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Iwate-Aomori

The Iwate-Aomori JALT Chapter covers two prefectures in the northern Tohoku region.

We have two main locations for events in Aomori, Hachinohe-shi and Hirosaki-shi. The annual Michinoku English Education Summit (MEES) is held in Hachinohe-shi at Hachinohe Gakuin University in July. The annual Tsugaru Ideas for Language Education Seminar (TILES) is held in Hirosaki-shi in September or October at Hirosaki Gakuin University. Events in Iwate are usually held in Morioka-shi at Aiina.

We have had both face-to-face, online, and hybrid events. Future events, styles, and locations will vary. There are usually no events in March and August.

We can be found on Facebook.

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Pages of Interest

Officers

Mary L Burkitt - President
Nadiia Zaitseva - Treasurer
Jim Smiley - Membership Chair
Mary L Burkitt - Program Co-chair
Jacob Petersen - Program Co-chair
Jason Hill - Publicity Chair
Gregory Anthony - Hachinohe Area Co-Coordinator
Edo Forsythe - Tsugaru Area Co-Coordinator
Barry Grossman - Hachinohe Area Co-Coordinator
Steven Macwhinnie - Tsugaru Area Co-Coordinator