01 / Orientation
Halcyon Assembly brings researchers, makers and public-interest leaders together to examine the materials reshaping everyday life. Across talks, workshops and shared tables, new evidence meets practical action.
Fields represented12
Lead sessions7
Working groups4
Partner studios18
02 / ProgramSaturday · Watershed Hall
Ideas with
working edges
09:45 — 10:25
Materials after extraction
Dr. Mina Vale maps the emerging chemistry of circular production, from recovered feedstocks to the policy choices that decide which experiments can scale.
11:10 — 11:50
Designing for long use
Engineer Tomas Iriarte shares field research on repair networks and the overlooked social infrastructure that keeps products useful for decades.
Lunch and working tables
The port in transition
Food systems, local proof
What do we build next?
Closing exchange
03 / Field notesPeople, material, place
04 / PartnersBuilt through cooperation
Supported by
clear intent
KINSHIP
FIELDWORK
ALLOY
COMMON
TIDELINE