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List of signatories (english)
Signatories of the letter to UN Secretary General in alphabetical order :
(this letter is to be submitted to the signature of other futurists and scientists)
Pal ASIJA, MBA, PE, JD
CEO of Our PAL LLC, former head of the chapter of the WFS in Shelton
member of the WFS and WFSF
USA
Prof. Abdel-Hakim BADRAN
Chemistry dept. , Faculty of Science, Cairo University,
Member of the Egyptian Philosophical society and the Egyptian Society for Scientific advancement, writer in environmental affairs and social progress.
Dra. Guillermina BAENA PAZ,
Directora del Nodo Futuro México de estudios prospectivos,
member of World Future Studies Federation.
MEXICO
Debra BATEMAN
Faculty of Education,
Deakin University, Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA
Dr. Peter BISHOP,
Coordinator Futures Studies
College of Technology
University of Houston
USA
José Luis CORDEIRO
Founder and President of Sociedad Mundial del Futuro Venezuela
Chair of the Venezuela Node, The Millennium Project
Former Director of the World Transhumanist Association and the Club of Rome (Venezuela Chapter)
Member of the World Futures Studies Federation and the World Future Society
VENEZUELA
Marie-Ange COTTERET
PhD Sciences of Education, Researcher
Field of research "Metrology and education"
member of the the World Futures Studies Federation, Liaison Officer with UNESCO
FRANCE
Pierre Claver DAMIBA,
International consultant, Economist and Development Banker. Initiated a regional programme for sub saharan african countries : the "National Long Term Perspective Studies" ("African Futurs") while heading, in New York, the Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Senior adviser to the Government of Burkina faso (Ministry of economy and development) for the implementation a "National Prospective Study : Burkina 2025". Lead consultant for the preparation of technical papers for the review of national industrial strategies taking into account the major changes in the global economy. Main concern is human and institutionnal capacity enhancement in foresight matters.
BURKINA FASO
Philippe DESTATTE
Director of The Destree Institute (Wallonia, Belgium)
Associated Professor of Foresight at Paris 7 Denis Diderot University
and of History of the Society and Institutions at Mons-Hainaut University
Millennium Project Brussels-Area Node Chair
BELGIUM
Tessaleno C. DEVEZAS,
leader of the Technological Forecasting and Innovation Theory Working Group, Associate Professor with Habilitation, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã,
Member of the Advisory Board of Technological Forecasting & Social Change (Elsevier) and Editor of "Kondratieff Waves, Warfare and World Security" (IOS Press, 2006).
PORTUGAL
Vera DUBEUX-TORRES,
Professor, Federal University of Alagoas, CECA, Rio-Largo, Alagoas,
Presidente de « Prospectiva 2100 Brasil »
BRAZIL
Merrill FINDLAY
Australian writer and founder of « Imagine The Future Inc », a small project-based not-for-profit organisation which generated the « ecoversity » in the early 90s to introduce more integrated thinking about social and ecological sustainability.
AUSTRALIA
Thérèse GASTAUT
Professor, Ecole Nationale des Sciences Politiques
Former UN official in charge of external communication of the SG
FRANCE
Thierry GAUDIN (coordinator)
Ingénieur général des Mines, expert for European commission DG Research
President of « Prospective 2100 », NGO devoted to planetary foresight
Co-founder of the six countries program on innovation policies
Member of the World Futures Studies Federation
FRANCE
Samir GHABBOUR,
Emeritus Professor,
Dept. of Natural Resources, Inst. of African Research & Studies, Cairo University,
Founder and President of the Egyptian Society for Environmental Applications.
Member of the World Futures Studies Federation
EGYPT
Jerome C. GLENN,
director, Millennium Project, American Council for the United Nations University and co-author of the annual State of the Future report and co-editor of Futures Research Methodology version 2.0.
USA
Fabienne GOUX BAUDIMENT,
PhD in sociology/futures studies, fellow of the WFSF
professional member of the Association of Professional Futurists.
Director of proGective, Research Center in Futures Studies.
Current President of the World Futures Studies Federation.
