Outlook 2009

Computers

• Watch out! HAL from 2001 is on the way."Self-aware matching intelligence could be achieved by mid-century;" but workers will be needed much sooner to help develop this technol­ogy. Potential Growth Careers: Hardware Engineers, Software Designers, Software Engineers

-Joseph N. Pelton, "HAL, Meet SAM, Science Fiction vs. Reality,"

• "Serious gaming" will help train tomorrow's workers. Video games that train health care workers for the field make up 20 percent of the "serious game" market. Experts anticipate that this type of training will "help and evaluate new recruits faster," allow the industry to train more workers (especially in fields that are experiencing shortages of workers), and sometimes even bypass the classroom. Potential Growth Careers: Animators, Computer Game Developers, Medical Consultants

-Patrick Tucker, "Virtual Health,"

Demography

• Urbanization will hit 60 percent by 2030. This will create and exacerbate environmental (global warming), health (epi­demics), and socioeconomic problems. Potential Growth Careers: Environmental Scientists, Epidemiologists, Police Officers, Urban and Regional Planners

-Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, "Trends Shaping Tomorrow's World-Part One,"

• Workforces on the move will exacerbate social conflicts. Increasing migrations of impoverished workers from less-developed countries will relieve labor shortages, but will stress social-security systems and urban infrastructures. Potential Growth Careers: Immigration Workers, Social Workers

-Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, "Trends Shaping Tomorrows World-Part One,"

• The United States is headed for a "demographic singular­ity. "By 2015, minorities will make up 40 percent of the US pop­ulation, which will create demographic singularity. This is defined by management professor Nat Ervin II as "a pace of change so fast that the American identity as we know it will be irreversibly altered." Potential Growth Careers: Chief Diversity Officers, Diversity Counselors

-Nat Irvin II, "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, Living Personally,"

Upcoming Meetings

• YC WIA Committee: Monday June 8th 9:00am WIB Office
• WCTF CAMP Meeting: Monday June 8th 3:30pm WIB Office
• WIB Planning Evaluation Committee Meeting: Wednesday June 10th 1:30pm WIB Office
• WIB Executive Committee Meeting: Thursday June 11th 8:00am WIB Office
• YC Graduation Rate Committee Meeting: Tuesday June 16th 10:00am WIB Office
• WCTF SMHP Meeting: Monday June 22nd 3:00pm WIB Office
• WIB Board of Directors / Youth Council Annual Meeting: Tuesday June 23rd 8:00am Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Brewster
• YC P-21 Networking Event: Tuesday June 30th 3:00pm Albertos Main St Hyannis