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awareness raising and training

to raise awareness about future thinking: take account of present developments and/or instill a basic knowledge of foresight.

The fourth circle is that of students, enlightened amateurs, and those interested in the future and who understand, intuitively, the necessity to prepare for it. In this case, classes, conferences, presentations are our best means of verbal awareness raising. Publications further support overall awareness within this circle.

public conferences

[Why don't we like our children]
[Research Group for Education and Foresight]
Public Lecture: A fresh look over the Alien Generationn, its values, ways of live, future jobs, relationship, etc.
Toulouse, France — April 26, 2012- ,
[Midi-Pyrénées, what futures for 2030?]
[Regional Council for Economy, Society and Environment]
Foresight Conference of the CESR
Toulouse, France — January 31, 2011- ,
[The Adventure of the Future]
Montmorency City
Montmorency, France — January 20, 2011- ,
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[Did you say a Future Named Desire?]
Cap Sciences
[Inaugural meeting of the Theatre of Science]
Bordeaux, France — December 09, 2010- ,
How Can Futures Thinking Foster Innovation?
The Future Academy
seminar Getting Ahead of the Curve
Dublin, Ireland — November 19, 2010- ,
[Territorial Foresight in Practice]
[Bordeaux Metropolitan Area]
conference "Bordeaux Métropole 3.0"
Bordeaux, France — September 16, 2010- ,
[Rethinking energy: a macrohistorical approach]
[TUCK Foundation, think tank IDées]
Paris, France — September 02, 2010- ,
[Evolutionary Foresight is Needed]
[Third Millennium Planet]
Paris, France — August 31, 2010- ,
Sustainability & Future Human Evolution: a critical approach
WFS Conference
Boston, USA — July 09, 2010
[Territorial Foresight: why and how?]
[Rambouillet Area Local Government]
Rambouillet, France — June 28, 2010- ,
French Prospective-based future thinking and related methodologies
Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation
Bucharest, Romania — June 09-11, 2010
[Living and build tomorrow]

