The Music Encoding Conference Organizing & Program Committees invite you to register for its 8^th Annual Conference

 

When: May 26 – 29, 2020

Where: Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

 

Register here: https://music-encoding.org/conference/2020/register/

 

We are pleased to announce that this year’s keynote speakers will be Dr. Tim Duguid, lecturer in Digital Humanities and Information Studies at the University of Glasgow and Dr. Estelle Joubert, Associate Professor in Musicology at the Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University.

 

Conference Program Overview

• Pre-conference workshops will be held on Tuesday, May 26 on topics that include An Introduction to Music Encoding, Developing Verovio, Digital Pedagogies, and Working with Metadata. You can register for workshops when you register for the conference. 
• Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28 will feature paper presentations and a poster session representing work from a diverse group of U.S. and international scholars, students, librarians, developers, and technologists.
• Friday, May 29 will wrap up with a community meeting (open to all attendees), a hackathon, and interest group meetings.

 

Registration Rates

• Early Bird registration through March 20, 2020: $150
• Regular registration through May 1, 2020: $180
• Late registration through May 25: $220
• Students: $40 (Learn more about how you can apply for a bursary)
• Tufts/Northeastern/MIT Students: $20

 

Registration includes a light continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, and beverages on Wednesday and Thursday. It also includes hor d'oeuvres and drinks at the opening reception on Tuesday. An optional conference dinner on Thursday evening will be available for an additional $45 per person. Coffee and snacks will be available during the pre-conference workshops.

 

For those of you traveling to Massachusetts or looking to stay in the area, please visit the Travel and Accommodations page on the conference site where you will find details about the hotel (special conference rate available) and other lodging options.

 

The conference is hosted by Tisch Library and Lilly Music Library of Tufts University on the Medford, MA campus. It is co-sponsored with the Department of Music at Tufts, theDigital Scholarship Group at Northeastern University Library, and MIT Digital Humanities. All attendees are expected to adhere to the conference Code of Conduct.

 

We have linked to a flyer that you are welcome to post in your departments, share with colleagues and students, or post to social media.

 

On behalf of the Organizing and Program Committees, we look forward to welcoming you to Tufts University in May!

 

Best regards,

Anna Kijas (Chair) Organizing Committee

Richard Freedman (Chair) Program Committee

 

 

Anna Kijas

Head, Lilly Music Library

Granoff Music Center

Tufts University

20 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155

Pronouns: she, her, hers

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