For New Participants

[ MELSA Cafe 2024 membership payment] April 3, 2024 (update by MELSA Secretariat)
《Regarding the admission fee / annual participation fee for the fiscal/academic year 2024》
MELSA would like to invite you to join us for learning English communication related to medical, healthcare, and pharmaceutical fields. You are always welcome whenever you become interested in learning together with MELSA members.
Admission fee, Annual membership fee, and Participation fee in the fiscal year 2024.
・ Admission fee: Not collected
・ Annual membership fee: Not collected
・ Participation fee: Collected 12,000 yen as a total amount of annual participation fee.
　*Annually, including online study sessions, watching recoreded videos, and offline study sessions.
　*MELSA’s fiscal year begins from April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year.

◆ MELSA members: Those who agree on the prospectus of MELSA to join and continue studying together.
☆MELSA individual participant members (since April in 2022)

MELSA Cafe Online Study Group (on Zoom) Offline Study Group at the venue MELSA official recorded videos viewing	Admission fee	Not collected
	Annual membership fee	Not collected
	Participation fee	12,000 yen/year or 1,000 yen/month
MELSA open seminar for public	Additional payment  members: free／　non-members: 1,000 yen

☆ Annual amount 12,000 yen iincluds all participation in online lectures, viewing recorded videos, and off-line lectures at the venue.
・Payment: Please transfer to the MELSA postal savings account (fee: paid by the person).
・ Annual payment of 12,000 yen can be made in one lump sum (payment by the end of March) or in installments.
・ First half 6,000 yen (April / May / June / July / August / September: Deposit by the end of March)
・ Second half 6,000 yen (October / November / December / January / February / March: Deposit by the end of September)
・ As soon as the depositor's name and membership card ID # are confirmed, the Zoom meeting URL, ID, and passcode will be sent to you.

◆ MELSA Supporting Members: Individuals and groups who support and agree on the prospectus of MELSA
(Some conform to the 2020 regulations)
☆Sponsorship (since April in 2022 ( Partially following the policy of 2020）

MELSA Sponsorship mambers  MELSA Cafe Online Study Group (on Zoom) Offline Study Group at the venue MELSA official recorded video viewin	Admission fee	1,000 yen
	Annual membership fee	6,000 yen (Iindividual)
		￥20,000 (Corporation/Association) [one share and more]
	Participation fee	[MELSA Cafe Study Group]　 12,000 yen/year or 1,000 yen/month(Iindividual) × number of people
	MELSA open seminar	Additional payment   Members: 1,000 yen (Iindividual)    × number of people

☆ Annual amount 12,000 yen iincluds all participation in online lectures, viewing recorded videos, and off-line lectures at the venue.
・Payment: Please transfer to the MELSA postal savings account (fee: paid by the person).
・ Annual payment of 12,000 yen can be made in one lump sum (payment by the end of March) or in installments.
・ First half 6,000 yen (April / May / June / July / August / September: Deposit by the end of March)
・ Second half 6,000 yen (October / November / December / January / February / March: Deposit by the end of September)
・ As soon as the depositor's name and membership card ID # are confirmed, the Zoom meeting URL, ID, and passcode will be sent to you.
・We greately appreciate it if individuals and organizations would be interested in becoming a Sponsor and contact us via the following email: melsa@outlook.jp.

How to participate:
[Contact] MELSA Workshop Office. E-mail: melsa@outlook.jp
Participants: anyone who is interested in learning medical/healthcare English.
The number of seats fixed: It depends on the size of the room (first come, first served).
Application deadline: it depends on the day reaching the fixed number.
Application form: accepted only by e-mail. Please fill in the form with your name, telephone number, e-mail address, occupation (option) and send to the following e-mail address.

1.	*Name
2.	*Telephone number
3.	*E-mail address
4.	*Occupation
5	*Prticipation in detail	1) venue* 2) date* 3) time* 4) session(s)* 5) others

* We perceive the importance of protecting private information to properly manage and protect private information. We shall not use private information beyond the bounds of designated usage.

