Annual General Meeting 2024

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of Members of the Australia Japan Society of NSW Incorporated will be held on Monday 2 December 2024 at 6.00pm, at The Japan Foundation, Sydney.

The meeting will be followed by a talk about changing definitions of luxury consumption in Japan by Dr. Toby Slade of UTS, and networking over refreshments.

There is no cost for members to attend the AGM but to assist with catering please register.

Please note that to attend the AGM and to nominate for a Board position you must be a current financial member of the Society.

Please click below to download the AGM papers.

• Notice, Agenda, Nomination form, Proxy form
  
• Minutes of 2023 AGM
• Annual financial statement 2023-24

At the AGM, the President’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 will be distributed.

TALK ON THE CHANGING DEFINITION OF LUXURY IN JAPAN BY Dr. TOBY SLADE of UTS

Associate Professor Toby Slade is the Acting Head of the School of Design in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at UTS. He is an authority on Japanese fashion and popular culture. His current research focuses on the history, contemporary forms and changing meaning of luxury in Japan, revealing shifts in definitions of social value and patterns of consumption throughout history.

Toby joined UTS after more than 16 years at the University of Tokyo and Bunka Gakuen University. He is the author of two books: Japanese Fashion: A Cultural History was the first English-language book to explore the entire historical sweep of fashion and clothing in Japan. His second book, Introducing Japanese Popular Culture, looks at fashion as a central component of popular culture. 

Takayuki Tanaka is manager of the Fushigi na Hana Club (https://oshibana.com/div.html?s=cl). Operated by Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd. since September 2000, the club is for pressed flower enthusiasts to learn, share and master the art. Aspiring entrepreneurs can even become instructors! Said to have originated in C16 Japan, oshibana is a popular hobby whereby pressed flowers and other botanical materials are used to create an entire picture. Nihon Vogue developed oshibanastarter kits as one of their offerings for beginners. 

After roles in customer service, Takayuki Tanaka currently works in the President's Office. With 24 years’ experience in the art of pressed flowers, he has made it his life's work to promote the hobby and related handcrafts, share knowledge about botanical specimens, and support academic projects.

Register to attend and the day before the event, we will send the Zoom link. There is no charge for this event.