2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NORTH CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
1st place Middle Scenario Team
1st place Middle MAGIC
2nd place Middle GIPS Team
2nd place Junior GIPS Individual
8th place Junior GIPS Team
FPS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Future Problem Solving International Conference features four days of fun, friendship, competition, exploration, and celebration. Teams from around the world meet to compete and solve problems. The 2023 competition will be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
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Annually the top teams and individuals in FPSPI affiliate and mentored programs are invited to the Future Problem Solving International Conference. Hosted on the campus of a prominent university, over 2,000 gather to vie for the title of international champion in team and individual Global Issues Problem Solving, Scenario Writing, and team and individual Community Problem Solving. Students leave the international conference with friends and memories that last a lifetime.
"Of all of the many options for teaching students research and problem solving skills, Future Problem Solving is my favorite! FPS enables students to use their academic and creative talents and problem solving skills to make a difference in the world. This is a goal that all children should pursue."
Sally M. Reis, Department Head & Professor Educational Psychology Dept., NEAG School of Education UCONN
"I feel like FPS made it okay to be smart again. The FPS process can be applied to so many of life's sticky situations. In general, FPS made me the person I am today and I will continue to participate in whatever way possible. Through international conference, I've made friends in New Zealand with whom I still keep in contact."
Meg Duffy, 2005 Graduate of RHAM High School
Hebron, CT Wheaton College
2024 International Conference (IC)
2023 IC Topic: Currency
2022 IC Topic: Antibiotic Resistance
2021 IC Topic: Neurotechnology
2020 IC Topic: Terraforming
2019 IC Topic: De-extinction
2018 IC Topic: Criminal Justice
2017 IC Topic: Biosecurity
2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
NORTH CAROLINA WINS!
Iowa State University
1ST PLACE:
MULTI-AFFILIATE GLOBAL ISSUES PROBLEM SOLVING (MAGIC) MIDDLE DIVISION
2ND PLACE:
MULTI-AFFILIATE GLOBAL ISSUES PROBLEM SOLVING (MAGIC)
JUNIOR DIVISION
2ND PLACE:
PRESENTATION OF ACTION PLAN
MIDDLE DIVISION
3RD PLACE:
INDIVIDUAL GLOBAL ISSUES PROBLEM SOLVING
MIDDLE DIVISION