World Future Society chapters.

Futurists are concerned about the world as a whole, but effective action to achieve a better future often takes place in one's local area. Local WFS chapters enable forward-thinking people in a community to get to know each other, share ideas, and work together to educate the public about future

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Many of these chapters sponsor seminars and lectures, take field trips, publish newsletters, hold discussion groups, and plan other stimulating activities.

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Here are the currently active WFS chapters and coordinators around the world, with contact information. If you do not see a chapter in your area and would like information about forming one, contact Susan Echard at 301-656-8274 or sechard@wfs.org, or visit www.wfs.org/chapnew.htm.

ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires coordinator: Miguel Herschberg, e-mail: sunalliance@yahoo.com

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne coordinator: Peter Hornhardt, East Coast Training Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 1103, Tullamarine, Victoria

South-East Melbourne coordinator: Warwick J. Rodden, e-mail: wjr@mira.net

BRAZIL

Campinas coordinator: Arnoldo de Hoyos, e-mail: arnoldodehoyos@yahoo.com.br

Sao Paulo coordinator: Fredric Michael Litto, e-mail: frmlitto@usp.br

CANADA

Halifax coordinator: Kirk Sievert, e-mail: kirksievert@kirksievert.com

Toronto coordinator: David Woolfson, e-mail: grtmill@idirect.com

Vancouver coordinator: Frank Ogden, e-mail: speakers@globalspeakers.com

Victoria coordinator: Ron Ingram, e-mail: ron@roningram.com

CARIBBEAN

Barbados coordinator: Greg Hoyos, e-mail: greg@greghoyos.com

Trinidad and Tobago coordinator: Haven Allahar, e-mail: bertille@cablenett.net

EGYPT

Cairo coordinator: Kamal Zaki Mahmoud Shaeer, e-mail: Kzmahmoud@hotmail.com

FRANCE

Paris coordinator: Louis Tuvee, e-mail: tuveeconsultants@wanadoo.fr

GERMANY

Munich coordinator: Jan Oliver Schwarz, e-mail: mail@joschwarz.com

GREECE

Athens coordinator: John M. Nomikos, e-mail: rieas@otenet.gr

Thessaloniki coordinator: David Willis, e-mail: dwillis@afs.edu.gr

GUATEMALA

Guatemala City coordinator: Alberto Viau D., e-mail: aviau@guate.net.gt; Web site: www.guate.net/saludgua

HONG KONG

Hong Kong coordinator: Anthony W. Au, e-mail: aa@futuresuccess.com

INDIA

New Delhi coordinator: Mohan K. Tikku, e-mail: mktikku@hotmail.com

INDONESIA

Indonesia and Singapore coordinator: Colin Ong, e-mail: colin@mrmc.com.sg

ISRAEL

Tel Aviv coordinator: Moshe Dror, e-mail: dror555@bezeqint.net

ITALY

Rome coordinator: Armando Stavole, e-mail: stavolearm@fastwebnet.it

JAPAN

Tokyo coordinator: Rei Kawashima, e-mail: GZL00614@nifty.net.jp

KUWAIT

Safat coordinator: Ismail Al-Shatti, College of Technological Studies, National Assembly of Kuwait, P.O. Box 30000, Safat 13400

LEBANON

Beirut coordinator: Yusuf Sidani, e-mail: sidanico@cyberia.net.lb

MALAYSIA

Penang coordinator: Sunny Teow Soon Huat, e-mail: sunnyteow@hotmail.com

MEXICO

Mexico City coordinator: Julio A. Millan, e-mail: jmillanb@wfsmexico.org

PAKISTAN

Karachi coordinator: Abdul Majeed, e-mail: atcl@cyber.net.pk

PORTUGAL

Lisbon coordinator: Joao Manuel Gaspar Caraca, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Av. de Berna, 56, 1093 Lisboa Codex

PUERTO RICO

San Juan coordinator: Manuel Morales Jr., e-mail: mmorales@atriumoc.com

SINGAPORE

Singapore and Indonesia coordinator: Colin Ong, e-mail: colin@mrmc.com.sg

SOUTH KOREA

Seoul coordinator: Youngsook Park, e-mail: harmsen@korea.com; Web site: www.korea2050.net

SPAIN

Madrid coordinator: Adolfo Castilla, Julian Hernandez 8, Madrid 28043

SWEDEN

Makrillvagen coordinator: Tibor Hottovy, Unibel Info & Konsult AB, 181 31 Lidingo, Makrillvagen 16

SWITZERLAND

Geneva coordinator: Juan F. Saurez, e-mail: wfsch@bluewin.ch

TAIWAN

Taipei coordinator: Kuo-Hua Chen, e-mail: sochen@mail.tku.edu.tw

THAILAND

Bangkok coordinator: Chalermrath Khambanonda, 13 Lane 19 Serre 1, Huamork, Bangkok 10250

TURKEY

Istanbul coordinator: Alphan Manas, e-mail: alphan.manas@brightwell.com.tr

UNITED KINGDOM

UK & Ireland coordinator: Graham Wilson, e-mail: wfs@thefutureofwork.org

VENEZUELA

Caracas coordinator: Jose L. Cordeiro, e-mail: jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com; Web site: www.FuturoVenezuela.org

