Central European Node AC/UNU Millennium Project

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Central European NodeAC/UNU Millennium Project

• Report on Activities
• Januar 2005 August 2005

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Central European Node of The AC/UNU Millennium
Project   Structure of Node Chair of Node Pavel
Novácek Center for Interdisciplinary
Studies Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech
Republic    Co-Chair of Node Ivan Klinec,
Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of
Sciences Bratislava, Slovak Rapublic    Central
Institution of Node Center for Social and
Economic Strategies - CESES, Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic    Cooperative
Institutions of Node Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies, Palacky University
Olomouc, Czech Republic  Civic Futurological
Society, Prague, Czech Republic  Futurological
Society in Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Main Activities of Node  Participation in
activities of The Millennium Project   Participati
on in activities of European Millennium Project
Nodes Initiative EuMPI   Development of
futurology and futures studies in Czech Republic
and Slovak Republic   Development of methodology
of futurology and futures studies in Czech
Republic and Slovak Republic   Cooperation with
Universities in Czech Republic and Slovak
Republic   Cooperation with other institutions
in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic   Design of
long-term strategies and studies   Presentations,
articles and publications
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Participation in Activities of the Millennium
Project   Future Ethical Issues - Round 2
Questionnaire The Futures of Europeans in the
Global Knowledge Society International
Conference, University of Louvain-la-Neuve,
Wallonia, Belgium, April 15-16, 2005 MP
Planning Committee Meeting, Louvain-la-Neuve,
Wallonia, Belgium, April 13-14, 2005    
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Development of Future Studies   Seminars of
Futurological Society in Slovakia in
Bratislava   Activities of Center for Social and
Economic Strategies - CESES, Charles University,
Prague   Workshops of the Future - Center for
Social and Economic Strategies - CESES, Charles
University, Prague   Development of methodology
of futures studies   Development of scenario
thinking and scenario designing methodology and
workshops
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Cooperation with Universities     Center for
Social and Economic Strategies - CESES, Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic   Center of
Interdisciplinary Studies, Palacky University
Olomouc, Czech Republic   Department of
Philosophy, Comenius University Bratislava,
Slovak Republic  
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Cooperation with other institutions   Society
for Sustainable Living in Czech
Republic   Society for Sustainable Living in
Slovak Republic   Slovak Association of Club of
Rome   Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy
of Sciences   Center for Sustainable Development,
Bratislava   Slovak Society on Art and Science,
Bratislava   NGO www.veda.sk
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Presentations, articles and publications     Pav
el Novácek, Peter Mederly, Ján Topercer
Indicators of Quality of Life and Sustainable
Development in Czech language   Ivan Klinec
Green Thinking, Green Future Alternative
Economic Theories electronic textbook in
Slovak Language Ivan Klinec Future Worlds,
Future Spaces Introduction to Futurology and
Futures Studies electronic textbook in Slovak
Language Ivan Klinec Roads to the Information
Society Economic and Social Trasformation at
the Beginning of 21st Century electronic
textbook in Slovak Language Ivan Klinec Weak
Signals for Burning Issues and Scenario Thinking
ppt presentation  
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Blogging

• Blogging ppt presentation at The First Prague
  Workshop On Futures Studies Methodology
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• Blog Mapping Strategy
•  http//cartegic.typepad.com/mapping_strategy/2005
  /02/scenario_thinki.html
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• Blog CPH 127
•  http//connecta.typepad.com/cph127/2005/03/scenar
  io_thinki.html
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• Blog Shiba Blog
•  http//blog.outlogic.jp/shiba/archives/000639.htm
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2005 Work Plan of Central European Node of
MP Participation in Activities of The Millennium
Project   Participation in Activities of European
Millennium Project Nodes Initiative -
EuMPI   International Colloquium Designing the
Future in Europe 2005 Second Prague Workshop on
Future Studies Methodology Center for Social
and Economic Strategies- CESES, Charles
University, Prague 2005 October   Systematic
Development of Methodology of Forecasting grant
project Center for Social and Economic Strategies
- CESES, Chareles University, Prague   Partnership
for Development Haiti Project   Seminars of
Futurological Society in Slovakia Bratislava -
twice a month   Scenario Thinking and Scenario
Designing methodology and workshops   Textbook
Futurology Science On Future Hardback
Edition Dictionary of Futurology nad Future
Studies  
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