XXIII WFSF
World Conference
Mexico City
September 10-13 2019
T
he XXIII World Conference in Mexico City will bring together researchers, policymakers, peace and
development professionals, environmental advocates and students who will explore the different
uses of the future(s) for Humanity. Participants will be encouraged to analyze and consider the diver-
se functions and purposes of the future(s): as an issue to manage, as a provision of hope, as a reser-
voir for choice, as a source of revenues, etc. This reflection may lead to several connected aspects
such as the nature of the future, our responsibility towards the future or the future generations (as fu-
turists and as human beings), the role of Futures Studies, long term implications of present decisions,
how to plan or to make policy for the future, etc. In short, the Conference can be viewed as intense
research or creative ideas about the crucial role of the improvement of democratic systems, peace
processes, development and environmental innovations in transforming the future(s) and Futures.
The Conference Program will include a variety of spaces and moments to tackle the subject form
different angles: keynote speeches, plenary and creative parallel sessions, panel discussions, and
workshops. But it will also provide an open networking space for participants who can connect in
informal ways.
We invite participants from all those interested in presenting their proposals, research or creative
ideas about the crucial role of the improvement of democratic processes, peace, development and
environmental innovations in transforming futures. All abstracts and proposals will be peer-reviewed
and you will be notified of acceptance on May 1, 2019.
If you want to present a paper or poster, or run a workshop at the Conference, please submit an abst-
ract/proposal (max. 250 words) by 1st of March 2019 to the Scientific Committee Chair for the Confe-
rence at [email protected].
The conference is bilingual English/Spanish. Abstracts and presentations in both languages are
accepted.
Themes and Sub-themes
USES OF THE FUTURES, BUSSINES AS USUAL, or TRADITIONAL USES:
Some of the most widespread applications of the future(s) related activities is to manage uncertainty.
Hence, we can find a rich literature with many cases encompassing a wide spectrum ranging from
crisis management and rapid response mechanisms to anticipatory systems but including preventive
approaches and strategic planning.However, the question here should be, is this use still valid? Does it
need any updating?
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