The 2024 JETAA Chicago officer elections are on the horizon!

It is election time! Elections are Monday, March 4th, so come take part and have your voice heard as we kick off the 2024-2025 term!

Interested in stepping up to help guide our local community? Or just wanting to participate in the democratic process? Check out all of the details for the 2024 JETAA Chicago Officer Elections below.

For those interested, here is a quick timeline for the next month:

• Complete this form to indicate your interest in running by Monday, February 12.

• Submit your platform by Friday, February 23 (you will receive the submission link once you have completed the previous form).

• Platforms for all candidates will be shared with the community on Friday, March 1.

• Sign up for the March 4 meeting to receive your electronic ballot.

• Attend the open board meeting on Monday, March 4. Alumni will have the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates then.

• Polls will be open from 12PM to 7PM CST on Monday, March 4, and results will be announced shortly after!
  

Prior to submitting your interest, please take a moment to review the Community Norms and Agreements. All officers are expected to embody these guidelines as leaders and work to cultivate a community built on equitable practices and respectful behavior that fosters belonging at all times.

All members of JETAA Chicago and its sub-chapters are eligible to vote in the elections, and as always, all positions are open and any member of our community may run. And for our Indiana sub-chapter, JETAA is also looking for an alumni interested in stepping in as a sub-chapter representative who can help organize their local alumni community and be a point of contact for Illinois and Wisconsin!

For details on each, please see the descriptions here. And please, feel free to reach out to current board members as well. We can be reached at info@jetaachicago.com and all of our emails are on the JETAA Chicago website, if you have any questions.

Full details for participating in the elections will be shared later this month. We hope to see you soon!

JETAA WI Subchapter Meeting

Our 4th quarter WI subchapter meeting will be on Saturday, February 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI. Join us at Sweet Diner for brunch and conversation, followed by a visits to art galleries in the area and/or to the lakefront and visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum, for those who have time. There is a small free exhibit at MAM and we can also buy tickets for the galleries. 

As always, we plan to chat about JET, JETAA, and Japan related topics. The meeting is open to JET alumni and their friends and families. It is a good place to reminisce, to network and to encourage one another after JET. 

Date:  Saturday, February 17, 2024 

Time:  10:30am Place: Sweet Diner - 239 E Chicago St, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Sign up here!

Hope you can make it!

Questions? Email Adrianna at jetaawisubchapter@gmail.com

Save the Date for Anime Milwaukee!

JETAA Wisconsin has been approved for presenting a panel at Anime Milwaukee 2024! More details are on the way, but if you are interested in helping us promote the JET Program, please save the date: March 8-10, 2024.

Just a heads up, this will be different from previous years, as all panelists are required to purchase a badge for the convention.

Call for Volunteers for 41st Annual Lunar New Year Celebration!

The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) is an organization of representatives from ten local Asian communities that promotes civic participation and community service. Each year, leadership of the group rotates by community and this year the Japanese-American community is the host of the 41st ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION on Saturday, 02/10/2024 at Drury Lane, Oakbrook.

There will be approximately 1,000 participants from over 16 Asian communities, elected officials, corporate sponsors and others who are interested in connecting with the local Pan Asian community. The event starts at 4:30 pm, there will be a reception with exhibit tables, a silent auction, and a cash bar. Doors to the Grand Ballroom open at 6:00 pm and the dinner program features cultural entertainment and an awards ceremony honoring leaders in the community. The event ends at 9:00 pm.

Volunteers are needed starting at 1:00 pm and ending at approximately 9:00 pm. There are no definitive shifts. It is up to you how long you want to help and the assignment you choose.

Volunteer Assignments: There are a variety of tasks to be completed. They range from more sedentary seated tasks to guest-facing tasks to high-energy robust tasks.

• Assemble goodie bags, centerpieces, program books, giveaways

• Set up, monitor, explain bidding process, wrap up items for high bidders at Silent Auction Table

• Set up, arrange Exhibit Tables, stamp guest passports

• Inform guests of their table, check-in VIPs, distribute corsages and passports at Registration Table

• Take photos for guests

• Direct performers to dressing rooms

• Wranglers and ushers

If you are interested in possibly volunteering for this event, please let us know at info@jetaachicago.com!