The World Future Society's 2009 conference, Innovation and Creativity in a Complex World, will be held on July 17-19, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.  For more information, see www.wfs.org/2009main.htm.

Edward  E. Gordon, president, Imperial Consulting, Chicago, Illinois

Kenneth W. Hunter, senior fellow, Institute for Global Chinese Affairs and Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Robert F. Jene, board member Henry George School of Chicago; former computer programmer, Chicago, Illinois

Eva Maddox, principal, Perkins & Will, Chicago, Illinois

Anna Rappaport, president, Anna Rappaport Consulting, former president, Society of Actuaries, Chicago, Illinois

Carol Rieg, corporate foundation officer, Bentley Systems, Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania

Al Youngs, professor, University of Phoenix, president, The Youngs Group, member FBI Futures Working Group, Lakewood, Colorado

TOPICS: Technology, education, health, business issues, families and communities, work trends, social change, the environment, global perspectives, futures research, government and politics, and much, much more.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Table-top displays, free career counseling by professionals, a bookstore with a large selection of future-oriented titles, and meet-the-author sessions. Professional preconference courses on a wide variety of subjects. 
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: A complimentary welcoming reception, two keynote luncheons, group business meetings, reserved networking areas throughout the meeting, and more.
PRESENTATIONS: We are still continuing to review proposals.
ORGANIZERS: Susan Echard, vice president conference operations, is creating a worldwide network of volunteers to structure the program and recruit speakers for the meeting.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: World Future Society Headquarters
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Telephone: 800-989-8274 or 301-656-8274; fax: 301-951-0394; Web site: www.wfs.org.