Symposium: Late September
- Educate public on future trends
- Keynote Speaker/Speakers
- Future’s Fair
In order to increase community awareness and participation in the Visioning 2026 process, Futures Week was conceived with a variety of activities.
Back to the Future II - public showing to kick off the week and show that thinking about the future can be fun.
Dr. Marvin Cetron, nationally noted futurist and president of Forecasting International presented to the communities of Madison County on Monday, September 25, 2006. He provided several thought provoking articles in preparation for his presentation. You may read or print them here.
Dr. Cetron also addressed business leaders and high school students during his visit.
Finally, a busload of interested futurists went to see Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat present in Sioux City. View a similar presentation here.