SIGCIS Conference 2020: Regretfully Canceled
To our fabulous SIGCIS community, It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events. Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community. This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend. We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us. We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet. This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future. Stay safe--until we meet again, SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen --------------------------------------- Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/> MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor -Need to make an appt? Click, don't email: https://bit.ly/2GIHuK0 -Probably typed by voice recognition, so please cherish typos
A good decision, thank you for sharing. In 2020, "The only winning move is not to play." On 4/22/20 10:27 AM, Laine Nooney wrote:
To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/>
MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor
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Thank you for letting us know of this thoughtful decision, and best wishes to everyone on the SIGCIS listserv. -Julie Cohn
On April 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM Evan Koblentz <evan@snarc.net> wrote:
A good decision, thank you for sharing.
In 2020, "The only winning move is not to play."
On 4/22/20 10:27 AM, Laine Nooney wrote:
> > To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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Thanks Laine, we are living in challenging times, and international travel is going to be an ongoing issue for at least this year and possibly beyond. Good to work as a community on our listserv to support our scholarship and keep our spirits up From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> On Behalf Of JULIE COHN Sent: Thursday, 23 April 2020 4:19 AM To: Evan Koblentz <evan@snarc.net>; Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com>; sigcis <members@sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] SIGCIS Conference 2020: Regretfully Canceled Thank you for letting us know of this thoughtful decision, and best wishes to everyone on the SIGCIS listserv. -Julie Cohn On April 22, 2020 at 9:37 AM Evan Koblentz <evan@snarc.net<mailto:evan@snarc.net>> wrote: A good decision, thank you for sharing. In 2020, "The only winning move is not to play." On 4/22/20 10:27 AM, Laine Nooney wrote: To our fabulous SIGCIS community, It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events. Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community. This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend. We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us. We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet. This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future. 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I’m sorry to hear that the conference is canceled, but in these times, any relief I can get to not feel guilty about submitting something is very welcome. Hope everyone is staying safe. https://www.nabeelsiddiqui.net
On Apr 22, 2020, at 9:27 AM, Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com> wrote:
To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor
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Dear SIGCIS Members, If any of you or your students find you have extra time on your hands I could really use some help with the History of Computing in Learning and Education (HCLE) Virtual Museum project. I am not associated with any schools or universities and so do not have a stable of students looking for tasks and topics. My archive could probably spawn 100 masters degrees and many PhDs but first I need help to get the material organized and the ed tech pioneers interviewed. Much of this work can be done remotely. Sadly I have no funding but would be happy to collaborate on grant proposals. Please circulate this plea among your colleagues. Sheltering with 1000 documents, Liza Liza Loop Executive Director, LO*OP Center, Inc. Guerneville, CA 95446 www.loopcenter.org 650 619 1099 (between 8 am and 10 pm Pacific time only please) Volunteer with sonomacounty.recovers.org, rocsonomacounty.org, campfirebutte.recovers.org On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 7:28 AM Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com> wrote:
To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/>
MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor
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Just wanted to send out a note of appreciation for all the kind and understanding responses we've received, both on and off list. Stay safe everyone... Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/> MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor -Need to make an appt? Click, don't email: https://bit.ly/2GIHuK0 -Probably typed by voice recognition, so please cherish typos On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 10:27 AM Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com> wrote:
To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/>
MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU <http://www.nyu.edu/> Assistant Professor
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Thank you for recognizing the mental health of our colleagues as an important consideration. Your eloquent explanation of the cancellation softened the expected and wise decision. Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as well as distancing, JC Jonathan Coopersmith Professor Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4236 979.739.4708 (cell) 979.862.4314 (fax) Reality article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/corona-exhausted-moral... Most recent oped: "Will Artemis fail in the halls of Congress?" https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3836/1 Apollo thoughts: https://today.tamu.edu/2019/07/19/would-apollo-11-have-happened-without-russ... *FAXED. The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University Press) is the co-recipient of the 2016 Business History Conference Hagley Prize for best book in business history. On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 4:01 PM Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com> wrote:
Just wanted to send out a note of appreciation for all the kind and understanding responses we've received, both on and off list.
