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Kathy Taji
The JAT Directors' meeting was held on December 19, 1998 from 12:30 to 2:30
at the Shiba Seinen Kaikan. It was attended by Bill Lise, Bob Oliver,
Kathleen Taji, Richard Thieme, and George Tokikuni. Emily Shibata-Sato
and Leslie Tkach were absent.
Judy Wakabayashi in Australia and Jeremy Whipple in the U.S. were not
present. The following items were discussed.
1. JAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT (JANUARY 1, 1998 - DECEMBER 31,1998)
| INFLOWS | |
| IJET-9 ADVERTISING | 510,000 |
| IJET-9 PARTY | 91,000 |
| BANK INTEREST | 2,304 |
| JAT DUES | 1,478,429 |
| CONTRIBUTION (FROM IJET-8 | |
| COMMITTEE IN SHEFFIELD) | 60,000 |
| IJET-9 REGISTRATION | 5,204,032 |
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| TOTAL INFLOWS | 7,345,765 |
| OUTFLOWS | |
| BANK FEES | 22,739 |
| COPYING | 42,126 |
| FIT MEMBERSHIP | 35,276 |
| HELP AT IJET-9 | 60,000 |
| HOTEL | 135,926 |
| IJET-9 SITE | 988,155 |
| IJET-9 PERSONAL | 30,000 |
| INTERNET (JAT-LIST, HONYAKU, ETC.) | 131,822 |
| MEETING (OHP, SPECIAL ROOM, ETC.) | 145,083 |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 10,000 |
| IJET-9 PARTY AND RELATED EXPENSES | 2,118,626 |
| IJET-9 PHOTOGRAPHS | 50,069 |
| POSTAGE | 199,190 |
| PRINTING (JAT DIRECTORY AND IJET-9 PROGRAM) | 379,547 |
| IJET-9 PUBLICITY | 127,220 |
| MEETING ROOM RENT | 279,200 |
| SUPPLIES (IJET-9 AND JAT) | 681,580 |
| SUPPORT (LOAN TO IJET-2000 (KYOTO) COMMITTEE) | 500,000 |
| TAKYUBIN | 23,565 |
| TELEPHONE | 2,663 |
| TRANSPORTATION | 72,300 |
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| TOTAL OUTFLOWS | 6,035,087 |
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| OVERALL TOTAL | 1,310,678 |
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| JAT ASSETS | |
| MEETING ROOM RENT (JANUARY - DECEMBER 1999) | 264,600 |
| LOAN TO IJET-2000 (KYOTO) | 500,000 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS | 764,000 |
2. Meetings (Richard Thieme)
The Meet the Candidates meeting which will be held on Jan. 16, 1999 will be
combined with a New Year's Party. Attending members will pay 3,000 yen at
the door and spouses and significant others are welcome. The party is from
2:00 to 4:30. Reservations are required. The cost of the party will be
partially subsidized by the JAT treasury.
The guest speakers for February 20 and March 20, 1999 are Scott Urista and Duncan Mcyintire, respectively.
3. IJET Report (George Tokikuni)
There is nothing to report at present. The next meeting of the IJET-2000
operating committee is scheduled at the end of January.
A survey on IJET for directors was distributed and the replies will be
compiled as a reference for the IJET operating committee.
4. JAT Bookshelf Project (George Tokikuni)
There is nothing to report at the present time.
5. Website Report (Bill Lise, Leslie Tkach)
The table of upcoming JAT meetings on the website needs to be updated as
soon as the previous month's meeting ends.
Leslie Tkach will add the following on the JAT Website.
Updates
* some continuity in backgrounds (joining, JAT constitution, directors
meetings table, next meeting, etc.)
* Home Page (first page at the site)
* JTT index page
* Next meeting page
* Board addresses
Additions that will be made at the beginning of 1999
* JATについて （日本語） accessible from both the front index and the
"About JAT" sections
* 1998 Translator on the Spot Interviews
* 1999 election information
* upload the newest board reports and bulletin
* make the "nijikai" snapshots page
* redo the past meetings pages with snapshots from George Tokikuni
* update the "other resources" page
* change the password
6. Summary of the Special Meeting on the International Journal Project
A special JAT directors' meeting was held on Dec. 9, 1998 on the international journal project to coincide with Judy Wakabayashi's two-day stopover in Tokyo. Although the decision to join the project by both the ITI and the JLD, prospective partners of the journal project, is still pending, the following decisions were tentatively made based on this meeting.
JAT will sponsor a refereed journal that will feature academic and professional articles on translation issues. It will initially be published biannually and produced in electronic form only. The Forum, published by the Asian Studies Department, the University of Queensland will merge with this journal. Some of the issues that are currently being considered and explored are publishing the journal under a commercial publisher, publishing it on a semi-do-it-ourselves operation with some of the work contracted to outside parties, free subscriptions for JAT members, electronic subscriptions for outside parties, as well as others. The aim is to offer JAT members an additional value-added benefit for joining and supporting JAT, in addition to creating a publication that will serve as an ideal blend of professional and scholarly content. The JAT Bulletin will be maintained as a forum for internal JAT issues and announcements.
7. Newly Revised JAT Constitution
A-close-to-final draft of the proposed revised JAT constitution has been submitted to the board by the Constitution Committee. The directors were asked to send in their specific comments by Dec. 26 for further discussions. A notice on the referendum for the new constitution and a copy of the revised constitution will be mailed to all members along with the JAT director election ballots on February 1, 1999.
8. Elections Committee
The elections committee for the 1999 election of JAT directors has been
appointed. The committee members are Pamela Ikegami (chair), Hiro Sato,
and Kathleen Taji.
Compiled by Kathleen Taji
JAT Recording Secretary
ktaji@gol.com