Overview
At Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus from September 11-13, 2009, a large number of attendees listened to over 70 presenters at the international general semantics conference titled Across the Generations: Legacies of Hope and Meaning.
The roundup of the event includes photographs and video taken during the weekend, plus publicity from the event and personal accounts.
Photo Galleries
Three photographers covered the weekend’s events.
Janet Faller Sassi
Photographer Janet Faller Sassi captured images from the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture.
September 11
![Mary Catherine Bateson presents her Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture "The Changing Shapes of Lives: Making Meaning Across Time"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-only/04.jpg "Mary Catherine Bateson presents her Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture "The Changing Shapes of Lives: Making Meaning Across Time"")
Mariusz Han
Fordham University student Mariusz Han, SJ, photographed many presenters at the conference.
September 11
![Bruce Kodish, Institute of General Semantics<br>"'Shoot Yourself!' Korzybski Said"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/001.jpg "Bruce Kodish, Institute of General Semantics<br>"'Shoot Yourself!' Korzybski Said"")
![Tyler Volk, New York University<br>"Building Hope for Global Prosperity in 2050"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/002.jpg "Tyler Volk, New York University<br>"Building Hope for Global Prosperity in 2050"")
![B.W. Powe, York University<br>"Visions of Marshall McLuhan and Northrup Frye: Alchemy and Synergy"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/003.jpg "B.W. Powe, York University<br>"Visions of Marshall McLuhan and Northrup Frye: Alchemy and Synergy"")
![Robert Priest, <em>Now</em> Magazine<br>"Meme Splicing and Reversals: A Poetry Reading"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/004.jpg "Robert Priest, <em>Now</em> Magazine<br>"Meme Splicing and Reversals: A Poetry Reading"")
![Michael Ben-Eli, Sustainability Laboratory<br>"The Cybernetics of Change, the Media and the Challenge of Sustainability"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/006.jpg "Michael Ben-Eli, Sustainability Laboratory<br>"The Cybernetics of Change, the Media and the Challenge of Sustainability"")
![Paul Levinson, Fordham University<br>"New New Media"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/007.jpg "Paul Levinson, Fordham University<br>"New New Media"")
![Denise Schmandt-Besserat, University of Texas, Austin<br>"The Human Form as Symbol in 7000 BC"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/009.jpg "Denise Schmandt-Besserat, University of Texas, Austin<br>"The Human Form as Symbol in 7000 BC"")
![Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute<br>"The World of Null-W"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/010.jpg "Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute<br>"The World of Null-W"")
!["Minds and Meanings: A Panel Discussion"<br>(L to R) Thom Gencarelli, Manhattan College; Renee Hobbs, Temple University; Jerome Bruner, New York University; Kenneth Gergen, Taos Institute](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/012.jpg ""Minds and Meanings: A Panel Discussion"<br>(L to R) Thom Gencarelli, Manhattan College; Renee Hobbs, Temple University; Jerome Bruner, New York University; Kenneth Gergen, Taos Institute")
September 12
![Thierry Bardini, University of Montreal<br>"When the Map Becomes the Territory: Korzybski and Cyber Culture"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/032.jpg "Thierry Bardini, University of Montreal<br>"When the Map Becomes the Territory: Korzybski and Cyber Culture"")
![Jaime Snyder, Co-Founder & Former Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute<br>"Buckminster Fuller"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/037.jpg "Jaime Snyder, Co-Founder & Former Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute<br>"Buckminster Fuller"")
![Janet Sternberg, President of the Media Ecology Association<br>"Neil Postman"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/038.jpg "Janet Sternberg, President of the Media Ecology Association<br>"Neil Postman"")
![Lance Strate, Executive Director of the Institute of General Semantics<br>"Alfred Korzybski and Marshall McLuhan"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/042.jpg "Lance Strate, Executive Director of the Institute of General Semantics<br>"Alfred Korzybski and Marshall McLuhan"")
September 13
![Tom Bruneau, Radford University<br>"Chronemics: Time-Binding and Personal Time Construction"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/092.jpg "Tom Bruneau, Radford University<br>"Chronemics: Time-Binding and Personal Time Construction"")
![Eva Berger, College of Management, Tel Aviv<br>"Combat Cuties: A General Semantics Look at Photographs of Women Soldiers in Israel"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/094.jpg "Eva Berger, College of Management, Tel Aviv<br>"Combat Cuties: A General Semantics Look at Photographs of Women Soldiers in Israel"")
![Frank J. Scardilli, United States Court of Appeals<br>"How Just Is Our Own System of Justice?: Some Challenging Insights into American Law and Lawyering"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/096.jpg "Frank J. Scardilli, United States Court of Appeals<br>"How Just Is Our Own System of Justice?: Some Challenging Insights into American Law and Lawyering"")
![Thomas M. McCourt (left), Fordham University<br>"<em>Drop City</em>: A Documentary in Progress"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/097.jpg "Thomas M. McCourt (left), Fordham University<br>"<em>Drop City</em>: A Documentary in Progress"")
![Pier Marton, Washington University<br>"The Holocaust in 1,000 Years: Moving into the Future"](http://www.generalsemantics.org/wp-content/gallery/2009-akml-conference/099.jpg "Pier Marton, Washington University<br>"The Holocaust in 1,000 Years: Moving into the Future"")
Robert Barry Francos
Photographer Robert Barry Francos also documented the conference with photos. He has created three galleries of photos from the conference.
September 11
Click here for images from September 11 by Robert Barry Francos.
September 12
Click here for images from September 12 by Robert Barry Francos.
September 13
Click here for images from September 13 by Robert Barry Francos.
Video
We aim to make available selected videos from the conference.
Watch the IGS News blog for Updates.
Publicity
Where We Live Radio Segment
Where We Live, the Connecticut NPR radio show, aired a pretaped segment with 57th Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecturer Mary Catherine Bateson, previewing her lecture.
Click here to listen to the radio segment on Where We Live.
Fordham University News Article
Fordham University’s website contains a story about 57th Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecturer Mary Catherine Bateson’s lecture.
Click here to the article on Fordham University’s website.
Aaron DeNu created a Facebook page for the conference.
Click here to view the conference Facebook page. (Membership required)