Upcoming Conferences
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS – TSC 2020
APRIL 13-18, 2020 – Tucson – Arizona
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
General Conference Registration – opens September, 2019
Registration and Abstract Submissions
Workshop Submissions
Abstract Submissions
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Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel -Tucson, Arizona
$140 conference rate is extended from April 8 – 22
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The daily Hotel fee has been WAIVED and includes:
¨Premium High-Speed Internet
¨Daily Transportation to Sabino Canyon (distance 1.5 miles)¨Complimentary bottled water at the Front Desk
¨Daily Lakeside Spa Access (Dry Sauna, Steam Room)-2 pools¨Lakeside Spa Yoga and Aerobics Classes
¨24-hour Shoe Shine
¨Daily Guided Hike (Weather Permitting)¨Stargazing with UofA Sky School (On Select Nights)
¨Unlimited Local and Long Distance Calls
¨Daily Tennis Court Access (Based on availability)Sabino Canyon – hotel provides transportation
Sabino Canyon, one of the most premier natural areas in southern Arizona. This recreation area is located at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains at 5700 N. Sabino Canyon, Tucson, AZ 85750.
Here you will find outstanding scenery that features steep rock cliffs and unique desert vegetation adjacent to riparian corridors. You can view a Gila Monster, Bobcat, Gambel’s Quail, Eastern Collard Lizard, Gopher Snake and more. The animals of this area adapt to our 100 + degree summers and mild winters. The Sonoran desert has two rainy seasons: gentle winter rains and a dramatic summer monsoon.Many local people call Sabino Canyon their second home. Some popular contemporary uses are walking, jogging, hiking, bicycling (with restricted times) shuttle riding, nature study, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, photography and more.
The Recreation area itself has over 30 miles of trails.
Additional Side Trip Opportunities
Mt. Lemmon – tbd
TSC 2021
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
to be announced
2019
PAST TSC CONFERENCES:
The Science of Consciousness – TSC 2019
June 25-28, 2019
Interlaken – Switzerland
TSC – Interlaken – Registration
TSC – Interlaken – Conference Program and info via website
Final Book of Abstracts 2019 – pdf
Thank you to our sponsor, The Alvin J. Clark Foundation
for support in making these videos available to the general public
TSC 2019 Plenary Videos (youtube)
TUCSON TSC 2018
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Final Abstract Book and Conference Program 2018 – pdf
2018 TSC Plenary Session Videos*
2018 General Conference Information
2018 Conference Photos – click on 2018 folder
2017 Conference Photos – A Collection of Daily Folders
Thank you to our sponsor, The Alvin J. Clark Foundation
for support in making these videos available to the general public
SAN DIEGO 2017
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
2017 Plenary Session Videos from San Diego*
2017 Noam Chomsky, Hartmut Neven, Roger Penrose and more
2017 Deepak Chopra – How We Create the Human Universe
2017 Integrated DEI East-West Forum Vision Talk Prof. PS Satsangi
Program Book and Abstracts
Updated Program (Program Updates June 1, 2017)
Final Book of Abstracts (Abstracts, Program Book May 12. 2017)
*Thank you to our sponsor, The Alvin J. Clark Foundation
for support in making these videos available to the general public
Interviews
The Daily Show – Interviews with Speakers and Guests
Noam Chomsky, Hartmut Neven, Roger Penrose and more
Workshops
1. Deepak Chopra – How We Create the Human Universe
2. Integrated DEI East-West Forum
3. TSC 2017 Vision Talk Prof. PS Satsangi
Photos
2017 Conference Photos – A Collection of Daily Folders
Thank you Brad Buhr for your photography
Tucson 2016
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Science of Consciousness TSC
Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel Tucson
Tucson – April 25-30, 2016
2016 CO-SPONSORS
Stuart Hameroff, Center for Consciousness Studies, Tucson
George Mashour, Center for Consciousness Science, Ann Arbor
Conference Director, Abi Behar Montefiore
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson
2016 Plenary Session Videos from Tucson
The Deeper You Go: The Interviews
TSC 2016 History Slide Show.mp4
