"Mapping the Cybernetic Supernode" (11/30)

[Tim Hwang]

Hey BAIO:

Event that might be of interest happening in Berkeley on Monday focusing on the international supply chain, came across our radar from a fellow BAIO member:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapping-the-cybernetic-supernode-tickets-18026679283

How do products move through our spaces, and why does it matter? This evening program will explore the global supply chain and the Bay Area's position as a key technology hub—or "supernode"—that powerfully shapes how goods are produced, circulated, and consumed throughout the world. Empire Logistics will showcase new mapping and diagramming tools, offer a closer understanding of local and global supply chains, and investigate how the flow of goods impacts our society and planet. 

 

Panelists will include Peter Olney, former Director of Organizing for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), Charmaine Chua, political ethnographer of container shipping across the trans-pacific passage, Anna Tsing, UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor and author of the influential essay "Supply Chains and the Human Condition," and Jasper Bernes, poet and essayist.

Enjoy!

-Tim