M·CAM Open Source Innovation Highlighted in Publication

Date:  Mon, 2009-06-15

M·CAM Open Source Innovation Highlighted in Publication

The Netherlands – June 15, 2009 – – In their recently published book The Future of a Truly Stable Economic Order, banking executive and Chief Risk Officer for Rabobank’s Schretlen & Co, Jan J. Ph. M. de Dood and Marieke de Vrij discuss the role of cooperative innovation and highlight M·CAM’s work in identifying the accessibility of open source innovations for most issues confronting society.

“Working on the basis of cooperation will lead to faster, better and simpler solutions for the problems faced by society. David Martin, CEO of M·CAM, a finance company with great knowledge of intellectual property and patents, thinks that we already posses everything we need to solve the world’s problems. It is only a case of organizing it and energetically bringing the necessary elements together. However, most patents are filed not for the purpose of using technology for everyone, but to prevent their use, especially by possible competitors. They are protected or buried. This is not only counterproductive, but is also an injustice to all those involved in the process of technical research and development, in whatever way and for however long. As stated earlier, working cooperatively ensures everyone is honoured, recognized and rewarded for his or her contribution. This can only be done on the basis of equality (related to effort) and not using the maximization of profits for one’s own benefit alone. No empirical evidence exists showing that restrictive property models achieve greater value than preferential purchase or vendor networks. In fact, the successes frequently showcased to endorse patent schemes most often reference businesses who grew through preferential government purchasing rather than patent enforcement. It is likely that the future will be more productive if we adopt financial incentives for explicit collaboration rather than maintaining isolationist restrictive property paradigms.” (Page 63-64).

World Bank and IFC’s infoDev Publish Dr. Martin’s Briefing Paper of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Date:  Wed, 2009-06-10

World Bank and IFC’s infoDev Publish Dr. Martin’s Briefing Paper of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

June 10, 2009 – Washington DC; Charlottesville, VA –– In an on–going effort to build relevance in international efforts to stimulate the engagement of creativity around the world, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation”s infoDev has published a briefing paper on technology transfer and commercialization. The following is an excerpt from the paper which can be downloaded in its entirety HERE.

Health, agriculture, water and food security technology transfer require a depth of moral engagement frequently considered (with regret) post facto. There is a growing awareness in these fields, and in some conversations about environmental technologies, that the exclusionary practices arising from exclusive licenses and restrictive intellectual property paradigms, jeopardize the health and life of the planet and its inhabitants. Therefore, considerations beyond short–term monopolistic benefit are becoming increasingly important when considering the nature and mode of technology transfer in these areas.

In all industries, the plethora of abandoned and expired patents in public domain, make experience in the past 25 years increasingly irrelevant as most innovations now must incorporate an element of ‘innovation recycling’ in which latent and public domain components must be included and acknowledged in the pursuit of the alleged ‘new’. The reckless use of intellectual property in the fields of information technology has lead to what some refer to as ‘chilling effects’ on innovation while the European Patent Office executives have recently expropriated the term ‘Global Warming of Patents’ signifying the overwhelming volume of indistinguishable proprietary claims which make transfer dubious at best. The point of this problem is that all too often, the actual identity of the party or parties qualified to represent a transferable interest is impossible to establish.

As a result, in the above referenced fields, technology transfer focused on education and capacity building is far more attainable and defensible than the attempt to perpetuate monopoly business models.

While undesirable in its underlying impetus, the technology reparations from the German Industrial and State complex at the end of the Second World War serve as the greatest single technology transfer moment of the last century benefiting industries including materials science, aerospace, digital communications and data storage, medicine, chemicals, and structural engineering and design to name a few.

M·CAM Partner Pacific Spices at the Cutting Edge of Geographic Indication IPR with “Single Origin” Chocolate

Date:  Wed, 2009-06-10

M·CAM Partner Pacific Spices at the Cutting Edge of Geographic Indication IPR with “Single Origin” Chocolate

June 10, 2009 – Sydney, Australia; Vunakaun, Papua New Guinea; Charlottesville, Virginia

Induna Cocoa shows the importance of talking to your buyers

There is no doubt that communication between exporter and importer is important. Prices must be quoted correctly, addresses swapped accurately, time frames met, etc. But there is much more to it than that. Both sides must have an in depth understanding of the entire supply chain and be willing to cooperate throughout.

