Subject: [AUDITORY] Second call: SMC-17 paper/music/installation submission DL Feb 17 draft; Feb 24 final From: =?utf-8?Q?Koray_Tahiro=C4=9Flu?= <koray.tahiroglu@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 15:23:10 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_989FB7C0-E236-454E-9C68-10FE8F686E97 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 -- Apologies for cross-postings -- This is a friendly reminder call for the SMC-17 paper, music, and sound ins= tallation submissions. The draft submission deadline is Feb. 17, 2017, and = the final submission deadline is Feb. 24, 2017. The SMC-17 Local Organizing Committee would like to welcome you to the 14th= Sound and Music Computing Conference hosted in Espoo, Finland. The SMC-17 = conference will be organized by audio and acoustics researchers of Aalto Un= iversity at their main campus in Espoo, Finland, from Wednesday July 5th un= til Saturday July 8th, 2017. The SMC Summer School will be arranged before = the conference from Saturday July 1st until Tuesday July 4th, also at Aalto= University in Espoo, Finland. The theme of SMC-17 and the Summer School is= "Wave in Time and Space". SMC-17 website: http://smc2017.aalto.fi/ <http://smc2017.aalto.fi/> CALL FOR PAPERS We are now soliciting original submissions for oral and poster presentation= s. We encourage submissions examining all areas of Sound and Music Computin= g, in particular: o Analysis, synthesis, and modification of sound o Automatic composition, accompaniment, and improvisation o Computational musicology and mathematical music theory o Computer-based music analysis o Computer music languages and software o High-performance computing for audio o Interactive performance systems and new interfaces o Multi-modal perception and emotion o Music information retrieval o Music games and educational tools o Music performance analysis and rendering o Robotics and music o Room acoustics modeling and auralization o Social interaction in sound and music computing o Sonic interaction design o Sonification o Soundscapes and environmental arts o Spatial sound o Virtual reality applications and technologies for sound and music Papers should be between 4 and 8 pages, written in English and not previous= ly published. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Papers can be submitte= d for oral or poster presentation, but the program committee will make the = final decision on the category. o Oral presentations: max. 8 pages, 20 min for presentation (a 15-min ta= lk, 5 min of Q&A) o Poster presentations: max. 8 pages, a 1-min poster craze talk, and pos= ter session The papers must be submitted using the Easy Chair SMC-17 web upload system = available here. Please prepare your manuscript using the SMC-17 template: o LaTeX template: http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017templat= e_latex.zip <http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017template_latex.= zip> o Office template: http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017templa= te_office.zip <http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017template_offi= ce.zip> A draft version of the paper has to be submitted before February 17, 2017. = This is mandatory to include your paper in the review process. If your pape= r has not been registered in the system before February 17, then it will be= rejected immediately. Those who submit a draft version will have a chance = to update it during a one-week period. The full submission must then be upl= oaded by February 24, 2017. Upon acceptance, a final manuscript should be re-submitted before the deadl= ine for camera-ready papers. All accepted papers will be included in the co= nference proceedings, which will be available online as an electronic publi= cation. Please note that at least one of the authors of each paper must reg= ister in order for the paper to be presented and included in the proceeding= s. In accordance with the SMC tradition, we will award prizes for the best = papers. The prize will permit the author(s) to publish an extended version = of the paper in a scientific journal. Important Dates o Full-paper draft submission deadline: February 17, 2017 o Full-paper submission deadline: February 24, 2017 o Acceptance notification: April 21, 2017 o Camera-ready papers and author registration due: May 19, 2017 Inquiries about paper submissions should be directed to the SMC-17 papers c= hair Tapio Lokki [tapio.lokki@xxxxxxxx <mailto:tapio.lokki@xxxxxxxx>]. CALL FOR MUSIC PERFORMANCES We invite live-performance submissions that respond creatively to the speci= fic affordances of new interfaces for music. We expand the notion of compos= ition to include the exploration of idiomatic writing for new musical instr= uments that engages the performance practice with unique affordances of the= instrument through the way it relates sonic, social and spatial interactio= ns. We strongly encourage submissions that explore idiomatic writing as a n= ovel, exploratory, creative, physical, imaginative