...MSc International Business and Management 2011/2012 Module: Global technology and operations management - Assignment 1 Introducing Global Technologies The role of World Exhibitions Student: Milica Andjelkovic 4003/2011 Mentor: Prof. dr Maja Levi Jaksic I Introduction • • Technological development and globalization Strategic technology management II Historical Role of World Exhibitions in the introduction of new technologies • • World Exhibitions as the first steps of Globalization in the 19th century Shaping the Modern Image of World Exhibitions in the 20th century III Case study Aichi 2005- Shanghai 2010 • • • Search for sustainable development Technologies development in the 21st Century Expo 2005 Aichi Japan – “Nature’s wealth” Expo 2010 Shanghai China – “Better city better life” IV Conclusion • An overview of the technological rather than commercial meaning of World Exhibitions and future trends V Literature 2 Technological development and Globalization Technological innovation is, without doubt, the major force for change in modern Society - a force of knowledge (Betz, 2011). Technology and organization development have always been focusing on finding relevant connections between social, historical and technological achievements within one specific period of time, therefore specific technological findings have marked and even named entire periods in human evolution: from the stone age, through iron age and all the way till industrial revolution...
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...The decline in Convention and Exhibition Industry With well-facilitated exhibition halls, multi-purpose halls, theaters and meeting rooms, Hong Kong is crowned as a giant of organizing international events and conferences. There are numerous conventions and exhibitions held in Hong Kong every year ranging from Mipim Asia, HKTDC Hong Kong Optical Fair to Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers' Show. Given the regular and occasional exhibitions and conferences held in Hong Kong, Convention and Exhibition Industry seems to be extraordinarily successful at first glance. However, recent newspaper clips and figures provided by the authority shows that Convention and Exhibition Industry is declining bit by bit. The Industry of Convention and Exhibition in the territory is beset with myriad problems which prevents such industry from being premier and cause the industry to decline. The decline in Convention and Exhibition Industry can be ascribed to internal and external factors. Regards to the internal one, it would be low competitive edge of its own. For the external one, the threat of surrounding competition would be taken into consideration. The following paragraphs would be the examination of internal and external problems while a series of solutions to the issues would be further provided. Regarding to the internal factor, its low competitive edge has brought Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Industry a heavy slump. Although we are told that the infrastructures...
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...Lucie Růžičková A Complex Sentence Analysis 'Mary and John intended to write the essay together, but then they visited the new exhibition of modern art on Sunday, because when Mary arrived for the weekend, most of the text had already been written by John and it did not take them much time to finish it.' a) We can distinguish several kinds of sentences. It might be SIMPLE sentence(1), NON-SIMPLE(multiple) sentence which comprises Complex(2a), Compound(2b) and Complex Compound(2c) sentence or so called SEMI-CLAUSE(3). Simple sentence is a sentence that had one Subject part and one Predicate part = a single independent clause. Complex sentence consists of one main clause and at least one subordinate clause. Compound sentence is formed of two or more main clauses which are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, or but. Complex Compound sentence contains more than one main clause and several subordinated clauses. [1] Our analysed sentence consists of five clauses. Four of them are main clauses and one is subordinate clause. This indicates that our sentence belongs to Complex-Compound type of sentence.(4) The multiple sentence is further distinguished by the type of grammatical relationship that holds between the clauses. If the grammatical relationship is paratactic, the clauses are coordinated. If the grammatical relationship is hypotactic, the clauses are subordinated. Parataxis is the grammatical arrangement of "equal" constituents(clauses). It is a hallmark of coordination...
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...believe that the purpose of museums is to educate. Discuss both views and give you own opinion. People have different views about the role and function of museums. In my opinion, museums can and should be both entertaining and educational. On the one hand, it can be argued that the main role of a museum is to entertain. Museums are tourist attractions, and their aim is to exhibit a collection of interesting objects that many people will want to see. The average visitor may become bored if he or she has to read or listen to too much educational content, so museums often put more of an emphasis on enjoyment rather than learning. This type of museum is designed to be visually spectacular, and may have interactive activities or even games as part of its exhibitions. On the other hand, some people argue that museums should focus on education. The aim of any exhibition should be to teach visitors something that they did not previously know. Usually this means that the history behind the museum’s exhibits needs to be explained, and this can be done in various ways. Some museums employ professional guides to talk to their visitors, while other museums offer headsets so that visitors can listen to detailed commentary about the exhibition. In this way, museums can play an important role in teaching people about history, culture, science and many other aspects of life. In conclusion, it seems to me that a good museum should...
