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Social Entrepreneur Gathering and Social Business Award 2008 is to be held on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September, 2008!! Social Innovation Japan invite social innovators and social entrepreneurs from around the world to attend.

Overview of SEG 2008

■ Date

Friday 19th (Social Business Day) 12:30 - 20:10

Saturday 20th (Social Entrepreneur Day) 10:00 - 16:55

■ Place Academy Hills, Roppongi Hills
              6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan (Map)


Social Business Award Ceremony and Networking Event

The ceremony of Social Business Award 2008 and Networking Event are to be held on Sep 19.  You will know the good social business in Japan and enrich your network with social entrepreneurs.  
(The Social Business Award is given to excellent social businesses to honor their good achievements.  It promotes further social businesses by awarding successful business models that implement both social mission and sustainable management.) 


Matching Table

We are going to hold the "Matching Table" where CSR people and Social Entrepreneurs run booths, do presentaions, exchange information and enrich networks. It is 2-days program to be held from 14:10 on Sep 19 to 13:40 on Sep 20.  We are now accepting applications.  If you wish to apply for the Mathing Table, please send an e-mail to info@socialinnovationjapan.org to inform us that:
- number of booth that you need (5,000 yen/a booth (130×45ｃｍ))
- whether you wish to do presentation on the stage (about 5-10 minutes short presentation)
- theme of the booth
- what you present at the booth (eg. panflets, DVD, your products etc)
- you are ready to pay 5,000 yen/a booth at the reception on Sep 19
Please note that the application is "first come first served".  When entry runs up to 40 booths, we will close the list although the deadline is Aug 29.


■ Tickets

Early Registration Discount (please register and make payment by Aug 20)
  for working people: 18,000 yen (including supper on Sep 19 and lunch on Sep 20) 
  for students: 11,000 yen (including supper on Sep 19 and lunch on Sep 20)

Regular 
  for working people: 13,000 yen (including supper on Sep 19 and lunch on Sep 20)
  for students: 8,000 yen (including supper on Sep 19 and lunch on Sep 20)

■ Organized by Social Innovation Japan (SIJ, Tokyo, NPO)

■ Supported by:
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of the Environment (waiting for approval)

■ Premium sponsors:
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ / Nomura Group / Microsoft Corporation / Mori Building Co., Ltd.

■ Sponsors:
Asahi Breweries, Ltd / Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company / Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. / Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. / NEC Corporation /Renaissance Inc. / Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. / The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. / Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. / Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. / UBS

■ Collaborated by:
i-genius/ Ecocolo/ Alterna / Mankind Associates Ltd

For more information contact:

http://www.socialinnovationjapan.org/c000011/archives/2008/08/13/entry175.html

Noriko Saito
NPO Social Innovation Japan
107-0062
1-20-15 Rock 1st 3F, Minami Aoyama, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL: +81-3-6820-6300
FAX: +81-3-5775-7671
E-mail: n.saito@socialinnovationjapan.org
URL: http://www.socialinnovationjapan.org/c000011