July 8-10, 2010
The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
Professional Members' Forum  July 11, 2010

2010 Conference Volume Submission Guidelines

The World Future Society is planning to publish a volume of essays in conjunction with
WorldFuture 2010: Sustainable Futures, Strategies, and Technologies.

This volume will be distributed free to all conference registrants.

Deadline for completed papers is Monday, February 22, 2010.

Manuscript Submission:

·         Manuscripts should be double-spaced, with references (if used) placed at the end of the paper.

·         Manuscript length should not exceed 7,000 words (30 pages double-spaced).

·         Electronic text should be submitted as a Word document or other PC compatible word-processing format. PDF files are strongly discouraged.

·         Photographs may not be used. Simple illustrations and charts formatted as line art (black-and-white only) will be considered. The volume will not be printed in color.

·         References and Notes: WFS recommends using endnotes (not footnotes) and internal citations to references listed alphabetically at the end of the paper. (See The University of Chicago Manual of Style for guidance.) Please avoid excessive documentation: Multiple citations should be grouped in one note.

·         Papers must be accompanied by:

      - Executive summary (abstract) of 50 to 200 words.
      - Brief biographical sketch of the author(s).
      - Complete contact information (mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address) of author(s).
 

·         All materials should be e-mailed to cwagner@wfs.org.

The editors are seeking knowledgeable and inspiring papers that focus sharply on the conference theme. Other papers will also be considered that cover futures-relevant topics, such as technological breakthroughs and their impacts, shifting values, globalization and its "discontents," and the urgent need to devise sustainable solutions to our economic, environmental, and social problems.

Approximately 30 papers will be selected for the volume. Papers that analyze a specific problem or group of problems, and that also include a presentation of concrete, practical strategies for solutions, are especially welcome.

Among the topics that will be addressed at the conference are:

·         Health, Medicine, and Human Development: Aging, nutrition, well-being, public health and health policies, preventative care.

·         Society and Culture: Gender issues, relationships, families and lifestyles, crime and justice, population and demographics, creativity, leisure, and the arts.

·         Resources and Environment: Energy, resources, ecosystems, climate change, biodiversity, food and agriculture.

·         Learning and Education: New learning technologies, innovative teaching methods, knowledge-based learning, problem-solving techniques, integration of learning.

·         Consciousness and Spirituality: Ethics, values, religion.

·         Technology and Science: Information and communication, biotech, nanotech, material tech, research.

·         Business and Careers: Corporations, leadership and management, work and careers, emerging growth areas, global economy, trade, finance.

·         Futures Methodologies and Processes: Futures research, futures methodology, futures perspectives, global networking.

·         Governance and Communities: International relations, global/regional outlooks, politics, security, conflict resolution.

RIGHTS:  It is a condition of publication that copyright is transferred to the World Future Society (WFS). WFS will handle all reprint requests with the primary goal being wide dissemination of the ideas. Most of these requests are small and generate little or no revenue (e.g., a professor wanting to make 30 copies for a class). Any royalties received are used to manage reprint requests and advance the goals of the World Future Society. Authors would be consulted about any major reprint opportunity. And, of course, authors may handle directly any requests they receive for consulting, speaking, and other projects. Authors may distribute copies of their papers as published (photocopies, PDFs, or similar) without limitation, but they may not license others to do. Upon request, WFS will provide a PDF copy of the final paper without charge as soon as practical after publication. Authors may use their papers in their own speeches, books, videos, or other works, but they may not license others to do so. Requests for such use should be forwarded to the permissions manager, Jeff Cornish, jcornish "at" wfs "dot" org.

Submission deadline is Monday, February 22, 2010.

 Send submissions or inquiries to:
2010 Conference Volume
World Future Society
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
E-mail cwagner@wfs.org

World Future Society
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450
Bethesda, MD 20814 U.S.A.
Tel: 301/656-8274 • Fax: 301/951-0394 • E-mail: sechard@wfs.org