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CLIEC 2011 - Concordia Live and Interactive Electroacoustic Colloquium

Hexagram Concordia Centre for Research Creation in Media Arts and Technologies

In collaboration with the Department of Music
Montreal - Canada
Saturday 26th of Mach, 2011

A call for proposals for paper presentations and live performances
Deadline: 1st of February 2011

DESCRIPTION
Hexagram Concordia will be hosting CLIEC 2011 – a one-day colloquium focused on live and interactive electroacoustic music, organized in collaboration with the Music Department.
The event will take place on Saturday, March 26th 2011 and will include paper sessions, a roundtable discussion, and an evening concert.
We are inviting artists and researchers to propose paper presentations and performances focusing on live and interactive electroacoustics and related issues, including artistic and technological innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, human-machine interface, laptop orchestras/ensembles, comprovisation, stage techniques, audience interactivity, aural and visual perception, related educational and pedagogical aspects, social and cultural contexts, and others.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Paper presentation: please email an abstract (250 words or less), a short biography ready for printing (250 words or less), and a 3 page CV.
Performance: please email a short description of the proposed performance piece (250 words or less), detailed technical needs, a short biography ready for printing (250 words or less), a 3 page CV, and audio samples when relevant (please send a link to download the files through yousendit, soundcloud or a similar service. Do not send audio files by email).
The basic available setup allows up to 10 channels of audio. If your setup requires additional channels or for any other special technical consideration please send an email with specific questions.
If you are uncertain whether a proposal is suitable you may email the organizers for clarification.
Email abstracts to:
cliec2011@gmail.com

SESSION FORMATS
Paper presentations: each paper will be presented in person for about 20 minutes followed by 5-10 minutes of discussion.
Performances: the evening concert will consist of selected live electroacoustic performances, which may include multiple channels, multimedia, dance, theatrics, and interactive components.
Roundtable discussion: an hour-long open discussion on key issues related to the main theme of the colloquium.

DATES
- Deadline for reception of proposals: February 1st, 2011
- Notification of acceptance: February 12th, 2011
- Confirmation of attendance by artist/researchers: February 25th, 2011
- Colloquium CLIEC-2011: Saturday, March 26th, 2011

CONTACT AND INFORMATION
cliec2011@gmail.com

CLIEC-2011 ORGANIZERS
Eldad Tsabary (co-director)
Ricardo Dal Farra (co-director)
Paul Scriver (collaborator)

CLIEC 2011 - Concordia Live and Interactive Electroacoustic Colloquium