SMPC99 Conference

[Rene van Egmond <egmond@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Announcement and Call for Participation
Society for Music Perception and Cognition
1999 Conference:  August 14-17, 1999
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Submission deadline:  April 1, 1999 (recently extended)

Colleagues,

The Society of Music Perception and Cognition wishes to inform you of its
next Conference, to be held August 14-17, 1999, at Northwestern University,
in Evanston, Illinois, USA.

The objectives of the Society are to further the scientific and scholarly
understanding of music from a broad range of disciplines, including music
theory, psychology, psychophysics, linguistics, neurology, neurophysiology,
ethology, ethnomusicology, artificial intelligence, computer technology,
physics and engineering; to facilitate cooperation among scholars and
scientists who are engaged in research in this interdisciplinary field; and
to advance education and public understanding of knowledge gained.  The
Conferences of the Society are a major means by which these aims are
furthered.

Call for Abstracts and Proposals
The Society invites you to submit an abstract for unpublished papers in the
following or related topic areas:
       music theory
       psychology
       psychophysics
       linguistics
       neurology
       neurophysiology
       ethology
       ethnomusicology
       artificial intelligence
       computer technology
       physics
       engineering
The Society also invites tutorial sessions on key topics.

Single page abstracts on any of the above or related topics for
presentation and proposals for tutorials should be sent to:
        Richard Ashley, Coordinator
        SMPC99 Conference
        School of Music
        Northwestern University
        711 Elgin Road
        Evanston, IL 60208

        email: smpc99@nwu.edu

Expected length of presentations is 20 minutes, including questions. Please
submit your abstract in one of two forms:
        1. (Preferably) by email,
        or
        2. In hard copy.
Include the following in your proposal:
      The title of your paper
      Your name
       Your institutional affiliation
       Your mailing address
       Your telephone number
       Your email address
       A list of your audio-visual equipment needs.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  APRIL 1, 1999

For more information, contact SMPC at the address or email above, or on the
World Wide Web at
http://www.nwu.edu/musicschool/specialEvents/smpc/index.htm.

--
Richard D. Ashley
Northwestern University
r-ashley@nwu.edu

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