[DAFx-06] LAST CALL FOR PAPERS - deadline: March 31, 2006

[Vincent Verfaille <vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Apologies for multiple postings

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   9th International Conference on Digital Audio Effets, DAFx-06
   September 18-20, 2006
   Montreal, Canada
   http://www.dafx.ca

   LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
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The 9th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx-06,  
will be held September 18-20, 2006, at McGill University, Montreal,  
Canada, organized by the Music Technology Area of the Schulich School  
of Music and CIRMMT (Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Music  
Media and Technology). DAFx grew from a very successful COST action  
in Europe and has established a reputation for the excellence of the  
papers and its open, friendly atmosphere. It is an event where  
everyone is involved in some aspect of music and information  
technology, from new ways to play electronic instruments to music  
information retrieval.

DAFx appeals to researchers and practitioners in digital audio and  
digital music processing. The conference will feature keynote  
addresses, poster, and spoken presentation sessions over 3 days.

Topics include:
* Audio Effects
* Sound Representation & Sound Modeling
* Sound Synthesis
* Audio Coding
* Time-frequency & Spectral Processing
* Audio Analysis and Low-level Features
* Spatialization, Localization and Wave Field Synthesis
* Perceptual Issues and Psychoacoustics
* Software and Hardware Implementations
* Music Information Retrieval Systems
* Automatic Transcription and High-level Features
* Auditory Displays
* Source Separation
* Audio Restoration
* Audio and the Internet
* Audio for Multimedia
* Performance and Gestural Control
* Compositional uses and issues


PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers before  
March 31, 2006 according to one of the following two paper formats:

  - Oral Presentation: maximum 6 pages in the Proceedings; about 20  
minutes for presentation.
  - Poster Presentation: maximum 4 pages in the Proceedings.

Submission is fully electronic and automated through the Conference  
Web Submission System (already opened at https://papers.dafx.ca).  
Papers must be prepared according to the instructions available at  
the DAFx-06 web site (http://www.dafx.ca) and sent by March, 31 2006.

All submissions are subject to peer review. Final version of the  
accepted contributions will be published in the Conference  
Proceedings distributed to all registered delegates at the Conference  
site. After the Conference closure, the Proceedings will be published  
on the Internet (see previous conferences by browsing at http:// 
www.dafx.de).


IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Paper Submission:                March 31, 2006
Notification of Acceptance:     May 31, 2006
Final Paper Submission:         June 30, 2006


For further information about DAFx, travel, accommodation,  
registration, etc. see the general information page at http:// 
www.dafx.ca


Philippe Depalle
Associate Professor
Schulich School of Music
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada