The PolyJapan committee is composed mostly of students and volunteers working to popularize and share Japanese culture on the Lausanne campuses. The main event of the committee is the organization of Japan Impact. However, the year is also paved with smaller events such as a manga market, the participation in various EPFL parties or the organization of anime screenings and GO parties.
Coordinates the activities of the different poles and is the main point of contact with the EPFL entities.
Manages the committee’s cash flow.
Coordinates the animation pole which includes the persons in charge of providers, exhibitors, cosplay, projections and rally.
They are in charge of inviting all our providers and organizing the different activities you can see during the weekend. They also have to organize the arrival of the many booths that will fill the convention.
Members:
He is in charge of searching, convincing and managing our different sponsors who help us in the setting up and financing of Japan Impact.
The rally is an activity that takes place throughout the convention by means of panels in order to organize a fun and educational contest.
He coordinates the coming of our Cosplay guests as well as the setting up (in collaboration with the Z’hiboos) of the two Cosplay contests (Solo and group).
Go is an ancestral Japanese game. This pole coordinates the organization of evenings on the EPFL campus to introduce students to this game.
Coordinates the promotion team, which includes communications, sponsorship, graphic designers and the video team.
They are in charge of animating our social networks, our websites and promoting the main events of PolyJapan and Japan Impact.
She is in charge of the production of all our visuals for the social networks, the website and the different events organized by PolyJapan. She is also our main point of contact with the artist who design the poster for Japan Impact.
He coordinates the video team which is in charge of filming the convention and making videos that will be used in communication and during the various staff recruitments.
Coordinates the technical pole which includes the persons in charge of logistics, staff, electricity, gas, decoration and kitchen.
They are in charge of covering all our needs for various materials, furniture, musical instruments or technical equipment for the concerts. The logistics team collaborates a lot with the EPFL entities in order to take advantage of the expertise of all.
They coordinate and manage all our electrical infrastructure which must cover more than 20'000m2 of convention.
They are in charge of transforming the austere corridors of the EPFL into an array of colors to welcome you in a warm atmosphere.
They are in charge of providing food to our guests and cooking for all our 300 volunteers during the set-up and the convention. The kitchen team is also very active during the multiple events organized by PolyJapan.
The convention would not be possible without the help of the more than 200 staffs who participate in Japan Impact. The staff division coordinates, recruits, manages and organizes all these volunteers.
She is in charge of coordinating the security measures in the convention with the different EPFL services and our external partners.
He is in charge of programming and displaying the signage both internally (inside the convention) and externally (how to get to the convention).
They are in charge of developing and maintaining our IT tools such as our intranet or our store for buying Japan Impact pre-sales.