ISPS2019: International Symposium on Performance Science Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia, July 16-20, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.performancescience.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isps2019 |
The International Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS) is a biennial meeting of performers and scientists that provides a platform to discuss all facets of performance and the skills which underpin it from interdisciplinary perspectives through topics such as motivation and the development of expertise, novice to elite levels of performance development, the psychology and physicality of performance, performers’ health, and the perception, analysis, and evaluation of performance across the arts, as well as the natural, social, and applied sciences.
Convened by Professor Gary McPherson and Dr Solange Glasser (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music), and Professor Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music, London), ISPS2019 will be held in the heart of Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Southbank, from July 16-20, 2019.
The previous symposia in Porto, 2007; Auckland, 2009; Toronto, 2011; Vienna, 2013; Kyoto, 2015; and Reykjavík, 2017, attracted delegates from over 30 countries to discuss performance excellence from a wide array of theoretical, practical, psychological and physical perspectives.
ISPS2019 will be combined with the Australian Music and Psychology Society (AMPS) conference. We warmly welcome new and past attendees from previous conferences.
Submission Guidelines
The symposium theme is Optimising Performance. Presenters are requested to submit proposals within one of the following eight topics:
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Development & Learning (formal/informal learning, teaching approaches)
- Proficiencies (performance skills & competencies, including practice, memory, improvisation, expression, interpretation, body movement)
- Performance Practice (social/historical contexts, interactions and techniques)
- Psychological (motivation, perception, behaviour, cognition, affect, identity)
- Enhancements (methodologies for enhancing performance, physical and mental awareness)
- Medical (health related issues, physiology, brain mechanisms, medical ailments)
- Scientific (acoustical considerations of instruments/venues, instrument construction)
- Innovations (emerging technologies, including simulation training programs, motion capture, online learning, technologies, virtual reality)
All papers must be original. Abstract submissions are due by midnight (GMT) on the 20 January 2019.
The following types of presentations are available:
1. Spoken Papers: Structured abstracts should be no longer than 500 words (in English) and should not include references. Structured abstracts can be submitted for either empirical or theoretical papers.
Empirical abstracts should include the following items:
1. Background
2. Aims
3. Method
4. Results
5. Conclusions
Also include 5 keywords, exactly.
NB: Empirical Abstract submissions must use the following template: Structured Empirical Abstract for Spoken or Poster Presentations. Alternatively, you can download it here under 'Call for Papers'.
Theoretical abstracts should include the following items:
1. Background
2. Aims
3. Main Contribution
4. Implications
Also include 5 keywords, exactly.
NB: Theoretical Abstract submissions must use the following template: Structured Theoretical Abstract for Spoken or Poster Presentations. Alternatively, you can download it here under 'Call for Papers'.
Spoken papers will be allocated 30 minutes, consisting of no more than 20 minutes for the presentation and a maximum of 5 minutes for questions and discussion.
2. Posters: Abstracts for Poster submissions must follow the same rules given for Spoken Papers, above. Authors of accepted Posters are invited to bring with them a Poster to display during the Conference. Poster specifications (e.g., size, format) will be provided upon acceptance. Titles of Abstracts for the Poster Session will appear in the Conference program and the Abstracts will appear in the Conference Abstract booklet. Posters will be grouped into sessions that have designated timeslots (normally 60 minutes) assigned to them.
3. Symposia:
Symposia will consist of a set of integrated spoken papers related to a theme. Organized Symposia sessions are encouraged and expected to make a distinctive and creative contribution to the Conference theme.
The total time allowed for a Symposium will be between 60 and a maximum of 90 minutes, consisting of presentations and discussions according to the decisions of the convenor.
Symposia may include:
- several presentations on a single topic
- colloquia (discussion panel) that include a major presentation with one or more invited discussants
- round-table discussion on a single topic with a group of speakers who propose their points of view and, under the guide of the chair (convenor), discuss these with the audience
- sessions of any other kind with a clear, specific, and coherent rationale.
Each of the above types of Symposia will be chaired by a Symposium Convenor (chair) who will submit the Structured Abstract on behalf of the panel presenters.
The Symposium Convenor (panel chair) must supply all information using the required Submission Form.
Proposals for Symposia should consist of a 500-word general description of the session (in English) under the following headings:
1. Background
2. Aims
3. Content
4. Main Contribution
Also include 5 keywords, exactly.
NB: Symposia Abstract submissions must use the following template: Symposium Submission. Alternatively, you can download it here under 'Call for Papers'.
It is the responsibility of the Symposium Convenor to ensure that each participant has agreed to attend the Conference and participate in the Symposium if it is accepted and that all co-presenters complete their registration by 15th April, 2019 (Early Bird registration date).
Structured abstract submissions for spoken papers, posters, and symposia, are due by midnight (GMT) on the 20 January 2019.
Committees
Scientific Committee
- Eckart Altenmüller (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany)
- Paul Evans (University of New South Wales, Australia)
- Jane Ginsborg (Royal Northern College of Music, UK)
- Solange Glasser (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Pétur Jónasson (Iceland Academy of the Arts, Iceland)
- Reinhard Kopiez (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany)
- Gary McPherson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Peter Miksza (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)
- Masanobu Miura (Hachinohe Institute of Technology, Japan)
- Adina Mornell (Munich School of Music and Theatre, Germany)
- Margaret Osborne (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Emery Schubert (University of New South Wales, Australia)
- Kate Stevens (Western Sydney University, Australia)
- Renee Timmers (The University of Sheffield, UK)
- Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music, UK)
Organizing committee
- Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music, UK)
- Gary McPherson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Solange Glasser (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Keynote Speakers
- William Barton (Freelance Musician, Australia)
- Jane Davidson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Zach Hambrick (Michigan State University, USA)
- Andrew Martin (University of New South Wales, Australia)
- Mark Wiggins (Macquarie University, Australia)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Solange Glasser at: solange.glasser@unimelb.edu.au