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Future Active: News and Events for the Futurist Community

Welcome to Future Active: News and Events for the Futurist Community, a roundup of future-oriented work and current activities of futurists around the world. Please submit news and calendar items to Cynthia Wagner at cwagner@wfs.org.

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Brazil's Museum of Tomorrow

Posted on January 10, 2013
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Sustainability and social mobility are the ethical principles at the heart of a new Museum of Tomorrow, opening in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.

Simulating Your Future Career

Posted on January 7, 2013
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Trying to decide on a career and tired of reading material on actuary and social work Web sites? Get a Life! is an online scenario simulation tool that provides long-term future scenarios for the world of work and the society where work will be performed.

Lessons from Singapore

Posted on December 20, 2012
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Meeting of WFS Chapter: 
Washington, DC
Event Date: 
January 17, 2013
Event Time: 
6-9 p.m.
Event Location: 
Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Sheila Ronis, president of The University Group Inc. and chair of the Management and Communications Department at Walsh College, will discuss the recommendations of the Vision Working Group of the Project on National Security Reform.

The Symbiosis of Man and Machine

Posted on December 18, 2012
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Meeting of WFS Chapter: 
Europe
Event Date: 
January 19, 2013
Event Time: 
14:00
Event Location: 
Google Campus, London, UK

This fourth in a series of six events focusing on The Next Golden Age of Technology will be led by noted UK technology futurist Peter Cochrane.

TFI Communications Technology Asset Valuation Conference

Posted on December 7, 2012
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Event Date: 
January 24-25, 2013
Event Location: 
Austin, Texas

Technology Futures Inc. is holding its eighth annual conference on Communications Technology Asset Valuation on January 24-25 in Austin, Texas.