The Chile Node functions under the auspices of the University Miguel de Cervantes and was formed in 2007. The Node includes several universities plus the Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers Association, UN Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago), the Ministry of Planning, and the Center for Regional studies (includes 8 universities, regional government, and business).

Node Chair is Professor Hector Casanueva Ojeda, Vice Rector of the University Miguel de Cervantes.

The Node is presently working on its membership.

In May 2007, Jerome Glenn, Director of the Millennium Project, headed the delegation that met with the President of the Chile Senate, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, for discussing the formation of a Commissions of the Future dedicated to help the Chilean Parliament to carry out political analyses to improve the management of the future. Glenn was accompanied by Miguel Gutiérrez Angel, Argentina, Director of the Center of Globalización and Prospectiva and Chair of the Millennium Project Argentina Node; Jose Cordeiro, Director of the Venezuela Society of the Future and Chair of the Millennium Project Venzuela Node; Luis Ragno, Director of the Training center Prospectivos of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Héctor Casanueva, Academic Vicerector of the University Miguel de Cervantes of Chile, and Marcela Palaces, Director of Continuous Education of the same university.

Jerome Glenn, Director General del Milleniumm Project de la Universidad de Naciones Unidas encabezó la delegación que se entrevistó con el Presidente del Senado Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle para informarfle respecto de las Comisiones de Futuro que se están formando en los Parlamentos dedicadas a efectuar análisis políticos para mejorar la gestión del futuro. Glenn estuvo acompañado de Miguel Angel Gutiérrez, argentino, Director del Centro de Globalización y Prospectiva; José Cordeiro, Director de la Sociedad venezzolana del Futuro; Luis Ragno, Director del Centro de Estudios Prospectivos de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Héctor Casanueva, Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad Miguel de Cervantes de Chile y Marcela Palacios, Directora de Educación Continua de la misma casa de estudios http://www.senado.cl/prontus_senado/site/artic/20070516/pags/20070516145556.html

Node contact:
Professor Hector Casanueva
University Miguel de Cervantes
email: hcasanueva@umcervantes.cl