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Celebrating
Howard H. Pattee’s Centennial
1926-2026
Physics of Symbols, Epistemic Cuts, and New Directions for Life & AI Research
A full-day workshop to celebrate Howard H. Pattee, founder of physical biosemiotics, a field focused on the physical mechanisms of how biological systems create meaning.
A full-day workshop to celebrate Howard H. Pattee, founder of physical biosemiotics, a field focused on the physical mechanisms of how biological systems create meaning.
Call for Abstracts
We call for submissions of abstracts for oral and poster presentations on a wide range of biosemiotics research. Relevant contributions include (but is not limited to):
Old School Biosemiotics (epistemic cuts, semantic closure, symbol–matter complementarity, etc)
Old School Biosemiotics (epistemic cuts, semantic closure, symbol–matter complementarity, etc)
Perfect for nostalgia addicts
Applications of Physical and Darwinian Biosemiotics to the Study of Life and Cognition
Applications of Physical and Darwinian Biosemiotics to the Study of Life and Cognition
From origin-of-life questions to LLM / AI claims
Related Fields: relational biology, ethology, cybernetics, ecological psychology, biological autonomy, etc
Related Fields: relational biology, ethology, cybernetics, ecological psychology, biological autonomy, etc
Philosophical syntheses are pretty welcome
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Acceptance / Rejection Notification: July 30th, 2026
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 20th, 2026
Final Registration Deadline: September 20th, 2026
Workshop Date: October 15th, 2026
Invited Speakers
Invited Speakers
Joanna
Joanna
Rączaszek-Leonardi
Rączaszek-Leonardi
Pattee's Collaborator
Kalevi
Kalevi
Kull
Kull
Pattee's Collaborator
Terrence
Terrence
Deacon
Deacon
Biosemiotician
Peter
Peter
Cariani
Cariani
Pattee's Student
Michael
Michael
Gazzaniga
Gazzaniga
Cognitive Scientist
Bridget Queenan
Bridget Queenan
Cognitive Scientist
Vahe
Vahe
Bedian
Bedian
Pattee's Student
Silvano
Silvano
Colombano
Colombano
Pattee's Student
Cliff
Cliff
Joslyn
Joslyn
Pattee's Student
Jon
Jon
Umerez
Umerez
Philosopher
More
More
Speakers
Speakers
TBA
TBA
Venue
Venue
Binghamton University
Binghamton University
4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
This workshop will take place as one of the satellite events at the 2026 Conference on Complex Systems. More information about the main conference here.
This workshop will take place as one of the satellite events at the 2026 Conference on Complex Systems. More information about the main conference here.
Let us know if you have any questions!
Let us know if you have any questions!
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