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Planned Events 9th Annual Kistler Prize September 11, 2008 “Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario” Humanity 3000 Workshop September 12–14, 2008 RECENT Events “Future of Planet Earth” FFF/UNESCO Joint Sponsored Seminar June 2008 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Humanity 3000 Seminar April 2008 Walter P. Kistler Book Award March 2008 Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher Award November 2007 Announcements 2009 Kistler Prize Call for Nominations Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008 Streaming Video Foundation For the Future 10th Anniversary Where Does Humanity Go from Here? Cosmic Origins: From Big Bang to Humankind Recent Publications Foundation Newsletter Winter 2007/2008 [1.6 MB PDF] “Energy Challenges” Executive Summary [1.9 MB PDF] “Energy Challenges” Workshop Proceedings [34.9 MB PDF] “Humanity and the Biosphere” Seminar Proceedings [8.7 MB PDF] “Crossroads for Planet Earth” Seminar Proceedings [16 MB PDF]	Programs Education and Outreach HOME \| SEMINARS 1 2 \| SCIENCE TEACHER WORKSHOP \| RESEARCH LIBRARY “Young Scholars’ Inquiry” Seminar 2 February 16, 2006 \| Foundation For the Future Building, Bellevue, Washington Summary Following the format established in the June 2005 “Young Scholars’ Inquiry” pilot seminar, the Foundation For the Future hosted twenty-five 10- and 11-year-old students on February 16, 2006, for an all-day seminar addressing humanity’s long-term future. The students came prepared with PowerPoint presentations resulting from many weeks of research into specific future-oriented topics. This year, they worked jointly so that two or three students presented research on a single topic, and those topics ranged broadly from global economics to biodiversity, overpopulation, energy, clean water, etc. At the conclusion of the presentations, the young scholars broke into four small groups for conversations focused on the most critical factors facing humanity. Ultimately, environment, education, and overpopulation were identified by these seminar participants as the three most important issues going forward into the future. As the students addressed these issues in three "fishbowl" dialogues, they came to see interconnections among the issues and how solutions for one can impact solutions for others. A reception at the Foundation on the evening of February 15 gave the students a chance to meet Foundation staff for the first time, and gave their parents an opportunity to ask questions about what the daylong seminar would mean for their children. Additional “Young Scholars’ Inquiry” seminars – this time for middle school and high school students – are in planning for June 2006. Participants The students who took part in Seminar 2 were enrolled in the PRISM program at Stevenson Elementary School, Bellevue, WA, taught by Paula Fraser. Principal associates involved in overseeing and conducting the seminar were PRISM teacher Paula Fraser and Richard T. Henry, President of UnifiedField Associates. Paula Fraser Teacher Stevenson Elementary School Bellevue, WA USA Rich Henry President UnifiedField Associates Bellevue, WA USA Copyright © 1996–2008 Foundation For the Future