Presidential Address at SHOT Annual Meeting

In a landmark event, Cristobal Bonelli and Marina Weinberg, alongside Gabrielle Hecht, Damir Galaz Mandakovic, and Valentina Figueroa, delivered the Presidential Address at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). The conference, themed "Repair in the History of Technology," provided a fitting platform for the collective talk.

Their address, based on collaborative work in Northern Chile, introduced the concept of “Carbon Omissions,” a novel term coined by the team to highlight overlooked aspects of carbon emissions and their impacts. The presentation underscored the importance of acknowledging these omissions in historical and contemporary discussions about technology and environmental sustainability.

The SHOT Annual Meeting continues to be a critical gathering for thought leaders and innovators in the history of technology, and this year's Presidential Address by Bonelli, Weinberg, and their colleagues was a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse.