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This Global Award Event is a good opportunity for Thanks AI to express our gratitude to the contribution of Members during the past year. Below is the detailed information about the Award Ceremony.

For participant of the event, please kindly read through all of the information.

I. Notes on the Event
1. Event Overview
Date: March 2nd, 2019 (Saturday)
Award Ceremony: 12:00～15:00 (Opening time: 11:30)
Party: 18:00～20:00 (Opening time: 17:30)
Venue: Stage 33, Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan (USJ).
The opening hours of USJ on the event day is from 8:30 to 20:00.
There will be time for souvenir purchase after the party.

* Map of Stage 33, USJ (about 5~6 minutes walking from the Entrance gate)

2. Event Ticket Delivery
In order to prevent loss or missing, tickets will be handed over to participants on the event day (March 2^nd).

• Delivery place: Harmony Hall – Hotel Keihan Universal Tower (ホテル京阪ユニバーサルタワー内 ハーモニーホール)
  Address: 6 Chome-2- 45 Shimaya, Konohana Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 554-0024, Japan
  Tel.: 06-6465-1001

• Delivery time: 7:30～13:00 on March 2^nd (Saturday)
• Identity verification: Passport or ID card or other types of identity document (showing name), Registration ID and Name
• Tickets to be handed over:

* Please be noted that if a ticket is lost, it is required to purchase the ticket again. Please keep the tickets carefully after receiving.

3. Request on event venue entrance
Please wear the event venue special pass on your neck.
Please show us the special pass when entering the event hall and attending the party.

4. Seat at the Award ceremony and Party

• The award ceremony is in theater form and the Party is standing style.
• Seats are designated, and a seat number card is delivered to each member together with tickets. Please don’t lose your seat number card.

5. Flowers to award winners
There is a possibility that you cannot enter the park if you bring large-size luggage (baggage, cardboard, flowers etc.).
As for flowers given to award winners, instead of collecting and bringing them in as a whole, please distribute to different members in a group to bring in the park.

6. Dressing room, time and place
Since there is no dressing room in USJ as well as at the event venue Studio 33, a changing room will be prepared next to the Ticket distribution place (Dream Hall, Hotel Keihan Universal Tower – ホテル京阪ユニバーサルタワー ドリームホール), which is available from 10:00 – 21:00. Please use it for changing clothes before and after the award ceremony. In addition, the party begins 3 hours after the end of the award ceremony. During such period, you can visit the attractions in the park and come back to the venue for the party later.

Please refer to the below Guidance on Re-entry.
In order to let our Members to enjoy the visit to Universal Studios Japan, we offer 3 hours of free time from the end of the Award ceremony to the beginning of the party. During the time, USJ give permission especially to Thanks AI’s Members so that those getting out can re-enter.

The method of re-entry is as follows:
(1) Bring with you the USJ entry ticket and go to the exit gate (next to the entrance gate).
Please be noted that you cannot re-enter without the entry ticket.
(2) When passing through the exit gate, please show the entrance ticket to the clerk who will stamp on the back of your hand.
(3) Please keep the stamp, even when changing clothes.
(4) When coming back to the entrance, please come to the entry gate and scan the USJ entry ticket’s QR code on the machine (the same entrance method as usual).
(5) Since you have already entered one time, an error message will be displayed on the machine.
(6) When staff come for help, please show the stamp on your hand.
If you lose the entry ticket after leaving the exit gate, you cannot re-enter even when you show the stamp on your hand. Please keep your entry ticket carefully.

* USJ entry ticket (required for re-entry)

7. Carry-on baggage in the park
There is no place where baggage can be stored in the Studio 33 of the event venue.
Please use the coin locker in the park to keep your baggage.

8. Clothing at the Event
Clothing in the Award Ceremony should be suitable for commendation. However, since it is held at the theme park of Japan, those who would like to enjoy attractions and the like, please use the dressing room for clothes change.

II. Award Ceremony
1. Awarded Period
March 1^st, 2018 ~ December 31^st, 2018

2. Target Awardee
Those who achieved new Triple Silver or higher during the period.

3. Commendation method

Award of Silver ranks (NEW Triple Silver and NEW Six Silver)

Those who achieved NEW Triple Silver and NEW Six Silver will stand at the seat for commendation. When your awarded rank is called by the host, please stand up on the spot.

Those who achieved NEW Gold or higher will go on stage. Please gather at the designated place by the time specified in the table above.
※ The timings may be different a little bit depending on the progress of the Event.
Moreover, the number of people to go on stage has been decided.
In the Award Ceremony, please follow the instruction on the timings from our staff.

NEW Gold Award
Gathering time:  12: 25 (Before recognition of Silver ranks)
Gathering place: On the Right of the Stage (from audience)

【Commendation method】
① Please be present at the gathering place by the gathering time.
② When it is time for NEW Gold Commendation, there will be a signal from the host.
Because there is a limit of number of people going on stage, staff will inform you of the timing to go on stage.
③ Please follow the instruction of staff and go on the right of the stage. Please move to the center of the stage, shake hand and high five with Mr. Fujiwara. After that, please get down from the center stairs.

Be careful of steep stairs!

NEW Triple Gold
Gathering time: around 12:30 (Before recognition of Gold rank)
Gathering place: On the Right of the Stage (from audience)
【Commendation method】
① Please be present at the gathering place by the gathering time.
② When it is time for NEW Triple Gold Commendation, there will be a signal from the host.
Because there is a limit of number of people going on stage, staff will inform you of the timing to go on stage.
③ Please move to the center of the stage, shake hand and high five with Mr. Fujiwara, then stand in line on stage.
④ The host will have a brief interview, then the awardee will get down from the center stairs when receiving signal from the host.

Be careful of steep stairs!