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John.
--On Monday, December 12, 2005 18:35 +0000 John Levack Drever
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>
> SOUND PRACTICE 2006
>
> Organised by UK & Ireland Soundscape Community and the Music Department,
> Goldsmiths College
>
> Dates: 11th & 12th February 2006
>
> Location: Goldsmiths College, University of London
>
> Deadline for proposals: 10th January 2006
>
> Aim:
> The UK & Ireland Soundscape Community (a regional branch of the World
> Forum for Acoustic Ecology) was launched in 2001 with a major
> international conference at Dartington Hall (Sound Practice: the 1st
> UKISC conference on sound, culture and environments). The objectives of
> the conference were: to nurture our understanding and awareness of the
> soundscape; to report on past, current and future soundscapes; to advance
> the emerging interdiscipline of soundscape studies. Since then the scene
> has developed dramatically, and with wide ranging new initiatives and
> directives, yet with arguably limited scope, soundscape issues are now
> more firmly on the map than ever. SOUND PRACTICE 2006 provides an
> opportunity to take stock and reflect on many of the activities that have
> shaped the scene over the past 5 years. It will also provide a forum in
> which to discuss the future of soundscape studies and pool new approaches
> and practices.
>
> Invitation to submit proposals:
> Proposals pertinent to the above topics are welcomed from a variety of
> presentation formats: academic papers, workshops, posters, sound walks,
> electroacoustic and acoustic compositions, multi-media presentations,
> live-art performances, panel discussions, installations, exhibitions,
> soundscape study reports, demonstrations of emerging technologies.
>
>
> Submission Instructions:
> All submissions must include -
>
> Name:
>
> Institutional Affiliation (if applicable):
>
> Postal Address:
>
> Email:
>
> Web Page (if applicable):
>
> Presentation Format:
>
> Title of Presentation:
>
> Duration:
>
> Programme Notes or Abstract (200 words max):
>
> Short Biography (200 words max):
>
> Technical Requirements:
>
> Please include DAT, DA98, CD, video, score and other relevant forms of
> documentation of proposed presentation. All materials received will be
> put into the UKISC archive. All participants are expected to attend the
> conference. Submission of work by students is particularly encouraged.
> Entrance to all events will be free.
>
> Any enquires please contact: [log in to unmask]
>
> Deadline for submissions of proposals: 10th January 2006 (post marked)
>
> Send Proposals and Submissions to:
> SOUND PRACTICE 2006
> c/o Dr John Levack Drever
> Music Department
> Goldsmiths College
> New Cross, London
> SE14 6NW
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The UK and Ireland Soundscape Community (UKISC) aims to:
>
> Establish itself as a network of individuals and local groups including
> the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland who are concerned with the
> sonic environment (soundscape).
>
> Encourage the formation of smaller, regionally based and community
> managed soundscape groups through specific public and community projects.
>
> Establish and promote publicly recognised Sites of Sonic Interest or
> Soundmarks over the UK and Republic of Ireland.
>
> Promote research into acoustics within the arts, natural and social
> sciences, in particular the field of acoustic ecology.
>
> Develop strategies and promote policies towards the creation of better
> soundscapes in architectural design and urban planning
>
> Help establish and/or support regional soundscape archives within
> England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales.
>
> Promote art forms that tackle the above issues.
>
> The UK and Ireland Soundscape Community is an affiliate organisation of
> the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) so as to present the concerns
> and interests of its members at an international level and to support the
> WFAE in its various capacities.
>
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