Futursts: BetaLaunch
| Futursts: BetaLaunch | |
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Futurists: BetaLaunch
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| Subevent of | WorldFuture 2011 |
| Type of | Conference |
| Start | July 8, 2011 (iCal) |
| End | July 10, 2011 |
| Homepage: | Futurists: BetaLaunch |
| Location | |
| Venue: | Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| City: | Vancouver |
| State: | BC |
| Country: | CANADA |
| Important dates | |
| Submissions due: | April 15 |
| Notification: | May 1 |
| Camera ready due: | yes"yes" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation. |
PRESS RELEASE: FUTURISTS ISSUE CALL FOR INVENTIONS
Bethesda-Maryland—The nonprofit World Future Society has issued a call for inventions and innovations to showcase at the first annual Futurists: BetaLaunch, this summer in Vancouver. The Futurists: Beta Launch or F:BL will serve as a sort of technology petting zoo where engineers, designers or others can present their inventions to the 1,000 futurists expected to gather for WorldFuture 2011, the Society’s annual conference.
"Recently, the global community of the World Future Society was polled about what futurist ideas they would most like to examine. The results confirmed what we suspected; futurists love ideas, innovation and look to us [The World Future Society] to help them keep on top of coming technological breakthroughs," says Jennifer Boykin, World Future Society director of development. WorldFuture 2011
Founded in 1966 as a nonprofit educational and scientific organization in Washington, D.C., the World Future Society has members in more than 80 countries around the world. Individuals and groups from all nations are eligible to join the Society and participate in its programs and activities. The Society holds a two-day, international conference once a year where participants discuss foresight techniques and global trends that are influencing the future. Previous conference attendees have included future U.S. President Gerald Ford (1974), Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1975), behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner (1984), age-wave expert Ken Dychtwald (2005), U.S. comptroller general David M. Walker (2006) and inventor Ray Kurzweil (2010). Others in attendance typically include business leaders, government officials, scientists, corporate planners, and forecasters from across the globe.
"Because of their passion, conference attendees are key purchasers and influencers for markets serving innovation, inventions, learning, and new technologies of all kinds," according to Boykin. She hopes that F: BL will allow inventors “to connect in a very personal way with an audience of people who can help you launch your idea.”
Where and When is the Event?
The Futurists: BetaLaunch showcase will be held in conjunction with WorldFuture 2011, the Annual Conference of the World Future Society at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre hotel in Vancouver, Canada on July 8-10, 2011. You can learn more about the conference by visiting www.wfs.org. F:BL will be physically located in the conference exhibits area. The call for inventions will close on April 15, 2011. The World Future Society will notify all entrants of selection decisions by May 1, 2011. All inventors selected for the conference will receive a complimentary registration to the conference ($750 value.) Travel costs are the responsibility of each inventor. Learn more about Futurists: BetaLaunch at [1] or contact Jennifer Boykin at jboykin@wfs.org or call 301-656-8274.
Patrick Tucker Senior Editor │THE FUTURIST magazine │ Director of Communications │ The World Future Society
Ptucker@wfs.org (preferred)
