Invitation: Course Technology Foresight for Practitioners 2006 - A Specialized Course on Scenarios Building

International course Technology Foresight for Practitioners will be organized for the fourth time in Prague, in the conference room of Technology Centre AS CR. This year the course will run from 9 to 12 October 2006 (Monday – Thursday). The course is held in cooperation with UNIDO and this year it will be conceived as a specialized course, focused on scenarios. A four-day training course will be divided in three components: in the first one foresight will be presented generally as a tool for policy-making with a specific emphasis on the role of scenarios and a theoretical lecture on scenarios will be delivered; the second one will consist in presenting a set of case studies and the third component will be dedicated to practice – a whole day workshop will be dedicated to scenario-building.

The course will be, in the same manner as in the preceding years, supported by a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Attending the course is free of charge for both Czech participants and participants from selected foreign countries. Foreign participants will have to cover their travel and accommodation expenses themselves.

The Registration Form is to be filled in on-line. Due to a limited course capacity it is recommended to register as soon as possible. In case of a high number of applicants a selection of participants will be done according to geographic criteria (a balanced representation of target countries) and their professional qualification.

Registration and information on the course including its programme is available here.