Objectives and Background
The ICM-AP 2025 conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts committed to integrating mindfulness into healthcare, education, and the workplace.
As the first international mindfulness conference in Hong Kong, the ICM-AP 2025 will serve as a platform to disseminate evidence-based interventions, advance research, and inform practice in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
About the ICM Series
The International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM) series was initiated in 2012. It was originally led by Prof Nirbhay N. Singh from the Medical College of Georgia, who is the emeritus founding editor of the international journal, Mindfulness. Prof Singh collaborated with Prof Antonino Raffone from the University of Rome and Fabio Giommi, a mindfulness teacher from Italy, to launch the conference series.
The ICM series now aims to schedule a biennial (every two years) conference. These conferences are held in the northern hemisphere as well as the Asia Pacific region. Professor Antonino Raffone currently leads the ICM series.
The series has included the following events:
- 2013 Rome University, Italy, chaired by Prof. Antonino Raffone
- 2016 Rome University, Italy, chaired by Prof. Antonino Raffone
- 2018 Amsterdam University, chaired by Profs Anne Speckens and Susan Bogels
- 2019 Auckland University, New Zealand, chaired by Prof Christian Krägeloh ·
- 2020 Aarhus University, Denmark chaired by Prof Lone Fjorback
- 2022 Aarhus University, Denmark chaired by Prof Lone Fjorback
- 2022 Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, chaired by International Conference Mindfulness Asia-Pacific Nov 2022 (Non-AACBT event) | AACBT
- 2024 Bangor University, chaired by Prof Rebecca Crane and directed by Dr Ken Lunn
Future conferences planned in the ICM series:
- 2026 South Korea, chaired by Deoksang Jos