WFS 2007 Conference Project

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Hi Folks

 

the documents are now in the files and ARE eliminated from this page. I would hope that this is a conversation space and that we can put text materials into the files.

 

tom

 

 

Volunteers

 

The following folks wrote their name and e-mail to serve as volunteers.

 

Those not on the list below need to add their names and emails

 

Tom Abeles :: tabeles@gmail.com

Earl Joseph ejoseph@walden.edu

George Kubik :: kubik005@umn.edu

 

Allen Jaisle :: ajaisle@ecojazz.net

David Keenan :: david_k33@hotmail.com (note underscore char) or smalltechnology@gmail.com rev. 27dec06 drk

H.Tom Trites :: htom4722@aol.com

 

Lorna Sherman :: lornahs85@aol.com

Roger Rydberg rarydberg@comcast.net (Current PBWIKI Web Master)

Bob Burkhart :: bob@acctts.com (Prairie Passage :: Eco-Futures Forum)

 

 

5 September Notes

 

It has been agreed that on Sat, 9 September the planning committee will meet from 1115-1315. We will decide if we are working through or over lunch as first order of business

 

It should be noted that we are NOT planning a conference but a small event space at the wfs2007. This could be a symposium for a half or full day to run concurrently with sessions, a preconference or post conference event, a reception etc. These can be in a variety of formats. But it is key that we can not appear to be trying to shape the conference as a whole.

 

Next it has already popped up in private exchanges that there will be a need for pre conf and conference support for the mnf effort which will involve a balance of time and money. Bright ideas are needed, but delivery is key and that will take time/money in some ratio. Futurists as a group are long on ideas but short on responsibility to take these into actionable AND actioned efforts. We must be careful that we only bite off what we can digest.

 

During our early conversations, there has been concern that the business sector has been neglected and thus their presence and fiscal resources have not been present at futurist events. Many sectors have been neglected, many of which also have fiscal resources as well as valuable ideas to contribute. We need to be concerned about being reactionary and defaulting to what might be the most obvious, on first blush.

 

tom

 

 

5 Sept 2005

 

I have posted in the file an email that we received from Sue at WFS

 

tom

 


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