UNITED STATES

Alabama

Huntsville coordinator: Richard Riehm, 6212 Cedar Point Dr., Huntsville, AL 35810

Alaska

Anchorage coordinator: Leon A. Windeler, e-mail: windeler@aol.com

California

Los Angeles coordinator: Tonia T. McDonald, e-mail: gbi1@sbcglobal.net

Northern California coordinator: Christy Dugger, e-mail: dugger1893@yahoo.com

Orange County coordinator: Thomas Key, e-mail: keylaw@mail.com

Colorado

Colorado Springs coordinator: Michael de Bettencourt, e-mail: debees@earthlink.com; Web site: www.springsfutures.com

Connecticut

East Lyme coordinators: Frank W. Maletz and Jonathan R. Maletz, e-mail: malfam5@aol.com

Shelton coordinator: Pal Asija, e-mail: pal@ourpal.com

District of Columbia

Washington Metropolitan Area coordinator: Eric Garland, e-mail: egarland@competitivefutures.com; Web site: www.competitivefutures.com

Florida

Deland coordinator: Nick Maddox, 749 Torchwood Dr., Deland, FL 32724-9467

Fort Myers coordinator: Irving H. Buchen, e-mail: ibuchen@msn.com

Miami coordinator: Robert L. Ferreira, e-mail: qman@bellsouth.net

Ocala coordinator: Ernest H. Jernigan, 2501 SW 34th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474-3384

Sarasota coordinator: Bob Martin, e-mail: Healthybob@webtv.net

Georgia

Atlanta coordinator: Mike P. Dailey, e-mail: mpdailey@newmoonresearch.com

Hawaii

Honolulu coordinator: Frances I. Mossman, e-mail: mossman_ssd@earthlink.net

Illinois

Chicago coordinator: Robert Jene, e-mail: georgist@comcast.net

Pekin coordinator: Charles Patrick Galvin, 1607 Sommerset St., Pekin, IL 61554

Indiana

Kokomo coordinator: Robert Stephenson, e-mail: ucanread@earthlink.net

Iowa

Des Moines coordinator: Robert Utter, e-mail: robertutter@home.com

Kentucky

Louisville coordinator: William Lewis, e-mail: bill_lewis@prodigy.net

Massachusetts

Boston coordinator: Michele Bowman, e-mail: mbowman@globalforesightinc.com; Web site: www.wfsboston.org

Michigan

Detroit coordinator: Edward Klobucher, e-mail: EKlobucher@aol.com

Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul coordinator: George H. Kubik, e-mail: kubik005@umn.edu; Web site: www.mnfuturists.org/index.html

Missouri

Kansas City coordinator: William E. Quick, e-mail: wquick@pswslaw.com

St. Louis coordinator: Mick Weltman, e-mail: mick@weltmanconsulting.com

Montana

Missoula coordinator: John C. Lundt, e-mail: jclundt@selway.umt.edu

New Jersey

Newark coordinators: Irene J. Dabrowski and Anthony L. Haynor, e-mail: haynoran@shu.edu

New Mexico

Albuquerque coordinator: Greg Burton, e-mail: future@60k.net

New York

New York City coordinator: Steve Ratti, e-mail: SteveRatti@gmail.com

North Dakota

Bismarck coordinator: Bill Cudworth, e-mail: billc@bepc.com

Ohio

Akron (Northeastern Ohio) coordinator: William H. (Bill) Fisher, e-mail: renovate@earthlink.net

Cincinnati coordinator: Thomas Mantel, P.O. Box 157, Milford, OH 45150

Columbus coordinator: David J. Staley, e-mail: david@staleygroup.com

Oklahoma

Edmond coordinator: Ed Cunliff, e-mail: cunliff@ucok.edu

Oregon

Portland coordinator: David Shannon, e-mail: sjlaw@teleport.com

Pennsylvania

Northeastern Pennsylvania coordinator: Howard J. Grossman, e-mail: grossmanhj@aol.com

Philadelphia coordinator: Bill Ringle, Web site: www.futureshaping.com/wfs/

Pittsburgh coordinator: Frank Sowa, e-mail: fsowa@xaviergroup.com

Rhode Island

Newport coordinator: David Jarvis, e-mail: david.jarvis@alidade.net

South Dakota

Sioux Falls coordinator: Tom Kilian, 2700 South Jefferson, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Tennessee

Nashville coordinator: John C. Orndorff, e-mail: jeanluc2@bellsouth.net

Texas

Central Texas coordinator: Paul Schumann, e-mail: pauls@glocalvantage.com; Web site: www.CenTexWFS.org

Houston coordinator: Mary Jane Naquin, e-mail: m.j.naquin@systems.org

McAllen coordinators: Robert and Shirley Reeve, 9620 N. Ware Road, McAllen, TX 78504

North Texas (Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denton) coordinator: Bradley LaChance, e-mail: brad.lachance@ntxwfs.org; Web site: www.ntxwfs.org

Washington

Spokane coordinator: Harvey Vernier, 9209 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99206

Western Washington coordinator: Ray Davidov, e-mail: rayd@rayd.seanet.com

Wisconsin

Madison coordinator: Hollie Hollister, e-mail: hollie@hcubedgroup.com; Web site: www.wfsmadison.org

Milwaukee coordinator: G.A. Shellman, e-mail: gshellman@aol.com or shellman@uwm.edu