Subject: ISMIR 2008: Call For Participation From: Juan Pablo Bello <jpbello@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:32:33 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-10-402105591 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed (Apologies for any cross-postings / please re-distribute) ISMIR 2008 Philadelphia, PA, USA =95 http://ismir2008.ismir.net/ Important dates Submission of papers, tutorials and panels: = March 26, 2008 Notification of acceptance: = June 4, 2008 Camera-ready submissions: = June 25, 2008 Submission of abstracts for late breaking / demo session: July 24, = 2008 ISMIR 2008: = September 14-18, 2008 Call for Participation The Ninth International Conference on Music Information Retrieval =20 will take place September 14-18, 2008 (Sunday through Thursday), in =20 Philadelphia, USA. Since its inception in 2000, ISMIR has rapidly =20 become the premier venue for the multidisciplinary field of =20 accessing, analyzing, and managing large collections and archives of =20 music information. The expansion of the music information retrieval =20 (MIR) community reflects the enormous challenges and opportunities =20 presented by the recent and tremendous growth in available music and =20 music-related data. ISMIR provides a forum for the exchange of ideas =20= between representatives of academia, industry, entertainment, and =20 education, including researchers, developers, educators, librarians, =20 students, and professional users, who contribute to this broadly =20 interdisciplinary domain. Alongside presentations of original =20 theoretical research and practical work, ISMIR provides introductory =20 and in-depth tutorials, and a venue for the showcase of current MIR-=20 related products and systems. To reflect the increased maturity of the event and of the field, this =20= year's conference introduces several significant changes over recent =20 ISMIR conferences: =95 Emphasis on interdisciplinarity: While ISMIR has always had been =20= inherently interdisciplinary in nature, ISMIR-08 will place a =20 singular premium on scholarly papers that span the two or more =20 disciplines . This preference will be applied to the balancing of =20 the overall program, and will influence the selection of papers for =20 the proceedings and the oral presentations. ISMIR-08 will be single =20 track, and all oral presentations will take place in plenary sessions. =95 Uniform paper status: There will be no 'tiering' of papers; all =20 accepted papers will be allotted up to six pages in the proceedings, =20 and all papers will have poster presentations -- the most effective =20 way to promote substantial discussions. In view of the increased =20 presence of poster presentations, more of the conference schedule =20 will be devoted to poster sessions. A subset of papers will be =20 selected for oral presentation in addition to their poster slots on =20 the basis of their breadth of interest to the community at large , =20 but without any implied judgment of their quality relative to the =20 other papers. =95 Late breaking / demo session: This session is designed to showcase =20= late breaking or preliminary results and technical demonstrations, =20 Submissions are in the form of abstracts, to be published on the =20 conference website. The session will be run in a poster format. =95 Limitations on papers per author: We introduce some authorship =20 limits to encourage all authors to focus on preparing their best work =20= for submission, and to cultivate a broad range of work by diverse =20 researchers. Any individual may submit only one paper as first =20 author, and his or her name may appear as an author or co-author on =20 only three submissions in total, including late breaking/demo =20 submissions. The topic areas and emphasis on high quality and exciting research in =20= all aspects of MIR remain unchanged. Novel and previously =20 unpublished submissions are solicited in areas including, but not =20 limited to, the following: =95 content-based querying and retrieval =95 database systems, indexing, and query =95 fingerprinting and digital rights management =95 compression and streaming =95 optical music recognition =95 score following and audio alignment =95 transcription and annotation =95 computational musicology =95 perception and cognition =95 harmony, chords and tonality =95 melody and motives =95 rhythm, beat, tempo and form =95 timbre, instrumentation and voice =95 modification and transformation of music data =95 emotion and aesthetics =95 performance analysis =95 applications of MIR to the performing arts and multimedia =95 automatic classification =95 genre, style and mood =95 similarity metrics =95 music summarization =95 user interfaces and user models =95 music recommendation and playlist generation =95 text and web mining =95 evaluation of MIR systems =95 knowledge representation, user tags and metadata =95 libraries, archives and digital collections =95 methodological and philosophical issues =95 social, legal, ethical and business issues In addition to research papers, we also solicit proposals for =20 tutorials, panels, and exhibits. More details on each category are =20 provided below. Contribution requirements and guidelines 1. Papers: All papers will be peer-reviewed according to their =20 novelty, technical content, presentation, and contribution to the =20 overall balance of topics and disciplines represented at ISMIR-08. =20 Papers that introduce new topics and methods to MIR research are =20 particularly welcome. Special efforts will be made to recruit =20 reviewers from a broad range of disciplines, to ensure that papers =20 from all areas are reviewed fairly and sympathetically. Where =20 possible, authors are strongly encouraged to present evaluations of =20 their work that use benchmark data. Paper submissions should satisfy =20 the following conditions: =95 Formatting must comply to the guidelines and templates available on =20= the submission web page (http://ismir2008.ismir.net/submission/). =95 Submitted papers must be between 4 and 6 pages long. =95 Papers should include a 150-200 word abstract. =95 Submission must consist of original contributions (not previously =20= published and not currently being considered for publication elsewhere). =95 Accepted papers will be designated either as poster only =20 presentations, or as plenary talk with poster presentation. During =20 submission, authors may indicate a preference, but the choice will be =20= made by the program committee. =95 Authors of accepted papers will be asked to provide camera-ready =20 copies of their papers. =95 If accepted, authors are encouraged to bring laptop computers or =20 other appropriate equipment to supplement their presentations. =95 For each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the =20= ISMIR 2008 conference prior to submission of the camera-ready version. 