use of instruments in a = live performance. We will consider live performance submissions that go wel= l beyond demonstrating the interface/instrument and investigate specific mu= sical and expressive possibilities that sound and music computing technolog= ies provide. In addition to live-performance submissions, we invite compose= rs/sound artists to submit fixed media works that respond specifically this= year's theme "Wave in Time and Space". We will provide a multi-channel lis= tening room in the conference venue for the fixed media works. Submissions must be made using the Easy Chair SMC-17 web upload system: htt= ps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dsmc2017 <https://easychair.org/confe= rences/?conf=3Dsmc2017> . A draft version of the music performance proposal= has to be submitted before February 17, 2017. This is mandatory to include= your submission in the review process. If your submission has not been reg= istered in the system before February 17, it will be rejected immediately. = Those who submit a draft version will be allowed to update it during a one-= week period. The full submission must be uploaded by February 24, 2017. Sub= mitted proposals will be peer-reviewed by an international expert committee= . We particularly invite premieres for the live performances from performer= s with a track record, whose proposed performance is technically feasible a= nd within the artists' capabilities. Proposals should be submitted in PDF format (max. 4 pages) and should inclu= de the following: o Title and category (live performance or fixed media) o Instrumentation o Year o Duration o Contact information o Program notes (200 words max.) o Biography (100 words max.) o A link to one primary video documentation of an example performance of= the work o Stereo MP3-formatted audio files or MP4-formatted video files if avail= able (other supporting materials) o Performance scores and parts as PDF (if existent) o A clear description of the concept of the work =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=80= =9C idiomatic writing composition related to the performance (if existent) o Evidence of the feasibility of the performance. Include documentation = and listings of past performances or related works that demonstrate the sub= mitter's capabilities to implement the proposed performance. o Performers required (please state if you intend to bring your own perf= ormers). Within reasonable limits, we may be able to provide musicians to p= erform pieces but this would be negotiated on a piece-by-piece basis. Pleas= e also note that the organizers cannot provide funding to support performer= s' travel or accommodation at the conference. o Technical specifications and setup (specify what you would bring and w= hat you would expect SMC to provide) Technical Notes: Typical SMC performance pieces last for 5-10 minutes, but = shorter and longer performance / fixed media proposals may exceptionally be= taken into consideration. Note that in case your piece is selected, you wi= ll need to attend the concert and pay the registration fee. CALL FOR SOUND INSTALLATIONS We invite sound installation submissions that respond this year's theme 'Wa= ve in Time and Space'. We will have a number of locations that can be used = to exhibit sound installation works. These are foyer location installations= or room-based installations in connection to the conference venues. Submit= ted proposals will be subject to a peer review process by an international = expert committee. Submissions must be made using the Easy Chair SMC-17 web = upload system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dsmc2017 <https://e= asychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dsmc2017> . A draft version of the sound in= stallation proposal has to be submitted before February 17, 2017. This is m= andatory to include your submission in the review process. If your submissi= on has not been registered in the system before February 17, then it will b= e rejected immediately. Those who submit a draft version will be allowed to= update it during a one-week period. The full submission must then be uploa= ded by February 24, 2017. Please note that you will need to attend to the conference and pay the regi= stration fee in case your piece is selected for the artistic program. Pleas= e also note that the organizers cannot provide funding to support travellin= g or accommodation at the conference. Those planning to submit should be pr= epared to arrive in Espoo to set up the installations on Monday, July 3rd. = Please submit your proposal in PDF format (max. 4 pages) containing the fol= lowing information: o Title of work o Names of contributing artists o Year o Duration o Contact information o Program notes (200 words max.) o Biography (100 words max.) o A clear description of the concept of the work; provide any documentat= ion of previous presentations of this installation (if they exist) o Pictures, schematic diagrams and/or proposed