Stay safe everyone...
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 10:27 AM Laine Nooney <laine.nooney@gmail.com> wrote:
To our fabulous SIGCIS community,
It is with great regret that I write to announce the cancellation of the SIGCIS 2020 fall conference. The organizing team was incredibly excited to share the conference call and keynote selection for our annually co-located event with SHOT, scheduled for this year in New Orleans. Yet as the time for launching the CFP approached, we felt it was essential to take an unvarnished view of current events.
Travel and large gatherings seem likely to remain restricted in the fall and will certainly remain high risk for many members of our community. Furthermore, many of us are experiencing greater institutional and economic precarity than ever before, as we watch hiring lines pulled, offers withdrawn, and research funds frozen. The full impact of COVID-19 is going to run a long course through our community.
This decision is not a message about the likelihood of SHOT happening. Rather, as a small set of volunteers with no economic liabilities/contracts in play, we made the decision that we did not want to go through the labor of pulling together a conference if there was a probability that it would need to be canceled or it would be challenging for members of our community to attend.
We considered keeping our call and holding the conference virtually, but virtual events have their own logistical challenges, in addition to all the standard labor of conference organization. In short, we did not think it was prudent for the mental health of any of us to take on a set of new and unfamiliar burdens in the middle of a pandemic that is rapidly changing our research, teaching, and service. Furthermore, we all shared an unease about putting out a call for scholarship during these obviously turbulent times; moving forward as if business was usual did not sit well with any of us.
We do intend to organize some kind of connecting event, probably virtually, during the weekend that SIGCIS would usually occur. However, we want to be able to be responsive to where people are, professionally and emotionally, in several months. Therefore, we are not making commitments to format just yet.
This decision was made with a grim certainty that this was the right course of action; that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard to make. For all of us on the organizing committee—myself, Stephanie, Morgan, Andy, and Kera—SIGCIS is a key intellectual and interpersonal community, a space of not just colleagues, but friends. Personally speaking, SIGCIS has become one of the highlights of my academic year, and I have tremendous gratitude for how enthusiastically so many of you have supported the work this team does, as we work to build a history that imagines a better future.
Stay safe--until we meet again,
SIGCIS Conference Committee Laine Nooney, Vice-Chair of Meetings Stephanie Dick Morgan Ames Andy Russell, SIGCIS Chair Kera Allen
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Dear colleagues, I hope all is well during this difficult period. A graduate student who works on a thesis on the history of the introduction and use of electronic computing in architecture (focusing on hardware-software for architectural drawing/design), has asked me to help her with secondary literature on the topic. Suggestions would be very welcomed. Thank you, Telly Aristotle Tympas Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Division of History of Science and Technology, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Graduate Program ‘Science, Technology, Society—Science and Technology Studies’ National and Kapodistrian University of Athens http://scholar.uoa.gr/tympas/home
Dear Telly, I would suggest your student looks into the work of my CMU colleague Daniel Cardoso, a computer historian and professor of architecture. His 2015 book *Builders of the Vision* is an insightful history of computer-aided design. His website, with links to several relevant articles, is here: http://dcardo.com/ . I have a peripheral connection with his work in reconstructing early CAD software, and last year he exhibited a reconstruction of the 1972 CISP system (by Christos Yessios) as part of an exhibit I curated on campus here in Pittsburgh. Daniel is quite approachable, and would probably be amenable to your student reaching out to him. Best, Andrew On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 12:16 PM Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
I hope all is well during this difficult period.
A graduate student who works on a thesis on the history of the introduction and use of electronic computing in architecture (focusing on hardware-software for architectural drawing/design), has asked me to help her with secondary literature on the topic. Suggestions would be very welcomed.
