· 1,000 conference attendees
· 50,000+ online visitors
· July 27-29, 2012
· Venture capitalists and angel investors such as X-Prize board member Naveen Jain and Lightspeed Venture Partners (among others). · Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Canada
On July 27-29, 2012, a small group of brilliant entrepreneurs will be given a chance to change the world.
The World Future Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, has issued a call for inventions and innovations from breakthrough startups, who will compete in the second annual Futurists: BetaLaunch expo in Toronto next July.
Futurists: BetaLaunch (F:BL) serves as a technology expo where engineers, designers and others can present their inventions to the 1,000 futurists expected to gather for the Society’s annual conference. Also in attendance will be venture capitalists such as Moon Express founder Naveen Jain and Lightspeed Venture Partners (among others). All inventors selected to present their inventions at F:BL will receive a complimentary registration to the WorldFuture 2012 conference ($750 value). The deadline for entry is March 15th.
Last year's event, co-produced with 1x57 and sponsored by Disruptathon, was a huge success. Covered in The Vancouver Sun, BYTE, published by Information Week, CBC Canada and other news outlets around the world. Learn about it here.
The World Future Society
Founded in 1966 as a nonprofit educational and scientific organization in Washington, D.C., the World Future Society has members in more than 80 countries around the world. Individuals and groups from all nations are eligible to join the Society and participate in its programs and activities. The Society holds a two-day, international conference once a year where participants discuss foresight techniques and global trends that are influencing the future. Previous conference attendees have included future U.S. President Gerald Ford (1974), Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1975), behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner (1984), age-wave expert Ken Dychtwald (2005), U.S. comptroller general David M. Walker (2006) and inventor Ray Kurzweil (2010). Others in attendance typically include business leaders, government officials, scientists, corporate planners, and forecasters from across the globe.
Where and When is the Event?
The Futurists: BetaLaunch showcase will be held in conjunction with WorldFuture 2012: Dream. Design. Develop. Deliver, the annual conference of the World Future Society, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 27-29, 2012. Learn more about the conference at www.wfs.org. Once again, all inventors selected to present their inventions at F:BL will receive a complimentary registration to the WorldFuture 2012 conference ($750 value). But travel costs are the responsibility of each inventor.