[MEI-L] Registration is now open for the Music Encoding Conference May 26-29, 2020

[Kijas, Anna E]

A minor correction – if you tried to access the Travel and Accommodations page from this email, but were unable to, please use this link: https://music-encoding.org/conference/2020/travel/.

Apologies for the incorrect link!

Best,
Anna

Anna Kijas
Head, Lilly Music Library
Granoff Music Center
Tufts University
20 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Book an appointment<https://tufts.libcal.com/appointments/kijas/lilly> | (617) 627-2846

From: "Kijas, Anna E" <Anna.Kijas at tufts.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 11:30 AM
To: Music Encoding Initiative <mei-l at lists.uni-paderborn.de>
Subject: Registration is now open for the Music Encoding Conference May 26-29, 2020

The Music Encoding Conference Organizing & Program Committees invite you to register for its 8th 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<https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/timduguid/>, lecturer in Digital Humanities and Information Studies at the University of Glasgow and Dr. Estelle Joubert<https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/school-of-performing-arts/faculty-staff/our-faculty/musicology/estelle-joubert.html>, 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<https://music-encoding.org/community/interest-groups.html>.

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<https://music-encoding.org/conference/2020/bursaries/>)
  *   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<dhowi> 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<https://tischlibrary.tufts.edu/> of Tufts University on the Medford, MA campus. It is co-sponsored with the Department of Music at Tufts<https://as.tufts.edu/music/>, the Digital Scholarship Group<https://dsg.northeastern.edu/> at Northeastern University Library, and MIT Digital Humanities<https://digitalhumanities.mit.edu/>. All attendees are expected to adhere to the conference Code of Conduct.<https://music-encoding.org/conference/2020/code-of-conduct/>

We have linked to a flyer<https://tufts.box.com/s/lgulwps4e493qcqo50sqgo6kv1mae79a> 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
Book an appointment<https://tufts.libcal.com/appointments/kijas/lilly> | (617) 627-2846
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