Lyon, France — May 28, 2010- ,
[Territorial Foresight and Sustainable Development]
[French Ministry for Sustainable Development]
Paris, France — May 21, 2010- ,
Anticipation and Macrohistory
FuMee 3
Paris, France — May 20, 2010- ,
[Global Economy : crisis and opportunities]
SCOT Ouest
Cannes, France — February 22, 2010- ,
[ABCD…K, the new alphabet of development]
SCOT Ouest
Grasse, France — December 11, 2009- ,
Future Worlds Ahead
StraX
StraX Workshop
Helsinki, Finland — November 04, 2009- ,
[Transition and Managerial Foresight]
Club OICOS
Paris, France — October 21, 2009- ,
The future of Telepresence
CISCO / APF workshop: "Near and Far: Imagining the Future of Telepresence"
Paris, France — July 17, 2009
Risk Assessment & Horizon Scanning (RAHS) and Foresight
National Security Coordination Centre, Singapore (Prime Minister's Office)
Paris, France — July 09, 2009
[Nature and Functions of the Territorial Foresight]
groupe de réflexion PENTSAMENDUA, gouvernement basque
Bilbao, Spain — March 26, 2009
The World in 2030: Scientific Education Perspectives
EURISY Workshop: "Securing Human Resources for the Future Space Sector", Czech Ministry of Transport
Prague, Czech Republic — March 12-13, 2009
[Rethinking Organizational Foresight]
Club Prospective RH / RH&M
Paris, France — February 26, 2009
Think Tanks in Developing Countries: Towards a Southern Model ?
IDSC International Conference: The Role Of Think Tanks In Developing Countries: Challenges and Solutions
Cairo, Egypt — January 17-18, 2009
[A World in Transition]
French Institute in Vienna: [series of conferences dedicated to foresight and sustainable development]
Vienna, Austria — November 28, 2008
Transition: an evolutionary worldview
Conferences cycle : Foresight aus verschiedenen Blickwinckel, BOKU University
Vienna, Austria — November 27, 2008
France 2030: a Regenerative Perception
4th European Futurists Conference
Luzern, Switzerland — October 28, 2008
Mediteranean, at a crossroads in strategic intelligence
Rencontres ICC 2008 :[Strategic Intelligence & Foresight: The Knowledge Society Challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean Area]
Paris, France — October 13-14, 2008
[Territorial foresight, concepts, tools and panorama]
FEICOM: "Territorial Foresight, a Tool for Local Development" seminar
Yaoundé, Cameroon — October 08-10, 2008
Civilizational Transition: a new world ahead
WFSF XXI° World Conference: Transitions: Encouraging Emerging Worlds
Trollhättan, Sweden — June 30-July 03, 2008
[The French Prospective for Observing and Understanding]
[French National School for Civil Engineering]
Seminar Territorial Diagnosis for Sustainable Development
Paris, France — June 25, 2008
[Innovating : why and in which direction ?]
[Innovation Show]
Port-au-Prince, Haïti — May 21-22, 2008
Constructing Rural Futures
University of Plymouth: 2nd International Conference on Rural Futures: Dreams, Dilemmas and Dangers
Plymouth, United Kingdom — April 01-04, 2008
[Senior-City]
[Public workshop TRANSIT-CITY : What will a city of senior citizens look like?]
Paris, France — March 28, 2008
The Consumer of the Future
COPCA / Forum of the Observatory for International Markets (OME): Mapping New Opportunities. Towards A New Competitiveness Paradigm
Barcelona, Spain — November 22-23, 2007
Why Does A National Foresight Unit Matter?
Parliament
Seoul, Korea — October 26, 2007
Universitas versus University
Global Human Resources Forum
Seoul, Korea — October 25, 2007
Macrohistory, a tool to face complexity
WSF Conference
Minneapolis, Netherlands — July 30, 2007
Futures Studies: why, what, how?
UN Futures Forum
Seoul, Korea — March 31, 2007
Building National Building a National Futures Capacity in Korea
UN Futures Forum
Seoul, Korea — March 31, 2007
Current crisis and possible futures for education
Presidential Committee on Education Innovation
Seoul, Korea — March 30, 2007
Civil Aviation Futures
Keynote speaker, 2nd World's Best Airports Forum: “An Invitation to the Future: The Airport Industry in 2030”
Incheon, Korea — March 29, 2007
Challenging issues for NGOs' management
Yonsei School of Business
Seoul, Korea — March 28, 2007
Future Life Style And Living Environment: the Next House
Yonsei Department of Housing and Interior Design
Seoul, Korea — March 28, 2007
Housing In An Ageing Society
Yonsei University / Department of Housing and Interior Design
Seoul, Korea — March 28, 2007
[Business and Technology Clusters: Clarification]
Regional Council of Pays de Loire (France)
Angers, France — December 20, 2006
[Corporate social responsibility : a step further]
IMS, Anniversary Symposium: ["Enterprise and Society : Fresh Perspectives"]
Paris, France — December 05, 2006
[From territory to society : when foresight overcomes strategy]
International Observatory for Regional Foresight (OIPR) seminar
Paris, France — December 05, 2006
Practice of Territorial Foresight in Europe
Séminaire Rural Innova-Component 5.
Firenza, Italy — November 30-December 02, 2006
[The French Prospective, a Tool for Creating and Managing Changes]
EPFL: seminar [City-countryside: the pas de deux]
Lausanne, Switzerland — November 23, 2006
Women at the heart of the future
University Women of Europe (UWE)
