Millennium Project Planning Committee Meeting Chicago, July 2009 UK Node Martin Rhisiart Centre for Research in Futures and Innovation

Seminar on futures methods, launch of FRM v3.0, Royal Society, London, 22 nd June 2009 Co-hosted by the UK Node Millennium Project and the Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre (UK Government). 120 participants Some positive comments ‘Very good event. Liked the 'Highbrow' approach’ ‘Great meeting, topics and network’. ‘Excellent forum for exchanging ideas - look forward to attending future events’.

Collaboration with Italian Node – exchange, potential project development (e.g. March 2009 Seminar, Rome – organised by Italian Node) Potential for the next few months – to be explored Event(s) around SOF2009 An open forum for the UK Node Collaboration with other Nodes?

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Innovative Management for Europe’s Changing Coastal Resource IMCORE is a consortium of partners that are examining the impacts of a changing climate for coastal regions of North West Europe. The project consists of ‘couplets’ of academic institutions and local partnerships. ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY CRI-FI is undertaking a futures project for ACW ‘to provide a longer term futures based approach to ACW's corporate planning and strategic development work, using a range of foresight tools… to provide fresh insight into the key trends and drivers likely to affect the cultural sector in Wales’. Other futures activities