The Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness holds its annual meeting in the spring, a tradition that spans approximately 30 years throughout its incarnations as an established organization (formerly Association for the Anthropological Study of Consciousness and Association for Transpersonal Anthropology).
SAC Conferences prioritize inclusiveness and open dialogue to promote interchange between scholars from multiple disciplines, traditional practitioners, and others who seek a deeper understanding of consciousness from an anthropological perspective. Programs from many of SAC’s Annual Spring Conferences are available below. Where listed, click any Program or Call for Papers link for a PDF.
| Year | Location | Theme (where applicable) | Program | Call for Papers |
| SAC 2012 | Millennium Harvest House, Boulder, CO |
Plants and Consciousness |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2011 | McMenamins Edgefield Resort, Portland OR |
Teaching Consciousness |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2010 | UC Berkeley Faculty Club,
Berkeley CA |
Curing Minds:
Consciousness in Sickness and Health |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2009 | McMenamins Edgefield Resort,
Portland OR |
Bridging Nature and Human Nature |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2008 | Yale Divinity School, Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut |
Consciousness and Spirit |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2007 | Handlery Hotel & Resort,
San Diego CA |
Thresholds and Consciousness |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2006 | Asilomar Conference Center,
Asilomar CA |
So What? Now What?
The Anthropology of Consciousness
Responds to a World in Crisis |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2005 | University of Massachusetts,
Amherst MA |
Expressions of Consciousness |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2004 | UC Berkeley Faculty Club,
Berkeley CA |
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Program |
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| SAC 2003 | Marjorie Barrick Museum, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, NV |
Chance Encounters with Consciousness |
Program |
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| SAC 2002 | Clarion Santa Rita Hotel,
Tucson AZ |
The Dark Side of Consciousness
Special Sessions: Addiction and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2001 | Bastyr University,
Kenmore WA |
Breath…Sound…Trance |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 2000 | Clarion Santa Rita Hotel,
Tucson AZ |
The Anthropology of Consciousness:
A 20 Year Perspective |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 1999 | UC Berkeley Faculty Club,
Berkeley CA |
Manifestations of Human Consciousness through Culture |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 1998 | Namaste Retreat Center,
Portland OR |
Relating Culture and Consciousness |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC/APA 1997 | Claremont Hotel,
Berkeley CA |
(in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association) |
Program |
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| SAC 1997 | UC Berkeley Faculty Club,
Berkeley CA |
Problems in Methodology and Ethics in the Study of Consciousness: Anthropologists, Practitioners, and Anthropologist-Practitioners - What are the Boundaries |
Program |
CFP |
| SAC 1996 | Holy Spirit Retreat Center,
Encino CA |
Trance-Formation |
Program |
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| SAC 1995 | UC Berkeley Faculty Club,
Berkeley CA |
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Program |
CFP |
| SAC 1994 | Arizona State University and Fiesta Inn,
Tempe AZ |
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Program |
CFP |
| SAC/APA 1994 | Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Los Angeles CA |
(in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association) |
Program |
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| SAC 1993 | La Casa de Maria
Santa Barbara CA |
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Program |
CFP |
| SAC 1992 | San Rafael, CA
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Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives of Consciousness in the year of the Columbian Quincentennial |
Program |
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| SAC 1991 | Pala Mesa Resort,
Fallbrook CA |
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Program |
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| SAC 1990 | Presbyterian Conference Center,
Pacific Palisades CA |
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Program |
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| AASC 1989 | Presbyterian Conference Center,
Pacific Palisades CA |
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Program |
CFP |
| AASC 1987 | Presbyterian Conference Center,
Pacific Palisades CA |
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Program |
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| AASC 1986 | Vallombrosa Center,
California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Menlo Park, CA |
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| AASC 1985 | Vallombrosa Center,
California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Menlo Park, CA |
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