The Hague, Netherlands — September 29, 2006
[Post-industrial Futures]
Interview for the programme "Valor Afegit" [Added Value] on the Catalan channel 33, transmitted in Catalan on 27 September 2006
Barcelona, Spain — September 27, 2006
[Urban Foresight]
[Summer University of Territorial Foresight in Europe]
Lille, France — September 21, 2006
[Post-industrial futures]
COPCA, Observatory on International Markets / Future Information Intelligence Network, Seminar Future trends and new realities
Barcelona, Spain — September 19, 2006
[Tomorrow's Cities: Futures Visions]
[Paris Municipality]
Paris, France — September 14, 2006
Management of Human Capital : New Challenges
RH&M Group: [HR Managers of the 3rd Millennium]
Paris, France — September 06, 2006
[Worlds to come: panorama of trends and ruptures]
[Developpment Council of Angers Metropolitan Area]
Angers, France — September 05, 2006
[Information Management: New Challenges]
ADBS General Assembly: [Impact of digitalization on the evolution of modes of working]
Paris, France — July 07, 2006
[Running out of imagination: when foresight rescues imagination]
AFPLANE [French Association of Corporate Strategists]
Paris, France — July 04, 2006
The French Territorial Foresight between Participation and Exploration
8th International Conference organised by Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy: Changing Foresight Practices in Regional Development — Global Pressures and Regional Possibilities
Turku, Finland — June 08, 2006
Futures Studies: why, what, how. Some theoretical and methodological approaches
1st International Workshop of the Azerbaijan Future Studies Society: “Future Studies and the future of the South Caucasus”
Baku, Azerbaijan — May 19, 2006
Building National Futures Capacity
1st International Workshop of the Azerbaijan Future Studies Society: “Future Studies and the future of the South Caucasus”
Baku, Azerbaijan — May 19, 2006
[Firm: facing new technologies]
Radio programme "01 Business" (by Luc FAYARD) on the channel BFM /RMC
Paris, France — April 20, 2006
[The futures of the Ticino Canton]
Tessin Canton (Switzerland)
seminar IMAT (Institute of Tourism Management)
Lugano, Switzerland — April 10, 2006
[Territorial foresight and international cooperation]
seminar Prospective-Info, DIACT
Paris, France — March 09, 2006
Contribution to the component 5 of the European project "Rural Innova"
DG dello Sviluppo Economico della Regione Toscana
Firenza, Italy — 2006
[Introduction to the main societal trends for tomorrow]
[IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cité]
Paris, France — 2006
What is territorial foresight about?
Conference, ECLM [Charles Léopold Mayer publisher]
Paris, France — December 08, 2005
[Foresight in Europe]
French Ministry of Infrastructure
Paris, France — October 06, 2005
WFSF and Youth
Budapest Futures Course 2005+
Budapest, Hungary — August 26, 2005
Cultural values and orientation of scenario-building
XIX WFSF World Conference
Budapest, Hungary — August 20-26, 2005
Influence of SF on futurists and futures studies
Budapest Futures Course 2005+
Budapest, Hungary — August 25, 2005
I have a dream... for the WFSF
Incoming President's Introductory Speech, WFSF General Assembly
Budapest, Hungary — August 21, 2005
How to Enhance a Modern Futures Studies Center?
IDSC-CFS (Egyptian Cabinet), Egyptian-French Workshop on Futures studies
Cairo, Egypt — June 20-21, 2005
Emerging futures for future-oriented NGOs
Egyptian-Arab Futures Research Association (EAFRA)
Cairo, Egypt — June 19, 2005
[Betting the Future]
Seminar The Pays of Rennes in 2020
Rennes, France — June 17, 2005
[In FuturesLand]
OIPR, seminar Prominent Figures in Futures Studies, OIPR
Paris, France — June 01, 2005
[The future of innovation]
Seminar [Innovation in the network age]
Laval, France — April 21, 2005
From the dream to its achievement: evolution of scenario building
Conference CONTACT05, NASA-Ames
Ames (California), France — March 21, 2005
[Relations between territories and foresight]
Seminar OIPR
Paris, France — January 28, 2005
[Results and Lessons from Regional Planning in France]
Regional Council of Limousin
Limoges, France — January 26, 2005
The Med Area, Our Common Future
Opening of the International Conference Sensing the Future 3: Future Visions for the Mediterranean Basin
Cairo, Egypt — December 07-09, 2004
[Foresight Serving Development]
CFCC/French Embassy, public conference
Cairo, Egypt — December 06, 2004
[Futures thinking and policy design]
National School of Administration, conference How to improve public policy design?
Paris, France — November 18-19, 2004
Energy, a crucial issue for the XXI century
EDF Young Executives Forum
Brussels, Belgium — November 03-04, 2004
[Tomorrow's world will be as we will shape it]
Conferences Charleroi 2020
Charleroi, Belgium — September 09, 2004
Dynamics of Evolution
AFI, Australian Foresight Institute
Melbourne, Australia — July 26-31, 2004
I, Futurist
AFI, Australian Foresight Institute
Melbourne, Australia — July 26-31, 2004
How to Share Futures Visions?
AFI, Australian Foresight Institute
Melbourne, Australia — July 26-31, 2004
[The territorial French prospective in progress]
[Local Planning Authority]
