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Victory in Case 1

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The UMaine team won their first case today with a clear 7-4 victory against a polished Laurier team. They earn a total of 37 points for the win and are placed second in the division after round one.

The case involved an Indian-Japanese (Honda) joint venture in India’s scooter/motorcycle market. The judges’ feedback was extremely positive citing the UMaine team as “confident presenters” with an analysis that provided a “clear evaluation of the market and direction of the business.” The judges also said the team was excellent at handling questions and noted their “ability to defend and build on their recommendation.”
John, Jason and I are proud of the team’s hard work and accomplishment today.
Tomorrow the team will compete in two cases. The morning case against Asper is another 3 hour preparation with a 25 minute presentation and 15 minutes of questioning. The afternoon case, against Paris, is a “short” case likely requiring the team to advise a business on an emerging crisis situation.

Molson Update – Monday Jan 3

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The competition draw places UMaine in the Bombardier Division along with Aalto University School of Economics (Finland), LUMS – Lahore University Suleman Dawood School of Business (Pakistan), Paris School of Business (France), University of Manitoba Asper School of Business (Canada), and Laurier University School of Business and Economics (Canada).

The UMaine first case is Tuesday afternoon against Laurier. Let the competition begin!

Molson Competition 2011 – Montreal

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The team has arrived safely in Montreal and is preparing for another intense and exciting experience. Although this is my fifth opportunity to be a part of the international event, I still feel a sense of excitment.

I am pleased that John Mahon agreed to join us as a coach this year. Today is an orientation day and the competition “draw.” The first case of the competition is scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday (1/4).
Go Maine! Go BlackBears!

The Shinkansen

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I love trains and a ride on the famous Japanese “bullet train (The Shinkansen) is a special treat no matter how many times I have taken the train. On this trip to Kyoto we were about a N700 series and the fastest of the scheduled trains between Tokyo and Kyoto — the Nazomi — zipping along the countryside at speeds up to about 300KM per hour.
You will note the crew arrives like an airliner and each car is inspected and cleaned in Tokyo by an assigned staff member prior to the departure from Tokyo.

The Joy of Kyoto – March 8-9, 2010

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A visit to Kyoto is always an inspirational experience, rich in the history and culture of Japan. On this trip, taken to visit Keiko’s aunt whose husband had passed on, we did not have a great deal of time for touring. Our choice was a visit to the Imperial Palace, built when Kyoto served as the capitol of Japan. Despite the rain, the grounds, gardens and buildings offered a wonderful journey into the past. I’ll let some of the many architectural study photographs I took speak for themselves.