Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo

[drainer at mpinet.net]

That may be the case if it's a union in Shibuya, but it is a step in the 
right direction. Those are usually the cheaper ones that you can find. 
Surely there must be a member of the list who resides in Tokyo, or has 
residence there...

I organized various events whilst I lived in Japan, mostly music or retail 
oriented (venues ranged from event space/clubs to conference rooms); the 
price range varies, I quoted the most expensive end just so that there are 
no surprises. Also, I have no idea what the university charges for an 
equipped room....was the conference scheduled for Tokyo or Togane (Josai's 
main campus is there, afaik)? I imagine the former as it would be a bother 
to travel from Tokyo to Togane for most visitors....

This could be too late and also limited to nationality, but there are 
Embassies who will provide you a free conference room/showroom. We did this 
through the Italian Embassy last year as the idea was to sell Italian-made 
clothing. Not sure if French Embassy does that, but Alliance-Francaise has 
ties with Japanese cultural events (at least here, they are hosting a "Japan 
Culture Week" along with the Consulate), any French scholars going to Tokyo? 
If so, find out if they can help!





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eija Niskanen" <eija.niskanen at gmail.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo


I was once involved with a Yosakoi dance group, and we rented a room
for dance practice at the Shibuya worker's union or whatever house
(near the Apple center). It was very cheap, but I don't remember if
somebody needed to be a Shibuya-ku resident for us to get the room...

Then there is the Zero culture house in Nakano, the same complex as
the Nakano Public Library.

On 5/13/09, drainer at mpinet.net <drainer at mpinet.net> wrote:
>
>  Hey guys,
>
>  Don't forget that there are numerous "event spaces" in Tokyo that you can
> book (sometimes in short notice). There is also a conference hall in
> Yokohama, but I forgot the name of the hotel... it's like a convention
> center.
>
>  That would work out better than a public place and the price may be 
> similar
> to the university... there are also conference halls in Makuhari, Chiba.
>
>  I strongly advise against coffee shops especially with the conference 
> being
> cancelled on the grounds for quarantine, et al
>
>  The conference was staged for four days, right? What happened to the 
> funds
> to set it up? A space may cost Y800,000 or so.
>
>  Alternativelly, you could always book a party at a restaurant, as it will
> provide the space, maybe same cost, that I am not sure of.
>
>  Start making phone calls, I am sure you can take care of this by the
> weekend.
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Nornes" <amnornes at umich.edu>
>  To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:50 AM
>  Subject: Kinema Club X: at SCMS in Tokyo
>
>
>
>  OK. It's a go. Let's do it. Doesn't matter how many we have, but it
>  will be good as usual.
>
>  Let's use this thread to do some brainstorming. Then form some threads
>  as "subcommittees" if the need arises.
>
>  For those of you bored with this, apologies. Please exercise your
>  delete button.
>
>  Kukhee, how many huddles could the Fukutake Hall accommodate? Do you
>  need advance permission? If the place suddenly filled with "study
>  groups" would we suddenly be negotiating with campus police?
>
>  Oliver, what kind of output does the Survey Monkey output? Seems like
>  a good idea.
>
>  The onsen thing was a joke. People already have their hotel
>  reservations, etc. It has to be in Tokyo.
>
>  I'll write some of our Tokyo friends on KineJapan and see if they have
>  ideas. But chime in if you're one of them.
>
>  I'll also write to Patrice Petro and ask her if she could direct the
>  SCMS membership to our survey. This should be a way for the SCMS
>  conference participants to save their trip to Japan and meet their
>  colleagues (and meet new people).
>
>  And, like Aaron, I'll write my special event guy?Richie?and see if
>  he's up for something.
>
>  Markus
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  On May 13, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Kukhee Choo wrote:
>
>
> > If anybody needs some space, there is a new Fukutake Hall at the
> University of Tokyo which I have access to. There is a public space called
> the "commons" and I have seen a lot of discussion groups  doing their own
> mini-workshops there.
> >
> > And I think the onsen idea is great. There is a really cheap place  in
> Hakone that has a conference room and everything. I think they  accept up 
> to
> 50 people per group.
> >
> >
> http://www.shikiresorts.com/institution/kanagawa/forest/forest.html
> >
> > Just an idea.
> >
> > Kukhee Choo
> >
> > amnornes at umich.edu wrote:
> >
> > > Oliver suggests an Kinema Club, and worries that it's stepping on
> someone's toes. I want to chime in to remind people that Kinema  Club has 
> no
> feet so there are no toes to smush.
> > >
> > > I think it's a splendid idea. Here are the two ways that it could
> happen under such short notice.
> > >
> > > 1) One or more of our colleagues in Japan could chip in with a  space.
> Even one big space could suffice, as "panels" could be  converted into
> "huddles." Each huddle goes off to a corner and  people do their thing.
> > >
> > > 2) A distributed version. People find their own spaces for panels:
> hotel rooms, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Put a goodly amount of  time
> between panels. If we didn't think there was enough time to  pull this 
> off,
> then we could centralize it. Between panels everyone  meets at, say, the
> south entrance plaza to Shinjuku Station. People  find their huddles, and
> then peel off to a coffee shop or ramen  shop to do it. Needless to say,
> this makes spectating problematic.
> > >
> > > 3) Weather permitting, do it in a public park. Too late for hanami
> taikai, but this of course would be easier than anything else. At  the 
> very
> least, the "main reception" could be a picnic with  absolutely no fuss. 
> BYO
> everything.
> > >
> > > I'll add a fourth: everyone stay at an onsen!
> > >
> > > Seems to me Kinema Club has its anarchic nature just for this kind  of
> thing.
> > > Let's do it. I'm willing to put some time into organizing, but  could
> use help.
> > >
> > > We can invite SCMS folk in, see how many there are, and then
> strategize. Even if there are only five of us, it will be worth it.
> > >
> > > Markus
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>


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