Join the Jefferson Educational Society for a rare gathering of international and local thinkers to explore and discuss the future ideas which will affect our environment, healthcare, government and technology. The three day summit, scheduled for November 11 -13, will explore possible, probable and preferable futures.

Some of world’s best minds are scheduled to speak, including Stephen Porter, Director of the Climate Change Program for the Center for International Environmental Law; William A. Smith, Author; George S. Howard, Chairman, Dept. of Psychology at Notre Dame University; Kevin Fickenscher, EVP of International Healthcare Perot Systems; and E.J. Dionne, Journalist for the Washington Writers Group, whose work appears in more than 100 newspapers in the United States and abroad including the Erie Times-News.

Here’s a quick video from the event’s announcement:

The public is encouraged to come and join the conversation about the future of our community and our world. Following each presentation, there will be a roundtable discussion and debate in a think tank atmosphere. For more information about the event, visit their web site.

The Jefferson Educational Society of Erie is a non-profit institution founded to promote civic enlightenment and community progress for the Erie Region through study, research and discussion. The Society offers courses, seminars and lectures which explain the central ideas which have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region. As an Erie think tank, the Jefferson Educational Society promotes academic knowledge and civic pride through institutional and familial research, the publication of policy papers on public issues and the sponsorship of civic forums. The Jefferson Educational Society’s mission includes a special commitment to strengthening the social and economic growth of the Erie Area minority community as essential to civic progress.