The voices from Supporting Teams Publication team _ Miki Kimura Our publication team's tasks were to design the logo, create various brochures, and create original goods. It was a lot of fun working with the friendly and creative members of the team to create our products. Our first big task was to create the invitation package. We aimed to create something that would make readers want to visit Japan. We were mainly in charge of page designs. We were impressed with the designs that our members created, which expressed the stylish and urban aspects of Japan. We then checked the texts and designs and polished our work. All the members checked in turn, and all of them found something to improve. I thought it was because no one compromised in this way that we were able to complete an impressive invitation package. When the invitation package was nearing completion, we had not decided whether to hold the APRM via online or in person. Therefore, we had to figure out what to do next. In the end, we decided to create our original merchandise. We couldn’t sell them at the venue, but we could sell them online. We made mugs, files, T-shirts, hoodies, and notebooks. I especially like the mugs and T-shirts. These logos were carefully placed so that they would appear on camera in online meetings. Now we are working on the report. Many IFMSA staff have worked hard to organize this APRM under unusual circumstances. We will produce a report worthy of being the culmination of our efforts that you will be able to see again and again. I hope that you will read this again someday.
Photo & Record team _Takuya Taura This department was responsible for making the participants feel more excited about APRM Rest Day 2021. There were six people on the team. We made the video for the opening ceremony of Rest Day. For this project, we exchanged ideas in the meetings, and we recruited two kinds of videos from the Asia-Pacific Family. We edited all the movies you sent in and combined them into one video. Hopefully, this will be a great mood booster for the upcoming event. The video has four programs. ①Opening: An airplane takes off with our dreams and IFMSA histories from 1951. ②Going around Japan: We fly to Narita city via every region of Japan. Throughout Japan, students of IFMSA-Japan talk about what they would like to do once this pandemic is over, or they recommend sightseeing spots in the area. Narita city would be the host city of APRM 2021 if there was no COVID-19 impact. ③Looking back across time: The Invitation Package is created at fast speed on the screen. ④Closing: IFMSA students say "See you soon." in their language with a sketchbook. Lastly, the aircraft draws "APRM Rest Day 2021". This video was distributed on the social media accounts of APRM 2021. Thank you for many of your wonderful video submissions. Because of COVID-19 situation, we cannot see each other in person, but here, we are one!
