Thomas Valone, PhD, PE, Editor
7) Bring on the Solar Revolution - Interview with
the German wizard who launched the
Renewable Energy Sources act
which ensured that independent people generating excess electricity provide
15% of Germany's energy
..............
9) World Future Society Conference to be Held in
Washington DC July 26-28, 2008
World Future Society Press Release, June, 2008, http://www.wfs.org/2008mtaschedule.htm
Conference Theme: Seeing the Future Through New
Eyes
Dear Colleagues:
I will never forget
attending my first World Future Society annual conference. It was the summer of
1996 in Washington, D.C. The opening keynote speaker was former Colorado
governor Dick Lamm, who was rumored to be considering a run for the presidency
of the United States. Lamm was as prescient as ever, having nailed the aging and
health crisis that was already on the horizon and would soon be the challenge of
public policy wonks for years to come.
It was heady times, and
what I remember most was the sheer excitement of seeing hundreds of people from
all over the world engaged in serious debates about the future. The Hilton
bustled with scientists, economists, historians, philosophers, business people,
academics, teachers, ordinary people debating and presenting new ideas about the
social, political, economic, and technological trends and events for the next
hundred years.
I was like a child in a
candy store. I attended sessions from morning until late at night before
catching the last train out of D.C. to carry me back to the home of a friend who
lived in Maryland. By the time I left D.C.—having been a guest of the
Professional Members' Forum—I knew my life had been changed and that there was
no way I would ever miss another meeting of the World Future Society.
I had seen the future
through a new set of lenses.
So why am I writing this
letter? Because as chair of the 2008 meeting, I encourage you to join hundreds
of others who will gather in D.C. to explore the future through new eyes.
Futurists are loath to make
predictions but I am going to go out on a limb to make one exception. If you
attend WorldFuture 2008: Seeing the Future Through New Eyes, July 26-28, 2008,
in Washington, D.C., you will not regret it!
Looking forward to seeing
you this summer.
Nat Irvin, II
Nat Irvin, II
Conference Chair
Download a
PDF file of the preliminary program
WorldFuture
2008:Seeing the Future Through New Eyes
July 26-28, 2008 • Hilton Washington • Washington,
D.C.
Preconference Courses: July 25
Professional Members' Forum: July 29,
2008
Provided as a public service by www.IntegrityResearchInstitute.org
where you can still request a FREE copy of the 1/2 hour presentation by Dr.
Valone on "Progress in Future Energy" and buy other energy-related publications
not available anywhere else!
