[Fwd: ISMA 2007 - Call for papers]

[Roberto Bresin]

-------- Original Message --------













[Please accept our apologies if you get multiple copies of this message]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

CALL FOR PAPERS
------------------------------------------------------------------------

International Symposium on Musical Acoustics
September 9-12, 2007 – Barcelona, Spain
ISMA 2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Conference web site: http://isma2007bcn.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aim:

As in the case of the previous conferences in this series, the aim of
ISMA 2007 is to
bring together international leaders of the musical acoustics field and
to provide them
with a platform to report and discuss recent research and developments.
The central
theme of ISMA 2007 is “Scientific design of musical instruments: a tool
to preserve
and improve our musical heritage”.

General topics:

• String instruments
• Wind instruments and pipe organs
• Percussion instruments
• The singing voice
• Perception of musical sounds
• Electronic musical instruments

Special Topics:

• The scientific design of musical instruments
• Physical modelling and sound synthesis
• Non-linear phenomena in musical acoustics

Solicited papers:

The conference will comprise papers for oral presentations of 15 min + 5
min
discussion, and posters with 5 min oral presentation (and optional
publication of an
associated manuscript in the proceedings).
Please consult the conference web site for more details.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
Papers are to be submitted electronically. For further details, please
consult the
conference web site:
http://isma2007bcn.org

------------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTHORS SCHEDULE:

Abstract submission March 15, 2007
Notice of acceptance March 30, 2007
Full paper manuscript May 2, 2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Joe Wolfe, University of New Wales. Australia
Gregor Widholm, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Austria
Leonardo Fuks, Universidade do Brasil. Braszil
Antoine Chaigne, ENSTA-UME. France
Vesa VÀlimÀki, Helsinki University of Technology. Finland
Malte Kob, RWTH Aachen University. Germany
Judit Angster, Fraunhofer Institut Bauphysik. Germany
Lamberto Tronchin, University of BolognaItaly
Shigeru Yoshikawa, Kyushu University. Japan
Abraham Hirschberg, Tecnische Universiteit Eindhoven. Nederland
Andrzei Rakowski, Chopin Academy of Music. Poland
Ana Barjau, University PolitÚcnica deCatalunya. Spain
Johan Sundberg, Voice Research Centre KTH. Sweden
Murray Campbell,University of Edimburgh. UK
Thomas Rossing, Northern Illinois UniversityUSA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Joaquim Agulló (Chair), University PolitÚcnica deCatalunya. Spain
Ana Barjau (Secretary), University PolitÚcnica deCatalunya. Spain
Antonio Pérez-López, Sociedad Española de Acústica. Spain
Antonio Calvo-Manzano, Sociedad Española de Acústica. Spain
------------------------------------------------------------------------