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Seminar
The Global Vision Seminar on
Data Based Global Modeling
will be presented by Dr. Williamson
starting on August 13, 2008. To find
out more see the seminar information
page.

Conference Book
The book from the conference that
Global Vision co-sponsered with the
University of Michigan and Stanford
University, “Illuminating the Shadow
of the Future: Scientific Prediction
and the Human Condition”, is nearing
completion. Stay tuned for more
information.

In every sphere of public and private policy making and planning, there is an urgent need for much greater than present capacity to anticipate consequences of various policy alternatives, so as to choose the most effective ones.

Our concern is – must be – with the future consequences concerning all of ...

Strategic planning for private investment and business management choices

Use of military forces in foreign interventions

Public health measures versus dangerous contagious diseases

Weapons proliferation, arms control, and other international security issues

Steps to achieve sustainable development of economic growth and well-being

Steps to deal with national and international economic instabilities

International migration and immigration policies

Roles of public and private enterprises in society

Civil wars, international wars and other political unrest throughout the world

Public health effects of global mobility, environment changes, and other global changes

Expected impacts from weather and climate change

… and many more.

The goal of Global Vision, Inc. is to address this need by developing a set of forecasting tools with the following traits:

scientifically valid

computerized

integrated treatment of global human society and the natural environment;

and by teaching others...

private persons

businesses

governments

other groups

...using such tools, to plan and act based on the CONNECTIONS AMONG ...

technology

politics

economics

violent conflict

epidemics

climate

...and other trends, hazards, and factors in human society and our natural environment.