On September 19th, 2017 there was a lunch-time forum with the Mitsui company.
I was very excited for this meeting, mainly because it was my very first professional meeting I have ever been to in my entire life. I thought that everyone had to wear business attire, but surprisingly, we did not have to.
There were a lot of people joining in the meeting, to the point where some people had to stand throughout the conference. Some people left during the meeting, but the majority of them stayed, whether they were standing or not.
The meeting was quite long, yet short. The minute you sat down, there were three different packets, and each of them explained what the company was and what they did. Throughout the meeting, the president & chief executive was talking about the company and what they do. They also talked about where their businesses are located and how they were planning to expand it. To my surprise, the guest speaker was very entertaining and funny. He would add in jokes here and there, and he was always smiling. It took the bore out of the meeting.
Overall, the meeting was fun, and people got to meet new faces. For example, I met a girl who was entirely Japanese, and her friend knew how to speak Japanese fluently, although that wasn’t her first language. It was also really fascinating to watch people connect with one another through communications or through something they had in similarity.
I am hoping that next time, there will be more meetings like this.