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GLOBAL Page 26 BICSI Japan Reports Substantial Growth in FY2019 BICSI Japan held its Annual Business Meeting on 18 September, where they reported a successful 2019 Fiscal Year marked by signifi- cant growth in membership. BICSI Japan has now surpassed 300 members, the largest number since BICSI Japan was established in 2001. BICSI Japan District Chair Katsuji Furuichi reported on the 2019 budget and reviewed the plan for 2020. In FY2019, many volunteers and committee members came forward to help set up and work BICSI events, including the recent BICSI Japan Conference & Exhibi- tion. Special thanks to Mitsuo Ohtsu, RCDD, Hiroaki Matsuura, Koji Kano and Makiko Matsushita for their volunteering and cooperation! Congratulations also to Kiyoshi Nitta, our newest member on the BICSI Japan Board of Directors. From Tokyo, Kiyoshi works at the Japan branch of Panduit Corporation. Japan now boasts 13 volunteers, including board members. The annual meeting was held at AXIS Engineering in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. The months of August, September and October have been very active in the BICSI Japan District with a combination of events and seminars, training classes and BICSI credentialing exams. Here's a look: • 21 August: Monthly District Meeting • 22 August: Data Center Construction Intensive Course worth 5 BICSI CECs • 12 September: "PoE Cabling and Testing Resistance" Seminar, delivered by Mr. Asaka, Nippon Seisen and Mr. Takahashi, Fluke • 18 September: Annual Business Meeting, with 11 participants (see article on this page) • 18 September: Monthly District Meeting • 19 September: TSUKO Factory Tour, by Mr. Ohtsu • 26 September: Hands-on Copper Cabling Intermediate Course, by Mr. Nitta, Panduit • 1 October: "The Latest Trend of Telecommunications Cabling" Seminar, by Mr. Gautier Humbert, RCDD, Mainland Europe District Chair, worth 3 BICSI CECs (see photo to right) • 7 October: Monthly District Meeting • 24 October: Hands-on Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing Intermediate Course by Mr. Sato, Sumitomo Electric and Mr. Konishi, Kinden • 21 November: Japan Conference & Exhibition with 410 attendees • Plus the continuation of many BICSI Japan Cabling Skills Challenge Training Classes in August, September and October. RECENT BICSI JAPAN EVENTS