Miner & Miner and GeoTecnologías S.A. from San José, Costa Rica have partnered to offer powerful AM/FM/GIS solutions to electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities throughout Costa Rica and Latin America. GeoTecnologías S.A. has recently completed its Business Partner training in Miner & Miner's ArcFMTM to become a certified ArcFM Training Center. As a result, GeoTecnologías S.A. has begun the creation of a Spanish-language training program for their clients. They have also begun the task of translating marketing materials and documentation. In the coming weeks they will begin the translation of the book Building Your ArcFM, written by Jeff Meyers, President of Miner & Miner.
A new Internet-based road travel club, Rand McNally Road Explorers(TM), was formally launched today combining online road trip planning and store-quality maps with roadside assistance and travel discounts at randmcnally.com. Created by Rand McNally, the world's premier provider of mapping, routing and travel solutions, and Trilegiant Corporation, one of America's largest membership services company, Rand McNally Road Explorers improves the quality of road travel for its members. Rand McNally provides the trip planning features, downloadable Express Maps, content on thousands of points of interest in the United States, and the discount program at Rand McNally Map & Travel Stores and the Travel Store on randmcnally.com. Trilegiant provides the emergency roadside assistance, customer service, and travel discount components for Rand McNally Road Explorers.
Map your way through a crafts bazaar
Colourful maps guide one through the crafts and textiles of any state. Prepared by the Dastkari Haat Samiti, the fair showcases some amazing crafts and textiles from various places like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
The maps help you locate exactly what you are looking for along with information about the state. The Dastkari Haat Samiti is a large federation of craftspersons from all the states of India. The Samiti organises special exhibitions, bazaars and product development programmes. The purpose of the exhibition is to benefit the craftspersons affected by the earthquake and cyclone.
You are guaranteed genuine handicrafts and village textiles in beautiful colours and designs for all occasions here.
Dilli Haat is showcasing some of the finest articrafts and textiles created by craftsmen from Orissa and Gujarat.
On until September 30, this handicraft exhibition is being sponsored by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles. This exhibition is for the cause of the craftspersons who have become victims of earthquake and cyclone-hit areas in Gujarat and Orissa.
Source: Vivacity, The Pioneer
GLOCOM to hold information society seminar
The International University of Japan's Center for Global Communication will present a seminar in Tokyo on Oct. 16 on the roles of women and foreigners in an information society, which will compare Japan's situation with those in the U.S. and elsewhere in Asia. The seminar, "GLOCOM Platform Tokyo Forum," is cosponsored by the Japan Foundation and the America-Japan Society and supported by The Japan Times.
The seminar will feature University of Chicago professor Saskia Sassen and FujiXerox Chairman Yotaro Kobayashi as the keynote speakers, and panelists including Aynur Unal, chief technology officer at Silicon Valley's e2 Open; Vinnie Mehta, director of India's Manufacturers' Association of Information Technology; and Lebecca Leung, Asia Pacific Instinet managing director in Hong Kong.
The seminar will start at 1:30 p.m. with a session on "The leadership role of women in an information society." That will be followed by the second session at 3:30 p.m., entitled "The importance of foreign nationals in globalization trends." The seminar will be held at the Japan Foundation Conference Room on the 20th floor of the ARK Mori Bldg.
Those wishing to attend are asked to register by calling GLOBAL Platform at 03-5411-6714 (c/o Mikihiro Maeda), or by sending e-mail to vox@glocom.ac.jp as soon as possible. Admission is free. For details, go to the GLOCOM Platform Web site at www.glocom.org GLOCOM Platform has been active in expressing the views of Japanese opinion leaders in English on various issues related to Japan and facilitates the exchange of those views with the global community.
Source: The Japan Times: Oct. (
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20011001b1.htm)
Miner & Miner and GeoTecnologías S.A. from San José, Costa Rica have partnered to offer powerful AM/FM/GIS solutions to electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities throughout Costa Rica and Latin America. GeoTecnologías S.A. has recently completed its Business Partner training in Miner & Miner's ArcFMTM to become a certified ArcFM Training Center. As a result, GeoTecnologías S.A. has begun the creation of a Spanish-language training program for their clients. They have also begun the task of translating marketing materials and documentation. In the coming weeks they will begin the translation of the book Building Your ArcFM, written by Jeff Meyers, President of Miner & Miner.
A new Internet-based road travel club, Rand McNally Road Explorers(TM), was formally launched today combining online road trip planning and store-quality maps with roadside assistance and travel discounts at randmcnally.com. Created by Rand McNally, the world's premier provider of mapping, routing and travel solutions, and Trilegiant Corporation, one of America's largest membership services company, Rand McNally Road Explorers improves the quality of road travel for its members. Rand McNally provides the trip planning features, downloadable Express Maps, content on thousands of points of interest in the United States, and the discount program at Rand McNally Map & Travel Stores and the Travel Store on randmcnally.com. Trilegiant provides the emergency roadside assistance, customer service, and travel discount components for Rand McNally Road Explorers.