2. Late-breaking / demo submissions: A special session during the =20 ISMIR-08 schedule will be dedicated to: (i) the presentation of preliminary results and ideas which are not =20 yet fully formed nor systematically evaluated; and (ii) the demonstration of applications that are of interest to the =20 MIR community. These "late breaking / demo" submissions will not be reviewed and =20 will not have associated papers on the proceedings. They have been =20 assigned a late deadline. Submissions should be emailed to: ismir2008-=20= demos@xxxxxxxx as a pdf file containing the title, author(s) and =20 affiliation(s), and a 100-200 word abstract outlining the work to be =20 presented. Abstracts will be published online. Should there be more =20 submissions than allowed by the available presentation space, =20 presentations that contribute to a balanced session will be given =20 priority. Limitations on the number of papers per author apply. 3. Tutorials: The first day of the conference (Sunday, September 14) =20 will consist of a parallel session of introductory or in-depth =20 tutorials each concentrating on a single topic and lasting =20 approximately 3 hours, including a break. Submissions should be =20 emailed to ismir2008-tutorials@xxxxxxxx as pdf files containing a =20 1-2 page abstract including: =95 an outline of the tutorial content, =95 the intended and expected audience, =95 short biography of the presenter(s), and =95 any special requirements. 4. Panels: Panels should be lively, controversial, and thought-=20 provoking discussions on specific topics of interest to the ISMIR =20 community. Panel sessions should not consist of paper presentations, =20 but should be structured so as to engage the audience in thoughtful =20 and constructive dialog with the panelists. Submissions should be =20 emailed to ismir2008-panels@xxxxxxxx as pdf files containing a 1-2 =20 page abstract including: =95 the topic and issues to be discussed, if possible formulated as a =20= provocative question, =95 a short listing of pro and con arguments, =95 short biographies of the moderator and panelists, and =95 any special requirements. 5. Exhibits and Bookstore: Throughout ISMIR 2008, space will be =20 available for publishers, software companies, booksellers, service =20 providers, system vendors, and any other businesses interested in =20 exhibiting their MIR-related products. They are invited to contact =20 the program committee via email to ismir2008-exhibits@xxxxxxxx =20 regarding the ISMIR bookstore and/or exhibition space. We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia, General Chairs: Dan Ellis, Columbia University Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University Programme Chairs: Juan Pablo Bello, New York University Elaine Chew, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study / University of =20 Southern California --------------------------------------------------- Juan Pablo Bello Assistant Professor, Music Technology New York University jpbello@xxxxxxxx http://homepages.nyu.edu/~jb2843 --Apple-Mail-10-402105591 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">(Apologies for any cross-postings / please = re-distribute)</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 18px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 22px; "><b></b><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"5" style=3D"font: = 18.0px Helvetica"><b>ISMIR 2008</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Philadelphia, PA, USA =95 <a = href=3D"http://ismir2008.ismir.net/"><font color=3D"#0020de" = style=3D"color: = #0020de"><u>http://ismir2008.ismir.net/</u></font></a></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Important dates</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Submission of papers, = tutorials and panels: <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>March 26, 2008</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Notification of acceptance: <span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>June 4, = 2008=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Camera-ready submissions: = <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>June 25, 2008</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Submission of abstracts for late breaking / demo session: = <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>July 24, 2008</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">ISMIR 2008: <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>September 14-18, = 2008</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Call for Participation</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">The Ninth = International Conference on Music Information Retrieval will take place = September 14-18, 2008 (Sunday through Thursday), in Philadelphia, USA. = Since its inception in 2000, ISMIR has rapidly become the premier venue = for the multidisciplinary field of accessing, analyzing, and managing = large collections and archives of music information. =A0The expansion of = the music information retrieval (MIR) community reflects the enormous = challenges and opportunities presented by the recent and tremendous = growth in available music and music-related data. =A0ISMIR provides a = forum for the exchange of ideas between representatives of academia, = industry, entertainment, and education, including researchers, = developers, educators, librarians, students, and professional users, who = contribute to this broadly interdisciplinary domain. =A0Alongside = presentations of original theoretical research and practical work, ISMIR = provides introductory and in-depth tutorials, and a venue for the = showcase of current MIR-related products and systems.