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Published Works of McKinley Conway, Part 8:
FUTURISM, FAITH IN THE FUTURE

Technology forecasts have become an essential element in planning successful development programs ...

Global super projects are shaping the world of tomorrow ...

469. "Biotechnology Atlanta" (a study for the Forward Atlanta program). Emory University, Atlanta. 1964. 44 pp. illus. With Dr. James Bain and others.

470. "Findings of the Governors Commission for Scientific Research and Development," State of Georgia, Jan. 1965. 12 pp. plus appendix.

471. "A proposal for the 200-Bev Proton Accelerator," Georgia Science and Technology Commission, submitted to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington. June 15, 1965. 70 pp. With Dale Henson and others.

472. "Proposed Oceanographic Research Center" (Skidaway Institute). American Institute of Planners, Atlanta. March 27, 1967.

473. "Our Rate of Development Is Non-linear," (commencement address). West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga., June 4, 1967.

474. Notes on future courses of action, Science for Society, National Science Conference, National Science Foundation, October. 12-14, 1970.

475. "Future Shock Arrived Yesterday!" We are reminded of an early reference to the so-called future shock phenomenon which we discussed in one of our publications some 20 years ago. We refer to Dr. Robert Wilson's suggestion that the pace of development can be better appreciated if we compress the entire span of man's evolution into a 50-year time scale. Industrial Development, Jan.-Feb. 1975. p. 2.

476. "The Future for North American Industrial Capitalism." The needs of the global population are so enormous that they will demand large-scale approaches. They will be the kinds of things that will attract newspaper headlines... and are regarded by many as frivolous. Proceedings of the 53rd annual conference, American Industrial Development Council, Albuquerque, N.M. May 21-23, 1978. pp. 24-27.

477. "A New Wave of Super Projects?" Is the world on the threshold of great new construction projects and creative ventures? Here is a survey by Industrial Development's publisher, who has visited more than 70 super project sites around the world. Industrial Development, May-June 1983. pp. 4-9.

478. "A Technology Review and Forecast for Development Strategists," 1986. Monograph.

479. "Super Projects 1986." With many of the world's nations suffering through economic slumps and debt crises, it might be assumed that the global agenda for huge, complex, multi-billion dollar ventures might have dried up. Yet the latest survey reveals a long list of new and exciting projects ranging from transatmospheric vehicles to Super Colliders. Site Selection, Feb. 1986. pp. 214-220.

480. "Looking into the Facility Planner's Fabulous Future." In celebration of Site Selection's first 30 years we have made a new technological forecast. Included is a summary of future events and discoveries considered most likely to impact corporate facility planning and area economic development. Site Selection, June 1986. pp. 566-580.

481. "True Professionals Don't Ignore Technology Forecasts!" There are some executives who ignore predictions of technical breakthroughs allocating them to the status of cocktail conversation topics or themes for sci-fi movies. They treat the future as if it will never happen. Consequently, life is full of surprises, sometimes very rude ones. Site Selection, June 1987. p. 552.

482. In the years ahead it is a certainty that there will be revolutionary changes in the way we travel. Those who have any doubt that sweeping changes will affect the lives of most citizens living today need only glance backward at innovations that took place in the last 30 years. Gwinnett Daily News, July 20, 1988.

483. "Science May Solve Traffic Woes." Some expert observers say the auto traffic mess will get a lot worse before it starts getting better. Others believe high technology may come to our rescue. Among these developments are computer-controlled traffic lights, satellite positioning systems, navigation displays, radar controlled "car trains" and robot-driven vehicles. Gwinnett Daily News, March 15, 1989.

484. The SiteNet World Guide. Beyond perestroika. Country profiles, nations A to Z. Field reports and photos. The super projects. The development world tomorrow. Global investment incentives. 1989. 530 pp. With Laura Jones-Kelley and Linda L. Liston.

485. "Forecasting Change Can Mean Life or Death." A generation ago, when things moved more slowly, the economic system was more tolerant of companies that failed to anticipate change. Today, failure to anticipate change can be abruptly fatal. Gwinnett Daily News, June 21, 1989.

486. "Disaster Planning Vital for All Businesses." Planning for the future typically involves forecasting trends in technology, demographics and social patterns. However, futurists must never forget events which may not be positive. Gwinnett Daily News, July 12, 1989.

487. "Technology Makes Long-term Plans Obsolete." How far into the future does it make sense to project your company's plans? There was a time when large corporations had formal plans for 10 years ahead, and some prepared 20-year plans. Today few firms attempt to develop operating plans covering more than five years and many consider a two-year plan to be long range. Gwinnett Daily News, Aug. 9, 1989.

488. "Super Projects May Change the Future." Pause for a moment to ask what it would be like today without the interstate highway system. Or, ask where we would be without such products of the space program as microcomputers and communications satellites. Gwinnett Daily News, Sept. 13, 1989.

