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AUSSCHREIBUNG - CfP: 16th Intl Conf Auditory Display (ICAD), Washington, D.C, USA

From: "Eoin.Brazil"
Date: October 18, 2009 5:09:04 PM GMT+02:00
Dear all,
we would like to announce the following:
::::::::::::::::: FIRST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION :::::::::::::::::
ICAD 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS, SONIFICATIONS, 
AND COMPOSITIONS
The 16th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD)
Washington, D.C, USA
June 9-15, 2010
(Conference website forthcoming; visit www.icad.org for updates)

ICAD 2010—the 16th International Conference on Auditory Display—will 
be held in Washington, DC at The George Washington University from 
June 9 to 15, 2010. Pre-conference workshops and ICAD’s graduate 
student ThinkTank (doctoral consortium) will be held on June 9 and 10, 
and the conference itself will run from June 11 to 15.

ICAD is a highly interdisciplinary conference with relevance to 
researchers, practitioners, artists, and graduate students working in 
the use of sound to convey information and ideas. The conference is 
unique in its specific focus on auditory displays and the range of 
interdisciplinary issues related to their use. Like its predecessors, 
ICAD 2010 will be a single-track conference, open to all, with no 
membership or affiliation requirements.

Consistent with this year’s theme, “Sonic Discourse—Expression through 
Sound,” ICAD 2010 invites the submission of new work and developments 
in all areas of interest to those who work with sound as a medium for 
conveying information and ideas. The conference emphasizes the 
concerns shared by those who work primarily with informational and 
affective aspects of sound including sonification of data and 
processes, synthetic and composed sound, musical sound, natural sound, 
and all issues related to interaction with sound, specifically, how it 
is presented to, and apprehended by, listeners. Thus, submissions are 
sought on topics that extend from basic research in auditory display, 
to application domains in the arts and sciences, mobile applications, 
accessibility, audio technology, information and communications 
technology, computer games, engineering analysis, medicine, and more.

Each year we aim to attract a wide variety of researchers and 
practitioners to the ICAD community who work in fields that are 
concerned with and/or related to computationally based, informational 
uses of sound. Thus, in addition to ICAD's core interests, we hope to 
attract submissions from composers and artists who use sonification, 
acoustic synthesis, spatialization, and/or interaction techniques for 
composition and performance purposes. Although we fully intend to 
maintain ICAD’s primary emphasis on the use of sound as information, 
we specifically want to encourage a wider and more collaborative 
dialogue between practitioners with disparate objectives in auditory 
display.

ICAD 2010 is being jointly organised by the International Community 
for Auditory Display; VRSonic, Inc.; The George Washington University 
Department of Music; the Navy Center for Applied Research in 
Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; and the 
University of Maryland Institute of Advanced Computer Studies. The 
venue for the conference is the Jack Morton Auditorium in the Media 
and Public Affairs Building on the George Washington University campus.

::::::::::::::::: KEY DATES :::::::::::::::::

5 February 2010 Submission Deadline for Papers, Posters, and other 
Categories (additional details forthcoming)
2 April 2010    Acceptance Notification (Papers, etc.)
2 April 2010    Sonification / Composition Submission Deadline 
(additional details forthcoming)
7 May 2010      Sonification / Composition Acceptance Notification
7 May 2010      Camera-Ready Submissions Deadline
9-15 June 2010  ICAD 2010

::::::::::::::::: THEME: Sonic Discourse—Expression through 
Sound :::::::::::::::::

This year’s theme, “Sonic Discourse—Expression through Sound’’ is 
intended to underscore the perspective that effective uses of sound 
for informative purposes involve collaborations between creative and 
functional auditory objectives as well as between the display and the 
listener. We would like to invite the global ICAD community to 
accentuate this perspective in their work, and authors are especially 
encouraged to consider how they can incorporate auditory display into 
the presentation of their papers, for instance, by including auditory 
annotations and examples of the sounds used in their efforts and/or by 
sonifying their results. Just as it would be unusual for presentations 
of papers on graphics not to include some visual artifacts, we are 
aiming for it to be the norm that ICAD paper presentations employ 
sound in addition to the voice of the speaker. Additionally, we hope 
this theme will resonate in this year’s concert and sonification 
submissions and inspire new perspectives for interactive, real-time 
performances. The George Washington University’s Jack Morton 
Auditorium will serve as the meeting and concert venue for this year’s 
conference, and contributors will have access to a 12.2 loudspeaker 
array and auralization software. Composers and practitioners 
contemplating the submission of compositions and/or sonifications are 
encouraged to contact the Demonstrations/Compositions Chair or Concert 
Co-chairs to discuss their proposals and ideas as soon as possible.