The best way to demonstrate these facts of export life is through the development of PNG “single origin” chocolate.

Good communication and coordination was required at all points, from the community of growers in Induna (East New Britain Province, PNG) that produced the cocoa beans, through to the exporter, PNG’s Pacific Spices and ultimately, the client, Zokoko Chocolate in Australia.

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Dr. David Martin delivers plenary address to Globalization for the Common Good conference in Chicago

Date:  Mon, 2009-06-01

Dr. David Martin delivers plenary address to Globalization for the Common Good conference in Chicago

Chicago, IL – June 1, 2009 –– Dr. David Martin, Executive Chairman of M·CAM delivered a plenary address at the Globalization for the Common Good conference hosted at Loyola University in Chicago today. Addressing the “Currency of the Commons”, Dr. Martin’s presentation reviewed the implicit assumptions in the use of currency within economic systems and addressed the intangible elements of those assumptions as they impact financial transformation. During this speech, Dr. Martin highlighted M·CAM’s recently launched “Peace Trade” initiative – managed in Papua New Guinea through its Innovation Literacy program. For a complete text of the speech, please download the following..

ElectraWatch, Inc. Wins 2009 “Rocket Award” for Rapid Progress Toward Commercialization

Date:  Thu, 2009-05-28

ElectraWatch, Inc. Wins 2009 “Rocket Award” for Rapid Progress Toward Commercialization

Charlottesville, VA – May 28, 2009 –– M·CAM congratulates ElectraWatch, Inc., founded in 2007, for receiving the 2009 “Rocket Award” at a May 21 gala hosted by the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council. The award is presented to “…the enterprise that has moved with noteworthy speed from concept toward commercialization, through the development of a new technology, product, or service.”

ElectraWatch, through CEO Ryan Dunn, has been a client of M·CAM since 2008, and the firms have collaborated on developing commercialization pathways for the corrosion–sensing technologies deployed by ElectraWatch. ElectraWatch technologies have broad applications and markets in both military and commercial sectors, including naval and civilian ships, marine infrastructure, aircraft, bridges, pipelines, and other land–based structures and vehicles.

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M·CAM Assists Papua New Guinea Communities in Responding to Climate Change Initiatives

Date:  Wed, 2009-05-27

M·CAM Assists Papua New Guinea Communities in Responding to Climate Change Initiatives

Rabaul, East New Britain, PNG – May 27, 2009 –– M·CAM has expanded its work on establishing financial engagement models which take into account fully integrated values derived from ecological resources. In response to carbon trading schemes which fail to consider the majority of local and community values, M·CAM has established a framework for Ecological Stewardship Credit models which integrate emissions management with land, water, and vitality management for local communities throughout the Province. This work was recently featured in the PNG Post–Courier and a copy of the article can be seen here.

M·CAM Partner Public Patent Foundation Supports Constitutional Challenge to Breast Cancer Gene Patents

Date:  Tue, 2009-05-12

M·CAM Partner Public Patent Foundation Supports Constitutional Challenge to Breast Cancer Gene Patents

Charlottesville VA, New York NY – May 12, 2009 –– M·CAM’s longstanding partner, the Public Patent Foundation, announced today that it has joined the ACLU in challenging the patents covering critical genes and genetic mutations associated with breast cancer.

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Newest form of Intangible Asset Designation – Heritable Knowledge Trust – Published in the International Bar Association’s Journal

Date:  Mon, 2009-05-11

Newest form of Intangible Asset Designation – Heritable Knowledge Trust – Published in the International Bar Association’s Journal

Charlottesville, VA. – May 11, 2009 –– M·CAM Executive Chairman Dr. David Martin’s recommendations for the newest form of intangible asset have been published in the International Bar Association’s (IBA) journal Convergence April 2009 edition. This breakthrough innovation in the legal framework to support the stewardship of indigenous knowledge, artistic expression, and communal practice is the first, non–property right based proposal to deal with the ethical management of this frequently exploited content. Drawing on contract law precedent, the Heritable Knowledge Communal Innovation Trust model creates the legal framework for countries with communal rights that have been largely ignored or marginalized by the World Trade Organization’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This work was informed by consultations with the leadership of the Independent State of Samoa; the Kingdom of Tonga; the Provincial Government of East New Britain Province and the regional Government of the Gazelle Administrative District, Papua New Guinea; the Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands; together with the personal contributions of Ms. Theresa Arek; Mrs. Alise Stunnenberg; Mrs. Margaret Malua; Mr. Va’atu’itu’i Apete Meredith; Mr. Tony Weller; Mr. Julian Webb; Ms. Valerie D’Costa; and, Mr. Seth Ayers. While the final recommendation does not represent the individual views of these interests necessarily, their contributions were invaluable and are inextricable to the framework which emerged.

