`s (ﬂower or telegram) when a person who had a signiﬁcant contribuCon for
Alumni AssociaCon pass away. However, we found it diﬃcult. Because, to do that, we have toknow when the funeral or memorial gathering will take place in advance. In some cases a
funeral is hold only with family and relaCves.
ParCcipant 2 32:32
The passing may be announced later, and someCmes, ﬂowers and condolence telegrams are notaccepted. So it's quite diﬃcult, so I think we'll have to conCnue to deal with the ma^ers on acase-by-case basis.
ParCcipant 1 32:43
Yes, um, thank you very much. Um, of course. yes. It depends on a case-by-case basis, but in thiscase, I think it was a good idea to send a condolence telegram in the end. Yes, yes. Thank you
for addiConal informaCon. Well, then, as I said earlier, Kiyokawa share my screen with you.
ParCcipant 1 33:07
There are a lot of unnecessary windows visible, so I'd like to make them independent.
ParCcipant 5 33:12
Good.
ParCcipant 1 33:13
Ah, it's the opposite. wait a minute. Well, wait a minute. , the screen turns oﬀ.
ParCcipant 1 33:33
yes. Um, uh, I don't think I can see some of the names. Yes, um, I wonder what you want to say.
Um, it seems like the 49 opinions that have been collected so far have been received evenly
across almost all ﬁscal years. If you scroll any further up, you'll see the name, so I won't show it
to you.
Well, uh, each area. Well, well, well, well, well, I've received pre^y much even feedback.
ParCcipant 1 33:59
In the year of enrollment, the students were pre^y evenly distributed, and when I asked them
what kind of business they would like to do, I guess they weren't at the top. Almost half of themsCll ask for the publicaCon of a journal.
And I don't manage the list either. I don't think there are any alumni associaCons that don't
manage the roster, so I guess this is natural, but about 60% of them do.
ParCcipant 1 34:19

The most common comment we received was that we should provide be^er support for current
students, and we are very grateful for the feedback we received. yes. Um, I guess we're doing a,um, pre^y good job of supporCng current students these days. I'm wondering if there's
something I can do a li^le more about. So, of course, I am responsible for managing the roster.
So, well, out of the top three, last year, um, last Cme, it was pre^y much like that. Well, out of
the top three, the one that hasn't been done yet is publishing the journal.
ParCcipant 1 34:45
Um, well, this is a pre^y heavy load, so I'm a li^le hesitant, but since everyone has highexpectaCons, I'm wondering if there's something I can do about it.
So, on the other hand, I'm talking about support for holding individual gatherings, uh, moneyfor drinking parCes, which is what many people are expecCng, but, um, it's surprising. So, I
mean, it's not a large number, but yes, there are things like holding annual meeCngs, yes,holding lectures, etc.
ParCcipant 1 35:13
Yes, and, um, here we are, um, and we've been receiving a lot of anonymous opinions, but whatkind of ideas do you have for, um, revitalizing it? So, I think it would be be^er to provide
something like SNS where each person can comfortably, um, exchange opinions. Previously, thatslack
ParCcipant 1 35:32
It was good, but if it was free, the messages would disappear a`er 3 months. Well, discord. That
could certainly be an opCon. yes.
Well, I think it would be a good idea to organize the branches a li^le more, um, by region. yes.
ConducCng corporate lectures.
Also, uClize the network among alumni. yes. The quesCon is, how can we uClize the network?
ParCcipant 1 35:56
Well, the mechanism for exchanging informaCon a`er graduaCon. Ah, I think this will also beconnected to SNS.
Some kind of forced system. Well, I feel like it's okay if we don't go that far, but yeah, SNS, I
think we should think about this a li^le bit. That's a lot.
Yes, this is a slightly smoldering topic, so that you can make remote deposits from overseas, um,
uh, from overseas.
ParCcipant 1 36:17
Um, when it comes to remi^ances, uh, fees for overseas remi^ances are extremely high, so I'mwondering if there's a good way to somehow avoid that, like using PayPal or something like that.
I've been thinking about it, but I don't really have a good idea, um. We should steadily hold
events that make people want to go. yes. Also, a system where you can connect with NAIST
alumni. A`er all, it's SNS, right? It might be nice to be able to connect directly with each other.
yes.

