Past Events
Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.
Date: April 15, 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 4:00–6:00 p.m. (doors open, networking at 3:00)
Place: Room 205, Wesley Center, 6-10-11, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062. Access map here.
Fee: ¥500 SWET/JAT/SCBWI members; ¥1,000 non-members
Reservation and Inquiries: SWET
Topic:
From opposite shores of...
Visitor: Katherine (Roo) Heins, freelance editor, proofreader, tea ceremony teacher and martial artist.
Date: March 15, 2017 (Wed.)
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo;
At the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12...
Ideas and Plans for 2017
• Events (plenty of ideas*; making them happen)
• Greater interactivity on the SWET website
• Compiling Wordcraft: The SWET Files 2017
Date: February 22, 2017 (Wed.)
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho,...
Presenter: Alex Farrell
Date: February 12, 2017 (Sunday)
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m. (followed by dinner nearby; details to follow)
Place: Room 1, TKP Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma Kaigishitsu, Imon-Shijo Bldg, 7F (access map: http://www.kashikaigishitsu.net/facilitys/kg-kyoto-shijokarasuma/access/)
Fee: ¥1,000 SWET/JAT members; 1,500 yen JTF members, 2,500 yen non-members
Reservation and...
Date: December 26, 2016 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Fee: Potluck and BYOB
RSVP: Please let us know you are coming!
Place: Sumida Riverside Tower, 2F Meeting Room, Shinkawa 1-28-7, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-003. About 10 minutes walk from Kayabacho (Hibiya and Tozai Line)...
Another year is drawing to a close, and it’s time for the annual gathering of local wordsmiths. Catch up with friends and colleagues, and make new acquaintances and connections. If you’re interested in getting into the translation, interpreting and editing...
Professional Proofreading, "Koetsu Gal," and Us
If you feel that your arts and your angst as a proofreader or copyeditor never get any respect or appreciation, think of SWET as a community that is there for you. The currently...
WHEN: Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
WHERE: Chinatown Restaurant, 744 Washington Street, San Francisco
COST: $58.62 per person (includes tax, gratuity, fees)
Make your reservation at:
http://2016jldnetworkingdinner.eventbrite.com
...
With Robert Blasiak and Stuart Ayre
Date: October 23, 2016 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30–5 p.m. (followed by early dinner nearby, details to follow)
Place: Room 3, TKP Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma Kaigishitsu, Imon-Shijo Bldg 7F (Map)
Fee: 1,000 yen SWET/JAT members, 1,500 yen...
