The Third ICCS Conference
"Creativity: Minds and Machines"
Rome, Vatican City, September 1–3, 2026

The International Center for Consciousness Studies announces the 3rd Annual ICCS Conference "Creativity: Minds and Machines".

By a unanimous decision of the Dennett Prize Committee, the winner of the Dennett Prize—2026 is Nicholas Humphrey.

The Question of Consciousness: What Are We Talking About?
19–21 September 2025, Salina, Italy

If AI consciousness doesn’t already exist, then at least could it exist in principle?

The International Center for Consciousness Studies announces a competition for the Dennett Prize 2026, an annual prize that is awarded to an outstanding scholar whose research has significantly advanced...

From 19 to 21 September 2025, the island of Salina, immersed in a lush landscape suspended between sea and sky, will host an event entitled: The question of consciousness: what are we talking about?...

The Second ICCS Conference “AI and Sentience” was held July 3–5, 2025, in Heraklion, Crete, bringing together leading researchers in philosophy, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence to address th...

Forbes has published a second article by Theodore McDarrah, which provides a brief summary of the main topics discussed at the Second ICCS Conference “AI and Sentience.”

Following the Second ICCS Conference “AI and Sentience,” Forbes published an article by Theodore McDarrah, who attended the event.

The International Center for Consciousness Studies hosted the inaugural Dennett Prize during its 2025 conference in Heraklion, Crete. The prize was awarded to British philosopher Andy Clark, Profes...

The Second ICCS Conference
"AI and Sentience"
Heraklion, Crete, Megaron Hotel, 3–5 July 2025