[PD-ot] Fwd: NIME 2007 Call for Participation

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

I've been involved in the conference for a few years now, and meet a  
number of Pders at the conferences.  Lots of interesting people and  
ideas:

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Eric Singer <list at ericsinger.com>
> Date: October 1, 2006 7:40:29 PM EDT
> Subject: NIME 2007 Call for Participation
>
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> On behalf of the NIME07 Committee, we would like to invite you to  
> be part of the 7th International Conference on New Interfaces for  
> Musical Expression (NIME), organized by Harvestworks and New York  
> University's (NYU) Music Technology Program in partnership with the  
> NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).
>
> We encourage contributions of the following kinds:
> * Papers (full-length, short-length, posters)
> * Demos
> * Live Performances
> * Installations
>
> Complete submission guidelines are now available at http:// 
> www.nime.org/2007. The on-line submission interface will be  
> available for use by October 16.
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
>
> Submission deadlines
> Installations and Performances
> - January 31st 2007: Papers/posters, Demos, Live Performances,  
> Installations
>
> Notification of acceptance
> - March 9th 2007: Papers/posters, Demos, Live Performances,  
> Installations
>
> Registration deadlines
> - April 16th 2007: Early Registration (reduced fee)
>
> Final text submission deadline
> - April 16th 2007: Complete Camera-ready Papers and Abstracts
>
> PAPERS/POSTERS
>
> We invite the submission of papers on topics related to new  
> interfaces for music performance including, but not restricted to
> * Novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression
> * Novel controllers for collaborative performance
> * Novel musical instruments
> * Augmented/hyper instruments
> * Interfaces for dance and physical expression
> * Interactive sound and multimedia installations
> * Interactive sonification
> * Sensor and actuator technologies
> * Haptic and force feedback devices
> * Interface protocols and data formats
> * Gesture and music
> * Robotics and music
> * Perceptual & cognitive issues
> * Interactivity design and software tools
> * Musical mapping strategies
> * Performance analysis and machine learning
> * Performance rendering and generative algorithms
> * Experiences with novel interfaces in education and entertainment
> * Experiences with novel interfaces in live performance and  
> composition
> * Surveys of past work and stimulating ideas for future research
> * Historical studies in twentieth-century instrument design
> * Reports on students projects in the framework of NIME related  
> courses
> * Artistic, cultural, and social impact of NIME technology
>
> Accepted presentation types are:
> - Full Paper (6 pages in proceedings, longer oral presentation)
> - Short Paper (4 pages in proceedings, shorter oral presentation)
> - Poster (2 or 4 pages in proceedings, poster presentation)
>
> DEMOS
> Demo Sessions are an opportunity to support and discuss realized or  
> partially realized work with conference attendees, in an informal,  
> discursive way.  Demos of technologies and applications that  
> address the topics listed above will be considered for selection.  
> Demonstrations are designed to give exhibitors an opportunity to  
> show material that benefits from having a physical presence at the  
> conference.  It is important that there be a realized,  
> demonstrable, working component to all submissions to this  
> category.  This is not to say that Demos cannot be sketches or  
> further ideas or future plans for the project - but an activity,  
> process, action or actionable form of the concept must exist as  
> part of the Demo proposed.
>
> Demos must include a 2 page poster to be displayed at the Demo  
> Sessions and included in the printed proceedings.  The poster  
> should address the scientific/technical aspects of the project,  
> acquired experiences and/or the context of the development.
>
> For those submitting papers, we will provide the possibility of  
> scheduling demo presentations within the dedicated Demo Sessions.  
> The submission procedure will allow that a Demo option be chosen  
> for any Paper submission.   An accepted paper will not guarantee an  
> accepted demo.
>
> Accepted presentation types are:
> - Demo (Demonstration space plus 2 pages in proceedings)
>
>
> LIVE PERFORMANCES
> A series of three evening concerts as well as 'NIME-at-night'  
> events at clubs will be organized during the conference to  
> highlight creative use of interactive instrument technology and  
> performance systems.  One of the evening concerts will feature  
> commissioned performers playing work from their repertoire as well  
> as pieces submitted through the Live Performances call.
>
> We welcome proposals for performances to be featured in the NIME 07  
> concerts.
>
> Accepted presentation types are:
> - Concert Performance (Performance slot plus program note in  
> proceedings)
> - Club Performance (Performance slot plus program note in proceedings)
> - New Work for Commissioned Performer (Performance by commissioned  
> performer plus program note in proceedings)
>
> INSTALLATIONS
> The NIME Installations category is intended to address submissions  
> that deal with the subjects listed above, but are intended for  
> public-space or art gallery contexts.  Accepted Installations will  
> be shown for the full 3 days of the conference, beginning on the  
> morning on Thursday, June 7th and ending in the evening on Saturday  
> June 9th. The Installations venue for NIME 2007 will also be open  
> to the general public.  Installation submissions will be judge by  
> artistic merit, interactivity, relevance to NIME, innovation,  
> exhibition history experience and practicality criteria.  A one- 
> paragraph description of the Installation project must be submitted  
> with other required materials, and will be included in the  
> conference proceedings.
>
> Accepted submissions to the Installation category will be exhibited  
> in an environment appropriate to a public-space and gallery  
> context. NIME 2007 is obtaining special facilities in New York  
> City, near other conference events for exhibition of accepted  
> Installation projects. Please check the NIME site in November for  
> floor plan details and photos of the space. The number of accepted  
> submission will be partially subject to available space.
>
> Accepted presentation types are:
> - Installations (Installation space plus brief description in  
> proceedings)
>
>
> SPECIAL FOCUS ON ROBOTICS AND MUSIC
> NIME07 will include a number of events specially focused on  
> robotics and music. These will include a keynote speaker from the  
> field of robotics and music, a special workshop on the subject and  
> a concert series the weekend before NIME07.
>
> Therefore, we are especially inviting submissions in all categories  
> in the area of Robotics and Music. Special consideration will be  
> given to competent submissions in this area.
>
> VENDOR BOOTHS
> For presentations of commercial products and companies not  
> associated with a conference submission, there will be exhibit  
> booths.   Please contact Dana Karwas at vendors at nime2007.org.
>
> WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL SESSION AND ASSOCIATED EVENTS
>
> June 6, morning:
> * Workshop on Music and Robotics
> Details on how to participate in the Music and Robotics workshop to  
> come.
>
> June 7:
> * NIME 07 Day One
>
> June 8:
> * NIME 07 Day Two
>
> June 9:
> * NIME 07 Day Three
>
> June 1st to June 10th:
> * Harvestworks 30th Anniversary Festival
>
> NIME 07 organized site visits, additional workshops and off- 
> concerts including jam sessions are planned.


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