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...MEETINGS, INCENTIVES, CONVENTIONS AND EXHIBITION/ EVENTS (MICE) Discuss the roles of a meeting planner. The roles of a meeting planner expanded with the increasing importance of meeting, convention and expositions. Meeting planners are responsible to select the site for meeting,conventions or exposition. They also reserve meeting space, hotels rooms and audiovisual and other equipment. Beside that, arrange for food and beverage is a part of their job. Organize guest registration, arrange for name tags and handouts, plans programs for participants and their guests, work with the exhibitors and lectures and make floor plans. They also arrange for security so that there is no disturbing during the meeting. In general, a meeting planner is responsible in every aspects of the event. They need to look at every details of the meeting to ensure the planned going smoothly. Based on your research through books and internet, how have the MICE industry affected local economy in Malaysia? The MICE industry affect local economy in Malaysia by become an important economic sector in many part of the world developed as very important in modern global market, also known as meeting, incentives, conventions and exhibitions sector meeting industry. In Malaysia The Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) is instrumental in powering the nation’s MICE industry. Malaysia has built various convention facilities like the Borneo Convention Center Kuching in Sarawak, the Putrajaya International...
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...In This report I will be explaining how the events conferences and exhibitions sector link and benefit the different travel and tourism sectors which are listed below: Accommodation and transport provision: Events conferences and exhibitions sectors link and benefit the accommodation and transport provision because for events such as festivals they rely on transport services to get the people there from all around the world. A Festival such as Reading Festival is an example of this in which has an audience of 170,000. These people will be travelling differently, and if the transport services failed then the festival wouldn't be as successful as expected. The accommodation within area of the festival is also a big part within the sector because some people might not want to camp on the fields at Reading Festival and would much prefer and more relaxed stay, especially those that have travelled far. Therefore, the accommodation and transport provision play a big role within the events sector. For conferences accommodation and transport services play a big part too because businesses may hire out a hotel for members of a business are able to discuss policies and issues within a workplace. An example of this is the Business of travel and tourism...
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...International Exhibition WorldFood Kazakhstan 2011 – FOOD INDUSTRY Post Show Report PAVILION 11 – Food, Drinks Equipment and Technologies Ingredients, Supplements, Spices Packaging, Tare and Labels Official Support Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZAGRO National Managing Holding Kazakhstan Union of Farmers Kazakhstan Union of Poultry Farmers Meat and Dairy Union of Kazakhstan Almaty City Administration Official Exhibition Opening Ceremony 1 At the Official Opening Ceremony, guests and exhibitors were greeted by: 1. Saken KALKAMANOV – Press Secretary, KAZAGRO National Managing Holding 2. Ruslan SHARIPOV – President, Kazakhstan Union of Poultry Farmers 3. Nelli SALIKHANOVA – Deputy Chairperson, Kazakhstan Union of Farmers 4. Wieslaw Osuchowski – Titular Ambassador, Polish Consul General in Kazakhstan 5. Vladislav KLOCHKOV – Consul Advisor, Russian Consulate General in Almaty 6. Vyacheslav KRASIENKO – Bishkek City Vice Mayor 7. Yuri BORODIKHIN – Executive Director, Iteca LLP Exhibition The total exhibition area of WorldFood Kazakhstan 2011 was 5,893.2 sq. m (in 2010 – 5,007.6 sq. m). Traditionally, four exhibitions were presented: WorldFood – Food and Drinks, WorldFoodTech – Equipment and Technologies, Ingredients – Ingredients, Supplements and Spices, and KazUpack – Packaging, Tare and Labels. All topics were subdivided into sections and pavilions. Simultaneously with WorldFood, Pavilion 10 nearby hosted AgroWorld 2011 Agricultural Exhibition and WaterTech...
