On Tuesday evening, participants of the ASC Meeting went to have Italian food at Galo’s Italian Grill and practiced the ASC’s Oral Tradition by telling stories and sharing memories about cyberneticians and the history of the ASC.
Dinner on Tuesday evening (photo: Paul Pangaro)
On Tuesday afternoon the winning entries to the Cybernetics of Cybernetics Competition were presented and discussed. Bob Helland presented his Heinz von Foerster Award-winning entry The ACRE Model.
Bob Helland presenting his entry to the Cybernetics of Cybernetics Competition
Mick Ashby’s First Prize-winning entry Structure, Environment, Purpose, and a Grand Challenge for the ASC was presented by Ranulph Glanville. Stuart Umpleby and Thomas Fischer shortly presented their entries, followed by a general discussion.
Starting the ASC Meeting on Tuesday morning, members of the ASC reviewed and discussed two short films that were produced by Ray and Charles Eames in the time between the Macy Conferences and the founding of the ASC. In the discussion it became abundantly clear that the field of cybernetics has developed enormously since its early days, while the public perception of cybernetics has not changed very much.
Communications Primer (Part 1 of 2)
Communications Primer (Part 2 of 2)
The Information Machine
The conference blog is opened.
Display sign at the Quality Inn
