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世界未来学会
世界未来学会成立于1966年,总部设在美国华盛顿。该学会致力于服务作为一个中立的交流未来思想的舞台。这些未来思想包括预测、建议和可供选择的方案。这些想法帮助人们预测未来5年、10年或更远的岁月可能会发生什么。当人们可以想象一个更加美好的未来,那么他们就可以开始创造它。
该学会包括全球80多个国家的25000多名成员,他们来自社会各阶层,其中包括社会学家、科学家和教育工作者。创刊于1967年的《未来学家》是一份双月刊杂志,它是世界未来学会的会刊。
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Nominated for the 2007 Utne Independent Press Award for Best Science and Tech Coverage.
THE FUTURIST is a bi-monthly magazine published since 1967 by the World Future Society and is a principal benefit of membership, read by 25,000 members worldwide.
Edited by Edward Cornish, former president of the World Future Society, THE FUTURIST takes no stand on what the future will or should be like. The magazine strives to serve as a neutral clearinghouse of ideas. Each article and department item includes the name and address of an author or source to contact for more information and expand your network.
Each issue contains feature articles written by outstanding experts in a wide range of fields: business, creativity, education, economics, environment and resources, values, and more. In addition, several departments offer shorter news briefs, book reviews, and other items of interest from a variety of sources.
Among the many influential futurists and experts who have contributed to THE FUTURIST are: Gene Roddenberry ... Newt Gingrich ... 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... Ray Kurzweil...David Walker...Edward Luttwak...and James Woolsey.
A one-year subscription is included with basic membership for $59. Payment may be made by check or money order in U.S. currency or by credit card. No additional charge is made for overseas surface postage; for airmail delivery anywhere in the world, add $25 per year per publication. For orders to be delivered in the state of Maryland, add a 5% sales tax. Join today!