27 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ON PRAGMATISM

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Schedule

     August 11, 2025

    • Deadline for submission of papers (communications and posters). 

    August 31, 2025 

    • Deadline for dissemination of papers approved by the scientific committee. 

    September 30, 2025

    • Deadline for dissemination of the complete program on the website.

     October 31, 2025

    • Deadline for posting the Booklet and Abstracts on the website.

     November 3 to 6, 2025 

    • THE 24th INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON PRAGMATISM WILL TAKE PLACE.    
  • Program and Abstracts Book

    The 24th IMP Program includes:

    • Conference sessions (afternoon)
    • Round tables (morning and afternoon)
    • Communication sessions (morning)

    24th IMP Abstracts Book

    • The abstracts of the conferences and round tables, as well as the papers presented in the communication and poster sessions, will be published in the 24th IMP Abstracts Book, in a bilingual version, and made available in PDF on this website.    
  • In-person event with free access

    In-person mode

    • The 24th IMP will take place between November 3rd and 6th, 2025, in person.
    • All sessions will be held at PUC/SP, Perdizes Campus, São Paulo, Brazil.

    Free access

    • Access to the rooms is FREE, no registration for the event is required.
    • All interested parties are welcome!    
  • Live streaming and recordings

    Live broadcast of plenary sessions

    • All in-person plenary sessions of the 24th EIP will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
    • Links to the live broadcasts will be available in the complete 24th EIP Program file, which will be available on this page.
    • Thus, those who cannot attend in person at PUC-SP will be able to watch live on YouTube.

    Recordings made available after the event

    • Recordings of all sessions will be made available on YouTube after the event.
    • Thus, those who cannot attend in person at PUC-SP or watch the plenary sessions on YouTube will have access to all sessions after the event, via recording.    
  • Paper submissions

    General guidelines for authors who will submit papers for COMMUNICATIONS and POSTERS

    • All registrations for paper submissions to the 24th IMP are free.
    • Participants whose work proposal is approved by the scientific committee will be automatically registered.
    • The same author may submit only one work as 1st author, without prejudice to participating in two or more as co-authors.
    • The selection of works will be made based on the abstracts and is the responsibility of the IMP scientific committee.
    • The works must be unpublished.
    • The abstracts must present and contextualize the theme, clearly inform the objectives, and have a clear and well-defined argument.
    • In addition to the detailing of the abstract and the clarity of the exposition and concept, the committee will observe the thematic relevance to Pragmatism and related doctrines and its relevance as a theme strictly of philosophical content.
    • The content of the information is the sole responsibility of the respective authors; however, the organizing committee reserves the right to make spelling revisions or formatting changes to the information in the files for publication purposes.
    • Foreigners and mon-Portuguese speakers must submit their work in English.
    • All submissions (for communications and posters) must be made using the PAPER SUBMISSION FORM (Google Form) - ACCESS THE FORM HERE.    
  • Presentation of works

    Time of each presentation

    • COMMUNICATIONS: 15 MINUTES. For this, the complete text should not exceed 1850 words.
    • ROUND TABLES: 20 MINUTES. For this, the complete text should not exceed 2,400 words.
    • CONFERENCES: 40 MINUTES. For this, the complete text should not exceed 4,800 words.

    About the presentation of the papers approved for COMMUNICATION

    • All selected papers will be included in the schedule of the COMMUNICATION SESSIONS, which will be held in the morning, between November 3rd and 6th.
    • Authors must present their papers orally in PORTUGUESE, with the exception of foreign participants, who may present in their NATIVE LANGUAGE, English or another language.
    • Given the international nature of the event and the fact that there is no simultaneous translation, regardless of the language of the oral presentation, an ENGLISH VERSION OF THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE COMMUNICATION must be prepared by the AUTHOR and presented on the event screen, simultaneously with the READING of the oral communication.
    • MODEL FILES to compose the presentation (PPT or Word) will be sent to the authors after the papers are approved and will be available on this website for download.
    • Authors must prepare their communication to be presented in a MAXIMUM TIME OF 15 MINUTES. To this end, the full text must not exceed 1850 words.
    • On the day of the oral presentation, authors must be at the location indicated in the schedule and present themselves to the session coordinator 30 MINUTES BEFORE the start time of the session.
    • We ask that authors save their file in PDF format and save it on a FLASH DRIVE, taking it with them on the day of the presentation. Due to the live broadcast and recording of the sessions, the files must be uploaded to the PUC-SP computer before the start of the session (it will not be possible to use your own computer to show the presentation).

