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   2nd Int. Symposium on Ambisonics and Spherical Acoustics
   May 6-7, Paris, France, 2010
   ambi10 - First Call for Participation

   http://ambisonics10.ircam.fr


Dear Colleagues,

We would like to announce the 2nd International Symposium on  
Ambisonics and Spherical Acoustics, which will be organized by IRCAM,  
together with LIMSI-CNRS and France Telecom/Orange Labs. The Symposium  
will be held to provide an intensive exchange between industrial and  
academic researchers working in various research areas on spherical  
acoustics.

The field of spatial sound reproduction is interdisciplinary by nature  
and closely related to a number of computer science and engineering  
areas such as acoustics, mathematics, signal processing, and  
perception. The symposium focuses on discussing the various problems  
and solutions concerning the capture, analysis, and re-synthesis of  
sound fields applying spherical acoustics; for example higher-order  
Ambisonics (HOA), and spherical microphone arrays.

The symposium is going to be divided into oral presentations (keynotes  
and submissions), poster sessions, and two demonstration sessions  
(artistic and technical). This symposium will benefit from a hemi- 
spherical loudspeaker array that will be installed for the duration of  
the symposium, which will be held in the Espace de projection, the  
variable acoustics performance hall of Ircam.

Original contributions are encouraged in, but not limited to, the  
following topics:

  * General considerations on spherical acoustics theory
  * Ambisonic for sound scene reproduction and virtual acoustic  
environments
  * Spherical microphone array systems and signal processing
  * Capture and analysis of radiation patterns
  * Spherical acoustic holography
  * Synthesis of directional and focused sound sources
  * Spherical loudspeaker array systems and signal processing
  * Theoretical considerations on comparative subjective and objective  
studies
  * Standardization, exchange, implementation and hardware issues


Submission
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Submissions will be judged based on extended abstracts (1000 words).  
Procedures to submit papers, posters, and demo sessions are detailed  
at the symposium website http://ambisonics10.ircam.fr. Final papers  
must be camera-ready conforming to the format specified on the  
submission website.

Several excellent papers will be selected for collective submission to  
Acta Acustica united with Acustica. These papers will be expanded  
versions of the presented works, and will go through the standard peer  
review process.

The official language of the symposium is English.


Important dates
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* Extended abstract (1000 words) submission due: January 8th, 2010
* Papers, Notification of acceptance due: February 19th, 2010
* Camera-ready copy (full paper): March 12, 2010
* Registration opens: March 22, 2010
* Late Registration: April 12, 2010
* Submission of Audio Material for Testing: April 19, 2010
* Symposium Dates: May 6-7, 2010


Symposium Chairs
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General Co-Chairs
   Markus Noisternig (IRCAM - UMR CNRS)
   Brian FG Katz (LIMSI - CNRS)
   Rozenn Nicol (France Telecom - Orange Labs)

Technical Program Co-Chairs
   Nicolas Misdariis (IRCAM - UMR CNRS)
   Olivier Warusfel (IRCAM)

Administration Chair
   Sylvie Benoit (IRCAM)