Mexico Node
Nodo Mexicano. El Proyecto Del Milenio, A.C. is a very active Node. Among other activities, it organizes the Global Millennium Prize.
Nodo Mexicano. El Proyecto Del Milenio, A.C., became the Mexico Node of the Millennium Project in spring 2004. Concepcion Olavarrieta is the Node Chair.
The Node has a Planning Committee and an Experts Committee.
For a power point presentation of the Node please see: http://www.millennium-project.org/millennium/mppc-0304/Mexico.PDF
The Goals of the Nodo Mexicano. El Proyecto Del Milenio:
- Support for the Millennium Project
- Research strategic global issues
- Identify problems, opportunities, prospective & solutions
- Organize Regional & States Subnodes
The Node:
- organizes the Global Millennium Prize
- seeks sponsors
- maintains an Experts Committees
- performs research on the 15 challenges
- seeks leaders opinion
- participates in the research and writes special reports.
- develops methodologies
- organizes seminars
- organizes Regional Subnodes
- translates the State of the
Future.
Contact information:
Olavarrieta, Concepcion
Chair, Nodo Mexicano. El Proyecto Del Milenio, A.C.
Avenida de los Alpes 240
Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec
Delegación Miguel Hidalgo
C.P. 11,000
México, D.F.
email: olav@prodigy.net.mx
Global Millennium Prize 2008-2009
Global Millennium Prize 2006-- First Ever World Competition for Highschool Students Addressing the Global Future
2010 Activities
Global Millennium Prize 2010
Translation of the State of the Future 2010
Participation to the Awarding Ceremony of the 3rd Azerbaijani Essay Contest "Face to Face with Future Generations", which is the national level of the international "Global Millennium Prize".
Download the powerpoint prezentation made by Conception Olavarrieta in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the Awards Ceremony, held at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 14, 2010.
For a more complete list, see presentation by Conception Olavarrieta at the Millennium Project Planning Committee in Boston, July 2010
2009 Activities
Global Millennium Prize 2009
Translation of the State of the Future
For a more complete list, see presentation by Conception Olavarrieta
at the Millennium Project Planning Committee in Chicago, July 2009
2008 Activities
Global Millennium Prize 2008
Women's
leadership in Latin America towards 2025 presentation by Concepcion
Olavarrieta at the Women's advances in Sciences, humanities and all disciplines
conference, Mexico, June 6, 2008
Node activities update presented by Concepcion
Olavarrieta, Node Chair, at the Millennium Project Planning Committee, July
2008.
2007 Activities
Global
Millennium Prize 2007
2005 Activities
Please see the Node's website http://www.premiodelmilenio.org
(in Spanish) and
- the report
presented by Concepcion Olavarrieta, Node Chair, at the Millennium
Project Planning Committee Meeting of April 15-16, 2005, in Louvain-la-Neuve,Wallonia,
Belgium
- the report
presented by Concepcion Olavarrieta, Node Chair, at the Millennium
Project Planning Committee Meeting of July
28-29, 2005, in Chicago, IL
Background:
Foreign relations, Law, Economics, Strategic Planning & Future Studies.
Experience: 41 years experience working with public,
private, and social sectors all over México. Special works in USA and Chile.
Positions: President, CEO and Director of different
private firms, NGOs, as well as trusts and government agencies.
Fields:Economic and strategic planning, urban and
tourism development, foreign trade, marketing, commercialization, publishing
and fundraising.
Research: Over 200 studies on topics such as: great
vision, marketing, futures and technical and socio-economic feasibility issues.
Associations: World Future Society Mexican Chapter
2003, United Nations DPI/NGO 2005, International Women’s Forum 2006, and World
Alliance to Transform United Nations 2009.
Millennium Project commitment:
Full-time since 2004; the NGO “The Mexican Node. The Millennium Project” was
officially created in 2004 for joining efforts with The Millennium Project.
Main projects involvements:
- Futures: World Foresight Dictionary-Encyclopedia. 2004-2006 and 2010, with launching planned for 2011.
- 5 Global Millennium Prizes: 2005-2010 International contests on how to address the Millennium Project 15 Global Challenges. It has 4 categories: children, secondary students, university students & teachers. The Website impact has been more than 7’500,000 hits from 110 countries. It is in 4 languages: English, Spanish, French and a link to Azeri and Russian.
- 2004-2010 State of the Future, Real-Time Delphi, and Millennium Project special studies: special researches, selection and invitation to Mexican experts, translations, and promotions.
