Deadline:
June 13, 2024
Program Starts: June 13, 2024
Program Ends: June 14, 2024
Location(s)
Finland Online
The conference onsite will take place in the University of Turku (Medisiina D building, address: Kiinamyllynkatu 10) situated nearby the Kupittaa railway station.
Overview
Each year the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) and Finland Futures Academy (FFA) at the University of Turku organises its annual Futures Conference, an invaluable opportunity for meeting, exchanging and debating current topics related in futures studies and foresight. With approximately 200–350 individual participants attending from all over the world, international researchers, organisational delegates, business people and students convene to the FFRC annual conferences in the spirit of futures-oriented information, research, analysis and collaboration.
Details
The Futures Conference 2024 will create a cross-disciplinary science platform where participants can meet, share, and discuss new ideas concerning futures of natural resources.
The conference program will consist of keynote lectures, parallel sessions and participatory workshops.
The conference will aim to generate multidisciplinary, stimulating and critical discussions that promote networking between people interested in futures issues from different backgrounds and perspectives.
What are Futures Conferences?
Each year the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) and Finland Futures Academy (FFA) at the University of Turku organises its annual Futures Conference, an invaluable opportunity for meeting, exchanging and debating current topics related in futures studies and foresight. With approximately 200–350 individual participants attending from all over the world, international researchers, organisational delegates, business people and students convene to the FFRC annual conferences in the spirit of futures-oriented information, research, analysis and collaboration.
Futures of Natural Resources
The global consumption of natural resources has accelerated since the industrial revolution, in pursuit of development and economic growth. With the emergence of climate and other ecological crises, it is now acknowledged that the rate and patterns of consumption are neither sustainable nor equitable. The vested interests, and related structures of economic and political power, play a central role in maintaining a status quo, characterised by short-term thinking and a priority on profit maximisation. Within these conditions, the perspective of the future of humanity and of the natural world on which we depend is marginalised. This prompt empirical, philosophical, policy and practice questions, on the social and environmental consequences of continuing this path, on the role and value of nature, and on what would a transformed relationship between humanity and natural resources look like?
Conference Mode
The Futures Conference 2024 will be organised in hybrid mode.
- Conference day Tuesday 4 June 2024 will be held exclusively in virtual mode.
- Thursday 13 and Friday 14 of June 2024 will be held on-site in Turku and partly online.
We encourage in-person attendance, but also welcome virtual participation for both authors and attendees.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Dates
Deadline: June 13, 2024
Program starts:
June 13, 2024
Program ends:
June 14, 2024
Program Starts: June 13, 2024
Program Ends: June 14, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
