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Subject:          [IASPM-LIST] Toronto 2000: call for papers

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Canadian and United States chapters of the International
Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) will hold a special
conference 1-5 November 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, as one of fifteen
music scholarly societies participating in *Toronto 2000: Musical
Intersections.* Proposals for papers, concerts, lecture-performances,
and full sessions are invited, as are proposals for presentations in
innovative and imaginative formats. We invite truly cross-disciplinary
papers and welcome proposals on any aspect of popular music.

Individual presentations of all types normally are limited to twenty
minutes in length, and full sessions typically consist of three
individual twenty-minute presentations. However, if the material
warrants and if sufficient justification is provided, the Committee
will also entertain proposals for longer presentations, especially if
they include performances and/or are truly interdisciplinary. 
Submissions for proposals consist of a 250-word abstract suitable for
publication in the conference program.  SUBMISSIONS BY E-MAIL ARE
STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.  If this is not possible, mail six copies of the
abstract and other materials related to the proposal, along with two
stamped self-addressed envelopes.

For formal sessions, panels, or proposals involving unusual formats,
the proposer(s) should include  an additional statement explaining the
format and overall rationale for the session, the importance of the
topic, and the significance of the proposed grouping of papers.  The
organizer of the session should gather the proper number of individual
proposals and abstracts from session members, and submit them in a
single e-mail message or envelope.  Formal session proposals are
welcome, but each abstract will be evaluated individually, and the
Committee reserves the right to reconfigure the organization and
makeup of such proposed sessions, or to accept individually any of the
proposed papers.  Proposals for panel sessions that deal with issues
of general interest are also solicited; these should be clearly
labeled as panel sessions.  The sessions should consist of brief
position papers (of not more than 10 minutes duration) by each of the
participants in order to leave ample time for discussion.  Organizers
of panel discussions should include a one-page prospectus that
provides an outline of the proposed topic, describes the significance
of the panel, and explains why each panelist has been chosen. Panel
proposals will be accepted or rejected as intact entities. Proposers
must also indicate special needs such as audio-visual equipment, music
stands, rehearsal space, etc.

Presenters must register for the full conference.  Any music scholars
must be members of at least one of the societies represented at the
conference. No individual may appear more than twice.  Appearances
include delivering a paper, participating in a daytime, programmatic
panel, giving a lecture-demonstration, or functioning as a
chair-organizer of or respondent to a session. (Not counting as an
appearance are such extra-programmatic offerings as unofficial
interest-group meetings, standing committee presentations,
non-programmatic concert performances, or serving as an appointed
chair of a session.)

All proposals must be postmarked by 15 January 2000.

Fifteen music-scholarly societies will meet at the Toronto 2000
conference, including (in addition to IASPM), the American
Musicological Society, College Music Society, Society for Music
Theory, Society for Ethnomusicology, the Society for American Music,
the American Musical Instrument Society, Historic Brass Society,
Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Association for Technology
in Music Instruction, Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relationships,
Canadian University Music Society, Canadian Association of Music
Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, and Canadian Society
for Traditional Music.

Paper and session materials should be sent to:

Prof. David Brackett, Chair
IASPM-US/Canada Program Committee for Toronto 2000
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Mailing address:

Department of Music
Box 6000
SUNY Binghamton
Binghamton, NY  13902-6000
U. S. A.





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