ICE Announcements 11.14.03 <http://ice.uga.edu> 1. All Day and All Night 2. Dance in NYC 3. E.L.I. Nomad 3. Butterfly Effect Two 4. Call for Participation- New Interfaces for Musical Expression 2004 --- 1. A Music Event for the opening of: A l l d a y a n d A l l n i g h t : an interactive multi-media installation by Kit Hughes Friday, November 14, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 pm Come see the artwork and hear Maleutkas Lips and The Green Lawns!!!! Pay-What-You-Can: Suggested Donation $3.00 - $5.00 Special Hours for this exhibit: Monday - Wednesday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday & Friday 3:00 - 9:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art is pleased to present All day and All night, an interactive multi-media installation by Kit Hughes which targets American consumer culture. Americans are bombarded with hundreds of commercials each day. This led the artist to wonder, "what if I could buy everything I see on TV?" Please see the website for a complete description. www.athica.org All day and All night is supported in part by a project grant from Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE). --- 2. "Temporary Departures with a Relative Departure in Mind", an original dance choreographed by Bala Sarasvati and featuring the UGA Philip Glass Ensemble and new animation by Mark Callahan, will be performed in New York on November 20th at the historic Judson Church. The project is supported in part by an ICE project grant. --- 3. E.L.I. Nomad returns to Athens for the UGA-Auburn football game after successful visits to New York and Washington D.C.! for more on E.L.I. visit <http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/ publish/030911eli.shtml> E.L.I. Nomad is supported in part by an ICE project grant. Contact <[log in to unmask]> for more information. --- 4. Solponticello Butterfly Effect Two is the second annual concert highlighting the incredible compositional community here in Georgia. This year will again feature the best of our local acoustic and electroacoustic musicians. The event is sponsored by Solponticello Records of Athens, Georgia; expect new music by Sally Coenen, Kyle Dawkins, Mark Fisher, Erik Hinds, Julie Powell, Brian Smith, and Jason Solomon with video work by Kevin Hoth and a special appearance by Grady Cousins. Email [log in to unmask] for more details Solponticello Butterfly Effect Two Seney-Stovall Chapel (next to The Varsity) 201 N. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA USA November 14, 2003 8:00 PM --- 5. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION International Conference on NEW INTERFACES FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION NIME04 Date: June 3-5, 2004 Location: Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Hamamatsu, Japan (Japan's City of Musical Instruments) http://www.nime.org Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The conference organizing committee invites the submission of research papers, reports, and posters on topics related to new musical controllers including, but not restricted to: - Design reports on novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression - Surveys of past work and/or stimulating ideas for future research - Performance experience reports on live performance and composition using novel controllers - Controllers for virtuosic performers, novices, education and entertainment - Perceptual & cognitive issues in the design of musical controllers - Music and motion and/or music and emotion - Movement, visual and physical expression with sonic expressivity - Musical mapping algorithms and intelligent controllers - Novel controllers for collaborative performance - Interface protocols (e.g. MIDI) and alternative controllers - Artistic, cultural, and social impact of new performance interfaces - Real-time gestural control in musical performance - Mapping strategies and their influence on digital musical instrument design - Sensor and actuator technologies for musical applications - Haptic and force feedback devices for musical control - Real-time software tools and interactive systems - Pedagogical applications of new interfaces - Courses and curricula - Performance rendering system (RENCON) - Evaluation criteria for evaluating rendered music (RENCON) Demos -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We encourage the submission of demos, either as part of papers and reports or as standalone contributions. Performances -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We encourage artists, performers and conference presenters to submit proposals for performances and live demonstrations that employ new musical controllers, novel interface concepts, and/or new mapping systems that can be featured in the concert events. Industrial Demos -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We invite industrial vendors to show products relating to new musical interfaces. Important Dates -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Performances: Performance proposals: January 31 2004 Notification of acceptance: March 15 2004 Papers, reports, posters and demos: Research paper, report, poster, demo: January 31 2004 Notification of acceptance: March 15 2004 Final paper submission: April 15 2004 Early Registration March 31, 2004 Guidelines for preparing and submitting proposals and papers for online submission are available at: http://www.suac.net/NIME/NIME04/submission.html Contact: E-mail: [log in to unmask] Good News! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Japan Foundation is officially supporting NIME04 as an international conference. This means that it is possible to apply for travel support to attend the conference. If you are outside Japan, applications for this funding must go through a Japan Foundation representatives in your own country. Please see the following link for more information and how to find where to send your application in your country: http://www.suac.net/NIME/NIME04/found.html