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James — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:33:18 +0000

JAMES A. FRIDLEY

james at jamesfridley.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) – Sydney Centre
Research Officer – Australian and South Pacific Economies
Sydney, NSW: February 2005 – February 2010

The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) NSW Branch
Councillor (Board Member – Not for Profit Organisation)
Sydney, NSW: August 2005 – August 2008

ACCESS – The Youth Network of the Australian Institute of International Affairs
Chairman / Co-founder
Sydney, NSW: March 2005 – June 2008

Kyoshin Juku
English Teacher, Teacher Trainer
Kyoto, Japan: January 2001 – October 2002

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) – Sydney Centre
• Researched and analysed policy developments, trade and foreign relations for monthly JETRO executive briefings.
• Maintained continuous dialogue in Japanese and English with various government and industry leaders worldwide.
• Developed multiple global networks of government, business and academic contacts.
• Designed and deployed a reference database, maximising the usefulness of content to entire office.
• Implemented web and publication design for conferences and trained others to use HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
• Organised major East Asia Economic Integration Seminar, in conjunction with the Asia Society Australasia Centre.
• Organised first Australian ERIA Conference, in conjunction with the Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU.
• Selected to take part in the JETRO skill development training program in Tokyo.
• Assisted JETRO to achieve its Business Development goals (Invest Japan; KPI) through close interaction with other departments.

Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) – NSW Branch
• Engaged in group management, budget consultations, event management and planning future directions of the organisation.
• Increased the number of younger members attending AIIA events by 65% in two years.
• Liaised between ACCESS and the council, enabling the promotion of new directions and potential solutions to existing issues.
• Commissioned to develop a podcasting/netcasting delivery framework (in progress).

ACCESS – The Youth Network of the Australian Institute of International Affairs
• Managed relationships and roles within the ACCESS organising committee.
• Organised and chaired multiple events, ensuring high quality experiences for all at ACCESS events.
• Arranged speakers from: World Bank, DFAT, Consul General of China, and Consul General of Indonesia.
• Event Topics (e.g.): Climate change, development assistance, youth role in international affairs and multicultural relations.
• Assisted the development of ACCESS groups in VIC, ACT, and potential groups in WA and QLD.
• Created opportunities for the committee to use and develop their personal experiences.
• Developed new web features to ensure the increased use of the ACCESS web site as a useful knowledge based tool.

Kyoshin Juku
• Developed sustainable learning models by emphasising student self motivation, rhyme and phonics for Kyoshin.
• Promoted the communicative language learning method rather than simply rote learning.
• Designed and implemented a train-the-trainer program.
• Taught various levels of English to children between 7-14yrs.

EDUCATION

• February 2004 - November 2004      Masters of Arts – International Relations (University of NSW)
• February 1999 - November 2003      Bachelor of Arts – Asian Studies [Adv. Japanese; Industrial Relations](University of NSW)
• October 2000 - November 2001      KUINEP Exchange – (Kyoto University)

SKILLS & INTERESTS

• High level people skills from more than four years professional experience in the tourism and hospitality industry.
• Strong interest in the IT industry and the role on it will have in shaping the future.
• Intense focus on international affairs and international trade.
• Australian and American Citizenship.

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ACCESS

James — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:01:01 +0000

Story of ACCESS

In 2004, while completing my Masters of International Affairs at the University of New South Wales, I formed a university group called MAIR (MAsters of International Relations). This group was formed to promote the social interaction of postgraduate students and increase the networking potential for the course I was taking. While there was some success getting teachers and students to come to events, the time constraints of those people I wished to involve became an obvious hurdle.

To substitute my interest in international relations based events, I started to attend and volunteer at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) NSW branch, however this event model did not match my desires. The membership base, while extremely experienced and of great value, were demographically difficult to mix with. Having searched around Sydney, unable to find a group that truly fit my needs, I created one.

In March of 2004, I got together a group of like minded individuals, and we set about creating ACCESS. ACCESS was set up underneath the AIIA to provide a catalyst for young interested people who wanted to get involved and have access to influential members of the international relations community, and to bolster a historically important organisation. While our first events provided hard lessons in event management, and the costs that could be incurred, through hard effort and determination we not only survived but proved that our model was viable.

During the period that I was chairman of ACCESS, the ACCESS model spread to Victoria and the ACT, and is currently on the verge of moving into the other states around Australia. I am very proud of the achievements of ACCESS, and especially thank the efforts of my team for making it a success. From the early days of 10-15 people attending events, to a contact list which reaches thousands, ACCESS is something that is here to stay.

To get a general idea of what ACCESS events we had while I was involved, please have a look through my Achievements.

Responsibilities/Experiences

Managed relationships and direction within the ACCESS organising committee.
Organised and chaired events, making sure members and guests enjoyed high quality experiences at all ACCESS events.
Expanded ACCESS interstate (new branch in Melbourne and Canberra).
Created opportunities for the committee to use and develop their personal experiences.
Developed new web features to ensure the increased use of the ACCESS web site as a useful knowledge based tool.

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