what life will be like in 2008

In a recent  DebianPlanet  feed  I  found  this  link  which  is  pretty
interesting,  at  least  from  the  perspective  of  someone   who   has
coordinated and participated to an SMC roadmapping effort:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/24/what-will-life-be-like-in-the-year-2008/

I find two things very interesting: in this article, physical  speed  is
still a relevant feature - transmission speed is still  not  a  relevant
feature (though it is implicit in some parts of the text); and, computer
networks are barely present, but networks (telephone and TV)  are  still
considered very relevant. All in all, and doomed cities  aside,  I  find
the vision pretty accurate (doomed cities might well be a  metaphor  for
ozone and smog pollution problems). The vision fails instead  on  social
grounds - and this is the lesson to learn (also for the SMC roadmap).

nicb

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NIME 2008 - call for submissions

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8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION (NIME 2008)
http://nime2008.casapaganini.org

June 5 - 7, 2008

InfoMus Lab, Casa Paganini, University of Genova
Piazza Santa Maria in Passione 34, 16123 Genova, Italy

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
On behalf of the NIME 2008 Committee, we would like to invite you to be part
of the 8th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression,
organized by Casa Paganini InfoMus Lab - Universit‡ degli Studi di Genova
in collaboration with Regione Liguria, Comune di Genova - Ufficio Paganiniano,
Conservatorio di Musica "NiccolÚ Paganini", GOG - Giovine Orchestra Genovese,
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti.
We encourage contributions of the following kinds: Papers (full papers,
short papers, posters), Demos, Live Performances, Installations.
Complete submission guidelines are available on the conference website
(http://nime2008.casapaganini.org).

TOPICS
We invite submissions 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

ICMC 2008: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

*ICMC 2008*

*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*

The Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast, in association 
with the International Computer Music Association and the Sonorities Festival 
of Contemporary Music, is proud to be hosting ICMC 2008. The Conference will 
take place between 24-29 August 2008 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

*THEME*

The theme for 2008 is ‘Roots/Routes’. The Conference explores notions of 
placement and displacement in the context of music practice. It provides an 
opportunity for the investigation of the interface between technologies which 
develop through international collaboration and the specificity of music 
cultures rooted in a place.

The theme can be addressed through papers, compositions, installations and 
performances which explore the sense of place and context in relation to sound 
and technology. A growing list of conference topics can be seen on the website 
(see ‘Themes’ and ‘Recent Comments’ on www.icmc2008.net 
<http://www.icmc2008.net/>). We welcome contributions to the debate on this 
site. In addition to submissions addressing the conference theme, the 
organising committee welcomes submissions on all traditional areas of computer 
music.

*MUSIC*

The Conference provides an opportunity to showcase works for tape and video 
which exploit the unique 46-channel diffusion system at SARC. Details of the 

[Fwd:call for papers CMMR2008, Copenhagen, May 19th-23rd, 2008]

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The 2nd EyesWeb Week

To whom may be interested.
(I apologize for possible multiple copies)

Kind regards,
Gualtiero Volpe

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The 2nd EyesWeb Week

InfoMus Lab - Casa Paganini, University of Genova 
Piazza Santa Maria in Passione 34, 16123 Genova, Italy

11 - 15 February 2008

Following the 1st EyesWeb Week, held in February 2006, InfoMus Lab is
pleased to announce the 2nd EyesWeb Week, a tutorial aiming at sharing with
participants the experience of InfoMus Lab - Casa Paganini in scientific and
technological developments as well as in artistic production matured around
the EyesWeb project. The EyesWeb project focuses on different aspects of
non-verbal multimodal communication, including human full-body movement and
musical gesture, and aims at understanding the affective and expressive
content gesture conveys. The research project is centered around the EyesWeb
XMI open hardware and software platform, for developing real-time multimedia
applications characterized by multimodal interaction. Research and
development in the EyesWeb project are partially supported by several EU
IST-ICT and national
projects.
This one-week tutorial aims at providing scientists, technicians, and
artists with the opportunity to master and explore in detail the EyesWeb
project and open platform. Lectures and experiments are structured in
different tracks: a track is specifically designed for dancers,
choreographers, musicians, and content creators. A parallel track concerns
the internals and core architecture of the new EyesWeb XMI platform and
related libraries for multimodal analysis, and it is focused for computer
engineers and professionals. Participants will be introduced to the
different aspects of the EyesWeb project, from design to implementation of
experience-centric mediated interactive systems to software and system
engineering issues.
Previous artistic works participated and co-designed by InfoMus Lab (see
www.infomus.org and www.casapaganini.org) will be analyzed and experienced
with sample concrete implementations in EyesWeb. Sample hands-on and
installations will be faced, also according to participants' skills and
demands.