M·CAM Executive Chairman Dr. Martin Joins James Quilligan and David Bollier in the Globalization for the Common Good 2009 Chicago Conference – June 1-2, 2009

Date:  Fri, 2009-04-10

M·CAM Executive Chairman Dr. Martin Joins James Quilligan and David Bollier in the Globalization for the Common Good 2009 Chicago Conference – June 1–2, 2009

Charlottesville, VA – April 10, 2009 ––In an on–going effort to discuss ways in which fundamental transformation can be manifest in the changing global market, J. Quilligan, D. Bollier and D. Martin will be facilitating a plenary dialogue entitled: “Commons Rising: The Rediscovery of our Common Wealth.” During this discussion, M·CAM’s pioneering work in Heritable Trusts will be discussed along with the growing global interest in a more integral redefinition of value in the global community.

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M·CAM Investigation into Financial Records of New Guinea Gold Corporation Aids in MRA Inquiry

Date:  Thu, 2009-04-09

M·CAM Investigation into Financial Records of New Guinea Gold Corporation Aids in MRA Inquiry

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – April 9, 2009 The following are excerpts from the Papua New Guinea Post Courier article published on April 9, 2009.

MRA QUERIES WORK OF SINIVIT GOLD MINERS

PNG Post Courier

The state has raised serious concerns about the performance of the Sinivit (Wild Dog) gold mine project in East New Britain Province.

The mine is being developed by Queensland based New Guinea Gold Corporation (NGGC). In a letter dated October 20th, 2008 to the chairman NGGC, Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) expressed concern that the company was not achieving its approved forecasted annual gold production figures. Among the reasons highlighted was the poor and ineffective on–site mining processing technique being used by the company, which MRA said did not meet standard mining practices.

MRA also highlighted that the use of vats to leach out gold using cyanide was a safety and environmental concern.

MRA Managing Director Mr Kepas Wali said in the letter that as director of the mining act under which NGGC was issued its license, MRA was concerned about the low gold recovery and production, poor mine scheduling and unavailability of key technical services personnel on-site for mine planning purposes. The letter said this resulted in the mine not fulfilling the requirements of the approved proposal for development and the projects agreements and the wider community and stakeholders’ expectations.

MRA’s letter confirmed concerns that had been repeatedly echoed by landowners and other concerned citizens as well as observations by a visiting American, Dr. David Martin of imminent environmental damage due to bad mining practices.

Following his observations and search of NGGC’s financial standing Dr Martin informed ENB authorities that it was alleged that NGGC was “lying” to both the ENB Provincial Government and the National Government about its mining operations by falsifying reports of its activities. Dr Martin, who toured the province in August last year on arrangements through the Pacific Islands Forum, personally visited the mine site when there was a strike by workers.

M·CAM Enabled Patent Bay wins Prestigious Award – Award to be Granted in Universitetet i Göteborg on April 29

Date:  Fri, 2009-03-20

M·CAM Enabled Patent Bay wins Prestigious Award – Award to be Granted in Universitetet i Göteborg on April 29

Göteborg Sweden and Charlottesville, VA – March 20, 2009 ––The Association for Free Culture and Software Awards Idea Prize ’09 to The Patent Bay, Feeding Frenzy, and dictating machines 2.0.

The jury in the Idea Prize ’09 has chosen to award this year’s prize to three creative projects in the field of free culture and software. The prize of 10,000 SEK is divided this year among three recipients one of which is The Patent Bay (a partnership between the EU Parliament Candidate Erik Josefsson and M·CAM).

