David H. Satterwhite Co-Chair	Richard F. May Co-Chair

The University Briefing Committee (UBC) organizes Q&A sessions to support students, educators and academic groups in learning about doing business in Asia directly from ACCJ members who live and work in Japan.
* Held at a central Tokyo hotel selected by the group, the format of the meeting is casual and based on an American-style early morning breakfast.
* Each 1.5 hour session is adapted to fit the group's expressed areas of interests.
* Free and easily arranged by an email to  the ACCJ's Kyoko Fujii  -- kfujii@accj.or.jp

Committee Objectives:
*  Inform visiting educational and academic groups about current trends in economic, political, consumer and related fields in Japan.
*  Promote membership in the ACCJ to students, university professors and other educators by mentioning the value in ACCJ's individual and nonresident membership categories as a starter status.
*  Provide ACCJ members with a volunteer experience opportunity. Members with expertise in areas of interest of the incoming group are contacted.
*  Emphasize --  In a period in which other Asian countries are gaining attention, to highlight Japan's economic role in the Asia region and its contribution to global innovation in products and services.

Recent visiting groups receiving UBC briefings in Tokyo:
Japan Travel Program for U.S. Future Leaders; Florida International University - MBA study tour;   Bentley University (Waltham MA),  University of Tennessee (Aerospace MBA program), Georgia State University, University of Georgia. Southern Methodist University (Dallas TX), Curtin University (Australia),Augustana College (Rock Island IL), Lewis College (Chicago, IL). Forthcoming: USC (Los Angeles, CA)

From a recent briefing:

UBC co-chair David Satterwhite rounds out his historical and political overview of Japan.



MBA group from Florida International Univ.'s MBA program at a UBC briefing listen to Chamber President Mike Alfant making points about entrepreneurship in Asia.