Thursday, March 23, 2023

Fwd: 2 calls for application: (1) SIMM research seminar on participatory opera and music theatre (Barcelona, 12-14.06.23) + (2) SIMM-posium (Brisbane, 20-22.11.23)



1. SIMM research seminar #6 on participatory opera and music theatre: 
The international research network SIMM is from 12 to 14 June 2O23 proposing a research seminar on this practice at the Barcelona based Gran Teatre del Liceu, which is itself very active in this field.  

2. SIMM-posium #8 in Brisbane, Australia:
SIMM is since 8 years actively developing a network of scholars and practitioners interested in research on the role music may play in social and community music projects and programmes. This year's SIMM-posium is organised in Brisbane Australia (20-22.11.23). Please share this information or send your own proposal for a paper presenting research in this field. 
The call for applications for this year's SIMM-posium can be found here. Deadline for applications is 29th April.


Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Fwd: ISPS 2023 | 17-20 August 2023 | Warsaw

Dear colleagues, 
 
I am writing to announce that the online submission portal for the International Symposium on Performance Science, ISPS 2023, in Warsaw (17-20 August 2023) is open. 
 
Please visit www.PerformanceScience.org to submit abstracts for: 
 
Spoken papers  
Poster presentations 
Symposia (a collection of spoken papers) 
 
The ISPS 2023 Graduate Paper Award will be offered to one graduate student to present a keynote paper at the conference. 
 
In addition, at the symposium, delegates will be able to vote for the highest quality poster presentation delivered by a graduate student. The student(s) with the highest vote tally will be given the ISPS 2023 Graduate Poster Award. 
 
Detailed instructions for submissions are available at www.PerformanceScience.org
 
With best wishes, 
 
Yours sincerely, 
ISPS 2023 co-chairs 
 
Aaron Williamon, London  
Krzysztof DÄ…browski, Warsaw 
 

 
CALL FOR PAPERS 

 
ISPS 2023 
Performance Care and Careers 
 
17 | 20 August 2023 
Warsaw | Poland 
 
www.performancescience.org 
 
The next International Symposium on Performance Science, ISPS 2023, will be hosted by the Chopin University of Music and the Medical University of Warsaw on 17–20 August 2023. 
 
The ISPS 2023 theme, Performance Care and Careers, is intended to encourage discussion and debate on connections between performance, wellbeing, and society. Specific research topics, fields of study, and methodological approaches have been left open intentionally to encourage interdisciplinary exchange. 
 
Submissions detailing original research are invited from all performance disciplines, offering new perspectives from across the arts and sciences. 
 
We intend to offer both on-site and electronic presentation options, although the former will depend on possible restrictions on public meetings and international travel in place at the time of the event. 
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 
 
Roberta Antonini Philippe 
Institute of Sport Sciences 
University of Lausanne (Switzerland) 
 
Hans-Christian Jabusch 
Institute of Musicians' Medicine 
Dresden University of Music Carl Maria von Weber (Germany) 
 
Tapio Lokki 
Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics 
Aalto University (Finland) 
 
Hara Trouli 
Faculty of Medical Sciences 
University College London (UK) 
 
IMPORTANT DATES 
 
01 April 2023: Paper/poster abstract submission deadline 
01 May 2023: Notification of submission decision 
15 May 2023: Article submissions open for ISPS 2023 Research Topic in Frontiers 
01 June 2023: End of early registration 
17 August 2023: Start of ISPS 2023 
31 December 2023: Article submission deadline for ISPS 2023 Research Topic in Frontiers
 
SUBMISSIONS 
 
Submissions are invited for 
 
- Spoken papers 
- Poster presentations 
- Symposia 

Detailed instructions for submissions are available via the conference website: www.performancescience.org. Submissions should be made electronically by 01 April 2023. 

GRADUATE AWARDS 
 
The Scientific Committee is keen to encourage the attendance of students, as well as established researchers and practitioners. 
 
The ISPS 2023 Graduate Paper Award will be offered to one graduate student to present a keynote paper at the conference. 

In addition, at the symposium, delegates will be able to vote for the highest quality poster presentation delivered by a graduate student. The student(s) with the highest vote tally will be given the ISPS 2023 Graduate Poster Award. 

REVIEW PROCESS 
 
Each submission will be reviewed anonymously by the Scientific Committee according to its originality, importance, clarity, and interdisciplinarity. Corresponding authors will be notified by email of the Committee's decision by 01 May 2023. 
 
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION 
 
Building on the publication of articles from ISPS 2013, ISPS 2015, ISPS 2017, ISPS 2019, and ISPS 2021 in Frontiers in Psychology, the journal is hosting a Research Topic in the specialty section Performance Science for ISPS 2023 presenters. To qualify, the first (or corresponding) author must be a registered presenter at ISPS 2023, and the manuscript should be submitted to the journal for independent peer-review between 15 May and 31 December 2023. 
 
To learn more about the specialty section Performance Science, see www.frontiersin.org/Performance_Science
 
Note. The ISPS 2023 Research Topic replaces the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Performance Science. A proceedings volume will not be produced for ISPS 2023; however, published articles from all previous ISPS are freely available at www.performancescience.org
 
REGISTRATION 
 
Full and one-day registration options are available, which also include student discounts and online-only options. 
 
Online registration will open on 01 March 2023. 
 
For further information about the venue, submissions, graduate award, and registration, visit the conference website: www.performancescience.org
 
The official language of the conference is English. 
 
Aaron Williamon, London 
Krzysztof DÄ…browski, Warsaw