[ZOOM] Casual Meeting with Techies in Sapporo - EN/JP

Why is making local friends (hopefully with similar values) in Sapporo so hard? This is quite a common problem, and I’ve been hearing about it for decades.

But, hey? Did you know you’re now in our group? 🎉

Let’s get to know each other and talk about our future events over Zoom. Don't worry about a language barrier. At least the organiser can interpret English ↔︎ Japanese. :-)

◯ Note

• Everyone is required to turn on their camera and speak.
• カメラoff 、聞く専不可。
• 話しかけてもらえるのを期待せず、自ら会話に参加してください☺︎

◯ What we do

1. Greeting✋
2. Announce your business, LinkedIn, or event only if you have something
   * Things like spiritual/pseudoscience/religious/illegal/pyramid schemes/hate are not allowed.
3. Casual chat
   - What kind of events do you want us to have? How, where, when?
   - What do you want to learn/teach through this group?
   - And so on. :-)
   *We are not looking for any event/co-organiser at the moment. Let's take time and build a good friendship first.

◯ Who you are
Not a match

• Living overseas and only looking for online chats about Japan, or practising speaking in Japanese
• Not interested in tech or sustainability

You might be

• A Hokkaido resident
• A digital nomad staying in Hokkaido
• A tourist spending time in Hokkaido
• Someone visiting or moving to Hokkaido soon

Who's working as

• Developper
• Designer
• PM, SE, etc.
• Digital marketer
• Creator - Game, Writer, Video, Photographer, etc.
• Educator, researcher, students over 18+ from any field
• NGO, media, renewable energy, farmer, etc.
• ALT teachers or tourism workers looking to change careers
• None of the above, but learning tech skills

◯ Who is the organiser, Misa?

• Amazon Japan HQ - Copywriter, UX writer, Advertisement editor
• Asahi Shimbun - Web content writer (sustainability, environment)

◯ Language

• English, if any of you are unfamiliar with Japanese
• Otherwise, JP/EN mixed
• 英検3級以上の英会話力必須

◯ Participation Fee

• Free

◯ Attendance limit

• Minimum: 3 people
• Maximum: 6 people

◯ Cancellation policy

• If cancelling within 24 hours, please contact the organiser
• If fewer than 3 people RSVP by 5 days before the event, it will be cancelled.

◯ Group guideline
Attendees will be removed from the group without notice for

• No-shows
• Attending without RSVP
• Frequent last-minute cancellations
• Failing to pay the attendance fee when it's set
• Harassment, drugs, alcohol, or sharing conspiracy theories

We understand emergencies and public transport delays. Thank you for helping us build a reliable group! See you soon!