Projects were selected on the basis of the jury’s assessment of feasibility, innovation, relevance, and creativity. The jury included Oscar Swartz, Rasmus Fleischer and Patrik Wallström. From the outset, the Association for Free Culture and Software, which awards, the prize, intended to limit the cash reward and recognition to two projects.

“With several good ideas, we had no choice but to use the 10,000 SEK in this manner. The three projects now all have visibility and will demonstrate to those in their respective fields, examples of ideas that the association would like to support,” said Jonas Öberg, vice chairman of the Association.

Most of the ideas that were submitted were commendable and the three who eventually were selected represented different aspects of the values and mission of the Idea Prize. The Patent Bay is remarkable in that it links a great idea with the notion of free speech and public discourse in political process.

All the winners have been invited to a ceremony on April 29, 2009 at the IT University of Goteburg, Sweden to present their projects and receive the prize.

The Patent Bay – sponsored by Erik Josefsson – collects and analyzes patents and patent related information to promote the genuine revival of innovation in Swedish and European Union procurement in an effort to help cool down the overheating patent system and create new conditions for innovation.

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M·CAM Innovation Literacy Teams with Recording Artists for UN Slavery Remembrance

Date:  Thu, 2009-03-19

M·CAM Innovation Literacy Teams with Recording Artists for UN Slavery Remembrance

Charlottesville, VA – March 19, 2009 ––M·CAM Executive Chairman David Martin collaborated with the theme for recording artists Peter Buffett and AKON’s newest release, “Blood Into Gold” written for the United Nations and their commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, to take place March 25th. Human trafficking continues to be a horrifying reality for millions around the world. Please join us in “breaking the silence, beating the drum.”

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David Martin to Address International Conference on Business Incubation in Saudi Arabia

Date:  Mon, 2009-03-16

David Martin to Address International Conference on Business Incubation in Saudi Arabia

Charlottesville, Virginia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – March 16 – 17, 2009 ––M·CAM Executive Chairman Dr. David Martin will be giving a Keynote Address at the International Conference on Business Incubation held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh March 16–17, 2009. His presentation will focus on the role of innovation in building value in small and medium sized enterprises. Special attention will be paid to ways in which countries in the Middle East and around the world can make use of information technologies and financial models to leap-frog established industrial countries in their economic strategic development.

M·CAM Comments on Recent Microsoft/TomTom Patent Litigation

Date:  Wed, 2009-03-11

M·CAM Comments on Recent Microsoft/TomTom Patent Litigation

Charlottesville, Virginia – March 11, 2009 –– On February 25, 2009, Microsoft filed suit against TomTom, alleging that the in-car navigation company’s products violate eight of its patents: five concerning navigation technology and three regarding filename management.

Microsoft Patents Patent Title Priority Date File Date Issue Date

US5579517 Common name space for long and short filenames 1-Apr-95 24-Apr-95 26-Nov-96

US5758352 Common name space for long and short filenames 1-Apr-93 5-Sep-96 26-May-98

US6175789 Vehicle computer system with open platform architecture 29-Nov-95 10-Sep-99 16-Jan-01

US6202008 Vehicle computer system with wireless internet connectivity 29-Nov-95 10-Sep-99 13-Mar-01

US6256642 Method and system for file system management using a flash-erasable, programmable, read-only memory 29-Jan-92 29-Jan-92 3-Jul-01

US6704032 Methods and arrangements for interacting with controllable objects within a graphical user interface environment using various input mechanisms 27-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 9-Mar-04

US7054745 Method and system for generating driving directions 3-Sep-03 3-Sep-03 30-May-06

US7117286 Portable computing device-integrated appliance 15-Nov-02 11-Oct-05 3-Oct-06

Microsoft claims that this suit was filed after over a year of licensing discussions with TomTom. However, preliminary analysis of Microsoft’s asserting patents and the patent portfolio held by TomTom reveals potential issues for Microsoft.

Interestingly enough, four of the patents asserted by Microsoft (US7117286, US7054745, US6202008, and US6175789) feature claims that may have already been anticipated in previous TomTom patent filings. These potentially weaken Microsoft’s assertion. Below is a subset of TomTom’s patent portfolio.