Thank you,
Telly
Aristotle Tympas Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Division of History of Science and Technology, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Graduate Program ‘Science, Technology, Society—Science and Technology Studies’ National and Kapodistrian University of Athens http://scholar.uoa.gr/tympas/home _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Might I suggest Architectural Intelligence by Molly Wright Steenson: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/architectural-intelligence Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://aka.ms/blhgte> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Andrew Meade McGee <amm5ae@virginia.edu> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2020 2:11:23 PM To: Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr> Cc: sigcis <members@sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] History of computing in architecture -- references? Dear Telly, I would suggest your student looks into the work of my CMU colleague Daniel Cardoso, a computer historian and professor of architecture. His 2015 book Builders of the Vision is an insightful history of computer-aided design. His website, with links to several relevant articles, is here: http://dcardo.com/ . I have a peripheral connection with his work in reconstructing early CAD software, and last year he exhibited a reconstruction of the 1972 CISP system (by Christos Yessios) as part of an exhibit I curated on campus here in Pittsburgh. Daniel is quite approachable, and would probably be amenable to your student reaching out to him. Best, Andrew On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 12:16 PM Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> wrote: Dear colleagues, I hope all is well during this difficult period. A graduate student who works on a thesis on the history of the introduction and use of electronic computing in architecture (focusing on hardware-software for architectural drawing/design), has asked me to help her with secondary literature on the topic. Suggestions would be very welcomed. Thank you, Telly Aristotle Tympas Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Division of History of Science and Technology, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Graduate Program ‘Science, Technology, Society—Science and Technology Studies’ National and Kapodistrian University of Athens http://scholar.uoa.gr/tympas/home _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Dear Telly, Daniel's and Molly's works are excellent suggestions! May I add the book that I co-edited with Olga Touloumi: Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://www.routledge.com/Computer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground/Vardouli-Touloumi/p/book/9780815396529?utm_source=crcpress.com&utm_medium=referral> (Routledge, 2020). It is a collection of essays by architecture and history of computing colleagues writing on this exact topic. Also, please tell your student that they are welcome to contact me if they would like to talk more. This is the area in which I research and teach. Plus we could chat in Greek :) All best, Theodora -- Theodora Vardouli Assistant Professor | Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture | McGill University 815 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal Québec, Canada H3A 0C2 | 514.398.6709 @McGill<https://www.mcgill.ca/architecture/people-0/faculty/vardouli> | openarchitectures.com<http://openarchitectures.com/> Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://www.crcpress.com/Computer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground/Vardouli-Touloumi/p/book/9780815396529> On May 3, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Fenwick Mckelvey <fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca<mailto:fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca>> wrote: Might I suggest Architectural Intelligence by Molly Wright Steenson: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/architectural-intelligence Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://aka.ms/blhgte> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org>> on behalf of Andrew Meade McGee <amm5ae@virginia.edu<mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu>> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2020 2:11:23 PM To: Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> Cc: sigcis <members@sigcis.org<mailto:members@sigcis.org>> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] History of computing in architecture -- references? Dear Telly, I would suggest your student looks into the work of my CMU colleague Daniel Cardoso, a computer historian and professor of architecture. His 2015 book Builders of the Vision is an insightful history of computer-aided design. His website, with links to several relevant articles, is here: http://dcardo.com/ . I have a peripheral connection with his work in reconstructing early CAD software, and last year he exhibited a reconstruction of the 1972 CISP system (by Christos Yessios) as part of an exhibit I curated on campus here in Pittsburgh. Daniel is quite approachable, and would probably be amenable