For more information please see the attached announcement or visit the
EyesWeb Week website:
www.infomus.org/EywWeek2008

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Introducing a new book

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FW: REMINDER, CMMR 2007 Sense of Sounds!

> REMINDER, CMMR 2007 Sense of Sounds!
> 
> This is a reminder for the CMMR 2007 Sense of Sounds that will take place
>  jointly with ICMC2007 in Copenhagen, August 27-31, 2007.
> 
> Paper and Music Deadline: April 30.
> 
> CMMR 2007 is the fourth event in this series, and this year we would like to
> emphasize on the Sense of Sounds from the synthesis and retrieval point of
> view. This theme is pluridisciplinary by nature and associates the fields of
> sound modeling by analysis, synthesis, perception and cognition. In spite of a
> growing activity and interest by the international research community for this
> particular theme, CMMR2007 will be the first international gathering devoted to
> this specific topic. We hope this conference will attract researchers
> from a wide variety of fields, such as signal processing, acoustics,
> psychoacoustics, cognitive neuroscience, musicology ...
> 
> More information concerning the paper submission to the CMMR2007 can be found at
> the ICMC2007 website
> http://www.icmc2007.net/     (in the " Call for papers " link)
> 
> Papers closely related to the conference topics are planned to be published as
> post event proceedings in the Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science
> (LNCS) Series
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> The CMMR 2007 team
> 
> 

Open positions at University of York

Music Research Centre
University of York

The Music Research Centre has the following opportunities from October 
2007. These posts are supported by the Arts and Humanities Research 
Council (AHRC) as part of a three year research programme.

Research Assistant
Department of Music
Vacancy reference: AR07146

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work on an AHRC 
funded project that will investigate contemporary practice in digital 
music, post-digital music, and experimental electronica. You should
have practical experience in music technology research, a good working 
knowledge of contemporary electronic music practice, and have worked 
with professional artists in these fields. You will be part of a team, 
led by Dr Tony Myatt, who will research and coordinate nine artist 
residencies over three years as part of the research programme.

The post is part-time (50% of full-time). The starting salary will be: 
£25,889 reduced pro rata, per annum. The post is available from October 
2007 for a period of three years.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 04 May 2007

For further information, details of qualifications required and an 
application pack please see;
http://www.york.ac.uk/univ/mis/cfm/vacancies/vac_detail.cfm?vacno=AR07146&mode=standard 
<http://www.york.ac.uk/univ/mis/cfm/vacancies/vac_detail.cfm?vacno=AR07146&mode=standard> 

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Two PhD studentships

Two funded PhD studentships are available from October 2007 to work on 
aspects of this research project.

The project will document the practice of nine leading audio artists 
working in digital music, post-digital music and experimental 
electronica. These genres are areas of musical and cultural activity 
which show new trends and approaches to musical composition, supported, 
informed and often driven by technology. The research will consider the 
application of technology, the cultural and economic operating 
circumstances of the genres and the aesthetic stance of composers 
working in the field. Nine leading artists will be invited to 
participate in the research programme through a series of artist 
residencies.

Successful applicants will become part of a highly focussed research 
team, will engage in all aspects of the research programme and will be 
required to interact with resident artists.

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship (A) to consider cultural 
shifts in experimental electronic music; economies of operation,
aspects of performance, dissemination and cultures of consumption.

Applications are also invited for a PhD studentship (B) focussing on
the analysis of music within these genres and the impact of technology
on production and composition methods. This work will include analysis
and documentation of the audio works created by the artists who
participate in the project.

