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About

Each spring, the Houston Foresight community comes together for our annual Spring Gathering, a dynamic weekend of learning, networking, and celebration. We keep this even in “the family” for our current students, faculty, alumni (Master’s and Certificate), and some friends (invite only) to reconnect, share ideas, and strengthen the foresight network. We are planning to add an “open to the public” event in the future.

The 2026 Spring Gathering will be held April 10–11, 2026 at our new location on the University of Houston Sugar Land campus.

Friday: Activation Lab & Evening Social

The weekend begins with the Foresight Activation Lab, an interactive session where participants experiment with new foresight tools and approaches. We also feature presentations from student winners of the Houston Foresight Awards [see below].
The lab will run from 1 pm – 4:30 CST

In the evening, the conversations continue over dinner, networking, and plenty of socializing.

Saturday: Conference Theme: TRANSFORMATION

SG 26 will focus on Transformation at global, community, organizational, and personal levels. We’re inviting abstracts [see below] on processes, outcomes, and pathways of transformation – whether ideas, tools, demos, or pilots.
Spring Gathering will run from 8:30 am – ~5pm CST

The event is free and open to Master’s and Certificate alums, students, and faculty, with plenty of networking, fun, and our legendary party in Sugar Land.

This annual tradition is more than just an event – it’s a chance to learn, connect, and co-create the future with a vibrant community of foresight professionals and enthusiasts.

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Agenda

2026 Theme: Transformation

Last year, we touched on transformation as we celebrated our 50th anniversary and looked ahead to the next 50 years of the program. Our world is currently in a period of high uncertainty and turbulence… without a clear sense of where it wants to go. Transformation is needed, but… to what, how do we do it, and what is the pathway like?

SG 26 will be all about transformation. Not just at the global level, but also at the community, organizational, and personal levels.

The three main tracks we are thinking about:

Transformation processes: how do we do it?
Transformation outcomes: what’s the futures look like?
Transformation pathways: what’s the journey look like?

Speaking and sharing spots are open to Master’s and Certificate alums, current students… and faculty! We will, of course, have our usual fun and games, networking, and partying. The event is free… you just need to get here and find a place to stay.

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The deadline for presentation submissions is March 13.

Submit your proposal by March 13th!
You’ll need:

Title
Abstract
Names + emails of all presenters
Short bios of all presenters
Headshots of all presenters

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Location

Our new home is:
UH College of Technology
13850 University Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479

We’ll post room numbers, parking maps, and all that good stuff when we’re closer to the date.

To schedule your arrival + departure:

Friday’s Lab 1 pm – 4:30 CST
Saturday’s Spring Gathering 8:30 am – ~5 pm CST
On-campus parking will be free

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Accommodations + Rideshares

Arrival + Departure

Friday Lab runs 1 pm – 4:30 CST
Saturday Spring Gathering 8:30 am – ~5pm CST
Both will be held at our Sugar Land campus and on-campus parking will be free both days

Check out out Community Bulletin Board to arrange rideshares and accommodations

Hotel	~$ per night	Minutes away from University (driving)
Studio 6	$55	16 mins
Super 8	$83	15 mins
Best Western Sugar Land	$89	8 mins
Home2 Suites	$103	7 mins
Hilton Garden Inn	$111	6 mins
La Quinta Richmond-Sugarland	$121	10 mins
Houston Marriott	$179	7 mins

Houston Foresight Awards

The Houston Foresight Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding student work in the field of Foresight. This new competition highlights excellence across individual and group projects completed in 2025, showcasing the creativity, rigor, and vision of our students.

Projects from designated foresight courses will be evaluated by the Houston Foresight Advisory Board, with winners invited to present at the Spring Gathering. By spotlighting the best of our community’s work, the Awards aim to encourage innovation, collaboration, and leadership in shaping the future.

- Current students are eligible.
- You may enter individual or group projects from 2025 (last Spring and this Fall).
- The projects may come from the following classes:
  - FORE 6351 Futures research project
  - FORE 6371 World futures: individual or group project
  - HDCS 6331 Advanced Strategies: group project
  - FORE 6359 Design Futures project
  - FORE 6395 Master’s project
  - FORE 6331 Social Change
  - FORE 6333 Systems (Wed)

The projects will be judged in two categories: individual and group. We anticipate 3 winners in each category, and plan to invite winners to present at the Spring Gathering (subject to change).
The judges will be members of the Houston Foresight Advisory Board.
NOTE: if your project is nominated for the APF Student Recognition program, and you accept that invitation, that project is then not eligible for the Houston Foresight Awards

DEADLINE: January 31, 2026

Submissions are closed but registration is still open – join us for Spring Gathering!

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