ICA Event - April 22nd
Speaker: Jim Weisser
President of Weisser Consulting and Director of PBXL

Title:
IP Telephony, the Future is NOW

After years of hype, IP Telephony, Voice Over the Internet, VOIP and integrated
applications are changing both consumer and business interaction in Japan. Some
markets are beginning to see the "death of distance", while others (especially
Japan) are moving to a highly integrated phone and networking model.

Jim Weisser, President of Weisser Consulting and Director of PBXL, will speak
about migration from legacy systems to hosted services in businesses, how
consumer services like Skype and YahooBB fit into the global picture, integrated
applications and some of the entrepreneurial opportunities in this fast changing
environment. By putting voice and data over one IP network, companies can save
money and provide their workers with communication tools not available with
older proprietary systems.
Meeting Details

Date: April 20
Time: 6:30 (pm) Doors open, 6:30 Networking / cash bar.
7:10 Dinner, 7:45 Presentation, 8:45 Finish
Venue: Yurakucho Denki Building, Foreign Correspondents' Club
http://www.fccj.or.jp/static/aboutus/map.php
Cost, including dinner: 3,000 yen for members, 5,500 yen for non-members
Cash bar available.
All attendees will receive one free drink ticket courtesy of ICA sponsor Temple
University http://www.tuj.ac.jp.

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RSVP REQUIRED
If you would like to attend please RSVP on our sign-up page at:
http://www.icajapan.jp/signup.html
by 17:00 Tuesday April 18

>--------------<< Sponsor Event - PM Global >>--------------<
ICA Professional Development Seminar:
Boosting your Career with Project Management
Speaker: Jason Frank, Partner, Representative Director, PM-Global, a project
management consulting firm.

A Project Management (PM) certification has risen from #10 to #4 in
CertCities.comfs g10 Hottest Certifications for 2006.h CIOs, Recruiting
companies, and clients are requiring their IT professionals to be well-versed in
managing complex projects. Are you ahead of the curve? Learn about how you can
move your career along with PM knowledge. Topics will include:

* General trends in the profession?whatfs hot in PM
* Functional areas such as organizational maturity
* Sample career paths for the project manager of the future
* Graduate programs and continuous education in project management
* Professional Certification: A focus on PMIfs PMP
* What are the current trends for IT professionals with a PMP?
* How do I get certified?
* Enough about me: How can I develop my project teamfs skills?

Date: May 9, 2006
Time: 7-9pm
Venue: Tokyo Design Centre
Map : http://www.designcenter.co.jp
Cost: 1,000 Yen members, 2,000 non ICA members

All attendees are entered to win a 100,000 JPY scholarship to the next 5-day PMP
Exam Training Course on May 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
(Course details at http://www.pm-global.com/service_2_1.html )

>--------------<< Partner Event - FEW >>--------------<
Open to foreign women only.

14th Foreign Executive Women Career
Strategies Seminar

Theme: Achieving Success with your Career in Japan

Created by women for women in 1990, this seminar is designed for foreign women
who are looking for career motivation, a new job, a change in career or to start
their own business while living in Japan. Presentations by foreign women who
have found new opportunities whilst living in Japan promise to be inspirational
and informative. A series of smaller workshops will enable participants to gain
a deeper understanding of the Japanese job market. Free to all participants is
the comprehensive Career Guide, updated for 2006.

Date: Saturday April 22, 2006
Time: 9am-6pm
Location: Temple University in Minami-Azabu, Tokyo
Cost: Pre-registration is \12,000, on the day registration is \15,000.
Breakfast, lunch and refreshments are provided.
Details: For further information please visit http://www.fewjapan.com
or email mailto:fewcss2006@...

>------------------<< ICA SPONSOR >>-----------------<
PM-GLOBAL

PM-Global provides enterprise-wide program and project management consulting and
training services. Our core competencies are IT and Business Improvement. We
help our clients achieve quicker time-to-market and increased shareholder value
by creating project success. We guarantee an increase in our client's project
success rate. http://www.pm-global.com

>------------------<< ICA SPONSOR >>-----------------<
Skillhouse Staffing Solutions
IT and Administrative Staffing Services.
http://www.skillhouse.co.jp/eng_home.htm

>------------------<< ICA SPONSOR >>-----------------<
Temple University
The oldest and largest American University in Japan.
http://www.tuj.ac.jp

>------------------<< ICA SPONSOR >>-----------------<
Access Technology
Japanfs premier technology - focused search firm.
http://www.accesstech.com/indexe.html

>---------<< JCI Investor and Executive Network Event >>---------<
The Investor and Executive Networking Event April 27th at the Top of Akasaka
Prince Hotel. (Akasaka Mitsuke Station)

The event provides executives, bankers, venture capitalists, lawyers,
accountants, entrepreneurs and angels alike with opportunities to direct
business matching.

Thursday, April 17th - from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
10,000 Yen (covers food and beverages)
*Registration is limited to 100 people.

For further information, please contact mailto:seminar@..., or call
03-5226-5081 and provide your name, company, email, phone and fax numbers.

Details: http://www.jci-inc.com/executive.html

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