    About the presentation of the works approved for POSTERS

    • The posters must be composed based on the format of the MODEL FILE, adopted by the event, which will be sent to the authors after the works are approved and will be available on this website for download.
    • The authors are responsible for printing the poster.
    • During the event, ONE HOUR BEFORE THE DAY AND TIME INDICATED IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE OPENING OF THE POSTER SESSION, the authors must appear with their printed works, at the place indicated in the program, attaching them to the displays according to the instructions of the representatives of the organizing committee who will be on site.
    • Throughout the opening session, the authors must remain with their posters, and available to present and discuss the work with those present.
    • After the opening of the session, the posters must remain on display until the end of the event; Authors and participants are encouraged to take advantage of the continued exhibition to further discuss their work. On the last day of the event, in the afternoon (and in accordance with the guidelines of the organizing committee), authors must collect their work from the exhibitors.

    NOTE

    • It will not be possible to present the work remotely or through previously recorded videos.
    • All participating authors must be present at the Session corresponding to their work, at the time established in the event Program, to be entitled to a certificate.    
  • Registrations

    For listening participants

    • All interested parties are welcome!
    • Considering that the event is free and open, there is no need to register to attend the conferences, round tables, communications and poster sessions.

    For participants with paper presentations

    • Participants invited by the scientific committee, and those who had their paper proposals approved, will be automatically registered for the Meeting.    
  • Certificates

    • Certificates will be issued exclusively for participants presenting papers, speakers and invited speakers.
    • Certificate issuance is subject to in-person participation.
    • All certificates will be generated in PDF format and sent to the email address provided in the proposal submission form.
  • Publish your work on COGNITIO

    How to publish your work in COGNITIO

    • EIPs invite their participants to submit their full texts to COGNITIO - ISSN 2316-5278, Qualis A2 - an electronic philosophy journal published by the Center for Pragmatism Studies at PUC-SP since 2000.
    • Submissions must be made through the journal's website, respecting the editorial project, publication standards and peer review process adopted by COGNITIO. Access the journal's website here. Contact: revcognitio@gmail.com    
  • Promotion, organization and support

    Promotion

    Center for Pragmatism Studies

    Postgraduate Program in Philosophy

    Faculty of Philosophy, Communication, Letters and Arts

    Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP


    Coordination

    Prof. Dr. Ivo Assad Ibri,

    Director of the Center for Pragmatism Studies at PUC-SP


    Scientific Committee

    Ana Maria Haddad Baptista (Universidade Nove de Julho)

    Arthur Araújo (UFES)

    Cassiano Terra Rodrigues (ITA)

    Eluiza Bortolotto Ghizzi (UFMS)

    Jose Luiz Zanette (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Lucas Antonio Saran (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Lucia FN de Souza Dantas (FSB-SP)

    Raquel Ponte (UFRJ)

    Renan Henrique Baggio (UENP)


    Organizing Committee

    Adriana Teixeira (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Bárbara Beatriz Silvestre Sampaio (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Caique Marra de Melo (PUC-SP)

    D’Arthagnan Vasconcelos (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Eluiza Bortolotto Ghizzi (UFMS)

    Júlio César D’Oliveira (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Lucas Antônio Saran (PUC-SP)

    Lucia F. N. de Souza Dantas (FSB-SP)

    Luma Santos de Oliveira (FAPCOM)

    Luiz Carneiro (CEP/PUC-SP)

    Raquel Ponte (UFRJ)

    Renata Silva Souza (PUC-SP)

    Ryan Holke (PUC-SP)

    Tomas Dunkenmolle (PUC-SP)


    Support:

    CAPES

    CNPq