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...if visitor can’t look or have difficulty in creating the visual image of the object? Does it create limited experience for visually impaired visitors? This study will focus on exploring applied design methods to enhance museum experience for visually impaired visitors. The study will be a combination of theoretical and practical case studies which will discuss the sensorial exhibition space from designer’s perspective. 2. Objective and Scope • To understand effective ways of museum communication for visually impaired visitors. • To understand design strategies for creating experience beyond visual sense. • To identify affectivity of alternate methods like Haptic and Tactile graphics, Braille, models, and audio and touch tours. • To discuss various case studies which are using alternate design techniques for conveying museum message for these visitors. 3. Research Questions • What alternative methods museums are using for creating inclusive experience for visually impaired visitors? • What are the curatorial and design practices in bridging the gap between sight and meaning? • What is the role of technology in achieving this blend? 4. Research Framework The research will be based on comparative study between Haptic (3D Modelling), Tactile (Braille and Touch Tours) and Audio...
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... which was built in 1753, is the first national public museum in the world. Thus, it can be seen that the British Museum is one represent of the UK culture in people’s subconscious. However, there is an another opinion shown that the British Museum can represent most of countries’ culture well expect the British. Because this museum collected massively rare treasures from all over the world that even the native country cannot remember. Usually, when people talk about Egyptian culture or Chinese culture, they would mention the British Museum either. Meanwhile, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this museum decided a new building project that made its attitude clearly – to set a world conservation and exhibitions center (British Museum, 2003). It is shown that the British Museum is not only a national museum, but also a universal museum that they want to be. Depending on above discussion, this essay will explain the purpose of the British Museum, one part of the British culture – multiculturalism, and evaluate how the British Museum can represent this characteristic of the British Culture. The British Museum The British Museum, which is located in the capital of UK – London, is opened to all “studious and curious persons” (British Museum, 2003). “The museum was founded in 1753 and celebrated its 250th birthday recently. It was the first publicly owned museum in the world and was intended to be used by everybody, free...
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...Caroline Barnes and Simon Jackson This paper offers a critical reading of Robin Boyd’s narrative of the Australian nation created for Australia’s pavilion at Expo’70. The critique offered is from an environmental perspective, using this example to lead into a broader reflection on Australian design history’s ‘modernity problem’. We argue that although the examination of Australia as a socio-cultural context for the practice of design continues to engage scholars, the will to profess the existence of progressive Australian design has precluded significant examination of design’s regressive effects. The current environmental crisis is, as Arturo Escobar argues, ‘a crisis of modernity, to the extent that modernity has failed to enable sustainable worlds.’[1] Design is implicated here for its contribution to environmental degradation, as is design history for accounts that validate designers’ development of concepts, processes and products that impose the unsustainable on societies. The latter is pronounced in Australian design history. When modernity and its cultural manifestations are understood as European inventions, admitting limited scope for cultural exchange, claiming historical significance for Australian design inevitably involves the uncritical application of imported principles.[2] The halting attempts to write Australian design history are mostly bound up in proselytizing for the values and benefits of the modern and eulogising designers’ efforts to force change in the...
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...1951. He became the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party in 1967, a role he held until the party disbanded in the early 1980s. During the Party’s active years he served as the art director overseeing the design and layout of the Black Panther, the Party’s weekly newspaper. Douglas's artistic talents and experience proved a powerful combination: his striking collages of photographs and his own drawings combined to create some of the era's most iconic images, like that of Newton with his signature beret and large gun set against a background of a blood-red star, which could be found blanketing neighborhoods during the 12 years the paper existed. The Black Panther Party newspaper covers were bold and graphic, using just black and one color, and either illustrated by Douglas himself or with high-contrast photographs. Douglas was trained as a commercial artist at City College of San Francisco and has been the subject of several solo exhibitions. His work has also been in numerous exhibitions about the history of the Black Panther Party, including shows at the Arts & Culture Conference of the Black Panther Party in Atlanta, GA in 2008 and “The Black Panther Rank and File” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco in 2006. Most recently his work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Urbis, Manchester, UK in 2008-2009. In 2007, artist Sam Durant curated a solo exhibition of Douglas’ work at the MOCA Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, “Black Panther:...
