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APF Annual Gathering 2008 "Social Media" |
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 Download Presentations (slides, Little Bigs, reports) from the Event
Download the Brochure [PDF- 495Kb]
Download the Agenda [PDF - 150Kb]
The world of social media is emerging as a powerful force of change. Blogs, wikis, and content sharing sites such as Flickr, YouTube, Digg, and Del.icio.us are connecting the conversations of millions and rebalancing the equations of power.
These social spaces act as idea transmission systems where users share, collaborate, and co-create outside established governance and commerce models. The social media sphere offers new ways to research and understand the future. As ideas form and move across these platforms, they leave evidence of their paths and hint at future trajectories. In addition to passive research, social media allows the “wisdom of crowds” to actively explore forces creating change. The role of the professional futurist is both enhanced and challenged by these new tools of research.
Join fellow APF members and selected media experts in a conversation
about the future of social media in the most social of spaces - New York City.
We have set up a space to share info (updates, hotel, venue, travel notes, etc.) about the upcoming APF Gathering. Members can access the discussion board by logging in and clicking here.
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APF Professional Development Seminar 2008 |
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This year's APF Professional Development Seminar will be held in Washington DC, Saturday July 26.
The focus for this year's event will be Locating Yourself on the Map of the Futures Field: An opportunity to see how your work and practice is aligned (or not!) with that of other professionals.
Download the event brochure
COST: $125 (includes lunch) :: Sign up today via PayPal by clicking this button
AGENDA
8:30 AM Coffee, etc. Registration
9:00 AM Welcome, Introductions
9:30 AM Are Futurists Offering What the Market Wants?
From this panel discussion, leaders in the futures field share their insight on the expectations of corporate & organizational customers, and where the professional futures field is headed with new services & products to meet customer needs.
- Robert Hahn, VP Strategic Development, Pitney Bowes, Inc.
- Michael Jackson, Chairman, Shaping Tomorrow, UK
- John Petersen, President, The Arlington Inst. USA
- Joan Foltz, Principal, Alsek Research, USA
11:00 AM The Rise of Citizen 2.0: Alan Rosenblatt
Alan is an expert on digital political strategies. He is the Associate Director for Online Advocacy at the Center for American Progress. He is looking forward to meeting us, presenting his ideas and getting into an intense discussion of the future of politics with us.
12:30-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 pm Explore Your Ability to Conjecture: Mobility Vision Integration
Using a new scenario tool developed by Lloyd Walker, Principal, of Precurve LLC, and the students at the Art Center College of Design at Pasadena, we’ll test our reactions to it and discuss state of the art in scenario tools.
3:00 PM What Do They Do After We’ve Gone?—Best practices to motivate & help our clients
We’ve all had it happen. Our client is excited by the insights & implications of our forecasts, is engaged in the scenarios and early warnings and vows to make the results an ongoing part of the future of their enterprise. When we check back a few months later we find that, ah, we really didn’t get rolling like we thought—other stuff got in the way, we ran out of resources, or ___ (you fill in the blank!).
- Jim Burke, Northrop Grumman TASCFuturesGroup
- Riel Miller, xperidox futures consulting, France
4:30 PM Reflection, Summary & Wrap up
5:00 PM Close
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LOCATION
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1101 Wilson Boulevard
Rosslyn, VA
Directions
By Metro: Dupont Circle to Rosslyn (change at Metro Center)
By Bus from Dupont Circle: Board blue bus on 19th St (below Dupont Circle) to Rosslyn Metro Station stop
Street parking may be available in Rosslyn on Sat. $$ parking in NG’s garage below building.
Meals
Coffee, snacks, and soda will be provided
Lunch will be provided
Misc
Dress: casual
IMPORTANT: We will need names and country of origin for all registrants ahead of time. Please advise Michele Bowman
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, or 781 608-1060 that you plan to attend.
Other contacts:
Jennifer Jarratt 202-270-0903
Jim Burke 703-937-7986
COST $125
Sign up today via PayPal by clicking this button
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APF Professional Development Seminar 2007 |
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The 2007 Professional Development seminar was held in Minneapolis, MN on Sunday, July 29, 2007.
The event ran 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the Guthrie Theater : 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis [Click here for map] |
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The Future Of Identities : Vancouver 2007 |
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How is the nature of identity changing under the influence of globalization, urbanization, immigration, sustanability and virtual worlds? How does your identity as a foresight professional impact your work, your clients, and the globe?
The Future of Identities tackled these questions, and then some.
Held April 19-21 2007, the event was held in Vancouver BC, one of the world's most diverse, sustainable cities. The city playing an integral part in the meeting - as a backdrop, a case study, and research partner.
Our base camp, the Opus Hotel , has been named one of Conde Nast's World's Top 100 Hotels.
Stay tuned for comments from APF members who attended the event.
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Gatherings 
Find our about the events that happened in WASHINGTON DC - JULY 26-29 2008