Show L Honeywell's Competition Creating Creating- Opportunities For Students MINNEAPOLIS 1 Nov 1 1 Honeywell wants to find out what college students think the world will be like in the year 2009 and one local futurist feels the future can be anything we want it to be However we cannot predict we can only forecast said Earl Joseph president of Anticipatory Sciences Inc ASI AS To predict the future would be to tell teH you what will happen Forecasting as a futurist would be to tell teH you what could hap happen n. n Its It's a study of what's possible Joseph thinks Honeywell's contest idea is wonderful It gives students a chance to study the future and that's important because the future is where we are going to live he said By studying it students will gain an idea of what to prepare for forand forand forand and the types of careers to pursue The Futurist Awards contest asks students to look 25 years into the future and write three essays of up to words each Two of the essays are to be written about significant ant developments in two of the following areas computers energy electronic communications biomedical technology marine systems or aerospace In the third essay entrants are asked to write about the social impact of technological progress Joseph advised students Read and read some more Interview some experts and extrapolate recent past trends Josephs Joseph's forecasts for the year 2009 include widespread use of artificial intelligence intelligence intelligence intelli intelli- gence mining and manufacturing in space beginning stages of designing a super superhuman superhuman superhuman human race using engineering bio-engineering techniques vacations in space hotels and a l life e expectancy of years Honeywell's contest is open to all time full-time undergraduate and graduate students at any accredited accredit d college in the United States This year the number of winning entries has been increased from 10 to 30 Each of the ten place first-place essays will earn 2000 and an opportunity to work for Honeywell next summer Second-place Second winners will wiH each receive and ten mention honorable-mention winners will each receive All contest entrants will receive a Honeywell F Futurist T Completed essays must be postmarked no later than Dec 31 1984 The essays will be judged on the basis of feasibility clarity creativity and legibility Winners will be notified by Feb 1 1985 and will be flown later that month for forthe forthe forthe the awards ceremonies For more contest information write Futurist Rules PO P.O. Box 2009 South County Road 18 Minneapolis MN or call toll free 1 ext 1523 In Minnesota call collect 2142 ext 1523 |