12^th World Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies – IASS/AIS was held in period from 16^th to 20^th September 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The organizer of the congress was the Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies (SEECSS).

The theme of this year congress was “Innovation” and the strategic objective of congress was expansion and reinforcement of the semiotic web.

The congress was preceded by a broad discussion on social media so as to enable participants to select the most interesting topics and facilitators for scientific sessions and round tables.