[Apologies for cross-postings] [Please distribute] 8th Sound and Music Computing Conference, 06-09 July 2011 Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova Conservatorio Cesare Pollini, Padova http://smc2011.smcnetwork.org/ The SMC Conference is the forum for international exchanges around the core interdisciplinary topics of Sound and Music Computing. SMC 2011 will feature lectures, posters/demos, musical/sonic works, and other satellite events. The SMC Summer School will take place just before the Conference and it will aim at giving an opportunity to young researchers interested in the field to learn about some of the core interdisciplinary topics and to share their own experiences with other young researchers ================Important dates================= Deadline for submissions of papers and music: Friday 25 March, 2011 Deadline for applications to Summer School: Friday 25 March, 2011 Notification of acceptance to Summer School: Monday 18 April, 2011 Notification of paper and music acceptances: Friday 6 May, 2011 Deadline for submission of camera-ready papers: Friday 20 May, 2011 SMC 2011 Summer School: Saturday 2 - Tuesday 5 July, 2011 SMC 2011 Satellite Events: Wednesday 6 July, 2011 SMC 2011 Conference: Thursday 07 - Saturday 09 July, 2011 =========================================== The topics to be covered at the Conference are all the core ones in Sound and Music Computing research, and can be grouped into: . Processing of sound and music signals . Understanding and modeling sound and music . Interfaces for sound and music . Assisted sound and music creation ================Call for papers================== SMC 2011 will include paper presentations as both lectures and poster/ demos. We invite submissions examining all the core areas of the Sound and Music Computing field. All submissions will be peer-reviewed according to their novelty, technical content, presentation, and contribution to the overall balance of topics represented at the conference. Paper submissions should have a maximum of 8 pages including figures and references, and a length of 6 pages is strongly encouraged. Accepted papers will be designated to be presented either as posters/demos or as lectures. More details are available at http://smc2011.smcnetwork.org/call_for_participation.htm =========================================== Want to help us promote SMC2011? Insert a SMC2011 banner in your blog or web page (available at http://smc2011.smcnetwork.org/img/banner/), and link it to http://smc2011.smcnetwork.org/ Want to follow and share SMC2011 related news? Join and invite your friends to the SMC2011 facebook fanpage (linked from http://smc2011.smcnetwork.org/news.htm)