Alumni Chapters Register in JAIMS Family Alumni Association

HONOLULUÑWith the registration of the first JAIMS alumni chapter, more chapters are being formed and others are officially registering to become part of the JAIMS Family Alumni Association (JFAA). "It is the beginning of a network of chapters that will span the globe," said Glenn Miyataki, JAIMS president.

The first chapter, based in Japan and called the AMP/ICMP Alumni Association, was formed by chapter leader Yoshikazu Sekiguchi (AMP-3), associate professor at Soka University, with vice leaders Isao Atsusaka (AMP-10), general affairs manager at Varian Semiconductor Equipment K.K., and Masaki Hisamichi (AMP-36), a senior consultant at Japan Research Institute, Ltd.

Another chapter that is very active and has been meeting regularly for the past few years is the JAIMS Bond chapter in Tokyo. Its president, John Cheuck (JEMBA-3), is currently the president of Metrowerks Co., Ltd. (Japan) and was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at JAIMS' 25th anniversary alumni conference in 1997. The vice president of the chapter is Chris Lamatsch, senior manager of global HR solutions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the secretary is Larry Kieffer, director of consulting at Asia-Net K.K.

Other alumni chapters include members in Hawaii, Osaka, the Philippines, Indonesia (called Indo-JAIMS) and the Bay Area in California. More chapters are forming and preparing to register members.

For chapter registration information, please contact Jenny Sadama at JAIMS at jenny@jaims.org