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Mercator Turns 500
Guernica
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Gerard Mercator, whose 1569 map was the first great leap forward in mapmaking since Ptolemy, would have turned 500 this year, and the New York Public Library is celebrating with the new exhibit “Mercator at 500.” Mercator’s vision for his map was revolutionary: His map stretches the continents in proportion with the curve of the earth, an innovation that forms the basis of most contemporary maps. The Mercator map also changed the world more fundamentally, changing it from something to be discovered to a known world that could be travelled. It was, for the first time, a map that could actually get you to your destination. Although the New York Public Library exhibit is worth checking out for mapmaking aficionados, what you won’t find out there is that the cartographers who preceded Mercator were part of a tumultuous history of mapmaking, often driven by political machinations and personal desire.
500 Years Mercator: the Global Pioneer
Flanders House
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The work of the Fleming who charted the earth, the sea and the sky, comes to life in a new digital exhibition celebrating his 500th birthday.
Gerardus Mercator was a geographer, cartographer, mathematician and maker of scientific instruments. His mapping technique, the Mercator projection, literally changed the way people saw the world. The quality of his maps was the envy of generations of mapmakers, and his legacy – a projection of the world globe on to a map – is still used today for navigation at sea, in the air and for GPS applications. And he was born in Flanders.
When Emerentia Kremer, wife of a humble shoemaker, gave birth to her seventh child on 5 March 1512 in St Johann hospice in Rupelmonde, little did she know the worldwide fame that baby Gerard would go on to enjoy.
World’s Most Admired Companies
Fortune Magazine
March 19, 2012 Issue
For the 50 most admired companies overall, FORTUNE’s survey asked businesspeople to vote for the companies that they admired most, from any industry.
Economic Club of Washington spotlights C. Caine and Mercator XXI, LLC
Economic Club of Washington
October 2011 e-Newsletter
A new Premier Supporter of The Economic Club of Washington, DC, Chris Caine also serves as an officer and member of the Board of Directors. He is the co-chair of the Nominating Committee, working with Lyles Carr, Senior Vice President of The McCormick Group, Inc., to help guide the growth of the Club in positive directions. Other members of this important committee are Bill Couper, Michele Hagans, John Hill, Linda Rabbitt, and Chris Simmons.
Mr. Caine also is the founder of Mercator XXI, LLC, a professional services firm that aids clients in engaging in the global economy. The company provides marketplace insight and support to execute initiatives in all four hemispheres.
H. Wahby, Middle East Leadership: Google Initiative Encourages Entrepreneurs to ‘Start’
The Daily News Egypt.com
Monday, September 26, 2011
CAIRO: “Start” with Google, a new initiative in Egypt was launched by the company Monday in order to seek some of the country’s most talented entrepreneurs to give them intensive technological and entrepreneurship training and award one finalist with $200,000 (LE 1.2 million).
During the eight-month project, Egyptian entrepreneurs will go through a process of screening and selection, which will be based on a set of criteria laid out by an independent judging panel of experts from various fields of business.
The entrepreneurs will also receive intensive training and mentoring from professionals in the industry, including executives and established entrepreneurs.
“Today’s youth have something we need, the willingness to experiment,” said Ziad Aly, CEO and founder of Alzwad for mobile services.
Program Partners Young Innovators to Boost Egypt Economy
Voice of America
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Commerce in Egypt goes back as far as the pharaohs. The Tahrir revolution and the anticipated parliamentary and presidential elections could open new doors for Egyptian businessmen, if the country adopts a more liberal, pro-business stance to attract foreign investment and grow the middle class. But some entrepreneurs aren’t waiting for political cues.They are already getting started.
A new reality is emerging in post-revolution Egypt where young mavericks with interesting business ideas are getting the mentorship they need, thanks to a U.S. organization that is training young Egyptians how to succeed as entrepreneurs in the global economy.
Launch of إبدأ with Google
Google
Monday, September 26, 2011
Google Egypt is honored to invite you to a special press Conference and luncheon for the launch of إبدأ with Google.
إبدأ with Google is a competition to inspire and discover Egyptian entrepreneurs. Google in partnership with Science Age Society and Innoventures will seek to find the country’s most talented entrepreneurs and reward them with 1.2 million EGP in seed capital to bring their winning business ideas to market. I am personally very excited about إبدأ with Google.
The launch will be held on Monday 26th. of September a the Four Seasons Nile Plaza at the Plaza Ballroom from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.
We at Google Egypt look forward to seeing you you at the launch!
Cultivating Entrepreneurship in the Arab Spring
Huffington Post
Sunday, September 7, 2011
Since early 2010, wheels were turning to launch LearnServe Egypt in Cairo in the summer of 2011, a flagship program bringing American and Egyptian university students together for a six-week “boot camp” of entrepreneurship, innovation, intercultural understanding and social impact to help promote Egyptian social and economic development. Unsurprisingly, when the revolution began on January 25th, many people asked if the program would be canceled. Our response was an unequivocal, “No way!” After all, what sign could be clearer evidence that our instincts were right? Young Egyptians were literally screaming for economic opportunity and a chance to create their own futures. The time for LearnServe Egypt was NOW.
(A bit of background: LearnServe Egypt is the brainchild of Kathy Kemper of the Institute for Education and Chris Caine of Mercator XXI, and anyone who knows them knows that when they decide to do something, they pull out all the stops. So when they asked me to join them as program director, I was eager to see where we could take it.)
Caine Scholars Award Winner Luke Calvano ’12 Explores Economics on a Global Scale
Lafayette College
Thursday, July 21, 2011
This summer, Luke Calvano ’12 is using the knowledge he’s gained in economics and policy to advise businesses in the U.S. and abroad. He’s working as an intern in the New York City office of AMR International, a global strategy consulting firm.
Luke Calvano ’12 in Honduras
Calvano is the 2011 recipient of Lafayette’s Caine Scholars Award for Global Leadership, Business, and Policy. The award, which is the first specifically created for policy studies majors, provides a $5,000 stipend to support a summer internship.
“What I love about working at AMR is I am involved with a project from start to finish, and I get to participate in everything from research, to data analysis, presentation building, and client meetings/presentations,” says Calvano (Eastampton, N.J.), a double major in economics and policy studies. “Not every project is in the same industry, so I get to apply my knowledge of economics, policy, and strategy across all types of sectors and situations.”
Calvano has spent most of his Lafayette career thinking globally through research, community service, and study abroad.
LearnServe Egypt May 5 Dinner Roundup
LearnServe Egypt May 5 Dinner
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thank you for joining us at our LearnServe Egypt Dinner hosted by the His Excellency Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Mrs. Sameh Shoukry, and featuring our honored guest Ambassador Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For those of you who were not in attendance, we’ve provided a short summary:On Thursday, May 5th, the Institute for Education and Mercator XXI, in partnership with the Ambassador and Mrs. Shoukry, hosted a sumptuous dinner in support of IFE’s LearnServe Egypt program.