History

The Science of Consciousness · Since 1994

History

The Science of Consciousness is the largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference on consciousness, since 1994.

The Science of Consciousness conference organized at the University of Arizona has been an established international forum dedicated to interdisciplinary research on the nature and mechanisms of conscious experience and causal agency. Bringing together neuroscientists, clinicians, philosophers, physicists, computational researchers, and scholars from related fields, the meeting fosters rigorous scientific exchange across theoretical and empirical domains.

The 32nd annual conference is shifting to San Diego under a different name: Consciousness Science 2026 (CS26).

Past Conferences

The Science of Consciousness has been held annually since 1994, alternating between Tucson, Arizona and international venues.

YearEditionLocation
2025TSC 31Barcelona, Spain
2024TSC 30Tucson, Arizona
2023TSC 29Taormina, Sicily, Italy
2023SymposiumEncinitas, California
2022TSC 28Tucson, Arizona (hybrid)
2021WebinarVirtual — Science and Roger Penrose
2020TSC 27Virtual (originally Tucson)
2019TSC 26Interlaken, Switzerland
2018TSC 25Tucson, Arizona
2017TSC 24San Diego, California
2016TSC 23Tucson, Arizona
2015TSC 22Helsinki, Finland
2014TSC 21Tucson, Arizona
2013TSC 20Agra, India
2012TSC 19Tucson, Arizona
2011TSC 18Stockholm, Sweden
2010TSC 17Tucson, Arizona
2009TSC 16Hong Kong, China
2008TSC 15Tucson, Arizona
2007TSC 14Budapest, Hungary
2006TSC 13Tucson, Arizona
2005TSC 12Copenhagen, Denmark
2004TSC 11Tucson, Arizona
2003TSC 10Prague, Czech Republic
2002TSC 9Tucson, Arizona
2001TSC 8Skövde, Sweden
2000TSC 7Tucson, Arizona
1999TSC 6Tokyo, Japan
1998TSC 5Tucson, Arizona
1997TSC 4Elsinore, Denmark
1996TSC 3Tucson, Arizona
1995TSC 2Ischia, Italy
1994TSC 1Tucson, Arizona