Dear Colleagues:
The Call can be read in other languages on the IMS website.
Descriptions of the eight symposia follow in a separate message: they
can also be read on the IMS website.
Barbara Haggh
Chair, Program Committee, IMS 2002


                 IMS 2002: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

      The International Musicological Society will hold its 17th
international Congress at the Maria Theresia College of the Catholic
University in Leuven, Belgium, from 1 to 7 August 2002. The Congress
will offer symposia on eight broad themes, as explained in detail on
the IMS website <http://www.ims-online.ch/> and on flyers available on
request from the Secretary General of the IMS (fax 41-1-923-1027,
e-mail [log in to unmask]):

      1.    Hearing - Performing - Writing
      2.    The Dynamics of Change in Music
      3.    Who Owns Music?
      4.    Musica Belgica
      5.    Musical Migrations
      6.    Form and Invention
      7.    Instruments of Music:
            From Archeology to New Technologies
      8.    Sources

      Each symposium will include multiple sessions, papers, and poster
presentations on subtopics that will be determined by the proposals
received. The program committee hereby calls for proposals addressing
the themes of the symposia, although topics outside of the eight themes
will also be considered. Proposals (in Spanish, Italian, German,
French, or English) should be submitted by 3 April 2001, following the
guidelines below. The committee particularly invites contributions from
younger scholars and from scholars outside of western Europe and North
America. Participants need not be members of the IMS, but all are
expected to register for the conference.
      All proposals must include the title of the proposal, the
symposium theme to which it belongs, and the name and address of the
session organizer or author, indicating whether the proposal is an "IMS
Session," "IMS Paper" or "IMS Poster Presentation." Proposals may be
submitted via electronic mail (as a letter, not an attachment), by
regular mail or by fax (in a readable typeface on single sides of paper
in A4 or 8.5 x 11-inch format with at least 3 cm. margins). Only one
submission per author will be considered, and all proposals will be
treated confidentially.
      Proposals for SESSIONS must describe the desired length and format
of the session and its importance in fewer than 400 words, provide the
name and address of the organizer and a list of committed participants,
and include a separate abstract (following the guidelines for
individual papers) for each of their contributions. Preference will be
given to sessions with an interdisciplinary and international panel of
speakers.
      Proposals for individual PAPERS must take the form of an abstract
that describes the research findings and their significance as fully as
possible. Individual papers are limited to 20 minutes and will be
followed by time for questions and discussion. Abstracts must not
exceed 250 words.
      POSTER presentations should be designed to be displayed for at
least three hours on three consecutive days, with the project
coordinator or a member of the research team in attendance. Authors are
responsible for ensuring that the necessary equipment is available.
Proposals must include a description of the research project for
display, not to exceed 250 words, and provide, separately, a detailed,
complete list of the materials for display and of the equipment and
facilities needed. The program committee guarantees venues in the main
building of the conference, in proximity to session spaces.
      All proposals must be submitted by 3 April 2001 to the chair of
the program committee:

Prof. Barbara Haggh: IMS 2002
College of Music, University of North Texas
P.O. Box 311367
Denton, Texas 76203-1367   USA
Fax: (1) 940-565-2002      email: [log in to unmask]
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