[AMS-announce] CFP: 31st National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia, Univ. of Melbourne, December 2008

[Announcements for the AMS]

The 31st National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia
The University of Melbourne, 4-7 December 2008

The Musicological Society of Australia is pleased to announce that 
paper proposals are now being accepted for this year's National 
Conference. Proposals on all music and music-related topics will be 
considered. The conference does not have a central theme, 
participants are however warmly encouraged to offer theme-based 
panels/sessions.Proposals for individual papers should consist of the 
name(s) and contact details of the presenter(s), title of paper, and 
a 250-word abstract.  A list of equipment required for the 
presentation (eg. CD Player, Data Projector) should accompany the 
proposal.  Papers should be a maximum of 20 minutes in length, 
allowing for 10 minutes of questions.

Proposals for themed sessions should consist of the name of the 
person co-coordinating the session, name of the session presenters, 
and the title and abstract of each paper to be presented during the 
session. Group sessions should normally last no more than 90 mins, 
and should allow for at least 10 min per paper for questions, 
although the programme committee will consider alternative formats 
and timings if requested.
Proposals for lecture-recitals or other forms of presentations should 
be addressed informally in the first instance to the Programme 
Committee for further consideration.

Please note that all paper-givers are required to be financial 
members of the Musicological Society of Australia.

All proposals should be submitted by 16 May to msa-2008_at_unimelb.edu.au

It is expected that the conference programme will be confirmed by the 
middle of June.
Updates will be posted at www.msa.org.au <http://www.msa.org.au>.

Dr Peter Tregear
Chair, Programme Committee MSA 2008
Faculty of Music
University of Melbourne
Parkville Vic 3010
ptregear_at_unimelb.edu.au