Applicants should have a Master’s degree or equivalent professional 
experience in Music, or a related area of study.

Studentships are subject to the terms and conditions of AHRC 
Postgraduate Project Studentships. Annual stipends start at £12,600.

Closing date for applications: 12.00 noon on Tuesday 8th May 2007.

For further information and details of how to apply, please see:

http://music.york.ac.uk/mrc/jobs

or write to:

Mrs Alice Potter, Department of Music, University of York, Heslington, 
York, YO10 5DD.

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The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

This research project is supported by the AHRC.

The AHRC funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and 
humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and
dance. The quality and range of research supported not only provides
social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic
success of the UK. For further information on the AHRC, please see
www.ahrc.ac.uk <http://www.ahrc.ac.uk>

vincenzo@...: [Aimi] 2nd Call for Papers - AI*IA 2007 - Special Track on "AI and Expressive Media"]

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Subject: [Aimi] 2nd Call for Papers - AI*IA 2007 - Special Track on "AI and
 Expressive Media"

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AI*IA 2007 - Special Tracks

10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence
        Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing
                September 10-13, 2007 - Roma, Italy

                       SPECIAL TRACK ON
                   "AI for Expressive Media"

http://aiia.info.uniroma2.it/ST_ExpressiveMedia.html

Description

AI techniques are now widespread in novel communication forms, 
especially in those that aim at shaping audience/user's emotions through 
expressive contents, e.g. behavior models of acting virtual characters, 
engines for game programming, planning formalisms in interactive 
storytelling, learning techniques for music composition and performance. 
There are many forums that address such topics from specialized 
perspectives, since the several communication forms have well 
established traditions and practices; it also happens that applicative 
papers of this kind appear in general AI events. However, the latter 
requires an abstraction process that is not immediate, given the 
modeling difficulties and the huge implementative work that is involved 
in such applications. Moreover, it is sometimes difficult for organizers 
to invent coherent sessions where to host such presentations.
The goal of this special track is threefold: to provide a definition of 
the expressive media in extensional terms (through reworked examples of 
applications), to improve the general awareness of the AI techniques 
that are mostly employed (together with revealing new interesting 
problems to be modeled), to stimulate the sharing of AI approaches among 
researchers in different communication forms, usually sparsed in 
different events or sessions. So, particular attention to 
cross-fertilization is solicited; each paper will also be reviewed by 
one non-expert of some particular communication form in order to improve 
the circulation of ideas.
Special Track Program
The Special Track on "AI and Expressive Media" invites researchers, 
developers and practitioners working in artificial intelligence, human 
sciences, media studies, music, art and design, and other related areas 
to submit their works. The special track will occupy one full day of the 
Congress and it will run in parallel with the other Special Tracks. The 
program will include presentation of the selected papers and posters, 
one invited talk and a final panel.

Chair

Vincenzo Lombardo, Universita' di Torino, Chair

Program Committee

* Marc Cavazza, University of Teesside, UK
* David Cope, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
* Craig Lindley, Gotland University and Blekinge Technical College,
  Sweden
* Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, IIIA - AI Research Institute CSIC,
  Bellaterra, Spain
* Frank Nack, Universit‚ Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France
* Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, The Netherlands
* Ana Paiva, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
* Oliviero Stock, ITC-IRST, Trento, Italy

Topics

The topics listed for this special track summarize and generalize over 
several initiatives that have been arising on the relationship between 
AI and expressive media. However, it is by no means exhaustive.