489. "The Sky's the Limit for Future 'Globalites'." Somewhere in your neighborhood there is someone a business executive, or an avid traveler who sees the world through a different set of lenses. He or she is part of the emerging new global society. Gwinnett Daily News, Oct. 18, 1989.

490. "A New Agenda for Site World." For global firms, strategic thinking is not just a business exercise it is the difference between success and failure. Looking at the 1990s and beyond, global leaders are preparing a new agenda. Site Selection, April 1990. p. 268.

491. "Language Barriers Beginning to Fall." The language barrier which has separated nations and peoples for centuries is about to go the way of the Berlin Wall. Gwinnett Daily News, July 18, 1990.

492. "Super Projects, New Wonders of the World." Monograph based on opening statement made at the seminar on Corporate Global Strategy, arranged by the Institute of Social Engineering, Japan, held at the American Club, Tokyo, Aug. 27, 1990.

493. "Super Domes Will Cover New Cities." Fly over many U.S. cities today and the most conspicuous structure you see is a shining dome covering a football stadium. Fly over cities of the future and you may see only one huge dome. Gwinnett Daily News. Aug. 1990.

494. "Proposed High-rise City for Japan Boggles the Mind." While in Tokyo recently, we learned more about the proposal of a major engineering firm, Ohbayashi, to build a 500-story high-rise building that would be a city within itself. Called "Aeropolis 2001," the mammoth structure would be approximately five times as high as the World Trade Center in New York. Gwinnett Daily News, Sept. 19, 1990.

495. "Bullet Trains Put on Slow Track in U.S." How would you like to board a train in downtown Atlanta and step off in Savannah an hour later? Or, how about making a business appointment in Orlando and getting back to Atlanta the same day, rested and relaxed? Gwinnett Daily News, Oct. 17, 1990.

496. "Olympic Site Competitions Spur Top Officials to Set Unprecedented Goals for Themselves." One of the most interesting phenomena in urban development is the impact of site competitions on infrastructure planning. Gwinnett Daily News. Nov. 1990.

497. "Overlooking the Multiplier Effect of High Technology." A decade ago, when microcomputers began to appear in numbers in the workplace, there was great excitement. We would soon have "paperless" offices, the pundits said. Gwinnett Daily News, Dec. 19, 1990.

498. "The Geo-economic Explosion. Understanding change!" Site World. 1991.

499. "The Rationale for Global Super Projects." Opening statement for the first annual global super projects conference, World Development Council, Honolulu, February 17, 1992.

500. A Glimpse of the Future Technology Forecasts for Global Strategists. A study for the World Development Council. 103 pp. 1992.

501. "Macro Engineering." As population pressures increase, it is logical to look for ways to use the vast ocean spaces to relieve congestion and to meet other global needs. Article for MacMillan Encyclopedia of the Future. 1992.

502. "Super Projects: New Wonders of the World." Bridges, tunnels, airports, high-speed rail systems, and telecommunications networks are among global super projects creating new links among the world's peoples. The Futurist, World Future Society, Washington. March-April 1993. pp. 25-28.

503. "Tomorrow's Supercities." In the next century we could be working in 500-story office buildings, living in cities afloat on the ocean, or going to domed enclosures to ski during summer months. The Futurist, May-June 1993, pp. 27-33. Cover story with illus.

504. Airport Cities 21, the New Global Transport Centers of the 21st Century. One in a series of studies prepared in support of the programs of the World Development Council. 1993. 113 pp. (Excerpt from review in "Future Survey" April 1993: "A lofty vision that is plausible, imaginative and important.")

505. "The Science and the Art of Futurism." American technology and the industries it supports will survive in the competitive future in direct proportion to its ability to interpret the trends. Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Sept. 1993, pp. 14- 23.

506. "The Next Wonders of the World." Every schoolchild learns of the pyramids, the hanging gardens and the other wonders of the ancient world. Now, a massive global construction program promises to yield a new list of wonders for today and tomorrow. Leaders magazine, July/Aug./Sept. 1993.

507. The Telcom Coup. The computer-driven political revolution that will rejuvenate American society in the years just ahead. Conway Data, Inc., Apr. 1994.

508. Geo-Economics - The New Science. A chronological index to the published works of McKinley Conway. Conway Data, Inc., 1994.

509. "Super Projects - Rebuilding and Improving Our Planet." The Futurist, March-April 1996.

510. Development Highlights of the Twentieth Century - With Lessons for Century 21. Conway Data, Inc., 1997

511. "The Super Century Arrives." The Futurist, March 1998.

512. The Super Cities of Century 21. Development goals for urban areas that wish to become world-class cities in the years just ahead. World Development Federation, Aug. 1998.

513. The Great Cities of the Future. The Futurist, June-July 1999.