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Yusuke Sawa (SIIS'09) on September 18th, 2009Now is the last day in Seattle. Until yesterday, I felt it’s short but suitable. It was like a flash. Brilliant and dazzling. So I needed to have time for closing my eyes. But now, I miss everything… In this one month, I met so many people, companies, organizations and new thought. Especially, It was [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on September 14th, 2009We visited University Presbyterian Church and met Mr.Whitney, facility manager on Tuesday, September 8. Presbyterian Church is called “tyorou-ha kyokai” in Japanese. They are a church of more than 4,500 members offering multiple worship services 7days a week. Especially, 3,000 people are coming on Sunday. There are four old buildings, almost 100 years old. And [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on September 13th, 2009Port of Seattle,POS operates Seattle Port and Sea-Tac Airport. We visited POS and met Mr. Stewart, Strategic Planning Manager and Ms. Hampton, Graduate Intern on Tuesday, September 8 and we have explanation about POS’s Sustainability Strategies. Mr. Stewart said that it is important for sustainability to make business communication visually and graphically. So they [...]
Yusuke Sawa (SIIS'09) on September 7th, 2009We went to PCC natural markets and interviewed with Diana Crane, director of sustainability on September 3. PCC is the largest consumer-owned natural food co-operative in the U.S. that features local, organic, diverse items. In store, there were many items. For instance of tofu, there were so diverse – curry, with soy souce, italian? etc. [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on September 5th, 2009We visited Puget Sound Solar on Thursday. I was very excited because I actually saw a power generation using solar panels and an electric vehicle. Puget Sound Solar install and service Photovoltaic systems and Hot Water systems for house or business as solar specialists. They have 40 years of construction experience and 9 years installing solar energy systems. [...]
Yusuke Sawa (SIIS'09) on August 31st, 2009Whether to do or not to do, that’s the difference, I guessed. Today, we visited Brown Paper Tickets which provided quality ticketing service for ticket sellers and buyers with the smallest service fees in the Industry. With their service, ticket sellers can use a lot of useful services (for example, 24/7 internet and phone orders, [...]
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Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on August 31st, 2009Our team visited LIHI, Low Income Housing Institute. I would like to report a visiting memo as follows, LIHI provides many condominiums and houses to low-income and homeless people. Some of those people are in a difficult situation, such as drug, abuse and alcohol. LIHI’s member said “Housing first”. Also, LIHI tries to change their [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on August 31st, 2009We met Ms. Sternberg, who is a senior project manager of Group Health. We learned her organization, so I would like to report a visiting memo as follows, Group Health is nonprofit health care organization that is mixed health care and insurance. Drug and doctor’s fee are so expensive in the US that they focus [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on August 31st, 2009We visited Sound Transit last Thursday. Sound Transit is Commuter train service for Central Puget Sound citizens and has annual targets for environment and sustainability. I’d like to report a visiting memo as follows, – Site : Sound Transit , Mass transit system – Date : August 27, 2009, Thursday – Sound Transit – [...]
Hideo Suzuki (SIIS'09) on August 29th, 2009Yusuke, Ryoich, Nozomi and I visited KCTS9 as internship of ShoreBank Pacific on August 27. I report on the summary as follows, – Site : KCTS9 , Broadcast – Date : August 27, 2009, Thursday – Vision – To improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by providing meaningful programming [...]
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