13th SBCM. 31 august - 3 september - Vitória, ES. Brazil
Call for papers
Dates · Categories · On the Spot
The SBCM - Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music is a biannual event with international recognition in the field of computer music organized by NUCOM, the Special Committee on Computer Music of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). This 13th edition will be held from 31 August to 3 September 2011 in the beautiful island of Vitoria, capital of the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, and will address among other issues, the use of technologies for music without borders.
Researchers, scientists, composers, educators, manufacturers, and anyone concerned with the interaction between music and technology is invited to submit works.
During the symposium there will be speeches by renowned researchers, technical and music paper sessions, discussion panels, workshops and concerts. The program will include, among others, a keynote speech and concert by one of the pioneers on Computer Music, Professor Barry Truax (Simon Fraser University, Canada).
Important dates
- June 14 - (EXTENDED DEADLINE) Full papers and posters submissions due
- July 15 - Full papers and posters notification of acceptance
- July 22 - Camera-ready version of papers and posters due
Categories of submission
Submissions can be made in the following categories: Technical Papers, Musical Papers, Music Compositions, and Posters.
More information is available on the submission page.
SBCM On the spot
The SBCM: On Time / On the Spot is a space for artists, musicians and researchers who want to share their ideas in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. See information on SBCM On the Spot.
Technical Topics of Interest
- Acoustics, Diffusion, Sonorization
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Life and Evolutionary Music Systems
- Audio Hardware design
- Computer-Aided Music Analysis
- Computer-Aided Musical Education
- Computer-Aided Musicology
- Digital Sound Processing
- Digital Music Systems and Services
- Distributed Music
- Internet and Web Applications
- Movement and Gesture
- Multimedia Systems and Applications
- Music Emotion and Communication
- Music Formats, Data Structures and Representation
- Music Information Retrieval
- Music Management
- Music Notation, Printing, and Optical Recognition
- Music Perception and Cognition
- Psychoacoustics and Cognitive Modeling
- Quality of Service for Audio
- Real-time Interactive Systems
- Software Systems and Languages for Composition
- Sound Analysis and Synthesis
Instructions for Submissions
Works must be submitted in PDF format via the JEMS online submission system. Submissions in Spanish, Portuguese and English are welcome.
Technical papers (up to 12 pages) should present original research contributions. Music Papers (up to 12 pages) should describe the experience of composers and users of computational tools to produce music. Extended abstracts of posters (up to 4 pages) should present research work in progress.
Please carefully note the instructions contained in the publication templates. Works that do not comply may not be published. Get the template files to prepare the manuscripts according to the guidelines of the SBC. In order to get the paper published, it is required that at least one author register for the symposium by July 22th, 2011.
More Info
For further information and the technical and musical program, please visit the symposium home page. For questions regarding submissions, local organization and general inquiries, send an e-mail to the organizing committee sbcm@faesa.br.