D. Chalmers, D. Chopra
TSC 2016
NEW YORK TIMES
Science of Consciousness Conference
Is Carnival of the Mind
by George Johnson SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
“Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research” Part 1
“Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research” Part 2
“Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research” Part 3
“Dispatch from the Desert of Consciousness Research” Part 4
by John HorganJOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES
JCS Vol. 23, No. 9-10, September/October 2016 …
2016/Conference Report. 226, All Roads Lead to Consciousness:
The Science of Consciousness, Tucson 2016. Logan T. Trujillo …
2016 TSC “The Science of Consciousness” – Book of Abstracts and Program
2016 TSC 2016 Feature for 2016 TSC Tucson
2016 Consciousness Chronicles-Videos
2016 Consciousness Central – The Daily Show from TSC Tucson
2016 Consciousness Central 2016 Tucson
Program Book Final Version 2016
Registration Brochure/Order Form and Cancellation Policy
Final Announcement March 31, 2016
“The Science of Consciousness Asks Big Questions” April 12, 2016
2016 Abstracts
Consciousness Central TV
TSC Playlist
Nick Day, HostTSC 2016 History Slide Show.mp4
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS – Tucson Conferences – Archives
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Tucson 2014
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS 20th Anniversary
2014 Book of Abstracts and Program
Toward a Science of Consciousness
20th Anniversary – Tucson April 21-26, 2014
Organized & Hosted by the Center for Consciousness Studies
University of Arizona, co-chaired by Stuart Hameroff and David Chalmers
Abi Behar Montefiore, Conference Manager
2014 It was 20 Years Ago Today –
A short film early clips and slides.mov
2005 What the Bleep!? Do We Know!?
S. Hameroff – Featured Scientist
Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering
Your Everyday Reality, 20th Century Fox, Samuel
Goldwyn Films, 2005 – an award winning film that
combines documentary-style interviews, computer-
animated graphics, and a narrative that posits a
spiritual connection between quantum physics and
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‘The Science of Consciousness’ (‘TSC’) is the world’s largest and longest-running
interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the nature of conscious awareness,
feelings and existence. These include how the brain produces consciousness,
how consciousness can causally affect brain processes, the best empirical theories,
do we have free will, evolution of life and consciousness, the origins of moral and
aesthetic values, how to improve mental, physical and cognitive function, and whether
consciousness can persist after bodily death, e.g. through ‘uploading’ to
machines, or via mental processes tied to the structure of reality. These and other
relevant questions are approached through many disciplines in science, philosophy,
business, the arts and contemplative practices.
For example, many see the brain as a computer,
with consciousness emerging from complex computation among brain neurons, or from
as-yet-unknown circuits or features of biological matter and energy. This approach
motivates ‘brain mapping’, artificial intelligence (‘AI’) and efforts to ‘upload’ human minds
into conscious machines. On the other hand, some see consciousness as a fundamental
property of the universe, akin to mass, spin or charge, rather than emerging from them.
These approaches include panpsychism, dualism, idealism, Eastern philosophy, Whitehead,
quantum physics and cosmology.
TSC began in 1994 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and returns to
Tucson in even-numbered years, alternating with TSC conferences around the globe
(Italy, Denmark, Japan, Hungary, Hong Kong, Sweden, Czech Republic, India,Helsinki and
Interlaken, Switzerland in 2019. The Center collaborates with academic institutes around
the world. The Center for Consciousness Studies is located at the University of Arizona.
The 2020 conference will consist of Plenary talk sessions, Concurrent talk sessions,
Posters, Technology and Art Exhibits, Social Events, Entertainment, Pre-conference
Workshops and Satellite Excursions. Abstract submissions are invited for consideration
for Plenary and Concurrent Talks, Posters and Exhibits.
