carmine@monvax.UUCP (Carmine Scavo) (04/13/84)
The World Future Society is having its annual conference at the
Washington Hilton Hotel, June 10 - 14, 1984. The theme of the
conference is "A Global Assessment of Problems and Opportunities".
Speakers inlcude: Fritjof Capra (author of The Tao of Physics),
Amatai Etizioni, Hazel Henderson , Bertrand de Jouvenal and many
others.
For those who don't know much about the Society, it is a group con-
cerned about the future of the world. Directors of the Society
include Orville Freeman (former US Secretary of Agriculture), John
W Gardner (former US Sec. of HEW), Robert McNamara, Sol Linowitz
Membership is open to all and inquiries should be sent to:
World Future Society
4916 St. Elmo Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814-5089 USA
An evening session is scheduled on June 12 to explore shifting the
prevailing value set of individuals from comptetition to a more
cooperative outlook. This workshop will be a gaming/ simulation
session based on the ideas of Buckminister Fuller.
For more information, reply:
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