    * Affective Computing
    * AI and Media Studies
    * AI and Creativity
    * AI for Edutainment and Cultural Heritage
    * AI in Communication Design
    * AI in Entertaiment
    * AI in Music and Art
    * AI in Interaction Paradigms
    * AI in Game Design and Programming
    * Autonomous Animated Characters
    * Computational Humor
    * Emotional Interfaces
    * Interactive Storytelling
    * Intelligent Virtual Environments

Important Dates

    * Paper due: April, 25 2007
    * Acceptance Notification: June, 2 2007
    * Final Paper due: June, 25 2007
    * Congress: September 10-13, 2007

Instructions for Authors

The Special Track will consist of paper and poster presentations. The 
submissions will be managed by the Web submission portal that will be 
made available soon on this page. Papers must be submitted no later than 
15th of April 2007.
All papers should consist of max. 12 pages (inclusive of references, 
tables, figures and equations), in English. PDF files should be 
submitted formatted according to the Springer Verlag Proceedings style. 
Latex style files and word document templates can be found at: LNCS 
Series: Author Instruction
All accepted papers and posters will be published in the AI*IA 2007 
Congress proceedings on the Springer-Verlag LNAI series (previous 
volumes, AI*IA 2005, AI*IA 2003).
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[Fwd: Gender and Musical Performance Conference]

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Subject: 	Gender and Musical Performance Conference
Date: 	Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:32:28 +0200
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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:17:07 +0000
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Call for Papers

Please find below details of a one day conference on Gender and Musical
Performance to be held at the Department of Music, University of Sheffield on
03 November 2007. 

We invite proposals addressing any aspect of gender and musical performance in
the formats of spoken papers (20 minutes plus questions), recitals (30 minutes)
and round table discussions (1 hour). Contributions from any discipline are
welcomed, although work using a psychological approach is particularly
encouraged. Please send abstracts for proposals (200 words max.) including your
AV needs to Noola Griffiths. 

Abstracts must be received by 30 June 2007. 

Feedback will be given by 31 July 2007. 

Further information is available from:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/music/research/conferences/gender

Noola Griffiths (N.Griffiths@...)
Department of Music 
University of Sheffield
38 Taptonville Road
Sheffield 
S10 5BR
UK

Fwd: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

May be of interest to some of you.

Please distribute at your convenience.

Best,
fabien

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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

ISPS 2007:
Theories, Methods, and Applications in Music

Dates: 22-23 November 2007
Venue: Casa da Música, Porto, PORTUGAL
Website: www.isps.rcm.ac.uk

Organised by:

Daniela Coimbra, PhD
CITAR, Escola das Artes
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Aaron Williamon, PhD
Centre for Performance Science
Royal College of Music

In association with:

Casa da Música
European Association of Conservatoires (AEC)

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OVERVIEW

Musical performance is a multifaceted pursuit, and as such, the study
and investigation of performance has become increasingly
interdisciplinary in recent years. ISPS 2007 aims to showcase recent
research in which (1) scientific theories and methods have been
employed to inform the art of performance and (2) performance has been
used as an exemplary means of advancing theories and applications of
science.

Researchers and practitioners at every level are invited to submit
abstracts - by 1 June 2007 - for unpublished papers and posters on
research that explores the interface between skilled artistry and
scientific discovery. The programme is expected to represent a broad
range of applications and interests from across the field of music, as
well as the natural, social, and applied sciences.

Those whose primary interests lie outside of music, but whose work
nonetheless informs the broader discussion of musical performance, are
also encouraged to attend.

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IMPORTANT DATES

- Paper/poster abstract submission deadline: 1 June 2007
- Notification of submission decision: 1 July 2007
- End of early registration: 1 August 2007
- Deadline for papers for the Conference Proceedings: 1 September 2007
- ISPS 2007: 22-23 November 2007

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PROGRAMME

Professor Eckart Altenmüller (Hanover University of Music and Drama,
Germany) will open the conference with a keynote presentation entitled
'From the Neanderthal to the Concert-Hall: Development of Sensory
Motor Skills and Brain Plasticity in Music Performance'.

In addition, Professor John Gruzelier (Goldsmiths College, University
of London, UK) will close the event with a keynote address on
'Enhancing Music and Dance Performance with EEG-neurofeedback'.

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GRADUATE AWARD

The Scientific Committee is keen to encourage the attendance of
graduate students, as well as established researchers and
practitioners. Therefore, an award will be offered to a graduate
student to present a 30-minute paper at the conference. The award will
include registration fees, travel expenses (up to 200 Euros) and
accommodation for 21-23 November.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Additional information on the conference programme, submission
requirements, registration, and venue are available at
www.isps.rcm.ac.uk.

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