::::::::::::::::: TOPICS :::::::::::::::::

The topics for ICAD include but are not limited to:

* 3D and Spatial Audio
* Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Culture of Auditory Displays
* Accessibility
* Applications
* Auditory Scene Design
* Design Theory and Methods
* Evaluation and Usability
* Human Factors and Interaction
* Mappings from Data to Sound
* Psychology, Cognition, Perception, and Psychoacoustics
* Sonification and Exploration of Data through Sound
* Sound as Art
* Technologies and Tools

::::::::::::::::: PAPERS :::::::::::::::::

Papers are oral presentations of a substantial contribution to the 
field. Full paper submissions should be 6-8 pages, including images 
and references, and should be accompanied by relevant sound files. 
Submissions will be subject to blind review by an international 
committee of peers in the auditory display community. One of the 
authors must present the paper at the conference for it to appear in 
the proceedings. Papers must not exceed 8 pages and must comply with 
ICAD’s formatting requirements. A template for papers and other 
written submissions can be downloaded from the conference website.

::::::::::::::::: POSTERS :::::::::::::::::

Posters are primarily a forum for discussion of work-in-progress. 
Submissions should be up to 4 pages, including images and references, 
and should be accompanied by any relevant sound files. An 
international panel will review submissions. Posters will be presented 
on a single A0 size sheet during the poster session. One of the 
authors must present the poster at the conference for it to appear in 
the proceedings.

::::::::::::::::: WORKSHOPS / TUTORIALS / PANELS :::::::::::::::::

Workshops/Tutorials/Panels are an opportunity to share experiences 
with an international community of experts. Tutorials/Workshops will 
run for approximately 2-3 hours, Panels will run for 1 hour. Proposals 
for sessions in this category should be up to 4 pages including title, 
description, and brief biographies of the presenters. Suggested topics 
include software and hardware tools and systems, design and analysis 
of empirical experiments, psychological and perceptual issues, design 
methods, practical aspects of the process of developing an auditory 
display—difficulties encountered, problems solved, guidelines, etc. 
Submisions will be reviewed and selected by the organizing committee 
and ICAD’s governing Board. Workshops/Tutorials/Panels that are 
presented at the conference will appear in the proceedings.

::::::::::::::::: THINK TANK (DOCTORIAL CONSORTIUM) :::::::::::::::::

ICAD’s “ThinkTank” doctoral consortium will be held again this year. 
It will retain a similar format to previous consortia as a gathering 
of promising graduate students (at a range of stages in their program, 
both masters and doctoral level) and distinguished research faculty. 
The ThinkTank will be held in the Department of Music at The George 
Washington University in Washington, D.C. on Thursday June 10th, the 
day before the full conference. Further details about applying for 
this event and possible scholarship funds are forthcoming.

::::::::::::::::: DEMONSTRATIONS :::::::::::::::::

The demonstration category presents an opportunity for students, 
researchers, practitioners, and artists, to tangibly and interactively 
exhibit, share, and discuss their efforts at ICAD. Additional details 
concerning the nature and submission of demonstrations are 
forthcoming. Those interested in submitting a demonstration are 
encouraged to contact the Demonstrations/Composition Chair to discuss 
their proposals and ideas well in advance of making their submission. 
Demonstrators will be expected to give a brief formal presentation 
about their work at the conference.

::::::::::::::::: SONIFICATIONS / COMPOSITIONS:::::::::::::::::

Day 2 of the main conference (June 12) will be devoted to the formal 
presentation of posters and auditory demonstrations, the performance 
of submitted compositions and sonifications, and the ICAD concert. 
Contributors will have access to a 12.2 loudspeaker array and 
auralization software from VRSonic. Additional details concerning the 
nature and submission of compositions and sonifications for 
performance are forthcoming. Composers and practitioners contemplating 
submissions in this category are encouraged to contact either the 
Demonstrations/Compositions Chair or one of the Concert Co-Chairs to 
discuss their proposals and ideas well in advance of making their 
submission. Authors of accepted pieces will be expected to give a 
short formal presentation about their work on the day of its 
performance.

::::::::::::::::: ORGANIZING COMMITTEE :::::::::::::::::

Co-Chairs:
         Derek Brock
         Hesham Fouad
         Ramani Duraiswami

Papers/Posters Chair:
         Eoin Brazil

Demonstrations/Compositions Chair:
         Evan Rogers

Concert Co-Chairs:
         Douglas Boyce
         Katharina Rosenberger

Additional organizational information and a conference website are 
forthcoming.

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