JASAL members will have received an email about the election for the new committee, starting April 2019. We have received a number of nominations (thanks!), but no nominations for the role of treasurer.

Here is the description:

The treasurer will be in charge of accounts for the annual conference, and any other events for which a fee is charged. Please note that membership fees are not charged.

If you think you could do this, please ask someone to nominate you. The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Monday 4th February.

Send your nominations to: jasalorg@gmail.com
Include the person’s name, the role, and a few lines on why you think they are a good candidate.

JASAL , the JASAL2018xSUTLF5 conference, and the sake tasting event were mentioned in an article in the Jyokai Times on January 4th. Enjoy!

Jyokai Times article

Greetings from the JASAL committee! Thank you to all for the successful JASAL 2018 x SUTLF 5 conference at Sojo University in Kumamoto. We’d like to thank everyone involved in making this conference a success. We had over 110 people join from all over Japan and abroad.

We hope very much to to see you all at JASAL 2019, which will be held at Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka.

Have a wonderful festive season, and best wishes for the New Year!

Just a quick reminder that early registration for the JASAL2018xSUTLF5 conference in Kumamoto closes today, Friday, November 30th.

The  conference will be held on December 14th (SAC tour and welcome party), December 15th (main conference day) and December 16 (tour of Kumamoto). The early registration price includes lunch on the Saturday, so register now and don’t miss out!

If you have not yet booked your hotel, you should take care of that, too. There is a list of good hotels on the conference website.

https://www.nankyujalt.org/sutlf/sutlf-5

See you there!

Here are some flyers for JASAL 2018 X SUTLF 5, which will be held at Sojo University in Kumamoto in December 2018, with a SALC tour and Welcome Party on December 14th and the main conference on December 15th. Feel free to download the flyers, share them, print them out and stick them on the wall at your workplace.

JASAL2018 x SUTLF5 Poster (English)

JASAL2018xSUTLF 5 Poster (Japanese)

There is still time to submit a proposal. The Call for Presentations closes at the end of the month (Sept. 30). We are all getting excited already!

JASAL are delighted to announce that this year we can offer grants to attend the annual conference, which this year will be a joint event with Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum and held in Kumamoto on Saturday December 15th, 2018. We have grants for undergraduate student presenters, and grants for newcomers.

JASAL will offer:
-Student Grant: ¥50,000 each for up to 3 undergraduate student presenters from outside Kyushu (can be presenting together or separately).
-Newcomer Grant: ¥20,000 each for up to 2 non-undergraduate first-time attendees (no need to be a presenter) to JASAL and SUTLF events/conferences with no research budget traveling from outside Kyushu.

If selected:
-Recipients should submit an estimate of expenses (details will be given to selected persons later).
-Recipients will pay up front and be reimbursed in cash on the day.
-Recipients are asked to write and submit a report (approximately 1,000 words) on the conference.
-Recipients will need to confirm by a certain date, and register for the conference. If they fail to do so by the date specified, they will not be able to receive the grant and it will be offered to another candidate.

If you are interested please apply using this form. The deadline is September 1st, 2018, but we recommend appying as soon as possible.