Activity report
JAOS General-Meeting Spring
June 12, 2003
at US Embassy in Tokyo
The Autumn General Meeting was host to 25 participants representing 32 member companies (9 represented by proxy). Three new organizations were admitted into JAOS. The Secretary General presented the JAOS fiscal year report ending March of 2003. The achievements of the special Task Teams were also reported. A lot of attention was paid to the activities of the Guideline Team, who are currently researching the building of a ‘Model Terms and Conditions’ for short-term language study (also referred to as ‘standardized agreement’. In addition, the following committee name changes and future committee activities were assigned to each task team: Guideline Team: – Aiming for self-imposed restriction in the overseas study industry through the ‘JAOS standardized agreement’. Organizational Development Team: – Developing memberships and supporting member organizations. Planning Team: – Planning meetings and seminars in cooperation with Educational Representatives of Embassies, the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, etc. Organizational Operations Team: – Aiming for JAOS to gain corporate classification as a Non Profit Organization.