by Aubrey Yee
Introduction
Some 29 hours and several airport transfers later, I found myself magically transported from Honolulu, Hawai’i to Bucharest, Romania. I was one of several futurists who had made the trek from Hawai’i to attend the bi-annual World Futures Studies Federation Conference. This was an important year as the federation celebrated it’s 40th anniversary. Despite a healthy dose of jet lag, I arrived just in time for the opening cocktail reception and I was carried on the adrenaline of being able to mingle with some of the world’s most accomplished and intelligent futurists. Under a balmy Romanian sky at the Intercontinental Hotel we gathered that first evening to begin what would prove to be an inspiring and challenging week ahead.(continue…)