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<FONT FACE="Times"><B>CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS<BR>
<I>SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT<BR>
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</B><H2>Music without Walls? Music without Instruments?<BR>
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</H2><H3><I>Our first proposals have been arriving, more than a month before the deadline. These are ranging from papers, presentations, audio and audio-visual performances, installations and internet-based events. There seems to be a reasonable number of people who indeed are looking beyond the walls. <BR>
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</I></H3><B>We invite you to participate in this international conference concerning music, technology and innovation in tomorrowıs world<BR>
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21 23 June 2001<BR>
De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom<BR>
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This three-day conference will include papers, musical events, installations, listening posts, internet stations for interactive music-making, round tables and a plenary session.<BR>
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Hosted by the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Group, this conference investigates both the practical and theoretical aspects of future music-making. Digital music is now more common than acoustic music. Where is this taking us? What forms will musical creativity take tomorrow?<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="4">There will be a conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in Vol. 6/2 of "Organised Sound". The conference co-ordinators are Leigh Landy and Andrew Hugill<BR>
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</H3><FONT SIZE="4"><B>You are invited to submit papers, installations, lecture-demonstrations, pieces</B> <B>and other appropriate submissions.<BR>
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Areas of interest include:<BR>
o Music, technology and innovation <BR>
o Market segmentation <BR>
o New musical instruments, venues, composition and <BR>
performance protocols <BR>
o Alternative presentation and distribution opportunities<BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4"><B>o Soundscape composition and other new forms of sonic art<BR>
</B></FONT><H3>o And, of course, your choice <BR>
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We are expecting participants, real and virtual, from around the globe. These will include musicians and music scholars, visionaries, developers, and community artists working in cyberspace or a site near you or any combination of the above.<BR>
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</H3><FONT SIZE="5"><B>Enquires/Submissions should be sent to:<BR>
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</H2><FONT SIZE="5"><U>nowalls@dmu.ac.uk<BR>
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</U></FONT><H3>or <BR>
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Prof. Leigh Landy<BR>
Music. Technology and Innovation Research Group<BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Clephan Building<BR>
</B></FONT><H3>De Montfort University<BR>
Leicester LE1 9BH<BR>
<U>United Kingdom<BR>
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</U></H3><H2>Submission instructions<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Authors are invited to submit one electronic copy or one typewritten copy of their abstract(s) before 15 January 2001. Each abstract should be in a typeface no less than 10 point character size, should be no more than 250 words in length and should emphasise the area(s) of focus. The submissions will be subjected to a process of peer review.<BR>
Paper proposals should include appropriate remarks concerning contextualisation. In all cases, beyond the abstract, a list of equipment desires must be added (that is, equipment the hosts are requested to supply). Submissions made in electronic form must be compatible with Microsoft Word and should include the information requested in the right hand column of this page. A submission form can be found at out website.<BR>
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All proposals should include the following information:<BR>
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</H3><B>Proposerıs details<BR>
Surname:<BR>
First name:<BR>
Name of organisation:<BR>
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Job title:<BR>
Preferred mailing address:<BR>
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Postcode: Country:<BR>
Telephone (daytime):<BR>
Fax:<BR>
Email:<BR>
Home page:<BR>
Type of proposal:<BR>
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</B><H2>Conference Web Site:<BR>
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</H2><FONT SIZE="5"><U>http://www.cta.dmu.ac.uk/mtirg/nowalls/<BR>
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</U></FONT><H2>Important dates/schedule<BR>
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</H2><H3>15 January 2001 <BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4">Deadline for proposal submissions<BR>
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</FONT><H3>15 February 2001 <BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4">Notification of acceptance to be sent<BR>
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</FONT><H3>1 May 2001 <BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4">Camera-ready versions required<BR>
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</FONT><H3>The core members of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Group are:<BR>
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</H3><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Andrew Hugill<BR>
</B></FONT><H3>Leigh Landy (Director)<BR>
John Richards<BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Howard Skempton (Visiting Professor)<BR>
Barry Truax (Visiting Professor)<BR>
</B></FONT><H3>John Young<BR>
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