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IASD September 2026 Memberships

Total new and renewing memberships in September (as of September 28): 32 Welcoming 8 new members:

In Memoriam and in Gratitude Jolene "Jody" Gardner

Longtime IASD member Jolene "Jody" Gardner died on December 26, 2025, leaving a generous bequest to our organization.

NEW THIS YEAR from the IASD Arts Committee

This year, IASD Arts Committee is introducing a new Online Open Dream Gallery for members and dreamers ...

Ernest Hartmann Student Research Awards for 2027 Inviting Submissions

The IASD Student Research Awards are given to students (undergraduate and graduate) in two areas: best original scientific research on dreams and dreaming;

Call for Research Grant Proposals DEADLINE OCTOBER 15, 2026

Grants are offered through a partnership between IASD and the DreamScience Foundation (IASD/DSF).

Call for Volunteers Opens

Get involved and help us bring IASD 2027 to life! Conference Volunteers work approximately 12 to 14 hours (roughly 3 hours per day).

Call for Presentations Opens – deadline for submissions December 18

Share your research, ideas and experience, or work with the international dream community.

IASD 2027 is heading to Atlanta!

ave the date! The 44th Annual International Dream Conference is coming to the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta, May 29–June 2, 2027.

The dying dream of the dead to be at peace with life

Here we offer two on the topic of what people dream when they are about to die, and how these dreams may help them through the process.

Announcing IASD Election Results

Laurel Clark, Nominating Committee Chair,Each year, members vote to elect five new and returning Board Directors for a 3-year term. Please join me in warmly welcoming them to the leadership team (at left, top to bottom):

The IASD 2026 Dream Art Exhibition

The IASD 2026 Dream Art Exhibition once again offered a vibrant showcase of artistic expression during the 2026 Conference in Ashland, Oregon. Established in 1988 by artist

Bernard Welt, Regional Events Committee

The 9th annual regional conference of IASD Québec will be held entirely in French at the Centre St-Pierre, 1212 rue Panet, Montréal QC Canada on September 5, 2026 (10 am-3:45 pm).

WELCOME TO IASD's 2027 CONFERENCE

May 29 – June 2, 2027 | Atlanta, Georgia, Join us in Atlanta GA at Sonesta Gwinnett Place in Duluth (Atlanta Metro).

Community Dreams: It Takes a Village to Understand a Dream

Community Dreams: It Takes a Village to Understand a Dream Big dreams seem to take place during cultural upheaval that impacts not only the dreamer but others in a wider circle. Today, in this time of enormous transitions, we need dreamers...

BAW: Learning in Dreams: Gaining Knowledge and Skills

Learning in Dreams: Gaining Knowledge and Skills By Robert Hoss, MS A growing volume of research is beginning to suggest that dream sleep might promote learning of several types. Is this influence of dreaming simply our ability to gain in...

BAW: Childrens’ Dreams and the Maturing Brain

Children’s Dreams and the Maturing Brain By Joseph De Koninck, PhD Sigmund Freud noted that his daughter Anna had her first known dream at the age of 19 months, when she called out in her sleep about strawberries and scrambled eggs. But o...

BAW: Handout: What Your Brain Is Doing While You Sleep

What Your Brain Is Doing While You Sleep By Michelle Carr, PhD Scientists have been studying the dreaming brain for decades. They’ve learned what sleep is like over a night’s passage, and what parts of the brain are involved when dreams h...

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Mar 12, 2018Katja Valli, PhD

BAW: We Might Rehearse For Life in the VR of Dreams

We Might Rehearse for Life in the VR of Dreams By Katja Valli, PhD In the past couple of decades, the idea that dreaming simulates the waking perceptual world has become widely accepted among dream scientists. The spatial and temporal org...