TSC Tucson Conference 2020 will be held at Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson
APRIL 13-18, 2020
University of Arizona, Director CCS, Co-Chair TSC
The Center for Consciousness Studies
Vintage***video – 1996 Tucson conference
The Science of Consciousness Conferences
1994-2018 TUCSON ARIZONA
1994 Tucson 1 Apr 12-17, 1994
1996 Tucson 2 Apr 8-13, 1996
1998 Tucson 3 Apr 27- May 2,1998
2000 Tucson 4 Apr 10-15, 2000
2002 Tucson 5 Apr 8-12, 2002
2004 Tucson 6 Apr 7-11, 2004
2006 Tucson 7 Apr 4-8, 2006
2008 Tucson 8 Apr 8-12, 2008
2010 Tucson 9 Apr 12-17, 2010
2012 Tucson 10 Apr 9-14, 2012
2014 Tucson 11 Apr 21-26, 2014
2016 Tucson 12 Apr 25-30, 2016
2018 Tucson 13 Apr 2-7, 2018
2020 Tucson 14 Apr 13-18, 2020 Upcoming
1995-2019 INTERNATIONAL
Co-Sponsored Conferences
TSC – Science of Consciousness
The alternate year international co-sponsored TSC
conferences held overseas in cooperation
with partner organizations and institutions.
1995-2017- Past Cities have included:
1995 Ischia, Italy
1997 Elsinore, Denmark
1999 Tokyo, Japan
2001 Skovde, Sweden
2003 Prague, Czech Republic
2005 Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Budapest, Hungary
2009 Hong Kong, China
2011 Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Agra, India
2015, Helsinki, Finland
2017, San Diego, USA
2019 Interlaken, Switzerland
2021 TBA
Biennial and International TSC Conferences 1994-2018
youtube: Science of Consciousness, Plenary CCS TSC 2016, 2017, 2018
i tunes: Podcasts, Plenary Sessions, – CCS TSC through 2016
facebook: Center for Consciousness Studies
twitter: @
scienceofconsciousnessconferen ces Conference Photos: A Collection of Daily Folders 2017, 2018
History – Slide Show. mp4 – 2016
A short film early clips and slides.mov – 2014
Vintage***video – 1996 Tucson conference
External Links – Scholarly Websites
Society for Mind-Matter Research
Journal of Consciousness Studies
Research & News Highlights
QUANTUM NEWS – under construction
Stuart Hameroff, Director, CCS
Additional Websites:
anesth.medicine.arizona.edu/
research/consciousness-studies Misc. Films, Meetings, Research, Interviews
2019
Sinek, Q. Daily Wildcat 3/22/19
http://www.wildcat.arizona.
edu/article/2019/03/n-eternal- sunshine Science on Screen Film Screening 3/20 with presentation by
Prof. Stuart Hameroff Tucson Gathering at The Loft
2018
Increased Excitability Induced in the Primary
Motor Cortex by Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation
https://www.frontiersin.org/
articles/10.3389/fneur.2018. 01007/full Front. Neurol., 28 November 2018
Microtubules and Human Consciousness
https://excal.on.ca/
microtubules-and-human- consciousness/ Anesthetic Action and Quantum Consciousness
Anesthesiology 2018 Aug:129(2):228-231,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
pubmed/29794803# Global Zen Consciousness and Future of AI Robotics,
Markets Insider, October 22, 2018
The Enigma of Human Consciousness
January 20, 2018 – Lucerne
Swiss Biennial on Science, Technics + Aesthetics
Trailer: The Enigma of Human Consciousness
2017
Newswise – How Does Anesthesia Really Work?
Consciousness Depends on Tubulin Vibrations Inside Neurons Anesthesia Study
Suggests,Sci Rep – Nature Aug 29 2017
International School on Quantum & Nano Computing Systems & Applications
– QANSAS 2017,
November 22-25, 2017. Download Flyer
DEI Dayalbagh-Agra, India
2016
October 6-9, 2016-Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, Sofia – Bulgaria
October 10, 2016 Moscow
Quantum Consciousness lecture with Stuart Hameroff
Moscow State University, Philosophy Department Center for Consciousness Studies
October 13-15, 2016-10th Biennial European Conference of the
Society for Scientific Exploration
Life and Mind, Scientific Challenges Sigtuna Foundation,
Sigtuna -Sweden Flyer
Schedule www.sse-europe-2016.eu
2014
2014 PBS – Closer to Truth
interview on 20th Anniversary of TSC Series
Hameroff on Singularity 1 on 1
Consciousness is More than Computation!