floor plans; describe the= space needed and the adaptability of the installation in terms of possible= venues o MP4-formatted video files (other supporting materials) o Technical specifications and setup (specify what you would bring and w= hat you would expect SMC to provide) Important Dates o Deadline for music performance and sound installations draft submissio= ns: Feb. 17, 2017 o Deadline for music performance and sound installations full submission= s: Feb. 24, 2017 o Notification of music performance and sound installations acceptance: = Apr. 21, 2017 Inquiries on music performance and sound installation submissions should be= directed to the SMC-17 music chair Koray Tahiroglu [koray.tahiroglu@xxxxxxxx= fi <mailto:koray.tahiroglu@xxxxxxxx>]. ------------------------------------- M.Koray Tahiro=C4=9Flu Department of Media, Aalto University=20=20 School of Arts, Design and Architecture http://sopi.media.taik.fi/ <http://sopi.media.taik.fi/> http://mlab.taik.fi/~korayt <http://mlab.taik.fi/~korayt> tel. +358 50 4088441= --Apple-Mail=_989FB7C0-E236-454E-9C68-10FE8F686E97 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset= =3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s= pace; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div apple-content= -edited=3D"true" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div> -- Apologies for cross-postings --<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">This is a f= riendly reminder call for the SMC-17 paper, music, and sound installation s= ubmissions. The draft submission deadline is Feb. 17, 2017, and the final s= ubmission deadline is Feb. 24, 2017.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">The SMC-1= 7 Local Organizing Committee would like to welcome you to the 14th Sound an= d Music Computing Conference hosted in Espoo, Finland. The SMC-17 conferenc= e will be organized by audio and acoustics researchers of Aalto University = at their main campus in Espoo, Finland, from Wednesday July 5th until Satur= day July 8th, 2017. The SMC Summer School will be arranged before the confe= rence from Saturday July 1st until Tuesday July 4th, also at Aalto Universi= ty in Espoo, Finland. The theme of SMC-17 and the Summer School is "Wave in= Time and Space".<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">SMC-17 website:<br class=3D"= "><a href=3D"http://smc2017.aalto.fi/" class=3D"">http://smc2017.aalto.fi/<= /a><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">CALL FOR PAPERS<br class=3D""><br class=3D= "">We are now soliciting original submissions for oral and poster presentat= ions. We encourage submissions examining all areas of Sound and Music Compu= ting, in particular:<br class=3D"">o Analysis, synthesis,= and modification of sound<br class=3D"">o Automatic comp= osition, accompaniment, and improvisation<br class=3D"">o  = ;Computational musicology and mathematical music theory<br class=3D"">o &nb= sp; Computer-based music analysis<br class=3D"">o &n= bsp;Computer music languages and software<br class=3D"">o  = ;High-performance computing for audio<br class=3D"">o Int= eractive performance systems and new interfaces<br class=3D"">o  = ; Multi-modal perception and emotion<br class=3D"">o  = ;Music information retrieval<br class=3D"">o Music games = and educational tools<br class=3D"">o Music performance a= nalysis and rendering<br class=3D"">o Robotics and music<= br class=3D"">o Room acoustics modeling and auralization<= br class=3D"">o Social interaction in sound and music com= puting<br class=3D"">o Sonic interaction design<br class= =3D"">o Sonification<br class=3D"">o So= undscapes and environmental arts<br class=3D"">o Spatial = sound<br class=3D"">o Virtual reality applications and te= chnologies for sound and music<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Papers should b= e between 4 and 8 pages, written in English and not previously published. A= ll submissions will be peer-reviewed. Papers can be submitted for oral or p= oster presentation, but the program committee will make the final decision = on the category.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">o Oral pres= entations: max. 8 pages, 20 min for presentation (a 15-min talk, 5 min of Q= &A)<br class=3D"">o Poster presentations: max. 8 page= s, a 1-min poster craze talk, and poster session<br class=3D""><br class=3D= "">The papers must be submitted using the Easy Chair SMC-17 web upload syst= em available here. Please prepare your manuscript using the SMC-17 template= :<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">o LaTeX template: <!-= - <a href=3D"http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017template_latex.= zip" class=3D""> -->http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc2017template= _latex.zip <font color=3Dgray>[ smc2017. aalto. fi/media/materials/smc2017template_la= tex. zip ]</font> <!-- </a> --><br class=3D"">o Office te= mplate: <!