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Alan Marshall Meckler (born 1945) is an American internet pioneer and publishing executive.〔Jones, Bradley (2008). (''Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers'' ), pp. 15-28. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-470-24199-3〕 He was the founder and Chairman of Mecklermedia Corporation until the company was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998, and founded several print magazines including ''Virtual Reality World'', ''CDrom World'', and ''Internet World''.〔Malik, Om (4 January 1999). ''("Internet.com IPO in the cards" ). Forbes〕〔(Profile: Alan Meckler ). ''Forbes''〕 Until August 2014, he had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mediabistro Inc. whose media assets were sold to Prometheus Global Partners, leaving a company re-named MecklerMedia Corporation which is producing trade shows world-wide in such fields as 3D Printing, Bitcoin and Facebook marketing〔http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mecklermedia-corporation-launches-completion-sale-145400556.html〕 Born in New York City in 1945, Meckler was raised in Great Neck, NY, and the son of Lilian Meckler and late Herman Meckler, a well known actor〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Herman Meckler Filmography and Movies - Fandango )〕 and one of the founders of modern equipment leasing whose Lease Plan International grew to 75,000 trucks in 1967 shortly after which the company was acquired by one of its largest accounts, PepsiCo, on whose board he sat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fleet Hall of Fame to Add to Its Roll of Honor )〕 He is also the brother of the well-known director Nancy Meckler who is married to David Aukin. He received both his BA and PhD from Columbia University.〔''Columbia University Record'' (February 20, 1998). ("New Media Alumni" ), Vol. 23, No. 15〕 His 1980 doctoral dissertation, ''Scholarly Micropublishing in America, 1938–1979,'' was published by Greenwood Press in 1982.〔; 〕 He is also the editor of "The Draft and its Enemies" published in 1974 by the University of Illinois Press〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Draft and Its Enemies: A Documentary History: John O'Sullivan, Alan Marshall Meckler: 9780252003950: Amazon.com: Books )〕 In 2013 Meckler began covering the field of 3D printing with the launch of the trade show ''Inside 3D Printing''. The first version of the show took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in April, 2013. It has also been produced in 2013 in Chicago; San Jose, California;〔Louie, David (17 September 2013). ("3D printing could revolutionize manufacturing world" ). KGO-TV〕 and Singapore. Versions are planned in 2014 in Japan, China, Australia, South Korea and Brazil. Meckler has also launched a new trade show for the virtual currency known as Bitcoin. The first show was launched in New York City in July, 2013. In May 2015, Meckler launched a show "RoboUniverse" in New York City and shows are planned for Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai and San Diego as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home - RoboUniverse Conference & Expo )〕 In 2014, with his son John Meckler, Meckler created a mutual fund devoted to 3D printing and additive manufacturing. 3D Printing and Technology Fund is the first mutual fund worldwide devoted to this investment coverage. On July 10, 2015 the fund changed its name to 3D Printing, Robotics and Technology Fund. The fund trades under the symbol TDPNX.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Mutual Fund For 3D Printing )〕 Meckler served in the U.S. Army Reserve and the N.Y. Air National Guard from 1969 to 1975. == References == Further sources * Ali, Rafat (10 August 2009). ("Meckler Selling Internet.com Business to QuinStreet For $18M; Exiting Tech Trade" ). CBS News. * Coppola, Gabrielle (12 December 2007), ("Why Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs" ). ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' * Kait, Casey and Weiss, Stephen (2009) (''Digital Hustlers'' ), p. 18. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-174330-5 * Meckler, Alan (2 June 2003). ("Internet World's Swan Song" ) Internetnews.com * ''The Economist'' (16 December 1999). ("Lost in cyberspace" ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Meckler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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