Call For Papers: 7th Symposium Of The International Study Group On Music Archaeology

Sound from the Past
The Interpretation of Musical Artifacts in an Archaeological Context

Monday 20th - Saturday 25th September 2010 Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Tianjin, China

Following a highly successful conference in Berlin in 2008, the 7th Conference of the International Study Group on Music Archaeology will take place at Tianjin Conservatory of Music on September 20–25, 2010, in Tianjin, China.

Conference Topics:
Contributions should address the conference topics, which include the ones listed below
(further topics may be announced).
_ New finds
_ Methodology in music archaeology
_ Music archaeology and contemporary music creation
_ Chinese music archaeology
_ Other related studies
If you would like to join the conference as a participant, please submit an abstract with a
maximum of 250 words in English to the secretary Ms. Li Juan (xiranlee2008@163.com)
by September 9, 2009.
Each abstract should include the name of the author, institutional affiliation, title, position,
nationality, telephone number, e-mail and mailing address (only the institutional address
or primary contact details will be published in the conference program).
Please specify in your abstract whether you would like to give a poster presentation,
workshop or concert, and please also inform us if you are going to bring musical
instruments with you.
Participants will receive a confirmation of their participation by December 31, 2009. The official language of the conference is English.
Please note that due to time limitation the papers should not last longer than 20 minutes
per participant in order to allow a satisfying discussion afterwards. To avoid any
unnecessary delay in the conference procedures, participants are requested to provide Power Point presentations on USB flash-memory and/or CD-R.

The Tianjin Conservatory of Music will cover expenses concerning accommodation,
meals and transportation during the conference. Travel expenses, e.g. train or flight
tickets, are not covered and therefore must be paid by the participants.
During the conference the local organizers will offer the opportunity to visit museums inBeijing and Tianjin.

Important Dates:
Deadline for abstracts: 9 September 2009.
Confirmation of participation: 15 December 2009.

Organizing Committee:
Prof. Yao Shengchang (honorary chair, China)
Prof. Dr. Fang Jianjun (executive chair, China)
Prof. Jin Xuedong (China)
Prof. Guo Shuqun (China)
Prof. Dr. Wang Jianxin (China)
Prof. Dr. Ming Yan (China)
Prof. Dr. Ellen Hickmann (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Eichmann (Germany)
Dr. Lars-Christian Koch (Germany)
Dr. Arnd Adje Both (Germany)
Dr. Graeme Lawson (Great Britain)
Dr. Stephen Hagel (Austria)
Dr. Cajsa S. Lund (Sweden)
Prof. Dr. Bo Lawergren (USA)
Dr. José Pérez de Arce Antoncich (Chile)
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Li Juan
E-mail: xiranlee2008@163.com