Questions 196–200 refer to the following e-mails and schedule.

Good morning,

Mr. Harlington has asked me to let all department managers know that Kenji Tanaka, the chief operating officer of our Japanese subsidiary Kanazawa Electronics, will be visiting our corporate headquarters next week. Please let me know as soon as possible whether you will be able to attend the afternoon meeting and dinner on October 14 so I can make the appropriate arrangements.

A draft schedule is attached to this e-mail. Mr. Tanaka will take the distinguished visitor slot, which Mr. Harlington created last quarter in an effort to reinvigorate our corporate culture.

Departmental reports will begin promptly at 3:00 P.M., following the presentations by Mr. Harlington and Mr. Tanaka, respectively. Details will be announced soon regarding the information that department managers will present in their status reports.

Best,

Eileen Wrenn, Executive Assistant

DRAFT SCHEDULE

A-Quality Electronics Quarterly Meeting
Monday, October 14

Time	Attendee(s)	Event/Activity
12:00–1:00 P.M.	All staff	Catered lunch
1:00–2:00 P.M.	President	Discussion of company goals and performance objectives; status of joint projects
2:00–3:00 P.M.	Distinguished visitor	Update on Kanazawa Electronics: operational successes and challenges faced by the subsidiary in the third quarter
3:00–5:00 P.M.	Department managers	Departmental reports: agenda to be determined
6:00–9:00 P.M.	All staff	Dinner at Mapleton Grill, downtown Mapleton

Hi Eileen,

I’m confirming my availability for the meeting with Kenji Tanaka. I plan to update the executives on the marketing team’s activities for the third quarter.

Question: do you think Mr. Tanaka might like to go to a baseball game after dinner? He enjoyed seeing the Mapleton Ospreys play after he attended the second quarter meeting in July.

The only problem is that all games in October begin at 8:00 P.M., so we would need to begin dinner at around 5:00 P.M. That would give us enough time to get to the stadium before the game starts. I know this is a lot to ask for, but I think it is worth considering, knowing how much our distinguished visitor enjoyed the Ospreys game and how important he is to the company.

Let me know what you think so I can secure tickets before his visit. Thanks!

Deborah Powell

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