ParCcipant 1 36:46
Well, well, regionally. Yes, I think I can formulate some opinions. Eh, well. yes. Also, those who
are used for jobs other than research. Yes, InternaConal student gathering Yes, well, um, e-mailnewsle^er. There were certainly some people who were learning about the existence of thealumni associaCon for the ﬁrst Cme this Cme. yes. Also, we should make good use of our alumni
and laboratory networks.
ParCcipant 1 37:22
Since we can't gather together, I thought, uh, well, we're going to conCnue holding events inTokyo, regional areas, and online, and I think we should conCnue holding online events, rather
than stopping them. yes.
Well, increase the frequency of informaCon transmission.
ParCcipant 1 37:37
yes. Employment support for graduates has, uh, increased a li^le compared to before, but I
think we need to do a li^le more.
So, lastly, I asked the quesCon, um, do you think it's okay for me to become an oﬃcer at thisreunion, and this year, I've increased the number of people, and I took it very posiCvely. But, uh,
13.3%, there are actually 6 people, ummm...
ParCcipant 1 38:01
I would like to hear from you. I would also like to ask some of the current board members andexecuCves, but I would like to hear from you. , You can't discover anything unless you do asurvey like this every Cme. Otherwise, for be^er or for worse, you'll end up passing the baton to
your neighbors and end up looking extremely closed-minded. From the perspecCve of theperson passing the baton, that's the only place you can look for.
ParCcipant 1 38:25
However, from the perspecCve of other people, it means that the work is being done internally,
which is not very good, so, um, well, we are constantly looking for people who can take on thisrole. I thought I'd like to do it.
yes. Also, there are a lot of other, um, other opinions, but also, um, in an anonymous form, thisis, um, appealing to you about the issues to be discussed. Um, I'll add it to the materials, so
please use this as a reference as well.
ParCcipant 1 38:49
I hope you take a look. yes. With that in mind, we sCll have about ﬁve minutes le`, so I would
like you to feel free to say something.
ParCcipant 6 38:57
Okay.
ParCcipant 3 38:59
It started when the ﬁrst quesConnaire was counted.

Well, I think everyone has requested it. That's the Akaikai policy.
ParCcipant 7 39:09
thisParCcipant 3 39:10
Is this what you all want?
ParCcipant 1 39:13
No, I don't think it needs to be God at all. It's online, right? yes. I wish I could do that. Oh I see.
yes
ParCcipant 3 39:20
Yes, yes. If I did it on paper. It costs a lot of money. Postage costs.
ParCcipant 1 39:23
Oh, of course, of course. Yes, yes.
ParCcipant 3 39:24
Um, I thought it was like saying I'm against it. a,
ParCcipant 1 39:27
I got it. yes. Um, I was wondering if I could do it this way before.
ParCcipant 3 39:31
It's like email. So,
ParCcipant 1 39:32
online. yes. Ah, no, each of them, uh, asked former members to write a 100-character or 200character status report, and then, um, I put it together, uh, about a dozen people each. If you
just compile all the acCviCes you've been doing recently and ask diﬀerent people to do them inorder every year, you'll be able to
ParCcipant 1 39:50
I wonder if I can somehow convey the atmosphere, um, yes. I was constantly thinking about
how I could do it in a way that wouldn't be so burdensome.
ParCcipant 3 39:57
No, it's not paper, it's not mailed. Um, that's totally ﬁne.
ParCcipant 1 40:01
Ah, yes, thank you. that
ParCcipant 3 40:03

That's all. Excuse me
ParCcipant 7 40:08
Excuse me. My name is Akira, and I am the director of the alumni associaCon. Well, uh, I
received a lot of suggesCons, which I thought were really interesCng, but um, uh, number one,well, I think it's a place for exchange in the sense that alumni associaCon oﬃcers can do it
without having to take a big `. , I menConed Discord earlier, but you don't have to worry about
it being free, even if you have to pay for it because it provides such a place as an alumni
associaCon, you can create channels for each year of admission or for each area. We created aplace called, well, individuals who have properly registered as members within Pearl Sign can be
idenCﬁed.
