“The Current State of the IT Industry in Japan” will be the topic of a morning seminar on Tuesday, May 8. The session will take place from 9:15 - 11:30 a.m. at the JETRO Chicago offices, 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL. The featured speaker will be Mr. Yutaka Fujinami, JETRO Import Specialist and IT Advisor to the R&D Group, Nissho Iwai Infocom Corporation of Tokyo. Also speaking will be Mr. Michael P. Murphy of the Chicagoland Electronic Commerce Initiative, and Mr. Nobumasa Take of JETRO Chicago.

Continental breakfast will be served. The session is free of charge. Reserve your space by calling Ms. Kelly Hisel at JETRO Chicago, 312-832-6022.

Additionally, Mr. Fujinami will be available to meet individually with CECI members. Appointments can be made for Monday, May 7 and the afternoon of Tuesday, May 8. For further information, contact Ms. Kelly Hisel at the number above.