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REGULAR LOCATION
Knights of Columbus - MEETING ROOM
1114 American Blvd West
Bloomington, MN
9:30 - 11:30 am
(One block south of 494 at Dupont Ave. S. (a block or so east of 35W).
Take the Lyndale exit from 494, go south and then west on American Blvd.
Directions to Knights of Columbus (952) 888-1492
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Summary and Notes - B indicates location
START
Minneapolis, MN 55441
FINISH
Knights of Columbus (952) 888-1492
1114 American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN 55420-1023
Show Cumulative Distance
Point
Maneuver
Distance
Cumulative
a.
1.
Starting at the center of zip code 55441 on MEDICINE LAKE DR W go toward 23RD AVE N
go 1.33 mi
1.33 mi
2.
Turn LEFT on OLSON MEMORIAL HWY(MN-55 E)
go 0.99 mi
2.32 mi
3.
Take ramp onto US-169 S
go 8.85 mi
11.17 mi
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Take the I-494 E/MN-5 E exit onto I-494 E
go 5.28 mi
16.45 mi
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Take exit #4B/LYNDALE AVE
go 0.19 mi
16.64 mi
6.
Turn RIGHT on LYNDALE AVE S
go 0.15 mi
16.79 mi
7.
Turn RIGHT on AMERICAN BLVD W
go 0.27 mi
17.05 mi
b.
8.
Arrive at 1114 AMERICAN BLVD W, BLOOMINGTON, on the RIGHT
17.05 mi
Time: 23 mins, Distance: 17.05 miles
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A summary of the proceedings of the 2008 Annual Conference of the World Future Society, "WorldFuture 2008: Seeing the Future Through New Eyes," is expected
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WFS 2008 Foresight: World Futurist Forecast
World Futurists Newsletter
World Future Society's 2007 Annual Conference
Minnesota Futures Day at WFS 2007
Business Trends To Watch - 2008
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Weekly MFSIG Meetings ...
Special Interest Groups (SIGS defined)
MEETING LOCATION - Knights of Columbus Hall, Bloomington
Start time 9:30
Nov. 15, 2008
Technology SIG
Title: "Cryptography and Snakes"
Speaker: H. Tom Trites
Abstract: Hiding the meaning of messages -- how it's done, how it's undone, and how it's frequently snake oil. Now with Quantum Perfection! Or, is that just a very tiny snake?
Nov. 22, 2008
Management SIG
Title: "Special Report: My Impressions of China"
Speaker: Bill Peter
Abstract: Management futurist Bill Peter will discuss the results of his recent three-week series of workshops with China business executives and educators. (Part of the ongoing Minnesota Futurist China SIG series.)
Nov. 29, 2008
Peace and Justice SIG
Title: To be determined
Speaker: To be determined
December 6
Technology Futures SIG
Title: "Quantum Weirdness, The Stock Market and Time Travel"
Presenters: Brian Toren, Hank Lederer
Abstract: What is it that makes the quantum world so weird; where cats are dead and alive simultaneously; things can't be measured acccurately, electrons can communicate instantaneously over any distance; and more perplexing to physicists, it doesn't mesh with gravity?
Can this quantum weirdness be used in the real world? It can, hence we have transistors and semiconductors. A researcher has a new idea: "The use of quantum weirdness to receive a message from the future so he can buy stocks with 100% assurance." This theory depends on "time travel," passing a message back in time. Is time travel possible? Do the Future and the Past really exist? If possible, how do we travel? Physicists differ. An alternative theory will be addressed.
Dec. 13, 2008
Economics and Market SIG
Title: To be determined
Speaker: To be determined
Dec. 20, 2008
Technology SIG
Title: To be determined
Speaker: To be determined
Dec. 27, 2008
Society, Management and Education SIG
Title: To be determined
Speaker: To be determined
Past Meetings July - Dec 2008
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Past MNF SIG Meetings
Past Meetings 2008
Futurists' questions:
1.
Can the "economic multiplier" effect we read about in the news as benefiting a metropolitan area, as a result of hosting conventions (political, technical or sporting/olympics) also apply when a metropolitan area or state replaces imports of fossil fuel by home-made fuels?
2.
If so, how large is that economic multiplier, or what is its likely range? Examples? (UB)
Examples? Not many from the sporting world or political conventions, some from continuous convention traffic. Numerous studies have proven the claims of club owners wanting the public to pay for all or a large portion to be vastly overstated. Look at the Metrodome area after 26 years: mostly parking lots, one bar and one sports merchandise retail store! Ask the businesses who invested $15,000 each to display consumer merchandise at the RNC in August: they're asking for a refund. Overall, the expanded Minneapolis Convention Center loses money every year. And the Target Center, owned by the City of Minneapolis, has undergone constant refurbishment to stay competitive, but is losing ground to the Xcel Center in St. Paul. (Maybe a better Wolves team would help attendance.) (DS 9-20-08))
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