Information and Requests for MELSA Membership
The learning support project of NPO-MELSA is usually targeted to the general public and students.
Please join us at your own discretion. In addition, we appreciate your understanding and cooperation regarding the following points to keep in mind.
[Membership card]
1. Membership card (Member ID No.) is issued upon enrollment. Every course is common.
2. When participating in the course, please bring your membership card every time, present at reception and fill in your name and membership card number on the attendance sheet.
3. Membership cards can not be lent, transferred or shared with others. (In the case of corporate membership, it is available within the specified number of people)
[participation fee]
1. Please pay the participation fee in full before starting the lecture on the day of participation.
2. Participation fee once paid can not be refunded after the end of the course.
3. Participation fee includes various expenses (venue fee, facility fee, office fee, operation and maintenance fee, etc.) and consumption tax besides the data charge on the day, unless otherwise stated.
[2020 MELSA Cafe]
1. The courses or sessions are included as follows;
"Basics", "Continuing", "Pharmaceuticai and practical English", "Special Seminar", "Advanced Seminar" and any other gatherings related to learning projects sponsored by MELSA.
2. Please apply by e-mail to participate in the course or sesseion. We will close it as soon as it reaches the capacity of each venue.
3. Lecturers depending on sudden illness, accidents, transportation trouble, earthquake disasters, etc., we may be forced to leave lectures unavoidably. In that case, we will consider depending on circumstances.
4. Other lecturers may take classes due to various circumstances such as instructor's illness or inconvenience.
5. Even if you arrive at the venue due to impossible or late contact, you can not compensate for the burden of transportation expenses during a sudden cancellation.
[Venue classroom]
1. Seats can not be specified. Please feel free to sit down every time.
2. Entrance/exit after starting the course is possible as long as it does not prevent progress. Please promptly.
3. As instructors and other participants may be inconvenienced, please refrain from recording sounds/recording videos/taking pictures of class, unless otherwise stated explicitly.
4. Please follow the rules within the facility for dining and eating in the classroom.
5. Please put your valuables at hand, please be careful. MELSA assumes no responsibility for damages.
6. Unless otherwise specified, as long as it does not prevent progress of the course, small children and family carers can be accompanied.
[Other]
1. In case of poor physical condition, please judge participation carefully. MELSA assumes no responsibility for the occurrence of a physical accident inside or outside the classroom (on the way of returning).
2. In case of emergency, please check the emergency exit and evacuation route beforehand. Also, in the event of a disaster, act according to instructions / guidance from the manager (or staff) of the venue facility.
3. In the classroom, regardless of individuals or groups, we will refuse solicitation, sale of goods, collection of money and money in any case. MELSA is not responsible for troubles between participants.
4. Collaboration with other NPOs and voluntary organizations in the co-sponsoring/sponsorship project will be completed for each hosting project, unless otherwise specified.
[personal information]
5. Registration and Registration At the time of application, we have indicated your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc. These are used for announcement of MELSA, notification of related business, and other communication.
6. Please let us know if there are any changes.
7. We will manage your personal information safely and properly.

Non-Profit Organization Medical English Learning Support Association (NPO-MELSA)
Representative Director: Atsuko OMORI.
Secretariat Director: Yuta KOMORI.
All other staff.


[Previous Venues 2013-2020]
Venue of Tokyo, Daytime & Nighttime class
"Tokyo Voluntary Action Center" 10F (close to JR Iidabashi Station)
1-1, Kagurakawashi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0823


Venue of YOKOHAMA MELSA
"Kanagawa Kenmin Center"
2-24-2, Tsuruya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0835


Venue of Sapporo MELSA (1)
"Sapporo center for gender equality (Sapporo L Plaza)"
Kita 8-jyo, Nishi 3-chome, Kitaku-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0002
Phone: 011-728-1222, Fax: 011-728-1229


Venue of Sapporo MELSA (2)
"Kaderu 2.7, HOKKAIDO CITIZENZ ACTIVES CENTER"
Kita 2-jyo, Nishi 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0002
Phone: 011-204-5100, Fax: 011-271-9827


Venue of Tamachi
"Minato kinr? fukushi kaikan　(Minato Welfare Hall)"
5-18-2 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 18108-0014,
Phone: 03-3455-6381 FAX: 03-3457-7787

Get off at JR Tamachi Station, 5 minutes on foot from `` Mitaguchi ''.
Get off at Toei Subway Mita Station, immediately to the left at "A7 Exit".