Subject: [AUDITORY] Linux Audio Conference 2020 : Call for scientific & artistic works From: Linux Audio Conference <lac@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 22:12:13 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>The 18th Linux Audio Conference call for participation is open. The conference will take place May 11-13, 2020, at the SCRIME, part of=20 the University of Bordeaux in France. Up-to-date information will be available at the following address :=20 https://lac2020.sciencesconf.org/ Linux Audio Conference is the premier meeting of developers,=20 researchers, and artists developing and using free, libre and=20 open-source audio software, mainly on the GNU/Linux operating system. The conference is part of the Linux Audio consortium. A special event will take part the day before, on Sunday the 10th May=20 2020: attendants may want to book their week-end. This edition's date has been chosen so that interested parties may be=20 able to attend the International Faust Conference, which will happen in=20 Paris 14-15 May 2020. We kindly invite researchers, developers and artists alike to take part=20 to the event and propose their work. Important information =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D - Submissions must go through the conference website:=20 https://lac2020.sciencesconf.org. - Submissions must be written in English. - Submissions will be peer-reviewed by a jury of experts with adequate=20 qualifications in regard to the topic of the submission, excluding=20 lightning talks. - Submissions will be present in the proceedings, including workshops,=20 excluding lightning talks. - Submissions can focus on technical, artistic or scientific issues. - Contact address: lac@xxxxxxxx - Deadlines (all deadlines are at 23:59 UTC -12:00): * Paper & poster submission deadline: 31/12/2019 * Workshop submission deadline: 31/01/2020 * Notification to authors: 15/02/2020 * Camera-ready deadline: 25/03/2020 * Code jam: 10/05/2020 * Conference dates: 11/05/2020 to 13/05/2020 Call for Papers / Posters / Workshops =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The general themes are audio research and development on Linux systems,=20 & FLOSS (free, libre and open-source) multimedia. We encourage submissions on non-Linux FLOSS operating systems (BSDs,=20 Haiku, Fuschia, IncludeOS, Redox...) as well as non audio-centric works: video, network protocols, performing arts, video games... The 2020 edition has a leading theme: Libre Languages. Papers ------ Paper templates are available to download from here:=20 https://github.com/linuxaudio/lac-paper-templates. The length of a paper is 4 to 8 pages, with up to 5 keywords, and an=20 abstract of 100 to 200 words. The abstract will be published on the conference website once the paper=20 has been accepted. Initial submissions must be anonymized ; please inform us of any=20 potential conflict of interest. The full paper will be made available on the website at the beginning of=20 the conference. Accepted papers will be presented in an oral session. In order for a paper to appear in the proceedings, it must have been=20 presented orally at the conference by at least one of its authors. The length of the presentation is 20 minutes followed by a 5 minutes=20 discussion. Posters ------- LAC2020 accepts submission of posters related to any of the themes=20 mentioned before. We cannot print posters. There is a printing shop located very close to the university which can=20 print a poster from a PDF (Copifac Talence, 548 Cours de la Lib=C3=A9rati= on). Workshops --------- LAC2020 accepts workshop proposals. An abstract and a description of the workshop following the paper=20 template (1 or 2 pages max) is required. If the workshop participants need to install any kind of software,=20 please write it plainly in the workshop abstract. Workshops must last at most two hours ; if shorter, please precise the=20 expected duration in the submission so that we can schedule them=20 accordingly. Lightning talks ------------------ Lightning talks last 5 minutes and can be very useful to quickly present=20 your latest software development. They will not be submitted to peer review and can cover peripheral=20 topics, including discussions about the Linux Audio community or other=20 areas of free software. Due to the very short time, if a medium is required, you will be=20 required to submit it : * As slides in PDF format. * As a video file. The medium will be made readily available on a plugged-in computer. Non-exhaustive list of accepted topics -------------------------------------- * Art projects done with free software systems. * Audio architecture of operating systems * Audio plug-ins * Education, teaching * Graphical environments for creation * Hardware support * Interactive Art * Interfaces for musical expressivity * Live coding * Embedded hardware & support (ARM, RISC-V, etc) * Mobile hardware & support (phones, tablets) * Musical production and related tools * Network protocols * Network distribution * New Media Art * Open hardware * Performing arts * Programming languages for creation * Real-time programming languages * Real-time operating systems and kernels * Sensors, human-machine interfaces in a real-time context * Signal and sound processing * Sound spatialisation * Standards, interoperability * Video * Video games Call for Artworks =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D LAC 2020 invites submissions of artistic works involving the use of=20 free, libre and open-source software and/or hardware. Pre-recorded music, interactive installations and live performances are=20 accepted. A jury will select the compositions and installations to be included in=20 the conference program according to artistic merit and technical=20 feasibility. Please be prepared to perform your work yourself and make sure that you=20 have all resources needed to perform your piece (e.g. instruments,=20 props, other performers, etc.). The installations will be located in multiple places, which are=20 described on the website at the following address :=20 https://lac2020.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/3 Each place will have a different sound system available. Musical works and installations can address all areas of media art as=20 long as they include some level of audio creation using free software. Examples of accepted works can include: * Acoustic Music * Acousmatic music * Art installations * Electronic Music * Electroacoustic Music * Game in art * Interactive Art * Live code * Mixed Music * Musique concr=C3=A8te * New Media Art * Web and Connected Art Code jam =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The day before the official beginning of the conference (10th may) will=20 feature a code jam. The goal of the code jam is to provide a space for teams developing=20 Linux audio software to meet in person and discuss development issues in=20 an informal way, as well as introduce new contributors to the various codebases, and overall to perform a live state of the art of audio software on free=20 systems. The code jam will have a topic, which will be disclosed upon opening. It is not mandatory to follow it as it mainly serves to provide=20 inspiration. Starting from Sunday 21:00, a live code session will begin. It is open=20 to everyone. If you plan to participate, please notify us in the registration form=20 with: * The kind of media you plan to use ? (Audio, video, both...) * The output ports are available on your hardware ? (HDMI, VGA, ...) ------------------ We thank you in advance for your participation and kindly invite you to=20 share this call to any interested organization or person you may be=20 aware of. With our best regards, The Linux Audio Conference team