Call for participation

The core purpose of the NIME conference is to present the latest results in design, development, performance and analysis of/for/with new interfaces and instruments for musical use. In 2011 we will put an extra emphasis on performance aspects related to NIME, something which will also be addressed in a symposium, workshops and master classes in the days leading up to the conference.

We invite for the following types of submissions (see below for details):

1. Paper (oral/poster/demo)
2. Performance
3. Performance Plus Paper
4. Exhibition works
5. Installation
6. Workshop

IMPORTANT DATES

• SID exhibition proposals: 5 November 2010 (22:00 CET)
• Paper/performance/installation/workshop submission: 31 January 2011 (22:00 CET)
• Review notification: 18 March 2011
• Final paper deadline: 26 April 2011

For any further information/questions/comments/suggestions, please contact the organizing committee.

TOPICS

• Novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression
• Novel musical instruments
• Augmented/hyper instruments
• Novel controllers for collaborative performance
• Interfaces for dance and physical expression
• Interactive game music
• Robotic music
• Interactive sound and multimedia installations
• Interactive sonification
• Sensor and actuator technologies
• Haptic and force feedback devices
• Interface protocols and data formats
• Motion, gesture and music
• Perceptual and cognitive issues
• Interactivity design and software tools
• Sonic interaction design
• NIME intersecting with game design
• Musical mapping strategies
• Performance analysis
• Performance rendering and generative algorithms
• Machine learning in performance systems
• Experiences with novel interfaces in live performance and composition
• Surveys of past work and stimulating ideas for future research
• Historical studies in twentieth-century instrument design
• Experiences with novel interfaces in education and entertainment
• Reports on student projects in the framework of NIME related courses
• Artistic, cultural, and social impact of NIME technology
• Biological and bio-inspired systems
• Mobile music technologies
• Musical human-computer interaction
• Multimodal expressive interfaces
• Practice-based research approaches/methodologies/criticism

CALL FOR PAPERS

We welcome submissions of original research on all above mentioned (and other) topics related to development and artistic use of new interfaces for musical expression. There are three different paper submission categories:

• Full paper (up to 6 pages in proceedings, longer oral presentation, optional demo)
• Short paper/poster (up to 4 pages in proceedings, shorter oral presentation or poster, optional demo)
• Demonstration (up to 2 pages in proceedings)

Please use this template when preparing your manuscript. Submitted papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review process by an international expert committee. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISSN/ISBN reference, and will be available online after the conference.

Paper submission information

CALL FOR PERFORMANCES

We welcome submission of pieces for three different types of performance venues:

• Concert hall performance
• Club performance
• Foyer “stunt” performance

Any type of NIME performance pieces are welcome, but we would particularly like to encourage the use of motion capture techniques in performance. For this we can make available several different types of motion capture systems (Qualisys, XSens, Optitrack, Mega). Network pieces and mobile music pieces are also encouraged. Within reasonable limits, we may be able to provide musicians to perform pieces. Typical NIME performance pieces last for 5-15 minutes, but shorter and longer performance proposals may also be taken into consideration.

Submitted proposals will be subject to a peer review process by an international expert committee. Documentation of the performances will be available online after the conference.

Performance submission information

CALL FOR PERFORMANCE PLUS PAPER

To support more cross-disciplinary work between scientific and artistic research, we highly encourage submission of performance pieces related to papers. Here the scientific presentation may be the basis for the artistic presentation, or vice versa.

Submissions within this category will have to be done for both the piece and the paper, with a clear note that paper and piece belongs together. Evaluation will be done on the combined quality of both submissions.

Paper submission information
Performance submission information

CALL FOR EXHIBITION WORKS

In connection with NIME 2011 an exhibition on sonic interaction design will be curated in collaboration with the EU COST IC0601 Action on Sonic Interaction Design (SID). For the exhibition we are looking for works using sonic interaction within arts, music and design as well as examples of sonification for research and artistic purposes. The exhibition will take place at the Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine and run for three months over the summer 2011. We also aim to include works in public spaces to be presented at various locations in Oslo (possibly) for a shorter duration in parallel with NIME.

This is a curated exhibition, and there is a possibility for funding and assistance to be provided for selected artists. Note that there is an early deadline for submissions within this category (5 November). More information about the exhibition, including pictures of the venue, can be found at the SID web site. Any further enquiries concerning the exhibition should be addressed to the curators: exhibition@nime2011.org.

Exhibition submission information

CALL FOR INSTALLATIONS

In addition to the SID exhibition, we also call for installations to be presented during the NIME conference only. These may be foyer location installations or room-based installations in connection to the conference venues.

Submitted proposals will be subject to a peer review process by an international expert committee. Documentation of the installations will be available online after the conference.

Installation submission information

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

We call for short (3 hours) or long (6 hours) workshops and tutorials. These can be targeted towards specialist techniques, platforms, hardware, software or pedagogical topics for the advancement of fellow NIME-ers and people with experience related to the topic. They can also be targeted towards visitors to the NIME community, novices/newbies, interested student participants, people from other fields, and members of the public getting to know the potential of NIME.

Tutorial proposers should clearly indicate the audience and assumed knowledge of their intended participants to help us market to the appropriate audience. Workshops and tutorials can relate to, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. This is a good opportunity to explore a specialised interest or interdisciplinary topic in depth with greater time for discourse, debate, collaboration.

Admission to workshops and tutorials will be charged separately from the main conference. Proposer(s) are responsible for publishing any workshop proceedings (if desired) and should engage in the promotion of their event amongst own networks. Workshops may be cancelled or combined if there is inadequate participation.

Workshop submission information

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