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...Unit 17 – Events, conferences & exhibitions Update on events, conferences and exhibitions – P1, P2, P3, M1 & D1 P1 - Describe the event, conference and exhibitions environment in the UK Types of event Corporate hospitality Corporate hospitality is a private event held by corporations and businesses to entertain and build good relationships with their staff and clients and to encourage new businesses. For example a company hires a venue such as the Hinitze Hall in the Natural History Museum which offers galleries for a range of evening events with catering facilities and staff which will be used only by the business team. Team-building events Team building events are events in which members of a business bond together and get them to work effectively as a team instead of as individuals. Team building events are held to enhance the social relations and define roles within teams often involving collaborative tasks. For example Sandstone is a team-building events company. Incentives Incentive events are held by corporations to reward their employees or customers for hard work and loyalty or to motivate them to improve and develop their performance. An example of an incentive event is the Incentives and Promotional Marketing Show Live which is held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham by Waypoint Exhibition and Event Group. Fundraising Fundraising are events in which organisations fundraise money which then they donate to a certain charity...
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...John Milley’s “Bad Conscience” Artist John Miller takes you through a whirlwind of emotions at his carefully curated exhibition “ Bad Conscience” at Metro Pictures. The title of the exhibition is a literal verbal supplement being depicted through the various forms of photography, paintings, video clips, and other objects. All of the artwork was understood as representational based on the themes and basis of the exhibition. The themes of sexuality, identity, guilt, were the most prominent and reoccurring throughout “Bad Conscience”. The audience was most drawn to the nature of human sexuality illustrated though “Bad Conscience”, but from a deeper point of view. There was a contrast between eroticism, innocent sexual undertones and blatant sexual objectification. Leigh Ledare’s ‘Clementine’ was a printed photo that revealed a naked woman in a bed clad in just heels with her legs open. The photograph was scribbled over with oil stick, that concealed the woman’s face and private parts. The press release read “Ledare asked children to draw over a lascivious image of his naked mother lying on a bed” (2014). It was interesting to see that the colors used to scribble weren’t dark and subdued, but in fact the opposite. The usage of pastels, blue and pink were light and airy, not being overpowering or overbearing at all. It reflected the children’s innocence and the thought of their mother being just naked. Had Ledare asked teenagers, the entire mood of ‘Clementine’ would have shifted...
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...confectionery market is valued at US$ 113 billion, and the market has grown by 15 percent over the last three years, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar experiencing the largest growth at around 24 percent. Such growth is attributed to greater disposable income per capita, the influence of the region's enormous population of young consumers, and the traditional role of sweets in Arab culture. Despite fluctuations in the region's economy, over the next decade confectionery sales are forecast to increase by 15-20 percent. To capitalise on these favourable market trends, the co-located exhibitions, Sweets Middle East and the inaugural Sweet & SnackTec Middle East, will take place from 2 -- 4 November 2009 at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). Bringing business partners together, the events will create new trading opportunities and promote growth and development in the region, as well as serve producers, suppliers, importers and exporters of the sweets, confectionery and snack industry from across the MENA region. Both exhibitions are co-organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the region's leading exhibitions organiser which portfolio includes Gulfood, and Koelnmesse, organiser of the leading international sweets and confectionery show ISM in Cologne. Trixee Loh, Senior Vice President at DWTC said: "The sweets and confectionery market in the region will continue to see positive growth. As a result we are seeing many brands investing to gain market share...
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...initial decade of operation, the center's program reached hundreds of thousands of American teenagers. Since its establishment, the Wiesenthal Center has focused on political issues related to the Holocaust and has specialized in the use of mass media to educate the public about the events of World War II. Among its major campaigns were the efforts to cancel the statute of limitations on war crimes in West Germany, and attempts to force South American governments such as those of Paraguay and Chile to surrender leading Nazi criminals (Dr. Josef Mengele and Walther Rauff). The center has also played a key role in uncovering hundreds of Nazi collaborators of eastern European origin who escaped after World War II to Western...
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