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Current Meeting & Topic Schedule
Regular Meetings are Saturdays from 9:30-11:30 AM Directions
Knights of Columbus Building - Meeting Room, 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN
Special Assessment: Members are requested to contribute $20 each for the specific purchase of copies of audio tracks from WFS 2010 and 2011. Send your check to Hank Lederer, Treasurer, 3132 County Road 101. Minnetonka, MN 55391. Thank you. David K., Chapter President. Update July 23, 2011: half way point surpassed, 2011 set has been ordered. drk
Jan 21, 2012
Topic: Technology Futures SIG
Title: The Neurology of Human Nature
Presenter: Brian Toren
Abstract: V.S. “Rama” Ramachandran has pursued research in two areas, one in the study of visual perception (what a subject is seeing based on what they report), and the other in behavioral neurology (in which his experiments, despite their seeming simplicity, have had a significant impact on the way we think about the brain). He is credited with introducing the use of visual feedback as a treatment for phantom limb pain and complex regional pain syndrome and for stroke rehabilitation. More recently, his work has focused on the causes of autism. Rama is the second most viewed presenter second to Larry J Young's "The Monogamous Brain."
We will view the video of the talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrrWl_ytikA&list=PLA1D7BD1295076BB1&index=2&feature=plpp_video, then Brian will conduct the discussion.
Jan 28, 2012
Topic: Society, Management, Education Futures SIG
Title: Augmented Reality Futures
Presenter: David Keenan
Abstract: A review of current and emerging capabilities and some exploration of future trends.
Feb 4, 2012
Topic: Future Studies
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Feb 11, 2012
Topic: Economic Futures SIG
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Presenter: Bob Kaufman
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Topics Pending for 2011
Future schedule work in progress
Roundtable: Tech Breakthrough Forecasts for 2015-2020
See topics awaiting dates above.
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