The Departments of Music and Media Production and Studies at the University of Regina, Canada, are hosting an international conference on the interactions between soundscapes, music, and identity from June 20-22, 2007. Keynote speakers will be the distinguished Canadian audio artists and composers Dr. Christos Hatzis (University of Toronto) and Prof. Barry Truax (Simon Fraser University). The conference is held in conjunction with the SSHRC-funded two-week Summer Institute, The Art of Immersive Soundscapes 2.

Proposals are invited for papers, performances, and presentations that address aspects of the relationships between different kinds of soundscapes, musics, and concepts of identity. Topics may encompass identity in personal, national, political contexts; musics ranging from traditional acoustic to electronic and computer-generated; and varieties of soundscapes, from environmental to electronic. Multi-media presentations are welcome.

Papers/presentations are limited to 20 minutes in length. We are currently pursuing opportunities for publication of the proceedings.

Abstracts should be 250-500 words long and be submitted by e-mail, by April 1, 2007, to the address listed below. The abstract should be included in the body of the e-mail, as should the submitter's name, telephone number, e-mail address, and institutional affiliation. Identifying information will be removed before evaluation by the program committee. E-mail notifications will be sent by May 1, 2007.

For more details on The Art of Immersive Soundscapes 2, see the website:
http://uregina.ca/Soundscape (to be updated shortly)