28TH ISME WORLD CONFERENCE 20–25 JULY 2008, BOLOGNA ITALY
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COMMISSION FOR POLICY: CULTURE, EDUCATION, MASS MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, 15–18 JULY 2008,
BOLOGNA, ITALY
Contemporary Music Education and Local Musics:
Policy and Practice
Deadline for Proposals: November 1st 2007
Notification of acceptance will be mailed to presenters by 1 February 2008
Deadline for Observer Registration: 4 April 2008
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
WHAT IS ISME?
The International Society for Music Education believes that lived experiences of music, in all their many aspects, are a vital part of the life of all people. Established in 1953 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Society leads and supports music education worldwide.
WHAT IS THE COMMISSION FOR POLICY: CULTURE, EDUCATION, MASS MEDIA?
It is the Commission's mission:
• to examine and explore issues concerning cultural, education and media policy development and implementation;
• to provide an international forum for debate, exchange of information, communication, critical analysis and expansion of knowledge regarding policy development;
• to recognize the dynamic nature of policy development and music education by responding to issues identified in meetings of the Commission;
• to promote international collaboration through developing joint research projects across different geographic regions;
• to disseminate the proceedings of seminars internationally; and
• to ensure the broadest possible geographic representation at Commission seminars, including new and experienced researchers
SEMINAR AIM:
The focus of the Policy Seminar is to provide an international forum for the examination and exploration of issues relating to the seminar theme:
Contemporary Music Education and Local Musics: Policy and Practice
VENUE:
The COMMISSION FOR POLICY SEMINAR will be held in Bologna, Italy. Further information will be available on this website.
SUBMISSIONS ARE INVITED FOR:
COMMISSION SEMINAR (BOLOGNA, ITALY, JULY 14-19, 2008)
• Spoken Papers
• Workshops
• Poster session
• Symposia
WORLD CONFERENCE (BOLOGNA, ITALY, JULY 20-25, 2008) – to be held in Bologna – Italy (isme.org/2008 )
• Poster session
• Symposia
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
PRESENTATION AT COMMISSION SEMINAR IN BOLOGNA (JULY 14-19, 2008)
Up to 15 papers will be selected from those submitted for the ISME Commission for Policy Seminar in Bologna, Italy.
Each participant will have 25 minutes to present their paper to the to the Seminar participants as a whole, immediately following which there will be 15 to 20 minutes discussion time.
GUIDELINES
All submissions should be done through the following web site:
http://isme.org/commission_seminars/policies, and conform to the instructions below. Proposals will be selected on the basis of clarity of the presentation and on the relevance and originality of the ideas presented. Submissions that are not presented in the required format will not be considered.
1. Submit by completing the information page and then pasting your Seminar and/or Poster Session proposal and abbreviated curriculum vitae directly to the
Commission submission web site.
2. The proposal must be submitted in English, since the formal sessions of the Seminar will be in English. Non-English speaking presenters may request linguistic help through the ISME ‘mentor system’. Should such a proposal be considered, an English-speaking ‘mentor’ will be appointed to work with the presenter and provide support.
3. The proposal must be complete and cannot exceed 3000 words, including explanatory notes and appendices, and excluding abstract and references. Tables and figures may be included in the proposal, with a commensurate reduction of 250 words for each table or figure. The order of content on the file should be as follows:
• Title of proposal,
• Author names (and affiliations),
• Abstract,
• Five keywords,
• Full proposal (including tables and figures within the file),
• Acknowledgements (if any),
• References.
Authors should read carefully and strictly observe the formatting guidelines for all full proposal submissions to ISME Commissions and Conferences (
Click here to download the Style Guide). Proposals not conforming to all of the above requirements will not be considered.
4. If a multiple-author proposal is selected for the Seminar, only one author will be invited. The other authors may attend as observers at their own expense.
5. Please note that proposals submitted for the Seminar (and symposia submitted to both the Seminar in Bologna and the Bologna Conference) should not have been previously published or be currently submitted for publication. Proposals should contain original data that have not previously been published, presented, or submitted for presentation at any other conferences or symposia.
6. Decisions concerning the acceptance of proposals rest solely with the COMMISSION FOR POLICY as communicated by the Chair of the Commission, Neryl Jeanneret (
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7. Submitted materials not meeting the above criteria will not be considered by the COMMISSION FOR POLICY. Manuscripts submitted will not be returned. The COMMISSION FOR POLICY reserves the right to publish (electronically and in print format) invited Seminar proposals, and poster titles and abstracts.
8. Pending on the number of submissions received, the commission reserves the right to accept only one submission per author, to guarantee that a wide variety of countries and regions are represented in the seminar. Some spoken papers may be assigned as posters, pending on the numbers of submissions.
DEADLINE
The proposal must be submitted electronically onto the
web or mailed to the COMMISSION FOR POLICY no later than
1 November 2007. Notification of acceptance will be mailed to presenters by
1 February 2008.
Note: It is a requirement to be an Individual ISME Member at the time of acceptance of submissions and at the time of presenting.
WHERE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS
For electronic submission details, go to:
http://isme.org/commission_seminars/policies.
Deadline: 1 November, 2007.
Paper (hard copy) submissions will be accepted for those who live in countries and areas where e-mail is not readily available. In this case, please submit 2 printed copies and an abbreviated curriculum to the address below. Note: Airmail submissions should be posted by 1 November, 2007.
All materials should be sent directly to:
Dr Neryl Jeanneret
Artistic and Creative Education
Faculty of Education
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
For further information, please contact
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