TomTom Patents Patent Title Priority Date File Date Issue Date

US5938720 Route generation in a vehicle navigation system 9-Feb-95 15-Jan-97 17-Aug-99

US5712788 Incremental route calculation 9-Feb-95 9-Feb-95 27-Jan-98

US5608635 Navigation system for a vehicle with route recalculation between multiple locations 14-Apr-92 17-Nov-94 4-Mar-97

US5550538 Navigation system 14-Jul-93 31-Oct-94 27-Aug-96

US5515284 Storage medium for map information for navigation system and system for offering map information for navigation system 25-Sep-91 19-Apr-95 7-May-96

US5311434 Vehicle navigation system 5-Aug-91 31-Jul-92 10-May-94

US5303159 Navigation system with off-route detection and route recalculation 14-Apr-92 14-Apr-92 12-Apr-94

US5291414 Navigation system for guiding a vehicle along a precomputed optimal route 14-Apr-92 14-Apr-92 1-Mar-94

US5291413 Navigation system for guiding a vehicle along a precomputed optimal route 14-Apr-92 14-Apr-92 1-Mar-94

US5291412 Navigation system 24-Mar-92 24-Mar-92 1-Mar-94

US5262775 Navigation system with off-route detection and route recalculation 7-Apr-92 7-Apr-92 16-Nov-93

EP1811269 Navigation device and method for displaying alternative routes 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 25-Jul-07

EP1611416 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 30-May-07

EP1608935 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SIMULATED NAVIGATION DATA 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 14-Nov-07

EP1599703 NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 21-Mar-07

EP1599702 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA BETWEEN RESIDENT APPLICATIONS 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 14-May-08

WO2004076979 NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 10-Sep-04

WO2004076978 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SIMULATED NAVIGATION DATA 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 10-Sep-04

WO2004076977 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA BETWEEN RESIDENT APPLICATIONS 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 10-Sep-04

WO2004076976 NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 26-Feb-03 26-Feb-04 10-Sep-04

Additional research, as well as identification of the specific Microsoft patent claims being asserted in the lawsuit, would shed more light on potential weaknesses in both parties’ position. Subsequent Microsoft patent claims likely anticipate disclosures found in more recent TomTom filings. M·CAM analytics have identified 1,761 pieces of unconsidered precedent innovation affecting both parties’ positions, a selection of which are shown below.

Patents Patent Title Assignee Priority Date

US5051735 Heads-up display system for a road vehicle Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 25-Sep-87

US5038401 Transmitter for remote control with operation switches having changeably displayed forms Pioneer Electronic Corporation 5-Apr-89

US4922486 User to network interface protocol for packet communications networks American Telephone and Telegraph Company 31-Mar-88

US4897642 Vehicle status monitor and management system employing satellite communication Secura Corporation 14-Oct-88

US4878170 Vehicle navigation system Eliahu I. Zeevi 17-Mar-88

US4875229 Vehicle telephone with call answering and recording means Anthony P. Palett 11-Jan-89

US4875206 High bandwidth interleaved buffer memory and control American Telephone and Telegraph Comopany, AT&T Bell Laboratorie 31-Mar-88

US4873513 Automated map display system Geodisplay Technology Limited Partnership 26-Aug-87

US4872157 Architecture and organization of a high performance metropolitan area telecommunications packet network American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories 31-Mar-88

US4842378 Method of illuminating flat panel displays to provide CRT appearing displays Alphasil, Inc. 7-Apr-87

US4812990 System and method for optimizing aircraft flight path Merit Technology Incorporated 29-Apr-87

US4796190 Navigation system Elihu C. Cummings 4-Jun-86

US4788645 Method and apparatus for measuring relative heading changes in a vehicular onboard navigation system Etak, Incorporated 21-Mar-86

US4787040 Display system for automotive vehicle International Business Machines Corporation 22-Dec-86

US4737916 Electronic map display system Nippondenso Co., Ltd. 30-Apr-85

US4733356 Control device for a vehicle route guidance system Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft 14-Dec-84

US4714995 Computer integration system TRW Inc. 13-Sep-85

US4675676 Map display system Nippondenso Co. Ltd. 9-Mar-83

US4660037 Current location indication apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 28-Jan-82

US4651157 Security monitoring and tracking system METS, Inc. 7-May-85

US4638438 Navigation apparatus for automotive Hitachi, Ltd. 23-May-83

US4345147 Vehicle mounted mobile business data handling system International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation 14-Nov-80

