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The World Future Society
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

JOEL GARREAU, WILLIAM MITCHELL, DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF,
AND OTHERS DISCUSS WHERE WE’LL LIVE IN THE NEW CENTURY

Bethesda, Maryland—In the United States, Europe, and even parts of Asia, our great cities are showing signs of stress. The American Society of Civil Engineers has estimated that the cost of bringing U.S. infrastructure up to acceptable levels will equal $1.6 trillion over the next five years.

Events like the terrorist attacks in New York and London and Hurricane Katrina remind us that our cities are vulnerable to disasters new, old, and as yet unimagined. In the latest issue of THE FUTURIST, several prominent writers and urban design experts ask, do cities even have a future? What about the suburbs? How will technology change where we live? How will where we live change technology? You may never look at the family homestead the same way again.

Also in the January-February 2006 issue of THE FUTURIST . . .

INNOVATION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Billions of people the across the world are relying on the global pharmaceutical industry to find the treatments and cures for today’s most devastating diseases. But developing new pharmaceutical products has become increasingly challenging and costly. Jay Herson and Eric Garland examine the current state of the industry as well as the regulatory, economic, and technical risks ahead. They offer two provocative visions for restoring growth to this vital sector of the global economy, and bringing patients, doctors, and treatments together faster.

AND…

CO-DIRECTORS OF THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT SURVEY THE KEY CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVING HUMANITY’S FUTURE.

The world has grown to a population of 6.5 billion people, 1 billion of whom are connected to the internet, and the annual global economy is approaching $60 trillion. But the great paradox of our age is that while more people are enjoying the benefits of technological and economic growth, increasing numbers of people are poor, unhealthy, and lack access to education. Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon, co-directors of the American Council for United Nations University's Millennium Project, paint a detailed and compelling portrait of humanity in 2006 as well as the complicated world in which we live.

Pick up the January-February 2006 issue of THE FUTURIST for $4.95 at bookstores and newsstands, or write the World Future Society, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 450, Bethesda, MD 20814. Order online at www.wfs.org.

THE FUTURIST is a bimonthly magazine published continuously since 1967 by the World Future Society and is a principal benefit of membership, read by 20,000 members worldwide. The magazine is also available in newsstands coast to coast.

Among the many influential thinkers and experts who have contributed to THE FUTURIST are: Gene Roddenberry, Al Gore, Alvin and Heidi Toffler, Buckminster Fuller, Frederik Pohl, Isaac Asimov, Vaclav Havel, Hazel Henderson, Margaret Mead, Robert McNamara, B.F. Skinner, Nicholas Negroponte, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ray Kurzweil.

The focus of THE FUTURIST is innovation, creative thinking, and emerging trends in the social, economic, and technological areas. More information can be obtained at www.wfs.org or by calling 301-656-8274, ext. 116.

Editors: To request a review copy of THE FUTURIST magazine feel free to contact director of communications Patrick Tucker 301-656-9274 ext. 116, ptucker@wfs.org. More information about the World Future Society can also be obtained from the Society’s Web site, www.wfs.org.

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