VALLEY FORECASTING FORESEEN.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER -- Business consultant James Canton, who heads a think tank on global futures, will talk about the Antelope Valley's future in technology, business and economy at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Board of Trade's 2007 annual business conference. Also scheduled to speak at the Business Outlook Conference on Feb. 23 are John Alston, author of business motivational books, and Christopher Thornberg, former senior economist for the Anderson Forecast at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . The trade board's 35th annual conference will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Poppy Pavilion at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. in Lancaster. Canton's talk will be titled ``The Extreme Future: Top Trends That Will Reshape Business and Society.'' He is the chairman and chief executive of the Institute for Global Futures, a San Francisco-based think tank he founded in 1990. ``He's going to be a tremendous presenter,'' trade board President John Currado said. ``He's an internationally known speaker, and we have him right here in our own backyard.'' Currado said Canton advises Fortune 500 companies, the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology. Alston's motivational books include ``Life is a Gift -- Don't Trash It,'' ``Goodness Must Be Taught'' and ``Stuff Happens When You Fix It.'' Currado said Alston makes presentations to corporations worldwide and to the U.S. military, founded the American Institute of Stress Management and teaches at Chapman College and a University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). extension. Thornberg is the founder of Beacon Economics, a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a that specializes in regional economic forecasting, market analyses and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. services. For six years he was the senior economist with the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Anderson Forecast. He wrote the Anderson Forecast for California, Los Angeles and the East Bay regions. Tickets will be $150 per person or $1,200 per table for eight. For reservations, call the trade board office at (661) 942-9581 or fax (661) 723-9279. |
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