FFRC is announcing First Call for Papers and Posters for both 2008 and 2009 conferences
Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) is one of the largest academic futures studies centres in the world. Each year, the FFRC organises its annual conference, an invaluable opportunity for meeting, exchanging and debating current topics related in futures studies and foresight. Conferences are held in the three Finnish cities where the FFRC units are located: Turku, Tampere and Helsinki.
The activities of the annual conference include keynote speeches and panels in plenary sessions as well as papers presented in parallel sessions. Researchers are invited to submit papers for presentation at the annual conferences. It is hoped that papers presented represent a broad spectrum of futures studies and current topic related each year.
You can find more information about the conferences below and on the web site at:
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GRASPING THE FUTURE - A Challenge for Learning and Innovation
1-3 October 2008, Helsinki, Finland
Learning and education shape tomorrow by giving individuals tools for navigating the emerging world. Moreover, educational systems and learning environments in business have a major impact on national innovation and competitiveness. All this entails not only responsibility but also a great opportunity to take hold of the future by making conscious choices in the design of creative environments – both for learning and work.
The conference themes include e.g.: Learning and innovation environments for education and business, challenges for innovative enterprise, innovativeness as a national competitive advantage, the role of education in innovation systems, innovative leadership, didactic challenges for the future, technology as a facilitator of learning and innovation, physical learning and innovation environments, social capital in education and business and local and global perspectives on education and innovation.
Important dates to remember:
- Deadline for abstract submission: May 23, 2008
- Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2008
- Deadline for submission of full papers: September 15, 2008
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FUTURE OF THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
28-29 May 2009, Tampere, Finland
The theme of the conference is Future of the Consumer Society and it will be covered from two angles; consumption and futures research methods. Consumption is becoming the key issues if humankind wants to head towards sustainable futures. The world-wide spread of lifestyles and economic practices which are extremely resource-intensive are some of the most important challenges faced by our generation.
The conference themes include e.g.: Sustainable consumption, consumer and changing values, environmentally significant consumption, evolving media economy, future of social media, environmental scanning and CLA. The organisers are happy to receive more proposals on the themes of sessions, symposia and roundtables.
Important dates to remember:
- Deadline for abstract submission: February 1, 2009
- Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2009
- Deadline for submission of full papers: May 1, 2009