=A0</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">To = reflect the increased maturity of the event and of the field, this = year's conference introduces several significant changes over recent = ISMIR conferences:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 <u>Emphasis on interdisciplinarity</u>: =A0While = ISMIR has always had been inherently interdisciplinary in nature, = ISMIR-08 will place a singular premium on scholarly papers that span the = two or more disciplines . =A0This preference will be applied to the = balancing of the overall program, and will influence the selection of = papers for the proceedings and the oral presentations. =A0ISMIR-08 will = be single track, and all oral presentations will take place in plenary = sessions.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 <u>Uniform paper status</u>: =A0There will be no = 'tiering' of papers; all accepted papers will be allotted up to six = pages in the proceedings, and all papers will have poster presentations = -- the most effective way to promote substantial discussions. =A0In view = of the increased presence of poster presentations, more of the = conference schedule will be devoted to poster sessions. =A0A subset of = papers will be selected for oral presentation in addition to their = poster slots on the basis of their breadth of interest to the community = at large , but without any implied judgment of their quality relative to = the other papers.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 <u>Late breaking / demo session</u>: This session = is designed to showcase late breaking or preliminary results and = technical demonstrations, Submissions are in the form of abstracts, to = be published on the conference website. =A0The session will be run in a = poster format.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 <u>Limitations on papers per author</u>: We = introduce some authorship limits to encourage all authors to focus on = preparing their best work for submission, and to cultivate a broad range = of work by diverse researchers. =A0Any individual may submit only one = paper as first author, and his or her name may appear as an author or = co-author on only three submissions in total, including late = breaking/demo submissions.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">The topic areas and emphasis on high quality and = exciting research in all aspects of MIR remain unchanged. =A0Novel and = previously unpublished submissions are solicited in areas including, but = not limited to, the following:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 content-based querying and = retrieval</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 database systems, indexing, = and query</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 fingerprinting and digital = rights management</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 = compression and streaming</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 optical music = recognition</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 score following and audio = alignment</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 transcription and = annotation</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 computational = musicology</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 perception and = cognition</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 harmony, chords and = tonality</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 melody and = motives</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 rhythm, beat, tempo and = form</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 timbre, instrumentation and = voice</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 modification and = transformation of music data</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 emotion and = aesthetics</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 performance = analysis</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 applications of MIR to the = performing arts and multimedia</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 automatic = classification</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 genre, style and = mood</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 similarity = metrics</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 music = summarization</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 user interfaces and user = models</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 music recommendation and = playlist generation</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 text = and web mining</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 evaluation of MIR = systems</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span"= style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 knowledge representation, = user tags and metadata</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 = libraries, archives and digital collections</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 = methodological and philosophical issues</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>=95 social, legal, ethical and = business issues</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">In addition to research papers, we also solicit = proposals for tutorials, panels, and exhibits. =A0More details on each = category are provided below.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Contribution requirements and = guidelines</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">1. <u>Papers</u>: All papers will be peer-reviewed = according to their novelty, technical content, presentation, and = contribution to the overall balance of topics and disciplines = represented at ISMIR-08. Papers that introduce new topics and methods to = MIR research are particularly welcome. Special efforts will be made to = recruit reviewers from a broad range of disciplines, to ensure that = papers from all areas are reviewed fairly and sympathetically. Where = possible, authors are strongly encouraged to present evaluations of = their work that use benchmark data. Paper submissions should satisfy the = following conditions:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 Formatting must comply to the guidelines and = templates available on the submission web page (<a = href=3D"http://ismir2008.ismir.net/submission/"><font color=3D"#0020de" = style=3D"color: = #0020de"><u>http://ismir2008.ismir.net/submission/</u></font></a>).</font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 Submitted papers must be between 4 = and 6 pages long.