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About Future Lab ExpoFutureLab is a unique traveling expo on science and technology that visits cities across the country. FutureLab is a celebration of innovation, today and what may come in the future. The 2011 FutureLab exhibition features six pavilions: Visualization, Augumente Reality, Virtual Reality, Energy Technology, Nanotechnology, Human Genome and Robotics. Explore here to learn more about becoming a FutureLab content partner/donor, sponsor or to organize a field trip to FutureLab Expo during the 2011 tour. FutureLab Expo is a partnership between Institute for Global Futures and The FutureLab Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. FutureLab Foundation, Inc. The FutureLab Foundation was established to (1) interest and encourage students to pursue an education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through hands-on experience with engaging innovative technologies which represent future STEM career opportunities. Institute for Global Futures The Institute for Global Futures is a San Francisco based think tank that offers business strategies and forecasts about leading-edge innovations and trends. IGF provides keynote presentations, research services, and strategy consulting to the Fortune 1000, associations, and governments. IGF was founded by Dr. James Canton, a noted futurist, author, and digital entrepreneur. James Canton, Ph.D.
Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a think tank he founded in 1990. The largest companies and governments in the world have gained from his foresight. He advises the Global Fortune 100 on trends in innovation, financial services, health care, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change, and globalization. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management and serves on Motorola's Visionary Advisory Board. He has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation, and MIT's Media Lab in Europe. Recognized as "one of the top presenters in the 21st century" by Successful Meetings Magazine, Dr. Canton is a highly sought-after keynote presenter. He has spoken to thousands of organizations on five continents. He is noted for his fascinating, informative, dynamic, and entertaining keynotes. A frequent guest of the media, Dr. Canton is a commentator on CNN. He was nick-named "The Digital Guru" by CNN and "Dr. Future" by Yahoo. Dr. Canton's media coverage has included CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, and US News and World Report, along with CEO, CIO, and CFO magazines. A worldwide audience follows his Global Futurist blog. iHigh, Inc.FutureLab Expo is marketed by iHigh, Inc., a youth marketing, internet, and event company headquartered in Lexington KY. Since 2004, iHigh has marketed the FutureLab exhibit in its travels to locations coast-to-coast, bringing the excitment of future discovery to hundreds of thousands of high school students.
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Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. For over 30 years he has been insightfully predicting the key trends that have shaped our world. He is a leading authority on future trends in innovation and is the author of The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10, and 20 years (Dutton 2006) and Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the 21st Century (Next Millennium Press 2004).