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Lancaster's "Forecasting Fundamentals Course" on 2nd & 3rd December

11 November 2009 -Some places are still available for Lancaster's course starting on 2-3 December with a second two-day block by arrangement. Some experience in forecasting is assumed. The course will consist of... Read more

Foresight Anthology of popular articles

06 November 2009 -A new Foresight Anthology is now available. The Anthology is titled "How to Evaluate, Manage, and Improve Your Forecasting Process." You can inspect the Anthology contents and place an... Read more

International Symposium on Forecasting 2010: San Diego

04 November 2009 -The web site for the 2010 International Symposium on Forecasting in San Diego, California, is now up and running. The conference is to be held from 20 to 23 June at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Key... Read more

International Journal of Forecasting 25(4)

24 October 2009 -The October-December 2009 issue of the International Journal of Forecasting is out and includes a special section on "Decision making and planning under low levels of predictability" edited... Read more

Forecast Pro Training Workshop

13 October 2009 -Forecast Pro will have its training workshop in San Franciso on November 16-18. The purpose of the workshop is to give attendees a better understanding of how to use the Forecast Pro package more... Read more

Letter to Environmental Protection Agency regarding regulation of greenhouse gases

08 October 2009 -Thirty-five scientists signed a letter addressed to the EPA Administrator, the Honorable Lisa P. Jackson, on October 7 2009 expressing concern that proposed rulemaking on the regulation of greenhouse... Read more

Dire UN climate forecasts continue to perform poorly in bet against evidence-based forecasting

23 September 2009 -World leaders gathered in New York are being lambasted by the UN with predictions of dire climate consequences if they fail to institute costly policies against CO2 emissions. Meanwhile, 20 months... Read more

Bibliography of Business and Economic Forecasting

15 September 2009 -Robert Fildes's Bibliography of Business and Economic Forecasting is now available in Endnote and RTF formats. See the Researchers Pages. Read more

The WSJ's Numbers Guy laments forecasting for recession; Green and Armstrong suggest a simple rule

02 September 2009 -In a cheekily titled article--"Forecast: Next Year Will Arrive in 2010-ish"--Carl Bialik asks experts, including Foresight editor Len Tashman and ForPrin.com directors Scott Armstrong and... Read more

Call for donations for ForPrin.com - Delphi Software

20 August 2009 -Can you help us to improve the site by making a donation towards improving the functionality of the site's free Delphi Software forecasting tool? You may have noticed the new "Donate"... Read more

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