[AUDITORY] Web Audio Conference 2017 - 3rd Call for Submissions (Sebastian Ewert )


Subject: [AUDITORY] Web Audio Conference 2017 - 3rd Call for Submissions
From:    Sebastian Ewert  <s.ewert@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:02:23 +0000
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# 3RD ANNUAL WEB AUDIO CONFERENCE - 3RD CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS http://wac.eecs.qmul.ac.uk The 3rd Web Audio Conference (WAC) will be held August 21-23, 2017 at=20 the *Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London*. WAC is=20 an international conference dedicated to web audio technologies and=20 applications and addresses research, development, design, and standards=20 concerned with emerging audio-related web technologies such as Web Audio=20 API, Web RTC, WebSockets, and Javascript. The conference welcomes web=20 developers, music technologists, computer musicians, application=20 designers, researchers, and people involved in web standards. The first=20 and second Web Audio Conferences were held in 2015 at IRCAM and Mozilla=20 in Paris, and in 2016 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The conference will be=20 collocated with Audio Mostly (August 23-25, 2017) and participants will=20 have the opportunity to attend both at a discounted rate. More=20 information can be found on the conference website:=20 http://wac.eecs.qmul.ac.uk The internet has become much more than a simple storage and delivery=20 network for audio files, as modern web browsers on desktop and mobile=20 devices bring new user experiences and interaction opportunities. New=20 and emerging web technologies and standards now allow applications to=20 create and manipulate sound in real-time at near-native speeds, enabling=20 the creation of a new generation of web-based applications that mimic=20 the capabilities of desktop software while leveraging unique=20 opportunities afforded by the web in areas such as social collaboration,=20 user experience, cloud computing, and portability. The Web Audio=20 Conference focuses on innovative work by artists, researchers, students,=20 and engineers in industry and academia, highlighting new standards,=20 tools, APIs, and practices as well as innovative web audio applications=20 for musical performance, education, research, collaboration, and production= . ### Theme and Topics The theme for the third edition of the Web Audio Conference is=20 *Collaborative Audio*. We particularly encourage submissions focusing on=20 multi-user interaction, exchange, and collaboration across the web in=20 the context of production, distribution, and consumption of audio=20 material. Further areas of interest include: * Web Audio API, Web MIDI, Web RTC and other existing or emerging web=20 standards for audio and music * Development tools, practices, and strategies of web audio applications * Innovative audio-based web applications * Web-based music composition, production, delivery, and experience * Client-side audio engines and audio processing/rendering (real-time or=20 non real-time) * Cloud/HPC for music production and live performances * Audio data and metadata formats and network delivery * Server-side audio processing and client access * Frameworks for audio synthesis, processing, and transformation * Web-based audio visualization and/or sonification * Multimedia integration * Web-based live coding and collaborative environments for audio and=20 music generation * Web standards and use of standards within audio-based web projects * Hardware and tangible interfaces and human-computer interaction in web=20 applications * Codecs and standards for remote audio transmission * Any other innovative work related to web audio that does not fall into=20 the above categories ### Keynote Speakers Keynote 1 Chris Chafe, Director of Stanford University=E2=80=99s Center for Computer= =20 Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA): "Probing Rhythmic Synchronization in our=20 Mind's Ear" Keynote 2 Franziska Schroeder, Senior Lecturer at the Sonic Arts Research Centre=20 (SARC), Queen=E2=80=99s University Belfast: "Distributed Listening =E2=80= =93 A=20 Practitioner=E2=80=99s Perspective" ### Submission Tracks We welcome submissions in the following tracks: papers, talks, posters,=20 demos, performances, and artworks. All submissions will be single-blind=20 peer reviewed. The conference proceedings, which will include both=20 papers (for papers and posters) and extended abstracts (for talks,=20 demos, performances, and artworks), will be published open-access online. *Papers*: Submit a 4-6 page paper to be given as an oral presentation. *Talks*: Submit a 1-2 page extended abstract to be given as an oral=20 presentation. *Posters*: Submit a 2-4 page paper to be presented at a poster session. *Demos*: Submit a work to be presented at a hands-on demo session. Demo=20 submissions should consist of a 1-2 page extended abstract including=20 diagrams or images, and a complete list of technical requirements=20 (including anything expected to be provided by the conference organizers). *Performances*: Submit a performance making creative use of web-based=20 audio applications. Performances can include elements such as audience=20 device participation and collaboration, web-based interfaces, Web MIDI,=20 WebSockets, and/or other imaginative approaches to web technology.=20 Submissions must include a title, a 1-2 page description of the=20 performance, links to audio/video/image documentation of the work, a=20 complete list of technical requirements (including anything expected to=20 be provided by conference organizers), and names and one-paragraph=20 biographies of all performers. *Artworks*: Submit a sonic web artwork or interactive application which=20 makes significant use of web audio standards such as Web Audio API or=20 Web MIDI in conjunction with other technologies such as HTML5 graphics,=20 WebGL, and Virtual Reality frameworks. Works must be suitable for=20 presentation on a computer kiosk with headphones. They will be featured=20 at the conference venue throughout the conference and on the conference=20 web site. Submissions must include a title, 1-2 page description of the=20 work, a link to access the work, and names and one-paragraph biographies=20 of the authors. *Tutorials*: If you are interested in running a tutorial session at the=20 conference, please contact the organizers directly (wac2017prog@xxxxxxxx)= . ### Important Dates March 29, 2017: submission deadline (updates possible until April 5,=20 2017, see below) May 17, 2017: author notification July 19, 2017: camera-ready versions due August 21-23, 2017: conference Preliminary versions of all submissions are due on March 29, 2017. No=20 extension will be granted but the submission system will stay open until=20 April 5, 2017 allowing authors to update their submissions during that=20 time. At least one author of each accepted submission must register for=20 and attend the conference in order to present their work. A limited=20 number of student bursaries will be available. ### Templates and Submission System Latex and Word templates for all types of submissions are identical and=20 are available on the conference website http://wac.eecs.qmul.ac.uk. We now accept submissions: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WAC2017 Best wishes, The WAC 2017 Committee --=20 Dr Sebastian Ewert Lecturer in Signal Processing Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Queen Mary University of London +44 20 7882 8287


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