ASC NEWSLETTER - March 2026

[Mateus vanStralen]

ASC Newsletter – March 2026 Call for Participation  ASC Conference: Conversational Confluences | Ouro Preto - Brazil - August 3-7, 2026 This is the last week to submit if you need feedback in time to apply for travel funding or confirm your registration. Submit by March 16 to receive a decision by early April. Participants are invited to submit extended abstracts of approximately 500 words, aligned with one of the 8 conference tracks. The review process is conversational and supportive — focused on developing ideas through dialogue. More information ASC Speaker Series Season 6: Emergent Territories Third Sunday of each month | 12:00 EDT Virtual conversations on cybernetic topics from a diverse group of theorists and practitioners. Formats alternates between interviews, presentations and conversations. More details and planning March 15 — Cybernetics in 2026: A Conversation in the Round - Register here Call for Abstracts  GORDON PASK 1928 - 1996 - 2026 - Cybernetics, Conversation, Interaction & AI Interdisciplinary Symposium - University of Vienna, Austria - 17 September 2026 Honorary Symposium Committee: BERNARD SCOTT — PAUL PANGARO — GERARD DE ZEEUW 16 September 2026: Opening evening lecture (in conjunction with Heinz von Foerster Lectures) ROBERT TRAPPL  Submission deadline is March 24 More information Re-Braiding Cybernetics & AI — Symposium Series In 1956, researchers at Dartmouth renamed their field "Artificial Intelligence" to separate themselves from their origins in Cybernetics. The split was consequential — and largely unexamined since. The Re-Braiding Project seeks to bring these fields back into conversation. Its Symposium Series Unspoken Continuities launches March 25 at 11:00 EDT with "The Split" — exploring what AI left behind and what a re-joininh might bring about. The series will be recorded and published openly, culminating in a physical exhibit at CMU's Posner Center in Spring 2027.  Fee registration via this form.  Your input is welcome Your feedback can shape this newsletter. If you want to contribute, share your work. Once we receive enough input from members, we’ll feature it in upcoming newsletters, curating the content to reflect the diversity of domains, generations, and geographies. American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Founded in 1964 in Washington, DC, USA www.asc-cybernetics.org