--- title: "alan-kay-talks" description: "Talks by Alan Kay | Title | Date | Venue | Type | VPRI Record | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Computer Applications: A Dynamic Medium for Creative Thought by Alan Kay\") | 1972 | | T…" doc_version: 1 last_updated: 2026-10-17 canonical_url: "http://parc.yolo.scapegoat.dev/note/research/institute/research/2026/04/15/compiler-writing-hn/sources/web/alan-kay-talks" --- # alan-kay-talks Talks by Alan Kay | Title | Date | Venue | Type | VPRI Record | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Computer Applications: A Dynamic Medium for Creative Thought by Alan Kay") | 1972 | | T… ## Content ## Talks by Alan Kay | Title | Date | Venue | Type | VPRI Record | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Computer Applications: A Dynamic Medium for Creative Thought by Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Computer_Applications:_A_Dynamic_Medium_for_Creative_Thought_by_Alan_Kay_$1972$ "Computer Applications: A Dynamic Medium for Creative Thought by Alan Kay (1972)") | 1972 | | Talk | VPRI-0893 | | | [Joint House Congressional Committee Hearing](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Joint_House_Congressional_Committee_Hearing_$1982$ "Joint House Congressional Committee Hearing (1982)") | July 15, 1982 | Washington DC | Hearing | VPRI-0530 | | | [Alan Kay Interview](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_$1982$ "Alan Kay Interview (1982)") | November 1982 | | Interview | VPRI-0164 | | | [LINC Twentieth Anniversary Symposium](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/LINC_Twentieth_Anniversary_Symposium_$1983$ "LINC Twentieth Anniversary Symposium (1983)") | November 30, 1983 | | Talk | VPRI-0227 | | | [Processors in Programming Languages](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Processors_in_Programming_Languages "Processors in Programming Languages") | 1983 (approx.) | | Talk | VPRI-0234 | | | [Alan Kay at TED 1984](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_TED_$1984$ "Alan Kay at TED (1984)") | February 1984 | | Talk | VPRI-0009 | WIP: Lucas | | [Alan Kay at MacFest](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_MacFest_$1985$ "Alan Kay at MacFest (1985)") | May 20, 1985 | | Talk | VPRI-0012 | | | [The Dynabook -- Past, Present and Future](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/The_Dynabook_--_Past,_Present_and_Future_$1986$ "The Dynabook -- Past, Present and Future (1986)") | January 9, 1986 | Palo Alto, CA | Talk | VPRI-0671 | | | [The Apocrypha of the History of the Personal Workstation](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/The_Apocrypha_of_the_History_of_the_Personal_Workstation "The Apocrypha of the History of the Personal Workstation") | January 9, 1986 | Palo Alto, CA | Talk | VPRI-0653 | | | [A talk at Coors Television by Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_talk_at_Coors_Television_$late_1986_or_early_1987$ "Alan Kay talk at Coors Television (late 1986 or early 1987)") | December 1986 (late 1986 or early 1987) | | Talk | VPRI-0035 | | | [User Group University talk](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/A_talk_at_User_Group_University_$1987$ "A talk at User Group University (1987)") | 1987 | | Talk | VPRI-0102 | | | [Alan Kay at Pacific Northwest Bell Technology Forum](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Pacific_Northwest_Bell_Technology_Forum "Alan Kay at Pacific Northwest Bell Technology Forum") | October 3, 1987 | | Talk | VPRI-0141 | | | [Doing with Images Makes Symbols](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Doing_with_Images_Makes_Symbols_$1987$ "Doing with Images Makes Symbols (1987)") | October 27, 1987 | | Talk | VPRI-0394 | | | [A Vision of New Age with Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/A_Vision_of_New_Age_with_Alan_Kay_$1988$ "A Vision of New Age with Alan Kay (1988)") | 1988 | California, USA | Talk | VPRI-0224 | | | [Future School Now (1988)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Future_School_Now_$1988$ "Future School Now (1988)") | May 5, 1988 | | Interview | VPRI-0895 | | | [A Conversation with Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/A_Conversation_with_Alan_Kay_$1989$ "A Conversation with Alan Kay (1989)") | June 28, 1989 | | Interview | VPRI-0470 | | | [BCS Mac Awards Banquet and MacTech Wizards Meeting](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/BCS_Mac_Awards_Banquet_and_MacTech_Wizards_Meeting_$1989$ "BCS Mac Awards Banquet and MacTech Wizards Meeting (1989)") | August 