AUSSCHREIBUNG - ICAD, Deadline extended to 9th April 2010

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::::::::::::::::: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION :::::::::::::::::

ICAD 2010
CALL FOR SONIFICATIONS, COMPOSITIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

The 16th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD)
Washington, D.C, USA
June 9-15, 2010

*** Aural Submission deadline extended to April 9, 2010 ***

*** Conference registration (including GW University campus housing  
option) opens April 5, 2010 ***

*** Think Tank Proposal deadline is April 5, 2010 ***

Please check the conference website for details and updates:  www.icad.org/icad2010
(also see below for important new information).

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

Closed  Submission Deadline for Papers, Posters, and non-aural  
Categories
Passed  Acceptance Notification (Papers, etc.)

5 April 2010    Think Tank Proposal Submission Deadline

*** 5 April 2010 ***    Conference Registration opens

*** 9 April 2010 ***    Aural Submission Deadline (extended)  
(Sonifications/Compositions)
7 May 2010      Aural Submission Acceptance Notification

7 May 2010      Demonstration Proposal and Write-up Deadline
7 May 2010      Camera-Ready Submissions Deadline
9-15 June 2010  ICAD 2010

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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. ICAD’s graduate student ThinkTank (doctoral  
consortium) and pre-conference workshops and will be held on June 9  
and 10, and the conference itself will run from June 11 to 15. Like  
its predecessors, ICAD 2010 will be a single-track conference, open to  
all, with no membership or affiliation requirements.

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. It is unique in its  
specific focus on auditory displays and the range of interdisciplinary  
issues related to their use. This year’s theme is “Sonic Discourse
—Expression through Sound.” Areas of work appropriate to the  
conference include 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.

An aural submission category has been instituted this year for  
Sonifications and Compositions that employ computational auditory  
display techniques.  In addition to aural examples in all areas of  
sonification, work by composers and artists who use sonification,  
acoustic synthesis, spatialization, and/or interaction techniques for  
composition and performance purposes are invited. Audio submissions  
accepted in this category will be presented to the full conference and  
will be included in the conference proceedings disk.

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.

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

This year’s theme, “Sonic Discourse—Expression through  
Sound’’ emphasizes that effective uses of sound for informative  
purposes involve a give-and-take between creative and functional  
auditory objectives as well as between the display and the listener.  
We 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.  
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 7.1 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.

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

Sonifications and Compositions are a new, Aural Submission category  
that provides participants with an opportunity to present and publish  
extended instances of auditory work that make a contribution to, and/
or exemplify, important informational and listening practices in the  
field of auditory display. Pieces should be one to ten minutes in  
length and must be accompanied by a one-to-four page abstract that  
outlines the goals, informational context, and techniques used in the  
work (the paper-submission template should be used for this purpose).   
Abstracts can be submitted directly to the appropriate conference  
Chairperson by email (either the Demonstrations/Compositions Chair or  
the Sonifications Chair) or through the paper submissions page at the  
conference website. Submissions will be evaluated on the merits of  
these criteria by a committee of peers in the auditory display  
community.

Accepted pieces will be published in audio form (along with the  
abstract) in the conference proceedings and will be presented as part  
of the ICAD 2010 program. A 7.1 loudspeaker array and auralization  
software from VRSonic will be available for participants who wish to  
spatially augment their work for the concert. Composers and  
practitioners contemplating submissions in this category are  
encouraged to contact one of the relevant conference chairpersons  
(i.e., the Sonifications Chair or Demonstrations/Compositions Chair)  
to discuss their proposals and ideas. One of the authors must be  
present to provide a contextual description of the work at its  
performance.

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

In addition to demonstrations of work presented in papers and posters,  
the demonstration category presents an opportunity for students,  
researchers, practitioners, and artists, to tangibly and interactively  
exhibit, share, and discuss their efforts at ICAD.  If you are a  
developer of sound installations, or use sound in other innovative  
ways as the primary medium for displaying information, we encourage  
you to submit details of a demonstration of your work under this  
category to the conference (the paper-submission template should be  
used for this purpose). Submitted descriptions of demonstrations  
should explain the nature of your demonstration, and provide details  
of the equipment and space you will use. We will assume that you will  
provide your own equipment, though if you believe we may be able to  
assist in providing any standard items, please provide details in your  
submission. Write-ups can be submitted directly to the Demonstrations/
Compositions Chair by email or submitted through the paper submissions  
page at the conference website).

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

ICAD’s “Think Tank” doctoral consortium is being held again this  
year. Its format will be similar 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 Wednesday June 9th, two  
days before the full conference. Please see the conference website for  
further details: www.icad.org/icad2010).

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

(Paper submissions are closed.) 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 :::::::::::::::::

(Poster submissions are closed.) 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.  
Submissions 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.

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

For committee email links are also available at the conference  
website: www.icad.org/icad2010

Co-Chairs (email):
Derek Brock, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Hesham Fouad, VRSonic
Ramani Duraiswami, University of Maryland

Papers/Posters Chair (email):
Eoin Brazil, University of Limerick

Sonification Chair (email):
Kelly Snook, NASA

Demonstrations/Compositions Chair (email):
Evan Rogers, VRSonic

Concert Co-Chairs (email):
Douglas Boyce, The George Washington University
Katharina Rosenberger, University of California, San Diego

ThinkTank Chair (email):
Paul Vickers, Northumbria University

Web Chair (email):
Brian McClimens, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Technical Chair:
Paul Oehlers, American University

Steering Committee:
Stephen Barrass, University of Canberra
David Worrall, worrall.avatar.com.au

Veronique Larcher, Sennheiser