October 26, 2016 KAUST: The Future Arrived KAUST: The Future Arrived from Mason Ailstock on Vimeo. King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Eisenhower Fellowships
October 11, 2016 Mishkat: Investing In The Future of Saudi Arabia Mishkat: Investing In The Future of KSA from Mason Ailstock on Vimeo. Mishkat Interactive Center for Atomic and Renewable Energy
October 3, 2016 Riyadh KSA & AMIDEAST The first day of my Eisenhower Fellowship in Saudi Arabia was exceptional! I had the opportunity to spend time with AMIDEAST Country Director, Don Schmidt, and Portfolio Manager, Abeer Hassanain. AMIDEAST is a leading non-profit organization engaged in international education, training and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa. Today AMIDEAST programs and services […]
August 9, 2016 Sweden : Maktub The first half of my Eisenhower Fellowship spent in Sweden was more meaningful than I could have imagined. The places visited, miles traveled and wonderful conversations with new friends will always be cherished like the warmth of a beautiful mid-summer day. Sweden is a country highly representative of my interests in the ideas of open […]
July 26, 2016 Sweden: Spaces that Inspire During my time in Sweden for my Eisenhower Fellowship, I experienced many wonderful and inspiring spaces and places that have fed my imagination and creative intentions to develop new areas of innovation. For me, spaces can serve as the visual manifestation of a feeling… calm, thoughtful, erratic, conflicted, peaceful, energetic, powerful, open… These are a […]
May 3, 2016 Be The Change You Want To See In The World We can all think back to specific times in our lives when something changed. A change in our perspective, how we see the world and our future in it. At our recent Eisenhower Fellowships Orientation in Philadelphia I had the privilege to spend time with the 22 International Fellows and 10 USA Fellows. Each of these […]
April 20, 2016 Embracing Openness in the Heart of Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park in North Carolina is the largest research park in North America. Often cited as one of the first examples of a successful public-private partnership, RTP leaders have been actively working to move the Park away from the gated campuses and spread out buildings that are symbolic of suburbia, for a shift towards […]
April 1, 2016 Eisenhower Fellowship: Be Inspired & Take Action As I prepare to leave for Philadelphia for the 2016 Eisenhower Fellowship Orientation, I am filled with the hopeful anticipation of beginning a wonderful journey that will last the rest of my life. The excitement around my upcoming travels to Sweden and Saudi Arabia to explore university research parks as destinations for innovation driven by […]
March 11, 2016 RTP: Catalysts for Innovation An Initiative of the Research Triangle Park, Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Studies Background: The Research Triangle Park is committed to working in partnership with the Triangle Universities to identify, develop and implement meaningful activities that will […]
March 7, 2016 The Frontier @TheRTP RTP’s centrally located spot to plug in, collaborate and plan your next big move. The Frontier is open to anyone with bold ideas and big dreams. Artists, writers, engineers, programmers, web developers, non-profit and community leaders, university faculty and staff, entrepreneurs of all types….This is what the future looks like…Convergence. Get to Know The Frontier […]