10, 1989 | | Talk | VPRI-0357 | | | [Seminar with Alan Kay on Object Oriented Programming](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Seminar_with_Alan_Kay_on_Object_Oriented_Programming "Seminar with Alan Kay on Object Oriented Programming") | 1989 (late 80's) | | Talk | VPRI-0246 | | | [Alan Kay talk at BSO MultiMedia Group](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_talk_at_BSO_MultiMedia_Group "Alan Kay talk at BSO MultiMedia Group") | 1989 | Holland | Talk | VPRI-0351 | | | [Directions in Object-Oriented Programming From Actions to Agents](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Directions_in_Object-Oriented_Programming_From_Actions_to_Agents "Directions in Object-Oriented Programming From Actions to Agents") | 1989} (approx. maybe 1988) | | Talk | VPRI-0219 | | | [TED2 Alan Kay(Project Vivarium)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/TED2_Alan_Kay$Project_Vivarium$ "TED2 Alan Kay(Project Vivarium)") | February 1990 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at MIT Media Lab 5th Anniversary Event](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_MIT_Media_Lab_5th_Anniversary_Event_$1990$ "Alan Kay at MIT Media Lab 5th Anniversary Event (1990)") | October 1, 1990 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | VPRI-0316 | | | [Portable Portrait: ALAN KAY (1990)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Portable_Portrait:_ALAN_KAY_$1990$ "Portable Portrait: ALAN KAY (1990)") | 1990 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Interview | | | | [Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Alan Kay, (1990)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Machine_That_Changed_The_World,_The;_Interview_with_Alan_Kay,_$1990$ "Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Alan Kay, (1990)") | 1990 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Interview | | | | [A concept video and Alan Kay talk at WWDC '90 (VPRI 358)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/A_concept_video_and_Alan_Kay_talk_at_WWDC_%2790_$VPRI_358$ "A concept video and Alan Kay talk at WWDC '90 (VPRI 358)") | 1990 | San Jose, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0358 | Annotated | | [Alan Kay Interview (1990)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_$1990$ "Alan Kay Interview (1990)") | 1990 | Boston, MA USA | Interview | | | | [An Interview with Dr. Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/An_Interview_with_Dr._Alan_Kay_$1991$ "An Interview with Dr. Alan Kay (1991)") | 1991 | | Interview | VPRI-0146 | | | [Alan Kay at IRC Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_IRC_Conference_$1991$ "Alan Kay at IRC Conference (1991)") | February 4, 1991 | | Talk | VPRI-0320 | | | [End-User Programming](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/End-User_Programming_by_Alan_Kay_$1991$ "End-User Programming by Alan Kay (1991)") | March 21, 1991 | | Talk | VPRI-0147 | | | [Alan Kay at the Getty Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_the_Getty_Conference_$1991$ "Alan Kay at the Getty Conference (1991)") | April 26, 1991 | | Talk | VPRI-0142, 0205, 0283 | | | [Defining Perspective, INEL Computing Symposium](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Defining_Perspective,_INEL_Computing_Symposium_$1991$ "Defining Perspective, INEL Computing Symposium (1991)") | September 10, 1991 | Idaho | Talk | VPRI-0189 | | | [Kids & COMPUTERS: What's a parent to do? Panel Session](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Kids_%26_COMPUTERS:_What%27s_a_parent_to_do%3F_Panel_Session_$1991$ "Kids & COMPUTERS: What's a parent to do? Panel Session (1991)") | September 21, 1991 | Cambridge, MA USA | Panel | VPRI-0443 | | | [Kids & COMPUTERS: What's a parent to do?](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Kids_%26_COMPUTERS:_What%27s_a_parent_to_do%3F_$1991$ "Kids & COMPUTERS: What's a parent to do? (1991)") | September 21, 1991 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | VPRI-0441 | | | [Alan Kay at Computerland](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Computerland_$1991$ "Alan Kay at Computerland (1991)") | October 1991 | | Talk | VPRI-0629 | | | [Alan Kay at National School Board Association Meeting](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_National_School_Board_Association_Meeting_$1992$ "Alan Kay at National School Board Association Meeting (1992)") | 1992 | | Talk | VPRI-0628 | | | [Alan Kay at UCLA CS Department - Distinguished Lecturer Series (1993)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_UCLA_CS_Department_-_Distinguished_Lecturer_Series_$1993$ "Alan Kay at UCLA CS Department - Distinguished Lecturer Series (1993)") | April 13, 1993 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Talk | VPRI 0630 | | | [Alan Kay at Xerox PARC (1993)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Xerox_PARC_$1993$ "Alan Kay at Xerox PARC (1993)") | September 23, 1993 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0437 | | | [Alan Kay at Art Institute of Chicago](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Art_Institute_of_Chicago "Alan Kay at Art Institute of Chicago") | 1993 (approx.) | Chicago, IL USA | Talk | VPRI-0624 | | | [Alan Kay at 1994 World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_World_Economic_Forum,_Davos,_Switzerland_$1994$ "Alan Kay at World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland (1994)") | 1994 | Davos, Switzerland | Panel | VPRI-0631 | | | [Delivering the Future](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Delivering_the_Future_$1994$ "Delivering the Future (1994)") | March 2, 1994 | | Talk | VPRI-0622 | | | [Super Highway Summit at UCLA](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Super_Highway_Summit_at_UCLA "Super Highway Summit at UCLA") | 1994 (approx.) | Los Angeles, CA USA | Panel | VPRI-0625 | | | [Alan Kay at ParcPlace](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_ParcPlace "Alan Kay at ParcPlace") | August 2, 1994 | Palo Alto USA | Panel | VPRI-0563 | | | [Alan Kay at Vannevar Bush Symposium (1995)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Vannevar_Bush_Symposium_$1995$ "Alan Kay at Vannevar Bush Symposium (1995)") | 1995 | | Talk | | | | [Technology for Learning (1995)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Technology_for_Learning_$1995$ "Technology for Learning (1995)") | June 27, 1995 | | Talk | VPRI-0820 | | | [Technology in Education House Committee](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Technology_in_Education_House_Committee_Part_1_$1995$ "Technology in Education House Committee Part 1 (1995)") | October 12, 1995 | Washington DC | Hearing | VPRI-0614-1 | | | [Dynabook - The Complete Story](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Dynabook_-_The_Complete_Story "Dynabook - The Complete Story") | 1996 | Mountain View, CA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at The Association of American Medical Colleges](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_The_Association_of_American_Medical_Colleges_$1996$ "Alan Kay at The Association of American Medical Colleges (1996)") | November 10, 1996 | | Talk | VPRI-0697 | | | [International Forum on Multimedia](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/International_Forum_on_Multimedia "International Forum on Multimedia") | 1997 | | Talk | VPRI-0742 | | | [Alan Kay at Stanford EE 380 class](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Stanford_EE_380_class_$1997$ "Alan Kay at Stanford EE 380 class (1997)") | June 4, 1997 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0796 | | | [Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997: The Computer Revolution has not Happened Yet](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_OOPSLA_1997:_The_Computer_Revolution_has_not_Happened_Yet "Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997: The Computer Revolution has not Happened Yet") | October 1997 | Atlanta, GA USA | Talk | VPRI-0719 | Transcript | | [Education in the Digital Age](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Education_in_the_Digital_Age_$1998$ "Education in the Digital Age (1998)") | 1998 | | Interview | VPRI-0673 | | | [Alan Kay at MIT-EECS 1998 Fall Semester Colloquium Series](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_MIT-EECS_1998_Fall_Semester_Colloquium "Alan Kay at MIT-EECS 1998 Fall Semester Colloquium") | 1998 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | VPRI-0834 | | | [Alan Kay Interview on toys for education (1999)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_on_toys_for_education_$1999$ "Alan Kay Interview on toys for education (1999)") | March 5, 1999 | | Interview | VPRI-0913 | | | [Tale of Two Schools: Technology in the Classroom (1999)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Tale_of_Two_Schools:_Technology_in_the_Classroom_$1999$ "Tale of Two Schools: Technology in the Classroom (1999)") | June 4, 1999 | | TV | VPRI-0747 | | | [Vantive World (1999)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Vantive_World_$1999$ "Vantive World (1999)") | 1999 | | Talk | VPRI-0827 | | | [Alan Kay and Don Lewis at Camden Technology Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Camden_Technology_Conference_$2000$ "Camden Technology Conference (2000)") | January 4, 2000 | | Talk | VPRI-0714-1 | | | [Alan Kay Squeak Presentation (2000)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Squeak_Presentation_$2000$ "Alan Kay Squeak Presentation (2000)") | June 9, 2000 | Glendale CA | Talk | VPRI-0872 | | | [Alan Kay Talk at Open School](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_Open_School_$2001$ "Alan Kay Talk at Open School (2001)") | 2001 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0989 | | | [Alan Kay at ACM1](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Squeak_Demo_at_ACM1_$2001$ "Alan Kay Squeak Demo at ACM1 (2001)") | 2001 | San Jose, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0654 | | | [Alan Kay at SD&M conference on Graphical User Interface](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_SD%26M_conference_on_Graphical_User_Interface_$2001$ "Alan Kay at SD&M conference on Graphical User Interface (2001)") | 2001 | Germany | Talk | VPRI-0713 | | | [Alan Kay at 4th Annual Lynford Lecture (2001)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_4th_Annual_Lynford_Lecture_$2001$ "Alan Kay at 4th Annual Lynford Lecture (2001)") | October 2001 | New York, NY USA | Talk | | | | [真の数学、真の科学、真の子供、真のコンピューティング ALAN-K プロジェクト発足記念講演会](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/%E7%9C%9F%E3%81%AE%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%A6%E3%80%81%E7%9C%9F%E3%81%AE%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E3%80%81%E7%9C%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%80%81%E7%9C%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0_ALAN-K_%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E7%99%BA%E8%B6%B3%E8%A8%98%E5%BF%B5%E8%AC%9B%E6%BC%94%E4%BC%9A "真の数学、真の科学、真の子供、真のコンピューティング ALAN-K プロジェクト発足記念講演会") | September 29, 2002 | Kyoto, Japan | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Presentation at HP Tech Con (2003)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Presentation_at_HP_Tech_Con_$2003$ "Alan Kay Presentation at HP Tech Con (2003)") | 2003 | | Talk | VPRI-0726 | | | [Alan Kay at Etech 2003](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Etech_2003 "Alan Kay at Etech 2003") | 2003 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at Marshall McLuhan Lecture (2003)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Marshall_McLuhan_Lecture_$2003$ "Alan Kay at Marshall McLuhan Lecture (2003)") | March 14, 2003 | | Talk | VPRI-0688 | | | [Back to the Future of Software Development by Alan Kay and David Smith](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Back_to_the_Future_of_Software_Development_$2003$ "Back to the Future of Software Development (2003)") | April 23, 2003 | Mountain View, CA USA | Talk | VPRI-0785 | | | [Alan Kay Turing Award Lecture (2004)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Turing_Award_Lecture_$2004$ "Alan Kay Turing Award Lecture (2004)") | October 26, 2004 | Vancouver, BC Canada | Talk | VPRI-0761 | Annotated | | [The Center of "Why" (2004)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/The_Center_of_%22Why%22_$2004$ "The Center of \"Why\" (2004)") | November 11, 2004 | Kyoto, Japan | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay, '05 Columbia College Commencement](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay,_%2705_Columbia_College_Commencement "Alan Kay, '05 Columbia College Commencement") | 2005 | Chicago, IL USA | Talk | | | | [Kyoto Prize Morning TV Show Interview (2005)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Kyoto_Prize_Morning_TV_Show_Interview_$2005$ "Kyoto Prize Morning TV Show Interview (2005)") | February 28, 2005 | San Diego, CA USA | TV | VPRI-0762 | | | [Kyoto Prize Laureate Symposium Talk at SDSU](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Kyoto_Prize_Laureate_Symposium_Talk_at_SDSU "Kyoto Prize Laureate Symposium Talk at SDSU") | March 3, 2005 | San Diego CA USA | Talk | VPRI-1005 | | | [Alan Kay's IFERS address at the American Film Institute](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay%27s_IFERS_address_at_the_American_Film_Institute "Alan Kay's IFERS address at the American Film Institute") | November 4, 2006 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay: July 2007: A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_:_July_2007_:_A_Conversation_with_CMU_Faculty_%26_Students "Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students") | 2007 | Pittsburg, PA USA | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay: A powerful idea about teaching ideas at TED (2007)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_A_powerful_idea_about_teaching_ideas_at_TED_$2007$ "Alan Kay: A powerful idea about teaching ideas at TED (2007)") | March 2007 | | Talk | | | | [The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet (2007)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/The_Computer_Revolution_Hasn%27t_Happened_Yet_$2007$ "The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet (2007)") | June 22, 2007 | Rome, Italy | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Talk at MobilFest 2007](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_MobilFest_2007 "Alan Kay Talk at MobilFest 2007") | November 21, 2007 | Brazil | Talk | | Transcript | | [Alan Kay: Beyond the Printing Press (2008)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_Beyond_the_Printing_Press_$2008$ "Alan Kay: Beyond the Printing Press (2008)") | May 20, 2008 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Talk at 40th Anniversary of Dynabook (2008)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_40th_Anniversary_of_Dynabook_$2008$ "Alan Kay Talk at 40th Anniversary of Dynabook (2008)") | November 26, 2008 | Mountain View, CA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Talk at 40th Anniversary of Mother of All Demos (2008)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_40th_Anniversary_of_Mother_of_All_Demos_$2008$ "Alan Kay Talk at 40th Anniversary of Mother of All Demos (2008)") | December 9, 2008 | San Francisco | Talk | | | | [An Interview with Alan Kay by Martin Wasserman](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/An_Interview_with_Alan_Kay_by_Martin_Wasserman "An Interview with Alan Kay by Martin Wasserman") | December 9, 2008 | | Interview | | | | [Honorary Doctorate Speech at Kyoto University](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Honorary_Doctorate_Speech_at_Kyoto_University "Honorary Doctorate Speech at Kyoto University") | January 20, 2009 | Kyoto, Japan | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay: Normal Considered Harmful (2009)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_Normal_Considered_Harmful_$2009$ "Alan Kay: Normal Considered Harmful (2009)") | October 22, 2009 | Urbana-Champaign, IL | Talk | | | | [How Complex is "Personal Computing"? (2009)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/How_Complex_is_%22Personal_Computing%22%3F_$2009$ "How Complex is \"Personal Computing\"? (2009)") | October 22, 2009 | Urbana-Champaign, IL USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay: Big Ideas are Sometimes Powerful Ideas](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_Big_Ideas_are_Sometimes_Powerful_Ideas "Alan Kay: Big Ideas are Sometimes Powerful Ideas") | December 7, 2009 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at CES 2010](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_CES_2010 "Alan Kay at CES 2010") | January 2010 | Las Vegas, NV USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Interview at eLearning Symposium (2010)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_at_eLearning_Symposium_$2010$ "Alan Kay Interview at eLearning Symposium (2010)") | June 2, 2010 | Fairfax, VA USA | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay Talk at eLearning Symposium (2010)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_eLearning_Symposium_$2010$ "Alan Kay Talk at eLearning Symposium (2010)") | June 2, 2010 | Fairfax, VA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay CS1 talk at UCLA (2010)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_CS1_talk_at_UCLA_$2010$ "Alan Kay CS1 talk at UCLA (2010)") | October 2010 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at scrii Global Conference (2011)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_scrii_Global_Conference_$2011$ "Alan Kay at scrii Global Conference (2011)") | March 31, 2011 | San Jose, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay: Programming and Scaling](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_Programming_and_Scaling "Alan Kay: Programming and Scaling") | July 21, 2011 | Potsdam, Germany | Talk | | | | [Brick Laying or Arch Inventing at ECOOP 2011](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Brick_Laying_or_Arch_Inventing_at_ECOOP_2011 "Brick Laying or Arch Inventing at ECOOP 2011") | July 28, 2011 | Lancaster, UK | Talk | | | | [Rethinking Design, Risk, and Software at COFES](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Rethinking_Design,_Risk,_and_Software_$2012$ "Rethinking Design, Risk, and Software (2012)") | April 13, 2012 | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | Talk | | Annotated | | [Alan Kay at the NITLE Summit (2012)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_the_NITLE_Summit_$2012$ "Alan Kay at the NITLE Summit (2012)") | April 15, 2012 | Arlington, VA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay talk at DePaul University (2012)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_talk_at_DePaul_University_$2012$ "Alan Kay talk at DePaul University (2012)") | June 10, 2012 | Chicago, IL USA | Talk | | | | [Extracting Energy from the Turing Tarpit (2012)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Extracting_Energy_from_the_Turing_Tarpit_$2012$ "Extracting Energy from the Turing Tarpit (2012)") | June 15, 2012 | San Francisco, CA USA | Talk | | | | [An Interview with Computing Pioneer Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/An_Interview_with_Computing_Pioneer_Alan_Kay "An Interview with Computing Pioneer Alan Kay") | July 2012 | Paderborn, Germany | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay SCIx Keynote Presentation (2012)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_SCIx_Keynote_Presentation_$2012$ "Alan Kay SCIx Keynote Presentation (2012)") | November 13, 2012 | Salt Lake City, UT USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Interview by Dave Marvit (2013)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_by_Dave_Marvit_$2013$ "Alan Kay Interview by Dave Marvit (2013)") | January 23, 2013 | Mountain View CA USA | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay Keynote at NATF 2013 Part 1](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Keynote_at_NATF_2013_Part_1 "Alan Kay Keynote at NATF 2013 Part 1") | January 24, 2013 | Mountain View, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Keynote at NATF 2013 Part 2](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Keynote_at_NATF_2013_Part_2 "Alan Kay Keynote at NATF 2013 Part 2") | January 24, 2013 | Mountain View, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Technology and Transformation: Vishal Sikka and Alan Kay in Conversation with Paul Saffo](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Technology_and_Transformation:_Vishal_Sikka_and_Alan_Kay_in_Conversation_with_Paul_Saffo "Technology and Transformation: Vishal Sikka and Alan Kay in Conversation with Paul Saffo") | March 26, 2013 | | Panel | | | | [Alan Kay: Putting Turing to Work at Heigelberg Laureate Forum (2013)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay:_Putting_Turing_to_Work_at_Heigelberg_Laureate_Forum_$2013$ "Alan Kay: Putting Turing to Work at Heigelberg Laureate Forum (2013)") | September 27, 2013 | Heidelberg, Germany | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at Qualcomm: Is it really "Complex"? Or did we just make it "Complicated"?](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Qualcomm:_Is_it_really_%22Complex%22%3F_Or_did_we_just_make_it_%22Complicated%22%3F "Alan Kay at Qualcomm: Is it really \"Complex\"? Or did we just make it \"Complicated\"?") | October 30, 2013 | San Diego, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay - Programming Languages & Programming](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_-_Programming_Languages_%26_Programming "Alan Kay - Programming Languages & Programming") | 2013 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Fest (2014)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay%27s_tribute_to_Ted_Nelson_at_%22Intertwingled%22_Fest_$2014$ "Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at \"Intertwingled\" Fest (2014)") | 2014 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at LampsonFest (2014)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_LampsonFest_$2014$ "Alan Kay at LampsonFest (2014)") | February 21, 2014 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at Founder School Session: The Future Doesn't Have to Be Incremental (2014)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Founder_School_Session:_The_Future_Doesn%27t_Have_to_Be_Incremental_$2014$ "Alan Kay at Founder School Session: The Future Doesn't Have to Be Incremental (2014)") | April 3, 2014 | San Francisco, CA USA | Talk | | Transcript | | [Interview with Alan Kay by Gardner Campbell](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Interview_with_Alan_Kay_by_Gardner_Campbell "Interview with Alan Kay by Gardner Campbell") | June 20, 2014 | | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay,_2015:_Power_of_Simplicity "Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity") | 2015 | Menlo Park, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at SAP (2015)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_SAP_$2015$ "Alan Kay at SAP (2015)") | 2015 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay - Inventing the Future Part 1 (2015)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_-_Inventing_the_Future_Part_1_$2015$ "Alan Kay - Inventing the Future Part 1 (2015)") | 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay - Inventing the Future Part 2 (2015)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_-_Inventing_the_Future_Part_2_$2015$ "Alan Kay - Inventing the Future Part 2 (2015)") | 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at STRAP 2015 - Our Most Important Revolution part (1/2)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_STRAP_2015_-_Our_Most_Important_Revolution_part_$1/2$ "Alan Kay at STRAP 2015 - Our Most Important Revolution part (1/2)") | February 5, 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at STRAP 2015 - Our Most Important Revolution part (2/2)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_STRAP_2015_-_Our_Most_Important_Revolution_part_$2/2$ "Alan Kay at STRAP 2015 - Our Most Important Revolution part (2/2)") | February 5, 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at Aspen Institute/Kennedy Center Arts Summit "Science and Technology as Art" (2015)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_Aspen_Institute/Kennedy_Center_Arts_Summit_%22Science_and_Technology_as_Art%22_$2015$ "Alan Kay at Aspen Institute/Kennedy Center Arts Summit \"Science and Technology as Art\" (2015)") | May 16, 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay, CrossRoads 2015](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Rethinking_CS_Education "Rethinking CS Education") | 2015 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at the Media Lab 30th anniversary (2015)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_the_Media_Lab_30th_anniversary_$2015$ "Alan Kay at the Media Lab 30th anniversary (2015)") | October 30, 2015 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | | | | [Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Joe_Armstrong_%26_Alan_Kay_-_Joe_Armstrong_interviews_Alan_Kay "Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay") | 2016 | London, UK | Interview | | | | [CHI 2016 Plenary: Alan Kay in conversation with Vishal Sikka](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/CHI_2016_Plenary:_Alan_Kay_in_conversation_with_Vishal_Sikka "CHI 2016 Plenary: Alan Kay in conversation with Vishal Sikka") | March 12, 2016 | San Jose, CA USA | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay at UCLA](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_UCLA_$2016$ "Alan Kay at UCLA (2016)") | April 7, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at CresstCon (2016)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_CresstCon_$2016$ "Alan Kay at CresstCon (2016)") | September 21, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA USA | Talk | | | | [How to Invent the Future I - CS183F](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/How_to_Invent_the_Future_I_-_CS183F "How to Invent the Future I - CS183F") | May 9, 2017 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Talk | | | | [How to Invent the Future II - CS183F](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/How_to_Invent_the_Future_II_-_CS183F "How to Invent the Future II - CS183F") | May 16, 2017 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay at the Thinking about Thinking about Seymour Event (2017)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_the_Thinking_about_Thinking_about_Seymour_Event_$2017$ "Alan Kay at the Thinking about Thinking about Seymour Event (2017)") | January 27, 2017 | Cambridge, MA USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay keynote - Education That Takes Us To The 22nd Century](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/CrossRoads_2017 "CrossRoads 2017") | May 25, 2017 | San Francisco, CA USA | Talk | | | | [Starship Congress 2017: Alan Kay, "Preparations for Communicating with Aliens" (2017)](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Starship_Congress_2017:_Alan_Kay,_%22Preparations_for_Communicating_with_Aliens%22_$2017$ "Starship Congress 2017: Alan Kay, \"Preparations