Futures Conference Reaction

Overall, I thought the Futures Conference went smoothly. My group was very prepared to present and to answer questions which showed in our presentation. We focused really hard on cutting down our presentation time to make it just right and I’m glad that we accomplished it in the end. The event was organized really well as every room was diverse and very open to discussion. It was diverse because they mixed Macaulay students from different schools into the same rooms which I really liked. Students from different backgrounds could come together to share their groups’ ideas. Every group had 10 minutes to present and then a Q&A session, which gave every group a chance to speak equally. During the Q&A sections, the environment was very open for anyone to ask their questions. I was happy to see everyone engaged in discussion on the big-picture problems. The two hours went by relatively quickly in my opinion as there were 7 groups packed together, each with an interesting topic.