From The Japan America Society of Mississippi

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The Third South Central Japanese Speech Contest      Date: Saturday, March 20th, 2008      Time: 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.      Place: Horace Holmes Student Union (Lecture Hall #215), Southwest Mississippi Community College

Sponsors:           The Consular Office of Japan in Nashville           The Japan Foundation in Tokyo           The Japan Club of New Orleans           The Japan America Society of Mississippi (JASMIS)           The Louisiana Association of Teachers of Japanese (LATJ)           Southwest Mississippi Community College The objective of the contest is to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the U.S. and Japan and encourage Japanese language education in our region. It will encourage learners of Japanese to develop proficiency in Japanese and to continue studying Japanese. The Catagories and length of presentations are:      High School - three to four minutes      College/University           First Year Level (100 hours of study or less): three to four minutes           Second Year Level (200 hours of study or less): three to four minutes           Third Year Level or higher: four to five minutes Any category that does not have at least five participants may be canceled. Topic: Free. Speech presentation must be from memory only. Awards:      IACE TRAVEL AWARD           One round trip ticket to Japan - given to the best speech of all categories.      JACK PERRY STRONG AND MIHOKO STRONG AWARD           $1,000 divided the 1st place winners in all categories      CONSUL GENERAL SPECIAL AWARD           For the best speech among the 1st place winners in all categories      ZENNOH AWARD           $600 divided among the 2nd place winners in all categories      ROTARY CLUB OF McCOMB AWARD           $300 divided among the 3rd place winners in all categories Directions: take I-55 exit 20A to Summit, MS. Go straight through the 4-way stop for approx. 1 mile until you see SMCC on the right.

For further information, please call 225-767-3694.