CYBERSECURITY

letter from the editor
A Publication of the World Future Society
Editorial Emeritus
Edward Cornish (Founding Editor)
Editorial Staff
Mark Drapeau
Publisher and Executive Editor
Daniel Schweon
Staff Editor
Alexandra Morrill
Art Director
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Welcome to the beginnings of a new magazine.
I am very pleased to be serving as the interim
publisher and executive editor of The Futurist.
In this role, I will be reassessing both the business-side
and editorial-side to create a financially viable publication
creating valuable content aligned with the long-term
vision of the World Future Society.
These changes won’t happen overnight, but we have
been working behind the scenes to put The Futurist on a
strong new trajectory.
Today, I hope you enjoy this Summer 2015 issue, in
which we have begun some small experiments with
content and design. Next, you can expect a Winter 2015
issue, for which we are actively planning an extensive 50-
year retrospective of both the archives of The Futurist and
of the World Future Society as a whole.
Then, in 2016, you can look forward to something
entirely new.
I’ll be sharing much more of my vision for The Futurist
with you in…the future. Meanwhile, I promise that what’s
coming will be fresh, interesting, and relevant to your life
and work. I won’t be doing this in a bubble, but rather in
close collaboration with WFS CEO Amy Zalman and new
staff. I will also be forming an advisory board of diverse
people to help me plot the right course and steer our way
through it.
I also welcome your comments and feedback as
World Future Society members. Please tell me what you
have liked, and have not liked, in the past. Let me know
about potential features you would find useful. Along the
path to making The Futurist as valuable as possible to its
readership, I’d also like to know what else you read and
why. What value does it add to your life? What does it lack?
You can reach me anytime at mdrapeau@wfs.org.
Thank you for entrusting me with this opportunity.
I look forward to working with your vibrant community.
Mark
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