The World Future Society held its Ninth General Assembly at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C., on July 29-August 1, 1999. Approximately 1,100-1,200 participants attended. The Assembly’s theme was "Frontiers of the 21st Century." In discussions, workshops, and informal interactions, participants grappled with the important issues facing us as we prepare to enter the next millennium.

   The program featured numerous sessions on this theme and related topics and also continued the Assembly tradition of a "World’s Fair of Ideas," with sessions on the environment, new technologies, social change, public policy, economics and finance, futures methodologies, and much, much more. In addition, numerous other activities and special events included pre-Assembly courses, free career counseling, a Forum for the Society’s Professional Members, and a special youth event. The Assembly also featured table-top exhibits, a book display, and free-take-one display, as well as the Futurist Bookstore, long a popular benefit at Society conferences.