QUANTUM NEWS – under construction
Stuart Hameroff, Director, CCS
Additional Websites:
anesth.medicine.arizona.edu/
research/consciousness-studies
News Media Contact
520-247-5785
Assistant Director/Conference Manager
Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES
University of ArizonaWebsite: consciousness.arizona.edu
Tel: 520.621-9317
No filming/podcasting or studio set ups at the TSC Conferences
without prior permission. Independent companies will need
registrations. Please contact us for additional information.
CONTINUE TO ARCHIVES-conferences and meetings.
Vintage Highlights:Video
Conference Videos
2008-2019
2008-2016
1994-2014
1996 Tucson conference
2008-present Plenary Videos (youtube)
2008-present Plenary Videos (iTunes)
2014 It was 20 Years Ago Today –
A short film early clips and slides.mov
2015 Helsinki Consciousness Central TV
2014 Consciousness Central TV – daily roundup with speakers and guests
2014 The Deeper You Go: The Interviews
2014 Closer to Truth/ PBS-20th Anniv – hosted by Robert L. Kuhn
Agra, India, Quantum and Nanocomputing Systems, December 1-4, 2011
Quantum and Nano Computing Systems Centre (QANCENTRE),
Discovery Science Channel, Life After Death’
(general website not connected to interview)
Season 2, Episode 1, Part 2
aired: June 8, 2011,
modr., Morgan Freeman
June 8, 2011 (Tucson, AZ), University Medical Center physicians
Stuart Hameroff (Department of Anesthesiology and Director of the
Center for Consciousness Studies and Dr. Michael Lemole (Neurosurgery)
appear on the Discovery Channel Science television program
Through the Wormhole with host and narrator,
Morgan Freeman, featuring interviews and scenes filmed at UMC
with numerous operating room staff. Morgan Freeman host and
narrator highlights views of leading researchers and skeptics into
the questions of near-death experiences, consciousness, quantum
effects on biological research and the science behind what we know today.
WORMHOLE Series
Previews
http://science.discovery.com/
tv/through-the-wormhole/ http://science.discovery.com/
videos/through-the-wormhole- life-after-death/ The Science of Consciousness, OWN, Feb 2011
RESEARCH 2011
‘‘Lateral Information Processing
by Spiking Neurons: A Theoretical Model of the Neural Correlate of
Consciousness’-Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience (7/8/11)
Orch OR by Penrose and Hameroff
‘Consciousness in the Universe’
” Memory Bytes” – Molecular match for CaMKII,
Phosphorylation Encoding of Microtubule Lattices,
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience,
Hameroff, Craddock & Tuszynski 9/20/10
Quantum and Nanocomputing Systems, 2011
2014 – Penrose Awarded Bhaumik Prize
The 1st Bhaumik Prize in Consciousness Studies was awarded to
Sir Roger Penrose at the TSC 2014 Conference for significant
research toward understanding consciousness 2014 Bhaumik Prize
Toward a Science of Consciousness
20th Anniversary Tucson XI – Apr 21-26,2014
Plenary & Keynote Speakers Bios and Photos
Concurrents Posters Art-Tech Health Demos
Can Science Become Enlightened? Deepak Chopra
Brain Mapping Symposium- webcast by UA-AHSC
Consciousness Central TV Daily Roundup
2014 Closer to Truth/ PBS hosted by R.L.Kuhn
TSC 2014 Archive Conference Web Pages
Consciousness in Animals – Workshop
2014 It was 20 Years Ago Today –
A short film early clips and slides.mov
2014 Plenary Sessions via iTunes
Consciousness Central TV Daily Roundup
The Deeper You Go: The Interviews
20th Anniversary Poster, D. Cantrell BioMed, AHSC,UMC
CCS-UA iTunes Video: 1994-2017
Tucson 2012
THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS (Toward a Science of Consciousness)
The 10th Biennial -Toward a Science of Consciousness
April 9-14, 2012 TUCSON, ARIZONA
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