ParCcipant 7 40:38
I thought it might be a good idea to work on a system that would allow people who haveveriﬁed their idenCty to access this site. Well, that's the overall eﬀect. Since that kind of thingcan be used, I think that by registering as a Palsign, more people will register on the list, and if
the exchange actually spreads, it will be helpful for the next formulaCon. I think I can hit the ballwell, so I think I can be posiCve about this.
ParCcipant 1 40:59
thank you.
ParCcipant 1 41:03
Around that. yes. As for SNS, patrolling is enough. Yes, um, I think you can do it. What do you
think.
ParCcipant 7 41:18
Oh, can you hear me? Yes, my name is Yoshimoto and I am a director. Um, well, I think there's
one idea for revitalizing the alumni associaCon, and I think there will probably be some opinions
for and against it, but, uh, current students. We will have one person from each area as theexecuCve oﬃcer.
ParCcipant 7 41:41
I'm wondering if it's okay to include it. That's because when I was sCll acCve, the alumni
associaCon itself had just started, and I couldn't see what kind of acCviCes were going on rightnow. A`er I ﬁnished, I asked myself if I would be able to connect with the alumni associaCon,
but it turned out that I couldn't connect with them, so...
ParCcipant 7 42:02
Well, I've been away for a while, and I-I don't know if it's good or bad, but in my case, I justcame back as a nice teacher, so... In this way, I was able to reconnect with the alumni
associaCon, but, um, it's quite diﬃcult, um, even if you're of the current generaCon, if you ask
me whether or not I'm going to the alumni associaCon, I'd say, um, a lot of people don't. I don'tknow if that's true, but there are a few people in each ﬁeld who are acCve in such acCviCes, so I
made connecCons with them in advance when I was a student.
ParCcipant 7 42:33
And, um, I was wondering, um, if you have the Cme a`er you get a job, you can contribute toalumni associaCon acCviCes, which would be sustainable. When I thought about it, I came up
with this idea. I would appreciate your feedback.
ParCcipant 1 42:49
I think that's a very, very good idea. Yes, thank you. First of all, is there a student council? Is
there a student council? Is there a student council?
I've never heard. Ah, I think it would be a good idea to organize things like that and support
them, well, from the bo^om up, including the welcome party for new students that I menConedearlier. I don't know.
Yes, thank you. There's usually one or two minutes le`, but I'm kind of, um, extra, ah, okay. a,
ParCcipant 3 43:17
Ah, ah, this is Ueoka, the director. Well, there are two points. Regarding support for alumni
associaCons, which is listed in the other informaCon exchange materials, well, there is a big
hurdle for 10 or more people, so how about relaxing it a li^le more? I-I think it came out, but
about this, I think it's probably clear, um...
ParCcipant 3 43:35
I don't think they've made any public announcements, um, but how about lowering the bar ali^le bit for support for alumni associaCons? So, one of the opinions was that it would be be^er
to make a proper announcement on the homepage or something, and there was also an
opinion earlier about whether we could hold an alumni event outside of the Kansai area. I think
it was included in the quesConnaire.
ParCcipant 3 43:59
Right now, I think most of the student informaCon sessions are being held online, but there aresome events outside of Kansai that could be linked to universiCes.
ParCcipant 2 44:09
Is that so?
ParCcipant 1 44:24
A`er the Tokyo Forum ceases to exist, there may not be anything going on outside of Kansai.
ParCcipant 1 44:35
Ahaha. Or it doesn't ma^er. There is one. That's Kansai, too. Yeah. It's no longer being held inTokyo. I see. Ah, so we can't do that kind of carpooling, but as an alumni associaCon, I think it's
possible to be proacCve and, uh, do po^ery, whether or not we're doing the interior design. Yes,thank you. Do you have any more opinions? Or rather, I think it's about Cme that you're ﬁnally
starCng to feel like, um, and want to say something, but I'm going to be the, um, chief.
ParCcipant 1 45:03
Well, thank you very much. We hope that you will conCnue to provide us with your opinions.
yes. Um, we will be deliberaCng online, so please conCnue to provide your opinions there.
thank you very much. With this, I would like to conclude this year's Alumni AssociaCon General
MeeCng.