FRANCE
Edith HEURGON
Co-directrice du Centre culturel international de Cerisy (CCIC)
Conseillère en prospective du groupe La Poste et d'autres organismes
animatrice, avec Josée Landrieu, d'une série de rencontres de "prospective du présent" au CCIC et d'une collection d'ouvrages de prospective aux éditions de l'Aube. Cerisy, Paris,
FRANCE
Karen HURLEY
PhD Candidate / Environmental Planner
Member World Futures Studies Federation
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC,
CANADA
Christopher B. JONES, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Political Science
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado
Former Secretary-General (2001-2005), World Futures Studies Federation
USA
Esko KALIMO
Professor
Former Director, Research Institute of Social Insurance Institution
Chair of the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome
FINLAND
Anita KELLEHER, MLMFS, MFS
Director, Strategic Foresight
Designer Futures
Affinity Partner Director (Australia) Shaping Tomorrow
Lecturer Master of Strategic Foresight, AFI, Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA
Patricia KELLY,
Project Manager
Sessional Staff Development Project
CELTS, University of Canberra
CRICOS Provider No. 00212K
AUSTRALIA
Raoul KNEUCKER
Professor of political science at Vienna and Innsbruck Universities, retired from Austrian Federal Science Ministry, responsible for national and European research policy.
AUSTRIA
Maya Van LEEMPUT
Ph.D Media Studies
Researcher Free University of Brussels
Agence Future
BELGIUM
Marc LUYCKX GHISI
Dean of CBA Business School, CROATIA
Member of the Auroville International Advisory Council, INDIA
Former member of the Forward Studies Unit of the European Commission, Brussels
Member of the belgian chapter of Club of Rome
BELGIUM
Pentti MALASKA,
Emeritus Professor, the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
Former Director of Finland Futures Research Centre.
Past President of the World Futures Studies Federation
FINLAND
Eleonora BARBIERI MASINI,
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Rome.
Past President of the World Futures Studies Federation
ITALY
Peter H. METTLER, Ph.D., M.A.
Honorary Professor, Wiesbaden Univ. of Applied Sciences and Univ. of Frankfurt/M., Co-Founder of the German Futures Studies Federation as well as of the European Futures Studies Federation, both presently in status nascendi ; member of WFSF and WFS ; chairman of the board of Future Management Group, Inc., Wiesbaden.
GERMANY
Erzsébet NOVAKY,
Professor, Head of Futures Studies Department, Corvinus University of Budapest
President of the Committee on Future Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
HUNGARY
Jeanette C. PATINDOL
Professor of economics, communications and popular culture at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.
National coordinator of the Peace and Conflict Journalism Network
Communications officer of Pax Christi-Pilippinas.
Former administrative and editorial officer of the World Futures Studies Federation Secretariat in 1997-2001
PHILIPPINES
John RATCLIFFE,
Professor, Director of the Dublin Institute of Technology, Irelands largest university level institution, and founding Chairman of The Futures Academy. Secretary-General of the World Futures Studies Federation. Planning and development consultant by profession, he has acted over the past 40 years as an advisor to a range of governments, agencies and corporate enterprises in respect of their long-term strategic thinking and policy formulation.
IRELAND
Jordi SERRA
Director de Periscopi de prospectiva i estratègia, Barcelona
Fellow and member of the Executive Board of the World Futures Studies Federation
SPAIN
Jonathan ROBIN
Advisory Board : International Center for Disability Resources on the
Internet http://www.icdri.org
Former Internet Society Liaison UNESCO
Paris, France
Dirk HR SPENNEMANN,
A/Professor for Cultural Heritage Studies, Charles Sturt University, Albury
Member of the World Futures Studies Federation
AUSTRALIA
Cesar H. VILLANUEVA
Former Secretary General of WFSF
Director, Negros Institute for Development, "The Peace of the Other is Our Peace"
Graduate School,University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City
PHILIPPINES
Markku WILENIUS
professor of Futures studies and director of Finland Futures Research Centre in Turku School of Economics. He is member of Executive Board of Club of Rome. He works with national and international partners on issues about futures, helping them to realise the future potentials as well as to understand more fully the way society is about to change. He acted as chairman of Finnish preparatory committee for World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa by 2002.
FINLAND
