Russell IP’s Iain Russell was delighted to be invited to deliver a masterclass on “Ideas, Collaboration & IP” for ithra. Ithra, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, is a creative and interactive public space for workshops, performances, events, exhibitions and experiences. Ithra’s components, spread across 80,000 square metres, include a 300-seat Cinema, three-level Idea Lab, four-level Library, 900-seat Theater, four-gallery Museum, Energy Exhibit, 1600 square-metre Great Hall, Children’s Museum and 18-floor Knowledge Tower.
Celebrating International Internet Day: Five Patents That Have Shaped the Internet
Celebrating International Internet Day: Five Patents That Have Shaped the Internet Introduction: The Dawn Of The Internet Did you know that the first Internet message was just two letters long? On 29 October 1969, the message “lo” marked the beginning of a technology revolution that would change our lives forever. International Internet Day, observed on 29 October each year, commemorates the moment that first message was transmitted over the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). Interestingly, the intended first message was “login”, but the ARPANET system crashed after only the first two characters had been sent! Over the following 55
