Digital Digest November 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

-> From the Editor
-> Membership Team News
-> Media Team News
-> Event Announcement

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FROM THE EDITOR

Ailsa Wylie, English Editor
newsletter@digitaleve.org

Sorry for the late publication this month.

This week, Barack Obama was elected President of the USA.
It's a historic day of great interest not only to Americans
but to people around the world. Digital technology is a part
of what makes us feel connected to the moment.

I followed the news at work, using my laptop with a portable
dialup modem and unlimited connection time. A coworker
asked me the result and passed it on to other staff. I
exchanged text messages about the news as it happened.

Too often, the news seems to be about death and
destruction. But whatever your opinion of the election
results, it is exciting news instead of war or
natural/financial disaster.

Like the rest of the world, I wonder what will happen next.

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MEMBERSHIP TEAM NEWS

Misao Kajiro, Membership Coordinator
membership@digitalevejapan.org

Total membership was 632 as of October 27th. We are very
pleased to announce that three new members joined the SC
last month.

Waki Kawamoto / Event Coordinator: Waki is working for an IT
company and used to work for an event planning company.
Recently came back to Japan

Chiyuki Shindo / Workshop Coordinator: Her team won 2nd
prize in the JMEC competition and she just used her prize -
a free flight to the US!

Cathy L. Cox / Web Content Coordinator: Cathy teaches music
theory & media arts at a university in the Tokyo area.

Welcome Cathy, Chiyuki and Waki to the Steering Committee!

In this issue we bring you news about a year-end event on
December 13th (mark your calendars now so you don't forget),
that will be a nice opportunity to meet people of different
groups.

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MEDIA TEAM NEWS

Chiharu Kawai, Media Coordinator
media-j@digitalevejapan.org

I hope you are enjoying the autumn weather and tinted
foliage. In contrast to the beautiful season, the economy
looks quite ugly and is pushing us harder to make both ends
meet. I am personally turned off by those same old quick
fixes our politicians offer. Well, I guess we just have to
hang in there to survive the hard times.

Have you picked up a copy of the free English magazine
called "Tokyo Families"? It is a family-oriented magazine
but covers a wide range of topics. I am currently thinking
about how we should work with the Tokyo Families magazine to
bring benefits to both parties. If you have any ideas,
please let me know!

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Waki Kawamoto, Event Coordinator
events@digitalevejapan.org

Dear DEvas,

Have you noticed the change in the weather? Getting excited!
The holiday season is almost here!

It is time for us to celebrate end of the year and get ready
for the next wonderful year to come! Digital Eve is having a
Masquerade Party this year.

At this event we will have a guest speaker, Jamie Belton.
Jamie will give us a speech on potential, techniques, and
the power of art and design with a focus on websites and
paper-based media, and reference to the growth of the HArts
Multiracial Artist Group.

This even will be a great party to finish the year and a
great place to network! Please invite all your friends and
family to join our fablous event!

Information about Jamie Belton is below:
HArts website: http://harts.blue-p.org/
Jamie Belton profile: http://harts.blue-p.org/members/jamie.html
Jamie Short Documentary http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=NasgS8r1tmg
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Date: Saturday, December 13th 2008
Time: Door opens at 8pm, toast at 8:30pm
Don't be late for the Champagne toast!
Venue: Ginza Restaurant Ag
Price: Members 5,000Yen, Non-Members 6,000Yen
Buffet style dinner will be served and all you can drink.

Registration: send an email to events@digitalevejapan.org.
Don't forget to reserve a spot for your friends and family
as well. If, for some reason, you will be unable to attend,
please send us a cancellation email by December 5th. If you
have any questions, please email us at
events@digitalevejapan.org

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We will announce more information soon...

Hope you had a great Halloween and we look forward to seeing
you there.

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SUBMISSIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER

Have an announcement to make? An article to submit for
consideration? (We can't pay you, but we'll give you a
byline.) Please send your submissions in plain text format
to: newsletter@digitalevejapan.org

***SEEK*** Editors (E to J) who can help publishing this
newsletter. Please send an email to
newsletter@digitalevejapan.org.

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The Digital Digest is brought to you by the Newsletter Team:
Koko Iwata, Yoko Kawabe and Ailsa Wylie.