-- <a href=3D"http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/materials/smc201= 7template_office.zip" class=3D""> -->http://smc2017.aalto.fi/media/material= s/smc2017template_office.zip <font color=3Dgray>[ smc2017. aalto. fi/media/materials/smc2017template_of= fice. zip ]</font> <!-- </a> --><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">A draft versi= on of the paper has to be submitted before February 17, 2017. This is manda= tory to include your paper in the review process. If your paper has not bee= n registered in the system before February 17, then it will be rejected imm= ediately. Those who submit a draft version will have a chance to update it = during a one-week period. The full submission must then be uploaded by Febr= uary 24, 2017.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Upon acceptance, a final manusc= ript should be re-submitted before the deadline for camera-ready papers. Al= l accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings, which wil= l be available online as an electronic publication. Please note that at lea= st one of the authors of each paper must register in order for the paper to= be presented and included in the proceedings. In accordance with the SMC t= radition, we will award prizes for the best papers. The prize will permit t= he author(s) to publish an extended version of the paper in a scientific jo= urnal.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Important Dates<br class=3D"">o &= nbsp; Full-paper draft submission deadline: February 17, 2017<br class= =3D"">o Full-paper submission deadline: February 24, 2017= <br class=3D"">o Acceptance notification: April 21, 2017<= br class=3D"">o Camera-ready papers and author registrati= on due: May 19, 2017<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Inquiries about paper sub= missions should be directed to the SMC-17 papers chair Tapio Lokki [<a href= =3D"mailto:tapio.lokki@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"">tapio.lokki@xxxxxxxx</a>].<br c= lass=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">CALL FOR MUSIC PERFORMANCES<br clas= s=3D""><br class=3D"">We invite live-performance submissions that respond c= reatively to the specific affordances of new interfaces for music. We expan= d the notion of composition to include the exploration of idiomatic writing= for new musical instruments that engages the performance practice with uni= que affordances of the instrument through the way it relates sonic, social = and spatial interactions. We strongly encourage submissions that explore id= iomatic writing as a novel, exploratory, creative, physical, imaginative us= e of instruments in a live performance. We will consider live performance s= ubmissions that go well beyond demonstrating the interface/instrument and i= nvestigate specific musical and expressive possibilities that sound and mus= ic computing technologies provide. In addition to live-performance submissi= ons, we invite composers/sound artists to submit fixed media works that res= pond specifically this year's theme "Wave in Time and Space". We will provi= de a multi-channel listening room in the conference venue for the fixed med= ia works.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Submissions must be made using the E= asy Chair SMC-17 web upload system: <a href=3D"https://easychair.org/c= onferences/?conf=3Dsmc2017" class=3D"">https://easychair.org/conferences/?c= onf=3Dsmc2017</a> . A draft version of the music performance proposal = has to be submitted before February 17, 2017. This is mandatory to include = your submission in the review process. If your submission has not been regi= stered in the system before February 17, it will be rejected immediately. T= hose who submit a draft version will be allowed to update it during a one-w= eek period. The full submission must be uploaded by February 24, 2017. Subm= itted proposals will be peer-reviewed by an international expert committee.= We particularly invite premieres for the live performances from performers= with a track record, whose proposed performance is technically feasible an= d within the artists' capabilities.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Proposals = should be submitted in PDF format (max. 4 pages) and should include the fol= lowing:<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">o Title and category= (live performance or fixed media)<br class=3D"">o Instru= mentation<br class=3D"">o Year<br class=3D"">o &nbs= p; Duration<br class=3D"">o Contact information<br c= lass=3D"">o Program notes (200 words max.)<br class=3D"">= o Biography (100 words max.)<br class=3D"">o = A link to one primary video documentation of an example performance o= f the work<br class=3D"">o Stereo MP3-formatted audio fil= es or MP4-formatted video files if available (other supporting materials)<b= r class=3D"">o Performance scores and parts as PDF (if ex= istent)<br class=3D"">o A clear description of the concep= t of the work =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=80=9C idiomatic writing composition relate= d to the performance (if existent)<br class=3D"">o Eviden= ce of the feasibility of the performance. Include documentation and listing= s of past performances or related works that demonstrate the submitter's ca= pabilities to implement the proposed performance.