Le Havre, France — June 11, 2004
[From the future of the planet to the future of Grand Lyon]
[Lyon Metropolitan Authority: Futures-oriented Seminars]
Lyon, France — June 04, 2004
Futures thinking for Colombia
Seminar [Technology Foresight and Regional Competitiveness]
Bogota, Colombia — April 21-22, 2004
Territorial foresight: a way to build the future today
Seminar [Technology Foresight and Regional Competitiveness]
Bogota, Colombia — April 21-22, 2004
[Challenges of the Territorial Foresight in Europe]
Seminar “Territorial Foresight in Europa”
Santiago de Cali, Colombia — April 19-20, 2004
Sustainable Energy
International Conference Sensing the Future 2: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future in Egypt?
Cairo, Egypt — December 16-17, 2003
Territorial Foresight: from France to Uruguay
[Regional Seminar: State Modernization and Regional Integration]
Montevideo, Uruguay — November 06-07, 2003
Time Machine and Mission to Mars: futures-oriented methodologies
[Regional Seminar: State Modernization and Regional Integration]
Montevideo, Uruguay — November 06-07, 2003
[Globalization and Relativity]
International Conference [“Territory – actor and globalization”]
Chambéry, France — October 29-30, 2003
Introducing Futures Studies in University Curriculum
Al Akhawayn University of Ifrane
Ifrane, Morocco — October 23, 2003
The French Prospective, a way to build the future today
DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology), Faculty of the Built Environment
Dublin, Ireland — October 17, 2003
Territorial Foresight in Progress
OIPR seminar
Paris, France — October 10, 2003
Implementing futures studies in Europe
WFSF Budapest Futures Courses
Budapest, Hungary — August 19, 2003
The proMed Project
EC Conference “Foresight in the enlarged Europe”
Ioannina, Greece — August 15-17, 2003
Foresight, the Missing Link between technology foresight and the Lisbon Objective?
Closing talk, European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions, seminar European Knowledge Society
Brussels, Belgium — November 22, 2002
euroProspective and the Futures Research in Europe
WFS (World Future Society) Annual Congress
Philadelphia, USA — July 21, 2002
How to share futures visions?
EC (European Commission) Foresight to Scenarios - Landscaping Methodology and Tools Workshop
Brussels, Belgium — July 05, 2002
[Meta-tags of the Future]
Glaxo SmithKline seminar
Brussels, Belgium — May 15, 2002
[Thinking the Future Daily]
Regional Economic and Social Council of Nord-Pas de Calais
Lille, France — March 28, 2002
[Territorial Foresight in Progress]
Regional Economic and Social Council of Haute-Normandie
Rouen, France — 2002
Practicing futures studies: why and how?
Tamkang University
Tamsui, Taiwan — 2002
The French prospective: a way to build the future today?
Cairo, Egypt — 2002
[Towards a Legitimating Initiative]
OIPR [European Forum of Regional and Local Foresight]
Lille, France — December 18-19, 2001
[Futures-related Issues applied to Wallonia]
[Foresight Unit of the Walloon Governement]
Namur, Belgium — 2001
Prospective and Foresight at the world level: towards a convergence?
FOREN (Foresight for regional development network) Conference
Dublin, Ireland — 2001
[SME-SMI, the firm of the future?]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Caen
Caen, France — 2001
[World Panorama of Foresight]
seminar INRA [French National Institute for Agricultural Research]
Paris, France — 2001
[Evolution of Territorial Foresight in France]
French 'Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées'
Paris, France — 2001
[Metropolitan Project: the democratic challenge]
[Urban area of Montbéliard]
ADU [Development and Urban Planning Agency of Montbéliard Area]
Montbéliard, France — May 2000
[The Major Issue of Trust]
[Nationanl Economic and Social Council, Biennial of Foresight: Meetings of the Future]
Paris, France — 2000
[Collective Intelligence in the Cradle]
[Cerisy conference]
Cerisy, France — June 2000
[The Issue of the Time in Territorial Foresight]
DATAR [Foresight 2000-2002]
Paris, France — March 2000
[Territories' Human Resource]
IAE [Institute of Business Administration] de Caen
Caen, France — 2000
[Giving the Future to Territories]
IAE [Institute of Business Administration] de Caen
Caen, France — 2000
[Human Capital in Foresight]
IAURIF [Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Ile-de-France Region]
Paris, France — 2000
[Tomorrow's shapes of work and employment]
[General Council of la Manche, conference Successfull Manche]
Caen, France — 1999
[Territories and Innovation]
[General Council of la Manche, conference Successfull Manche]
Caen, France — 1999
[From planning to contractualization]
Cerisy conference
Cerisy, France — 1999
[Case Study for Territorial Foresight]
IAE [Institute of Business Administration] of Caen
Caen, France — 1999
[Paradigms Shift]
[General Council of la Manche, conference Successfull Manche]
Caen, France — 1999
[New Challenges from Global Management]
[Military Academy, Inaugural Conference]
Paris, France — 1997
[Network-based Firms and New Society Challenges]
ENSPTT [National School for Post and Telecommunication] Thematic Conversations
Paris, France — 1997

