Conferences
Upcoming
May 19, 2027
– May 22, 2027
In an age marked by fragmentation, cynicism, and spiritual exhaustion, our Future of Meaning Conference offers something increasingly rare: a gathering of thoughtful people committed to the serious pursuit of wisdom. This is not merely an academic conference, but a living encounter with ideas that can create direct spiritual experience. Surrounded by the exquisite beauty of Savannah and joined by fellow scholars, seekers, and thought leaders, attendees will participate in conversations that illuminate truth, awaken moral imagination, and build lasting friendships. If you yearn to engage profound ideas in the company of intellectually curious and spiritually alive people like yourself, we invite you to join this emerging community devoted to the future of meaning.
Past Events
April 15, 2026
– April 17, 2026
The first gathering, “A New Dawn,” inaugurates this unfolding inquiry and will be held fully online from April 15–17, 2026, hosted by the Center for Process Studies. Designed to be globally accessible, the conference will convene leading thinkers and emerging scholars from around the world for two and a half days of shared inquiry into the deeper nature of mind—from the subatomic to the ecological, from the human to the cosmic. The program will feature a dynamic mix of plenary lectures, emerging perspectives, and panel discussions, fostering both depth and dialogue across disciplinary boundaries. As we enter this new horizon, we ask: Is consciousness merely an evolutionary by-product, or could it be a fundamental feature of reality itself? What new metaphysical, scientific, and ethical possibilities emerge if mind is not an illusion, but a pervasive dimension of the cosmos?
- Organized by California Institute of Integral Studies, Center for Process Studies, University of Exeter, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
August 29, 2025
– August 31, 2025
This workshop brings together leading scientists and philosophers to explore the intricate relationships between plasma, consciousness, and cosmic evolution. In a collaborative effort, we will examine how plasma cosmology challenges traditional paradigms, offering new perspectives on the nature of life, intelligence, and experience. Our goal is to cultivate a deeper comprehension of plasma’s far-reaching implications for understanding the universe and our place within it.
- Organized by Center for Process Studies, Cobb Institute, Institute for Ecological Civilization, Institute for Postmodern Development of China
February 15, 2023
– February 17, 2023
Join us in Claremont, CA February 15-17, 2023. Co-sponsored by The Cobb Institute, The Institute for Ecological Civilization, and the Institute for the Postmodern Development of China, the “50th Anniversary Conference of the Center for Process Studies” celebrates the 50-year legacy of CPS and its creative transformation in the context of a new generation of process thinkers.
- Organized by Center for Open & Relational Theology, Center for Process Studies, CrossWalk Community Church
November 4, 2022
– November 5, 2022
Power and the God of Love: A Process-Open-Relational Conference, November 4-5, at Crosswalk Community Church, Napa, California
- Organized by Center for Process Studies, Whitehead Research Project
May 5, 2022
– May 7, 2022
Drawing upon the work of Alfred North Whitehead, Teilhard de Chardin, Henri Bergson and a variety of others, the event aims to explore fresh themes of process, organism, temporality, novelty, experience, value, and mind in the context of the philosophical, scientific and religious layers of astrobiological research.