<br class=3D"">o &nb= sp; Performers required (please state if you intend to bring your own = performers). Within reasonable limits, we may be able to provide musicians = to perform pieces but this would be negotiated on a piece-by-piece basis. P= lease also note that the organizers cannot provide funding to support perfo= rmers' travel or accommodation at the conference.<br class=3D"">o &nb= sp; Technical specifications and setup (specify what you would bring a= nd what you would expect SMC to provide)<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Techn= ical Notes: Typical SMC performance pieces last for 5-10 minutes, but short= er and longer performance / fixed media proposals may exceptionally be take= n into consideration. Note that in case your piece is selected, you will ne= ed to attend the concert and pay the registration fee.<br class=3D""><br cl= ass=3D""><br class=3D"">CALL FOR SOUND INSTALLATIONS<br class=3D""><br clas= s=3D"">We invite sound installation submissions that respond this year's th= eme 'Wave in Time and Space'. We will have a number of locations that can b= e used to exhibit sound installation works. These are foyer location instal= lations or room-based installations in connection to the conference venues.= Submitted proposals will be subject to a peer review process by an interna= tional expert committee. Submissions must be made using the Easy Chair SMC-= 17 web upload system: <a href=3D"https://easychair.org/conferences/?co= nf=3Dsmc2017" class=3D"">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dsmc2017<= /a> . A draft version of the sound installation proposal has to be sub= mitted before February 17, 2017. This is mandatory to include your submissi= on in the review process. If your submission has not been registered in the= system before February 17, then it will be rejected immediately. Those who= submit a draft version will be allowed to update it during a one-week peri= od. The full submission must then be uploaded by February 24, 2017.<br clas= s=3D""><br class=3D"">Please note that you will need to attend to the confe= rence and pay the registration fee in case your piece is selected for the a= rtistic program. Please also note that the organizers cannot provide fundin= g to support travelling or accommodation at the conference. Those planning = to submit should be prepared to arrive in Espoo to set up the installations= on Monday, July 3rd. Please submit your proposal in PDF format (max. 4 pag= es) containing the following information:<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">o &n= bsp; Title of work<br class=3D"">o Names of co= ntributing artists<br class=3D"">o Year<br class=3D"">o &= nbsp; Duration<br class=3D"">o Contact informa= tion<br class=3D"">o Program notes (200 words max.)<br cl= ass=3D"">o Biography (100 words max.)<br class=3D"">o &nb= sp; A clear description of the concept of the work; provide any = documentation of previous presentations of this installation (if they exist= )<br class=3D"">o Pictures, schematic diagrams and/or pro= posed floor plans; describe the space needed and the adaptability of the in= stallation in terms of possible venues<br class=3D"">o MP= 4-formatted video files (other supporting materials)<br class=3D"">o = Technical specifications and setup (specify what you would brin= g and what you would expect SMC to provide)<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Im= portant Dates<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">o Deadline for= music performance and sound installations draft submissions: Feb. 17, 2017= <br class=3D"">o Deadline for music performance and sound= installations full submissions: Feb. 24, 2017<br class=3D"">o = Notification of music performance and sound installations acceptance:= Apr. 21, 2017<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Inquiries on music performance = and sound installation submissions should be directed to the SMC-17 music c= hair Koray Tahiroglu [<a href=3D"mailto:koray.tahiroglu@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"= ">koray.tahiroglu@xxxxxxxx</a>].<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"= "><br class=3D""><div apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D"">------------= -------------------------<br class=3D"">M.Koray Tahiro=C4=9Flu<br class=3D"= ">Department of Media,<br class=3D"">Aalto University <br class= =3D"">School of Arts, Design and Architecture<br class=3D""><a href=3D"http= ://sopi.media.taik.fi/" class=3D"">http://sopi.media.taik.fi/</a><br class= =3D""><a href=3D"http://mlab.taik.fi/~korayt" class=3D"">http://mlab.taik.f= i/~korayt</a><br class=3D"">tel. +358 50 4088441</div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_989FB7C0-E236-454E-9C68-10FE8F686E97--