for Communicating with Aliens\" (2017)") | August 8, 2017 | | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Lecture - CCSMFAIXD IxD Evolution Course](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Lecture_-_CCSMFAIXD_IxD_Evolution_Course "Alan Kay Lecture - CCSMFAIXD IxD Evolution Course") | October 9, 2017 | Detroit | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay 2018 Lindberg-King Lecture](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_2018_Lindberg-King_Lecture "Alan Kay 2018 Lindberg-King Lecture") | September 23, 2018 | Washington DC | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay IT 25 50 Symposium](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_IT_25_50_Symposium "Alan Kay IT 25 50 Symposium") | December 9, 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Talk | | | | [Scaling up the circular economy](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Scaling_up_the_circular_economy "Scaling up the circular economy") | October 16, 2019 | London, UK | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay at the Internet 50th event in London](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_at_the_Internet_50th_event_in_London "Alan Kay at the Internet 50th event in London") | October 30, 2019 | London, UK | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Speaks at ATLAS Institute](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Speaks_at_ATLAS_Institute "Alan Kay Speaks at ATLAS Institute") | November 11, 2019 | Boulder, Colorado USA | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Speaks at BAAI Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Speaks_at_BAAI_Conference "Alan Kay Speaks at BAAI Conference") | June 24, 2020 | Beijing, China | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Preparation Interview for at XT 20 Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Preparation_Interview_for_at_XT_20_Conference "Alan Kay Preparation Interview for at XT 20 Conference") | July 2020 | Online | Interview | | | | [An interview with Alan Kay for at XT 20 Conference](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/An_interview_with_Alan_Kay_for_at_XT_20_Conference "An interview with Alan Kay for at XT 20 Conference") | July 2020 | Online | Interview | | | | [Alan Kay Talk at Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2020](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Talk_at_Virtual_Heidelberg_Laureate_Forum_2020 "Alan Kay Talk at Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2020") | September 21, 2020 | Online | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Interview for nerdear.la 2020](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Interview_for_nerdear.la_2020 "Alan Kay Interview for nerdear.la 2020") | October 2020 | Online | Interview | | | | [FutureLaw 2021 Opening Keynote: There Oughta be a Law](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/FutureLaw_2021_Opening_Keynote:_There_Oughta_be_a_Law "FutureLaw 2021 Opening Keynote: There Oughta be a Law") | April 2021 | Online | Talk | | | | [Keynote: Making Progress - Alan Kay](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Keynote:_Making_Progress_-_Alan_Kay "Keynote: Making Progress - Alan Kay") | August 1, 2021 | Online | Talk | | | | [Is Software Engineering Still an Oxymoron? Alan Kay at GOTO 2021](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Is_Software_Engineering_Still_an_Oxymoron%3F_Alan_Kay_at_GOTO_2021 "Is Software Engineering Still an Oxymoron? Alan Kay at GOTO 2021") | November 9, 2021 | Copenhagen (online) | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay talk at UCLA CS Connection Lab](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_talk_at_UCLA_CS_Connection_Lab "Alan Kay talk at UCLA CS Connection Lab") | February 21, 2024 | Los Angeles, CA (online) | Talk | | | | [Alan Kay Panel Discussion at the Royal Society](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/Alan_Kay_Panel_Discussion_at_the_Royal_Society "Alan Kay Panel Discussion at the Royal Society") | July 15, 2024 | London, UK | Panel | | | | [75th Anniversary of the Turing Test at the Royal Society](https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/75th_Anniversary_of_the_Turing_Test_at_the_Royal_Society "75th Anniversary of the Turing Test at the Royal Society") | October 2, 2025 | London, UK | Talk | | | ## Sitemap - [Home](http://parc.yolo.scapegoat.dev/) - [Home markdown mirror](http://parc.yolo.scapegoat.dev/index.md) - [Markdown sitemap](http://parc.yolo.scapegoat.dev/sitemap.md)