July 27-29, 2012 • Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Preconference Courses: July 26-27, 2012 • Professional Members’ Forum: July 30, 2012
The Best of Houston
Peter C. Bishop is an associate professor of Strategic Foresight and director of the graduate program in Futures Studies at the University of Houston and founding board member of the Association of Professional Futurists. He specializes in techniques for long-term forecasting and planning, Houston, Texas, USA (see also)
Jason Swanson Learning Management Systems: Machines That Think, Jason is a graduate student in the University of Houston’s Future Studies program. He currently works as a Foresight Professional and Market Research Analyst for the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Josh Lindenger Locative Media: The Internet Always Knows Where You Are
Sean Daken Wireless Sensor Networks: The Internet of Things
The University of Houston offers a leading master’s degree in Futures Studies. For the past 11 years, the faculty have selected the best products from their most talented students, many of whom are professional futurists themselves, to offer attendees of the annual meeting of the World Future Society. Topics and methodologies vary across the whole range of futures studies, though all are current, having been developed in the previous year.
Highlights
Participants will leave the session with an understanding of:
- A few exciting topics that are shaping the future.
- The latest methodologies and tools being taught in graduate programs around the world.
- The next generation of foresight professionals.
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