2008 at the Foundation For the Future
For more than a decade the Foundation For the Future has pursued its mission to
increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity.
We have done this largely by bringing together leading thinkers from
multiple disciplines to discuss the important
issues, then publishing transcripts of
those conversations. Through the years our programs have grown and
expanded. In 2008 we conducted a seminar in Paris co-hosted with UNESCO, a workshop on climate change in the fall, seminars for young scholars, and our first local-citizens event, in addition to awarding two prizes.
NEWS AND PLANNED EVENTS
 As a result of its workshop “Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario,” Foundation For the Future plans (as a first step) to play a critical role in coordinating the establishment and development of the American Climate Alliance (ACA). The purpose of ACA is to bring together American climate-action entities to act as a group to ensure American leadership in solving the climate crisis that humanity is facing.
“Darwin Day” Celebration
Presentation by Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology
February 12, 2009
“Nature vs. Nurture” Workshop
Spring 2009
RECENT EVENTS
 Bellevue, Washington – September 12–14, 2008
Foundation For the Future's workshop “Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario” took into consideration the IPCC reports and other research conclusions leading to assessments of worst-case scenarios. Those assessments project the worst case to 2030; a few of the studies project the worst case to 2050. The purpose in this workshop was to look at the worst case beyond
those “short-term” assessments – to the end of this century and to the next several
centuries. Climate experts from all over the world were invited to participate in this important workshop. More…
 Award Ceremony: Seattle, Washington – September 11, 2008
World-renowned genome research pioneer J. Craig Venter was selected by the Foundation For the Future as the 2008 winner of the Kistler Prize, which is awarded annually for original work that significantly increases knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the human genome and society. The Kistler Prize includes a cash award of US$100,000 and a 180-gram gold medallion. Dr. Venter is being honored for a body of pioneering work in genome science. More…
 In June 2008, the UNESCO-FFF seminar “Future of Planet Earth” convened to provide a forum for dialogue amongst academics, scientists, conservationists, resource managers, and practitioners in international environment relations to explore a critical component of the human-environment relationship with significant implications for the future of Planet Earth. More…
UNESCO/EES MAB
 In April 2008, Foundation For the Future hosted its first “local” seminar, bringing together leading citizens from Washington State for focused discussions on how to “think globally, act locally.” Fourteen community leaders gathered to engage in a one-day discussion on the long-term future of humanity from a “community inquiry” perspective. Keynote addresses were given by Dr. William H. Calvin, author of Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change, and Dr. P.S. Reilly, President of Athena Institute. More…
 Could Climate Change Eradicate Humanity – Again?
Paleoanthropologist Christopher B. Stringer, Ph.D., FRS, received the 2008 Walter P. Kistler Book Award for his book Homo britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain in an award ceremony March 13, 2008, at Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, following a reception in his honor. Dr. Stringer, Britain’s foremost expert on human origins, spoke on the evidence that climate change has caused humankind to utterly disappear from what is now British soil, not once but at least 7 times in the past 700,000 years. [Flyer] More…
REVIEW OF FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES 1996–2006
 In 2006 the Foundation For the Future celebrated the completion of its
first 10 years. This report summarizes the accomplishments of the Foundation
during this 10-year period, describes its current programs and activities,
and outlines its plans for the future.
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