[AUDITORY] Call for SMPC 2015 conference hosts

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The Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC) plans to host its 
next biennial conference in 2015. We are seeking a host for the SMPC 
2015 conference and would appreciate proposals from subscribers to the 
auditory list with interests in music perception and cognition. Hosting 
such a conference is a great contribution to the field and benefits our 
entire organization and our international community of scholars.

If you (and your colleagues) are interested in the possibility of 
hosting the 2015 SMPC conference, please submit answers to the 9 
questions below to Peter Pfordresher, SMPC Secretary: pqp@xxxxxxxxxxx

The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2013.

Best regards,

The SMPC Executive Board
- Andrea R. Halpern, president
- J. Devin McAuley, treasurer
- Peter Q. Pfordresher, secretary



SMPC 2015 conference proposal questions:

1. Where is the proposed conference site? Will there be an institutional 
host (university or other academic institution)?


2. Who will serve as the conference organizer and as active members of 
the core conference organization committee?


3. What dates do you propose for the conference? (it should fall between 
mid-July and mid-August, lasting 4 or 5 days)


4. What is the closest readily accessible airport to the conference 
site? What is the distance from the airport to the conference site and 
what transportation options are available (please include cost)?


5. Please describe the conference site facilities. How many concurrent 
streams of presentations do you envision? Will there be fees associated 
with the use of these facilities?


6. Is catering readily available for an opening reception, snacks during 
the conference, and a conference banquet? If there is an institutional 
host, are there limits concerning which caterers are allowed to service 
events at the conference site?


7. What accommodation possibilities are there in close proximity to the 
conference site? What is the anticipated cost per night for these 
accommodations (single/double)? Will there be a low-cost dorm-style 
option? (past conferences have revealed this to be very important to our 
attendees) [NOTE: payment for accommodations must be arranged so that 
individual attendees are responsible for claiming a room from a reserved 
block prior to a stated deadline; SMPC cannot assume responsibility for 
providing a deposit or being economically responsible for attendee 
accommodation costs.]


8. What level of financial support is available from your institution 
and/or grants from external agencies?


9. Please prepare an estimated conference budget based on your responses 
to the items above; also, determine a reasonable registration fee 
(student and non-student) with the goal of having income and expenses 
balanced. [Note: base this estimate on attendance figures between 
150-200 delegates, 30-50% of whom will be students.]