TSUKUBA TOASTMASTERS CLUB (5814-76) Minutes of #449 Regular Meeting Date: Oct.18, 2008 14:00 - 16:30, Venue: Onogawa public hall 22 Attendances: TM Kondo, TM Matsushima, TM Kadono, TM Sakaki, TM Negi, TM H.Park, TM Ohno, TM Watanabe, TM S.Park, TM Adachi, TM Murata, TM Takahashi, TM Denda, TM Ogawa, TM Zukhra, TM Ikenobe, TM M.Suzuki, TM Shimada, TM Itou, TM Hashida, TM Tamura, TM Aoyagi 5 Guests: TM Takimoto, Mr. Jaya, Mr. Lee, Ms. Kinugasa, Ms. Itou Presiding Officer: President Matsushima Thought of the Day: TM Hashida Toastmasters of the Day: TM Kondo Timer: TM Murata Vote counter: TM Takahashi U/A counter: TM Adachi Grammarian: TM Aoyagi Business Session: President Matsushima * TM Matsushima reported that TM Ogawa got third place at Area22 Table topic contest. * TM Takahashi announced that she brought Advanced Toastmasters Manuals for browsing. Remarks from the past District 76 Governor: TM Takimoto Regular Session: TM Kondo Educational Session: TM Ohno The successful Club Series Program "Mentoring" Table Topic Session: TM Negi 1. TM M.Suzuki .... 2' 33" 2. TM Tamura ...... 1' 52" 3. TM Zukhra ...... 1' 34" 4. TM Watanabe .... 2' 07" 5. TM Takimoto .... 2' 08" 6. TM Aoyagi ...... 2' 12" 7. TM Ogawa ....... 1' 35" Prepared Speech Session: 1. TM Ikenobe, #none "self-introduction and communication problemsh ccc.. .....8' 11" 2. TM S.Park, Competent Communication #3, "What is your personality? " ..... c. 6' 52" 3. TM Shimada, Competent Communication #4,"The Second Movement - The Birth of the Baby" ..... 6' 06" 4. TM H.Park, The Entertaining Speaker #3, "We are equal but not the same" ..... 5' 34" Evaluation Session: General Evaluator: TM Tamura 1. Evaluator for TM Ikenobe TM Itou ...... 2' 41" 2. Evaluator for TM S.Park TM Kadono .... 2' 29" 3. Evaluator for TM Shimada TM Sakaki .... 3' 18" 4. Evaluator for TM H.Park TM Denda ..... 3' 21" Award Table Topic Session ....... TM Takimoto Evaluation Session ........ TM Sakaki Speech Session............. TM H.Park Thought of the day: TM Hashida Itfs our great surprise and pleasure that four Japanese scientists, one of whom lives in Tsukuba City, got the Novel Prizes. The winner of Novel Prize of Chemistry, Dr. Shimomura, a researcher of jellyfish, said that he do not like young people who say, gI can not do ith. I notice it is just the same feeling of TMing. All members of TM club do not say, gI can not do it.h Letfs say, gI will do it or I can do it.h voluntarily whenever we are assigned any role of our club.