=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 = Papers should include a 150-200 word abstract.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 Submission must consist of original contributions = (not previously published and not currently being considered for = publication elsewhere).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 = Accepted papers will be designated either as poster only presentations, = or as plenary talk with poster presentation. During submission, authors = may indicate a preference, but the choice will be made by the program = committee.=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 Authors of accepted = papers will be asked to provide camera-ready copies of their = papers.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 If accepted, authors are = encouraged to bring laptop computers or other appropriate equipment to = supplement their presentations.=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 For = each accepted paper, at least one author must register for the ISMIR = 2008 conference prior to submission of the camera-ready = version.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">2. <u>Late-breaking / demo submissions</u>: A special = session during the ISMIR-08 schedule will be dedicated = to:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">(i) the presentation of preliminary results and ideas = which are not yet fully formed nor systematically evaluated; = and=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">(ii) the demonstration of = applications that are of interest to the MIR = community.=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">These "late breaking / demo" submissions will not be = reviewed and will not have associated papers on the proceedings. They = have been assigned a late deadline. Submissions should be emailed to: <a = href=3D"mailto:ismir2008-demos@xxxxxxxx"><font color=3D"#002dcf" = style=3D"color: #002dcf"><u>ismir2008-demos@xxxxxxxx</u></font></a> as = a pdf file containing the title, author(s) and affiliation(s), and a = 100-200 word abstract outlining the work to be presented. Abstracts will = be published online. =A0Should there be more submissions than allowed by = the available presentation space, presentations that contribute to a = balanced session will be given priority. Limitations on the number of = papers per author apply.=A0</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">3. <u>Tutorials</u>: The first day of the conference = (Sunday, September 14) will consist of a parallel session of = introductory or in-depth tutorials each concentrating on a single topic = and lasting approximately 3 hours, including a break. Submissions should = be emailed to <a href=3D"mailto:ismir2008-tutorials@xxxxxxxx"><font = color=3D"#002dcf" style=3D"color: = #002dcf"><u>ismir2008-tutorials@xxxxxxxx</u></font></a> as pdf files = containing a 1-2 page abstract including:</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 an = outline of the tutorial content,</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 the = intended and expected audience,</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 short = biography of the presenter(s), and</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 any = special requirements.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">4. <u>Panels</u>: Panels should be lively, = controversial, and thought-provoking discussions on specific topics of = interest to the ISMIR community. Panel sessions should not consist of = paper presentations, but should be structured so as to engage the = audience in thoughtful and constructive dialog with the panelists. = Submissions should be emailed to <a = href=3D"mailto:ismir2008-panels@xxxxxxxx"><font color=3D"#002dcf" = style=3D"color: #002dcf"><u>ismir2008-panels@xxxxxxxx</u></font></a> as = pdf files containing a 1-2 page abstract including:</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 the = topic and issues to be discussed, if possible formulated as a = provocative question,</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 a = short listing of pro and con arguments,</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">=95 short biographies of the moderator and panelists, = and</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=95 any special = requirements.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">5. <u>Exhibits and Bookstore</u>: Throughout ISMIR = 2008, space will be available for publishers, software companies, = booksellers, service providers, system vendors, and any other businesses = interested in exhibiting their MIR-related products. They are invited to = contact the program committee via email to <a = href=3D"mailto:ismir2008-exhibits@xxxxxxxx"><font color=3D"#002dcf" = style=3D"color: #002dcf"><u>ismir2008-exhibits@xxxxxxxx</u></font></a> = regarding the ISMIR bookstore and/or exhibition space.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">We look forward to seeing you in = Philadelphia,</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">General Chairs:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Dan = Ellis, Columbia University</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Youngmoo = Kim, Drexel University</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Programme Chairs:</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Juan = Pablo Bello, New York University</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Elaine = Chew, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study / University of Southern = California</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px = Helvetica">---------------------------------------------------</font></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Juan Pablo Bello</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Assistant = Professor, Music Technology</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">New York = University</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#0020de" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #0020de"><a = href=3D"mailto:jpbello@xxxxxxxx"><u>jpbello@xxxxxxxx</u><u></u></a></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#0020de" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #0020de"><a = href=3D"http://homepages.nyu.edu/~jb2843"><u>http://homepages.nyu.edu/~jb2= 843</u><u></u></a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-10-402105591--