Magazine for Students Debuts At International Science Fair
4 May 2000
Magazine for Students Debuts At International Science Fair
DETROIT--May 3, 2000--FutureTek, a new Detroit-based magazine for students interested in science and engineering, makes its debut next week at the 51st annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2000), May 7-12 at Cobo Center in Detroit.The creation of Karey McCann, a former editor at Ward's Auto World magazine who also has served as an automotive consultant and editor for Pricewaterhouse Cooper's Autofacts Group, FutureTek will target high school and college students 14 through 21 years of age.
"Our mission is to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, engineering and skilled technical trades," McCann said. "FutureTek aims to promote real-time interaction among readers, educators and industry."
A pilot edition of the new publication will be distributed to students, educators, judges and volunteers attending ISEF 2000, she said. Expanded coverage begins with the quarterly magazine's August issue, which is slated to have 48 pages with a print run of 100,000.
ISEF is the Olympics of science competitions. Held annually in May, ISEF brings together more than 1,500 of the world's brightest students to compete for more than $2 million in scholarships, tuition grants, scientific equipment and educational trips. The grand prize is a trip to the Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden.
"FutureTek's pilot edition has been well received by readers and prospective advertisers," McCann noted. "The magazine's target audience fits the recruiting needs of many major corporations, as well as colleges and universities. Based on industry response, we have promises of ads for subsequent issues from a number of major automotive suppliers."
FutureTek's strategies and editorial content are supported by an advisory board whose charter members include Robert Oswald, chairman, president and CEO of Robert Bosch Corporation, and Marjorie Sorge, director of strategic communications at Visteon Automotive Systems and former editor-in-chief of Automotive Industries magazine.
McCann, the daughter of former Detroit News science editor Hugh Wray-McCann, is publisher and editorial director of the magazine. FutureTek's editorial staff includes senior correspondents Rosemary Arnholt, who has 18 years of journalistic experience as an editor, reporter and freelancer; and Brian DeFrancesco, former Ward's Auto Dealer .
The publication's contributing writers include Charles Ferguson Barker, a geologist for an environmental consulting firm, who also teaches environmental geology at Detroit's Wayne State University; Bob Green, a traffic safety specialist and instructor at the Skip Barber Racing School based in Lakeville, CT, and Hugh Wray-McCann, who, since retired from The Detroit News, writes novels and screenplays.
Christopher Wray-McCann, the magazine's cover photographer, is based in Hollywood, CA. His work has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Spin, Interview, and Travel & Leisure. Anthony Lewis, a graduate of Detroit's Center for Creative Studies, is FutureTek's creative director.
For additional information about FutureTek, e-mail mc2pub@netzero.net or phone 248-426-8037. The MC2/FutureTek website, www.mc2pub.com, will be online May 15, 2000. ISEF 2000 maintains a website at www.isef2000.org.
Between two and three million students will complete science research projects at nearly 500 affiliated fairs in more than 45 countries and all 50 states for the prestige of competing at ISEF 2000. An estimated 5,000 educators, sponsors, fair organizers and volunteers along with students, their families and media from around the world are expected to attend the Detroit event.
More than 1,700 highly qualified representatives of business, industry, the sciences and academia will judge the competition, which will be attended by a group of Nobel Prize winning scientists.
ISEF 2000 will be open free-of-charge for public viewing on Thursday and Friday, May 11 - 12. Nearly 50,000 school children and adults are expected to attend the final two days of the program.
ISEF is held in a different city each May. Host cities enjoy the pride of hosting an international event and, in the process, generate close to $8 million for their local state economies. The Host City Committee is responsible for securing facilities, recruiting judges, promoting volunteerism, arranging tour and raising funds in support of the program. Local support for ISEF 2000 has been provided through the efforts of the Engineering and Science Development Foundation and major corporations, foundations and private donors throughout the State of Michigan.