For over forty years the IAPC has convened numerous academic conferences and published the conference proceedings. The IAPC has twice hosted the biennial conference of the North American Association for Community of Inquiry, and since 2008 the IAPC has convened a symposium at the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Annual Meeting.
June 17-20, 2016: 12th Biennial Conference of the North American Association for Community Inquiry (NAACI)
- Venue: Montclair State University
- 12th Biennial Conference website
January 7, 2016: “Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Young People’s Philosophical Inquiry”
- Venue: 112th Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.
- Chairs: Dr. Ching-Ching Lin and Dr. Lavina Vivian Sequeira
- Published Proceedings: Lin, C. and Sequeira, L. (Eds.) (2017) Inclusion, Diversity, and Intercultural Dialogue in Young People’s Philosophical Inquiry. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers
December 28-29, 2014: “Philosophy of Childhood: Exploring the Boundaries”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 111th Annual Meeting, Downtown Marriott, Philadelphia
- Chair: Dr. David Kennedy
- Published Proceedings: Kennedy, D. and Bahler, B. (Eds.) (2016) Philosophy of Childhood Today: Exploring the Boundaries. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
December 29, 2013: “The Philosophical Novel for Children: History, Theory and Prospects”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 110th Annual Meeting, Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland
- Chairs: Dr. Darryl De Marzio and Dr. David Kennedy
- Published Proceedings: DeMarzio, D. (Ed.) (2015). The Philosophical Novel for Children [Special issue]. Childhood & Philosophy 11(21). (DeMarzio: “The Theoretical and Pedagogical Significance of the Philosophical Novel and Philosophy For/With Children,” introductory essay, pp. 11-22.)
December 28, 2011: “John Dewey and the Child as Philosopher”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 108th Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.
- Chair: Joseph Oyler
- Respondent: Deron Robert Boyles
- Published Proceedings: Granger, D. & Gregory, M. (Eds.). (2012). John Dewey and the child as philosopher [Special issue]. Education and Culture: The Journal of the John Dewey Society, 28(2).(Gregory, M. & Granger, D.: “John Dewey on Philosophy and Childhood,” introductory essay, pp. 1-25.)
December 30, 2010: “Pre-College Ethics Education”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 107th Annual Meeting, Boston Marriott Copley Place
- Chair: Joseph Oyler
- Published Proceedings: Gregory, M. (Ed.). Precollege Ethics Education [Special Section]. Teaching Ethics. (Gregory, M.: “Ethics Education as Philosophical Practice: The Case from Socratic, Critical and Contemplative Pedagogies”, introductory essay, pp. 19-34.)
December 29, 2009: “Philosophy, Education and the Care of the Self”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 106th Annual Meeting, New York Marriott Marquis, Manhattan
- Chairs: Dr. Megan Laverty and Dr. Maughn Gregory
- “Philosophy, Education and the Care of the Self” Program
- Published Proceedings: Gregory, M. & Laverty, M. (Eds.). (2010). Philosophy, education and the care of the self [Special issue]. Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children, 19(4).
December 27-30, 2008: “Philosophy for, with and of Children”
- Venue: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division 105th Annual Meeting
- Chairs: Dr. Maughn Gregory & Alexandra Perry, EdD Candidate
- Published Proceedings: Glina, M. (Ed.), Philosophy for, with and of children. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2013).
November 8-11, 2004: IAPC Anniversary Conference
- Venue: St. Marguerite’s Retreat House, Mendham, New Jersey
- Chair: Maughn Gregory
June 12-15, 2002: “Community of Inquiry in the Disciplines”
- Venue: North American Association for Community of Inquiry Bi-Annual Conference, Montclair State University
- Chair: Maughn Gregory
- Published Proceedings: Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children
1987: “Philosophy, Literacy and the Teaching of Thinking”
- Venue: Montclair State College
- Chair: Matthew Lipman
October 28, 1975: “Equality of Intellectual Opportunity”
- Venue: Rutgers University, New Brunswick (co-sponsored by Rutgers and Montclair State)
- Chair: Matthew Lipman
- Announcement: New York Times article (click to open)
November 8, 1973: “Conference on Pre-College Philosophy”
- Venue: Montclair State College
- Chair: Matthew Lipman
- Published Proceedings: Lipman, M. “Conference on Pre-College Philosophy,” Journal of Critical Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 3 (October 1972), pp. 116-30 (also excerpted with commentary in Lipman, M. “Proceedings of the 1973 Conference on Pre-College Philosophy,” Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 10(3), pp. 37-41).