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Yeditepe University
Management Application and Research
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YIRCoF ’11
Yeditepe International Research
Conference on Foresight and Futures
August 24 - 26, 2011, Istanbul
"Theory
Building in Foresight and Futures Studies" |
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Aug 23
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Conference Venue

Larespark
Taksim |
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0830 |
Registration |
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CONFERENCE OPENING
SESSION |
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0855 |
Welcome |
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Plenary Speaker |
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0900 |
Z. Sardar
In Theory: Do We Need A Theoretical Framework for
Foresight and Futures Studies |
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SESSIONS |
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SESSION 01 - Issues
in Futures Studies
Chair: Roumiana Gotseva |
SESSION 02 - Futures
and Foresight
Chair: Helga Veigl |
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1000 |
Ontological Aspects
Futures Studies
Roberto Poli,
Nicolai Hartmann Society, Italy |
Youth as
future makers: The trends, the trials and youth’s contribution to
the future
Krystina Lamb, Samantha Wilcocks, University of the Sunshine Coast,
Australia (via SKYPE) |
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1030 |
Schrödinger’s
cat – bringing the future back to life
Roumiana Gotseva, Foresight Alliance, UK
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Connecting
theoretical and practical interactive foresight: the example of
Central Hungarian region
Éva Hideg, Erzsébet Novaky, Helga Veigl, Péter Alacs,
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary |
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1115 |
Break
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SESSION 03 -
Foresight and Strategy
Chair:
Per Dannemand Andersen |
SESSION 04 -
Technology Foresight 1
Chair: Ashok Vaseashta |
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1135 |
A Strategizing
Perspective in Foresight
Per
Dannemand Andersen, Birgitte Rasmussen,
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
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Use
of Bayesian Networks in Technology Foresight, Risk Assessment, and
Horizon Scanning
A.
Vaseashta, P. Susmann, E. Braman,
Institute for
Advanced Sciences Convergence, NUARI;
U. Diwekar,
Vishwamitra Research Institute;
J. Giordano,
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies;
S.
Vaseashta,
George Mason University, USA |
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1150 |
Using
Delphi-based scenarios to improve the long-term strategy development
process
Bernadette
Förster,
Tobias
Gnatzy,
Heiko A. von der Gracht,
Inga-Lena Darkow -Center
for Futures Studies and Knowledge Management, Germany |
Developing a
holistic backcasting approach for systemic technological
transformations towards sustainable mobility
Martin
Zimmermann, Johannes Warth, Heiko von der Gracht, Inga-Lena Darkow -
Center for Futures Studies and Knowledge Management,
Germany |
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1215 |
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Mapping Future
Needs and Potential Technologies – Case of Biotechology
Y. J. Chen, B.
W. Lin, I. C.
Chien, Y. Wu,
Science& Technology Policy Research and Information Center, NARL,
Taiwan |
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1240 |
LUNCH |
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SESSION 05 -
Foresight and
Industry
Chair: Alper Alsan |
SESSION 06 -
Systemic Foresight
Chair: Özcan Sarıtaş |
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1400 |
From now to future, a technology push perspective on satisfying future
demands: cases of biotechnology and energy
Te-Yi
Chan,
Yi-Ju Chen, Yueh Wu,
Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, NARL,
Taiwan |
Grand
Challanges and the need for systems thinking to deal with them
Denis Loveridge, University of Manchester, UK |
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1425 |
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Systemic
Foresight Methodology (SFM)
Özcan
Sarıtaş,
University
Manchester, UK |
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1450 |
Technology
Forecast 2020 in Taiwan
Hsueh-Liang Wu,
National Taiwan University |
Systemic Integration of S&T
Foresight Methods
Jack
Smith,
University of Ottawa, Canada |
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1515 |
Break
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SESSION 07
- Scenarios
Chair: Peter Bishop |
SESSION 08
- Theory and Practice
Chair:
Chih Hung Hsieh |
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1535 |
Linking
global to regional scenarios: the AG2020 approach
Anastasia
Stratigea, Maria Giaoutzi, National Technical University of Athens |
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1600 |
Support for
Scenario Statements
Peter Bishop,
University of Houston, USA |
Study
on Developing the Future Readiness Index Framework: Methodology and
Applications
Y. J. Song, D-H. Kim
National Information
Society Agency, South Korea |
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1625 |
Visioning
in backcasting in agriculture: the AG2020 approach
Anastasia
Stratigea, Maria Giaoutzi, National Technical University of Athens |
The CO2-ReducingTrading Strategy of Petrochemical Firms
in China - A Scenario Analysis
Chih Hung Hsieh, Hui-Ching Chen, Yuan Ze University, ROC |
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1650 |
Break
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1700 |
POSTER SESSION
Complexity, Narrative, Participation, and Images of the Future
Chair:
Wendy Schultz (via SKYPE) |
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Design
Futurescaping
Anab
Jain, Jon Ardern, Justin Pickard,
Superflux |
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Massively
Multi-player Futuring: IftF’s Foresight Engine
Jake
Dunagan,
Institute for the Future |
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Crowdsourced
Collective Intelligence Platforms for Participatory Scenarios and
Foresight
Noah
Raford,
Global
Business Network |
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Scenarios:
A Hero’s Journey across Turbulent Systems
Wendy Schultz,
Infinite Futures,
Richard
Lum,
Vision
Foresight Strategy,
Christian Crews,
AndSpace Consulting, |
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The
Singularity is Boring: An Open, Collaborative ‘Mock-up’
Justin Pickard, Noah Raford, Wendy Schultz, Jake Dunagan, Scott
Smith (and uncounted others),
The
Futures Twitterstream |
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FREE |
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1930 |
GALA DINNER
Invited Seaker
Alphan
Manas
Honorary President of Futurists Society of Turkey,
Chairman,
Brightwell Holdings, Inc., The Netherlands
"The Gap
between Theory and Practice - Case of e-Mobility" |
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2215 |
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