Announcement of the Osaka International Conference on Animal Consciousness

Masanori Kohda, Satoshi Awata (Osaka Metropolitan University)

* For details on the program, please visit the URL below.
https://cognitive-evolutionary-ecology.com/event/

[Schedule]
Tuesday, October 21, 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, October 22, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

[Venue]
Osaka Metropolitan University, Sugimoto Campus, Academic Information Center 10F, Main Conference Room (150 seats)
We will also make it available online.

[Social gathering]
Tuesday, October 21, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Osaka Metropolitan University Sugimoto Campus "Metasequoia"
General 5000 yen / Student 2500 yen

[Participation Registration Form]
https://x.gd/MGdwB
This international conference is free to attend.
Call for poster presentations on animal consciousness, cognition, and intelligence (first 15 submissions)
Deadline for participation and presentation applications: Monday, October 6

[Notes]
Those who need accommodation are requested to make their own reservations.
Participation exclusively on Wednesday, October 22 is not permitted.
We will send the link at a later date to those who requested to participate online.
Poster presentations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis up to 15 entries.
The poster should be an English presentation, A0 size, and focus on the topic of animal consciousness, cognition, and intelligence.
Please paste it by 9:45 AM on Tuesday, October 21.
We will provide the pins and other materials for posting the posters.
Please pay the social gathering fee at the venue on the day of the event.

Inquiry
Taiga Kobayashilabroides7dimidiatus13@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce that the Animal Consciousness Conference will be held on Oct 21 and 22 2025 at Osaka Metropolitan University. Researchers from Japan and abroad will be invited to give presentations and engage in discussions on animal consciousness, cognition, and intelligence. We are now accepting applications for poster presenters and participants. Poster presentations are limited to the first 15 applicants. Participants who require accommodation are kindly asked to arrange their own reservations. The deadline for conference registration and presentation applications is Oct 6.

Purpose of the meeting
In recent years, "consciousness" has become an important topic in the fields of animal welfare and AI research, yet it remains a major unsolved problem across a wide range of academic disciplines. One of the reasons for this is the current reality that even the definition of "consciousness" differs among fields and researchers, which causes significant confusion in discussions. Therefore, the Osaka International Conference invites leading philosophers, behavioral ecologists, cognitive scientists, and neurophysiologists specializing in animal consciousness from Japan and abroad to clarify the relationship between "consciousness" and what is called "cognition and intelligence." By doing so, the conference aims to discuss the definition and research methods of "consciousness" in various animals, as well as its origins and evolution, and ultimately to reach a consensus on the definition of "consciousness." This conference is expected to be a globally groundbreaking international meeting in terms of transcending specialized fields to "approach the definition of consciousness."