to your student reaching out to him. Best, Andrew On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 12:16 PM Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> wrote: Dear colleagues, I hope all is well during this difficult period. A graduate student who works on a thesis on the history of the introduction and use of electronic computing in architecture (focusing on hardware-software for architectural drawing/design), has asked me to help her with secondary literature on the topic. Suggestions would be very welcomed. Thank you, Telly Aristotle Tympas Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Division of History of Science and Technology, Department of History and Philosophy of Science Director, Graduate Program ‘Science, Technology, Society—Science and Technology Studies’ National and Kapodistrian University of Athens http://scholar.uoa.gr/tympas/home _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org/>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Dear Telly, It’s a strange and difficult book, but Contagious Architecture: Computation, Aesthetics, and Space, by Luciana Parisi, might provide a very different but quite expansive understanding of the relationship between architecture and computation. **** *** **** A d e n **** *** **** Associate Professor Department of English & Creative Writing Dartmouth College On May 3, 2020, at 3:35 PM, Theodora Vardouli, Prof. <theodora.vardouli@mcgill.ca<mailto:theodora.vardouli@mcgill.ca>> wrote: Dear Telly, Daniel's and Molly's works are excellent suggestions! May I add the book that I co-edited with Olga Touloumi: Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FComputer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground%2FVardouli-Touloumi%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9780815396529%3Futm_source%3Dcrcpress.com%26utm_medium%3Dreferral&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=NduMLSeqcqAvvQmMIHCHmq%2FWxFh5F%2FTCJ%2B%2FMxbNHPSo%3D&reserved=0> (Routledge, 2020). It is a collection of essays by architecture and history of computing colleagues writing on this exact topic. Also, please tell your student that they are welcome to contact me if they would like to talk more. This is the area in which I research and teach. Plus we could chat in Greek :) All best, Theodora -- Theodora Vardouli Assistant Professor | Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture | McGill University 815 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal Québec, Canada H3A 0C2 | 514.398.6709 @McGill<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcgill.ca%2Farchitecture%2Fpeople-0%2Ffaculty%2Fvardouli&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=u8vrllk7cdfNRBgY76Dj2%2FMNlg%2F%2Btk1wL8cRGov%2FMUA%3D&reserved=0> | openarchitectures.com<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fopenarchitectures.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=TlJSQ4RrgL0JMXzjQzHA74PRvGHyB%2BerCNe8qqZG9JM%3D&reserved=0> Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crcpress.com%2FComputer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground%2FVardouli-Touloumi%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9780815396529&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260349522&sdata=tvmrw1ShBU1w3nl0llHsdqgwD25cypcHbUN9cA8nRsM%3D&reserved=0> On May 3, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Fenwick Mckelvey <fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca<mailto:fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca>> wrote: Might I suggest Architectural Intelligence by Molly Wright Steenson: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/architectural-intelligence<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitpress.mit.edu%2Fbooks%2Farchitectural-intelligence&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260349522&sdata=746w%2FuRaS8Fc6R%2BXGNi0WScYtjqxbokSqbObS7NgIvs%3D&reserved=0> Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fblhgte&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260359521&sdata=RQodY0qJXHaPhLwngf5ZJNJ%2FQGlpXAPgasLIvemkSmQ%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org>> on behalf of Andrew Meade McGee <amm5ae@virginia.edu<mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu>> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2020 2:11:23 PM To: Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> Cc: sigcis <members@sigcis.org<mailto:members@sigcis.org>> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] History of computing in architecture -- references? Dear Telly, I would suggest your student looks into the work of my CMU colleague Daniel Cardoso, a computer historian and professor of architecture. His 2015 book Builders of the Vision is an insightful history of computer-aided design. His website, with links to several relevant articles, is here: http://dcardo.com/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcardo.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260359521&sdata=Lc5touT9ZLYRO2pgKUed3Cs8zOOOcHN%2FV5YAUM8wE7E%3D&reserved=0> . I have a peripheral connection with his work in reconstructing early CAD software, and last year he exhibited a reconstruction of the 1972 CISP system (by Christos Yessios) as part of an exhibit I curated on campus here in Pittsburgh. Daniel is quite approachable, and would probably be amenable to your student reaching out to him. Best, Andrew On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 12:16 PM Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> wrote: Dear colleagues, I hope all is well during this difficult period. A graduate student who works on a thesis on the history of the introduction and use of electronic computing in architecture (focusing on hardware-software for architectural drawing/design), has asked me to help her with secondary literature on the topic. Suggestions would be very welcomed. 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A couple of references from MIT: “A Second Modernism: MIT, Architecture, and the ’Techno-Social’ Movement” edited by Aridam Dutta (SA+P Press; MIT Press, 2013) has many useful essays. It is also worth examining the myriad of works on and by the MIT Architecture and Machine Group (1967-1985, then folded into the MIT Media Laboratory). Negroponte’s master’s thesis “The computer simulation of perception during motion in the urban environment” is available online: http://library.mit.edu/item/000596045 but there are many articles. Debbie Douglas On May 3, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Aden L. Evens <Aden.L.Evens@dartmouth.edu<mailto:Aden.L.Evens@dartmouth.edu>> wrote: Dear Telly, It’s a strange and difficult book, but Contagious Architecture: Computation, Aesthetics, and Space, by Luciana Parisi, might provide a very different but quite expansive understanding of the relationship between architecture and computation. **** *** **** A d e n **** *** **** Associate Professor Department of English & Creative Writing Dartmouth College On May 3, 2020, at 3:35 PM, Theodora Vardouli, Prof. <theodora.vardouli@mcgill.ca<mailto:theodora.vardouli@mcgill.ca>> wrote: Dear Telly, Daniel's and Molly's works are excellent suggestions! May I add the book that I co-edited with Olga Touloumi: Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FComputer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground%2FVardouli-Touloumi%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9780815396529%3Futm_source%3Dcrcpress.com%26utm_medium%3Dreferral&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=NduMLSeqcqAvvQmMIHCHmq%2FWxFh5F%2FTCJ%2B%2FMxbNHPSo%3D&reserved=0> (Routledge, 2020). It is a collection of essays by architecture and history of computing colleagues writing on this exact topic. Also, please tell your student that they are welcome to contact me if they would like to talk more. This is the area in which I research and teach. Plus we could chat in Greek :) All best, Theodora -- Theodora Vardouli Assistant Professor | Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture | McGill University 815 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal Québec, Canada H3A 0C2 | 514.398.6709 @McGill<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcgill.ca%2Farchitecture%2Fpeople-0%2Ffaculty%2Fvardouli&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=u8vrllk7cdfNRBgY76Dj2%2FMNlg%2F%2Btk1wL8cRGov%2FMUA%3D&reserved=0> | openarchitectures.com<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fopenarchitectures.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260339535&sdata=TlJSQ4RrgL0JMXzjQzHA74PRvGHyB%2BerCNe8qqZG9JM%3D&reserved=0> Computer Architectures: Constructing the Common Ground<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crcpress.com%2FComputer-Architectures-Constructing-the-Common-Ground%2FVardouli-Touloumi%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9780815396529&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260349522&sdata=tvmrw1ShBU1w3nl0llHsdqgwD25cypcHbUN9cA8nRsM%3D&reserved=0> On May 3, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Fenwick Mckelvey <fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca<mailto:fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca>> wrote: Might I suggest Architectural Intelligence by Molly Wright Steenson: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/architectural-intelligence<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitpress.mit.edu%2Fbooks%2Farchitectural-intelligence&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260349522&sdata=746w%2FuRaS8Fc6R%2BXGNi0WScYtjqxbokSqbObS7NgIvs%3D&reserved=0> Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fblhgte&data=02%7C01%7CAden.L.Evens%40dartmouth.edu%7Cb51473cf4eb6404b34f408d7ef991f7c%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637241313260359521&sdata=RQodY0qJXHaPhLwngf5ZJNJ%2FQGlpXAPgasLIvemkSmQ%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org>> on behalf of Andrew Meade McGee <amm5ae@virginia.edu<mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu>> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2020 2:11:23 PM To: Aristotle Tympas <tympas@phs.uoa.gr<mailto:tympas@phs.uoa.gr>> Cc: sigcis <members@sigcis.org<mailto:members@sigcis.org>> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] History of computing in architecture -- references? 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