US4258421 Vehicle monitoring and recording system Rockwell International Corporation 27-Feb-78

EP0242099 Anti-theft and locating system Advanced Strategics, Inc. 9-Apr-86

DE4033832 Touch-contact operating field for automobile navigation aid – has temporary display of switch pattern on screen used to display navigation map MITSUBISHI DENKI KK TOKIOTOKYO JP 24-Oct-89

Given that the intellectual property system was designed to stimulate innovation and benefit the advancement of “science and the useful arts”, it is worth considering the public interest in this case. An outcome that would benefit consumers on both sides of the Atlantic would be for both parties to acknowledge that neither one has an unassailable patent position and that, in fact, the unnecessary cost of litigation, ultimately borne by the consumer, is resting on easily contestable patent assertions. It is our hope that Microsoft and TomTom can actually navigate their way to a resolution that doesn’t keep the consumer perpetually lost.

M·CAM Partners with EU Campaign to Advocate Open Source Innovation Procurement

Date:  Fri, 2009-02-27

M·CAM Partners with EU Campaign to Advocate Open Source Innovation Procurement

Charlottesville, Virginia and Malmo, Sweden – February 27, 2009 –– M·CAM is pleased to participate in the launch of the Patent Bay. An integral part of EU Parliament Candidate Erik Josefsson’s campaign for ethical use of innovation in publicly funded R&D and procurement, the Patent Bay project is a first step in illuminating the need for fundamental reconsideration of state-sponsored market restraints in innovation.

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M·CAM Announces Summer Internship in Papua New Guinea

Date:  Fri, 2009-02-27

M·CAM Announces Summer Internship in Papua New Guinea

Charlottesville, Virginia and Vunakanau, East New Britain PNG–February 27, 2009 –– M·CAM has announced its summer internship program to East New Britain in Papua New Guinea this year and the four interns who have been selected for the program. Working in partnership with Pacific Spices and with the support of friends at Australia’s PITIC and the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat, M·CAM will be expanding its work on establishing the framework for Heritable Innovation Trusts in the Pacific. Last year, M·CAM launched this effort with colleagues at SBEC in Samoa working on issues including the misappropriation of indigenous knowledge from traditional healers (a subject of on-going work) and the growing environmental challenges posed by efforts to extract undersea mineral resources. For more information about this internship, please follow the blog at: More Information

M·CAM Mourns the Loss and Celebrates the Life of Statesman and Scientist Naoyoshi Suzuki

Date:  Tue, 2009-02-10

M·CAM Mourns the Loss and Celebrates the Life of Statesman and Scientist Naoyoshi Suzuki

Charlottesville, Virginia and Tokyo, Japan – February 10, 2009 –– Today, M·CAM joins the family, friends and colleagues around the world in celebrating the life and passing of one of the world’s most compassionate scientist statesman – Dr. Naoyoshi Suzuki. Born in 1931, Dr. Suzuki spent his life working to enhance the well–being of humanity through unprecedented, humble pursuit of scientific excellence specializing in protozoan diseases and their detection and treatment. For over 16 years, Dr. Suzuki was a dear friend and collaborator to M·CAM and its predecessor companies Mosaic Technologies Inc. and IDEAmed. Through a collaboration with the Hakuju Institute for Health Sciences in Tokyo and MariCal in Portland Maine, he assisted in the development of basic scientific understanding of the regulation of calcium at cell membranes – research that has already contributed to improvements in pain management, fisheries productivity, and cancer kinetics. While his scientific contributions were legion, his role as a statesman was even greater. Championing the importance of international technology transfer and collaboration was particularly poignant in his life as his family had suffered the constraints imposed by the national dishonor, including technology transfer restrictions, imposed by the Allies on September 2, 1945 on board the USS Missouri. Without Dr. Suzuki’s tireless efforts and ceaseless enthusiasm, M·CAM’s pioneering work in international technology transfer and financing would not have achieved its global status and success. From his gentle teachings of Bushido to his warm embrace of his “foreign friend”, we all are indebted to the life of Dr. Suzuki. Rest well dear friend.

