The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) is a professional, philosophical association emerging from a history of conferences on computing and philosophy that began in 1986 (the CAP conferences).
The role of the IACAP is to help facilitate a global communications network for those interested in computing and philosophy as defined by these themes.
The founding members of IACAP include Ron Barnette, Selmer Bringsjord, Terry Bynum, Robert Cavalier, Preston Covey, Marvin Croy, Charles Ess, James Moor, Nelson Pole, and Saul Traiger.
The Covey Award recognizes senior scholars with a substantial record of innovative research in the field of computing and philosophy, broadly conceived.
The Herbert A. Simon Award is given to promising young researchers in the field (max.