academic conferences

Thinking the Future
International Space University
Strasbourg, France — October 2008
[Introduction to Territorial Foresight]
Geneva University
Geneva, Switzerland — November 2008
What may science-fiction bring to futures studies?
Budapest Foresight Course 2005+
Budapest, Hungary — 2005
About the French Prospective
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin, Ireland — 2003-2004
[Territorial Prospective]
[Institute of Business Administration]
Aix, France — 2001-2002
Foresight and Technology Management
AUDENCIA, French School of Management
Nantes, France — May 2001
[Politics and Internet]
Sciencescom / AUDENCIA group
Nantes, France — April 1997
[Citizenship and cyberworld]
Sciencescom / AUDENCIA group
Nantes, France — 1996
[Education and teaching]
Sciencescom / AUDENCIA group
Nantes, France — 1995
[Communication, futures and politics]
Sciencescom / AUDENCIA group
Nantes, France — 1995
Communication and geopolitics
Bilkent University (Turkey)
Ankara, Turkey — 1993

University classes

[Prospective and Innovation]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 2005-2010
[Foresight & Innovation]
[High School for telecommunications, technology innovation, trade and management]
Yaoundé, Cameroon — October 2009
[Foresight Methodology)
Champagne-Ardenne University (France)
Reims, France — 2005-2007
[Territorial Foresight]
Champagne-Ardenne University (France)
Reims, France — 2005-2006
[The French Prospective, a discipline for thinking the future]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 2004-2005
[TimeLine]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 2003-2004
[Futures thinking]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 2002-2003
[Foresight and project management]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 1998-2002
Foresight and Virtual Reality
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 2000-2001
[Prospective as antidote to the "iidées reçues"]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 1997-1998
[Foresight: understanding and acting]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 1997-1998
[Foresight and management]
[National School for Post and Telecommunication]
Paris, France — 1997-1998
[Bearings to understand the paradigm shift]
[National School for Post and Telecommunication]
Paris, France — 1996-1997
[Foresight: concepts, tools and megatrends]
[French National School for Industrial Design]
Paris, France — 1996-1997
[Foresight and technology survey]
[National School for Post and Telecommunication]
Paris, France — 1995-1996
[Foresight, trends watch and globalisation]
[School of engineering, University of Angers]
Angers, France — 1995-1996