Seapunk Symposium
This month, across many popups, we’ve learnt about network nations, popup cities, DeSci, third places, care chains, cosmo-localism, and more.
What might these mean for where we are? What fresh Southeast Asian futures can we now imagine?
The Seapunk Symposium is a space to explore these ideas and imagine fresh solarpunk-inspired futures for South East Asia (S.E.A.). If you’re interested not just in technology, but the worlds, lives, and extitutions enabled by new tech and ideas, this might be just the space for you.
Seapunk Symposium
Part Southeast Asian studies, part creative collective, part human systems futures, Seapunk Playshop is a two-week co-imagination camp in Chiang Mai this Oct 21—Nov 3, with the goal of making great seapunk memes, games, and worlds.
The climax of the Playshop, Seapunk Symposium is a three-day event over Nov 1-3 featuring:
Talks and workshops
Creative imagination and writing challenges
A pop-up exhibition on the third day for participants to showcase concepts and ideas with an open walk-in audience
We highly recommend Symposium participants plan to attend all three days to get the most of their experience.
Schedule Overview
Fri (Nov 1) — Symposium from 0930-1700 at the Furama Chiang Mai (17F Camelot lounge)
Sat (Nov 2) Symposium from 0930-1500 at Chef's Together (upstairs area)
Sun (Nov 3) at Chef's Together (upstairs area)
Pop-Up Exhibition Prep from 0900-1300, followed by
Public Pop-Up Exhibition at 1300-1500
If you plan to attend the Symposium (not just the Exhibition) and have not previously registered, please register here for any important updates or blasts. Those who have previously registered for the Seapunk Playshop will have their registrations automatically transferred so you don't need to register again.
About Seapunk
Seapunk is a quest for fresh ‘solarpunk for South East Asia’ futures inspired by the region’s historic open-sea world and culture, and imagined against the technologies, opportunities, and crises of our time.
For more info, visit seapunk.asia or follow our general Seapunk Telegram announcement channel at t.me/seapunks.
Our partners and collaborators include Association of Professional Futurists, Existential Hope, Foresight Institute, and Edge City Lanna.