Let but a prince cultivate virtue, people will flock to him; with people will come to him lands; lands will bring forth for him wealth; wealth will give him the benefit of right uses. Virtue is the root, and wealth the outcome. – Confucius

M·CAM CEO Expands Dialogue on Integrating Environmental Technology into Economic Stimulus

Date:  Mon, 2009-02-02

M·CAM CEO Expands Dialogue on Integrating Environmental Technology into Economic Stimulus

Charlottesville, VA – February 2, 2009 &#8211&#8211 Executive Chairman of M·CAM, Dr. David Martin, has just released his report on the structural challenges facing policymakers and industries seeking to integrate “green technology” into the current market. This report has been discussed extensively with European civil society, finance, and political entities and now is being made available to the general public.

When Green Meets Gold: A Call for Integral Wealth Ethics in the Climate and Energy Dialogue

Dr. David E. Martin Executive Chairman, M·CAM Fellow, Batten Institute, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia October 10, 2008

We’re here again. Economic uncertainty, energy volatility, environmental stresses, and a latter·day epiphany that “something must be done”. While the actors have new faces and the urgency has a new fervor, something gnaws at our consciousness – haven’t we been here before? Why didn’t solutions emerge last time? Who is to blame for getting us into this mess?

First, some facts. Since the 1970s, over 30,000 patents have been issued around the world for innovations and inventions in non·fossil fuel alternative energy technologies including solar photovoltaic, biomass, wind, tidal, geothermal, hydrogen, fuel cells, to name a few. Major research institutions and corporations – including energy giants like ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhilips, ChevronTexaco, Total Elf Fina – have seen massive investments made in alternative energy, large proprietary estates amassed, only to have them slip anonymously into abandonment or expiration having never fulfilled their commercial or social intent. The public utility infrastructure and delivery giants, too, have made considerable investments and, like the energy companies, have seen these slip into oblivion. Ironically, at precisely the moment when the world is reawakening to its “inconvenient truth” that something must be done to break our Promethian imperative to burn fossils, Europe, the U.S., China, and Japan face a perplexing dilemma. In short, the very future that we seek has been protected, abandoned, or expired – patents now expired and in the public domain – leaving commercial interests and public policy makers in a puzzling state. And no one is sure why adoption of promising technologies didn’t happen the last several times we were in energy shock. However, this time it’s different in one important way – namely, with the collapse of the financial markets, insurance and institutional investment in particular – the real systemic obstacle can be identified and engaged.

M·CAM Featured in Pacific Connection, Issue 18, December 2008 – February 2009

Date:  Tue, 2009-01-13

M·CAM Featured in Pacific Connection, Issue 18, December 2008 – February 2009

Pacific Islands – January 13, 2009–– Intellectual property (IP) specialist Dr. David Martin has been visiting Pacific Island governments advising on what he sees as an urgent need to protect their IP. Pacific affairs columnist Dev Nadkarni spoke to him in Samoa at a conference of small, medium and micro enterprises held under the auspices of the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation.

M·CAM Partner Arlington Institute Expands Financial Market Investment Advising Program

Date:  Thu, 2008-12-18

M·CAM Partner Arlington Institute Expands Financial Market Investment Advising Program

Berkeley Springs, WV – December 18, 2008 In July of 2006 – fully a year and a half before it became obvious – The Arlington Institute painted a detailed picture of the rocky financial road ahead. A financial tsunami loomed in our future, starting with subprime mortgage failures (we said Dec ’07), moving rapidly to consumer credit defaults (Q1–08), then insurance company and bank failures (Q2–08).

TAI saw that CDO and CMO markets would fail, driven by consumer credit default horizons and illiquidity in the credit insurance market, causing massive losses of wealth. Since then, subsequent presentations have correctly assessed the consequence of the new Basel II banking requirements and China’s economic responses . . . and we have anticipated the emerging challenges to the bond markets, which will begin show themselves in the coming months

The next implosion in the deepening recession–cum–depression will extract the lifeblood from local governments . . . and their ability to pay their debts.

The Arlington Institute has formally joined with our extended network of experts to offer a confidential, unique experience to allow you and your staff to visit the future . . . and then learn from it. Two hands-on, 2–day sessions will first array the possibilities of the future, explain the turbulence of the present, and then help you achieve workable solutions to achieve your own set of clarified goals and aspirations.