Yasuo Okamoto
On February 28, 2012, the New York Icho-kai, an association of UTokyo alumni in the New York region, held its annual reception attended by 197 persons (including some spouses). Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida gave a speech and talked about current developments at the United Nations. Ms. Yuriko Shimazu, an NHK announcer stationed in New York, served as an MC (master of ceremony).
President of the NY Icho-kai, Mr. Yasuo Okamoto, who is a member of FUTI ‘s Advisory Committee, reported on UTokyo’s various initiatives in its internationalization and FUTI’s support for the University, by referring to FUTI’ss summer scholarship program for U.S. and UTokyo students. Mr. Okamoto urged the alumni at the meeting to respond generously to FUTI’s fund raising campaign.
For details, please visit http://www.ny-ichokai.org
Articles in this newsletter:
- Profiles of FUTI VOLUNTEERS
- NY Icho-kai’s 11th Annual Reception held
- The UTokyo-Yale Initiative Hosted Junior Scholar Conference
- UTokyo-Yale Initiative (TYI) Discusses “Japan and China for Four Decades: Cooperation and Competition since 1972”
- IPMU Becomes a Kavli Institute
- Kagakusha Network Hosts a Seminar on "A Guidepost for Aspiring Global Leaders in Science" on July 22 in Tokyo
- FUTI participates in the “Go Global 2012” Fair at the Komaba Campus
- Reminder: Annual Fundraising Campaign Will End Soon
- Reception in Honor of Prof. Akihiko Tanaka Held
- Eight U.S. Students and Nine UTokyo Students Receive FUTI Leadership Awards
- FUTI’s Board and Advisory Committee Joint Meeting Held
- Mr. Sakurai resigns from the Advisory Committee
- Mr. Shuta Kobayashi becomes Secretary of FUTI
- The FUTI Board appoints Dr. Masako Egawa as a new member
