Workshops and demo proposals do not need to be anonymized and will be curated by the conference committee based on their relevance to the conference theme and feasibility. As a result, the feedback on these curated acceptances and rejections will be limited.

The non-paper workshop proposals (compiled in a single pdf) should include:

• One-page workshop description clearly stating the topic and preferred length (half day or full day)
• One-page description of technical and space requirements  (e.g. projector, speakers, computers, soldering equipment, etc.)
• A list of speakers (workshop organizers or other speakers)
• Workshop organizer(s) short bio(s) and background relating to proposed topic
• A link to aural, visual, and/or online documentation, e.g. a workshop web page (if available). The documentation link containing media materials should use an unrestricted streaming service such as SoundCloud, Vimeo, or YouTube.

The non-paper demo proposals (compiled in a single pdf) should include:

• One-page demo description
• One-page description of technical and space requirements
• Author bio(s)
• A link to audio-visual documentation showcasing the technology and/or activity to be demonstrated. The documentation link containing media materials should use an unrestricted streaming service such as Vimeo, or YouTube.

There are three different paper submission categories:

• Full paper (up to 6 pages in proceedings, oral/poster presentation, optional demo)
• Short paper/poster (up to 4 pages in proceedings, oral/poster presentation, optional demo)
• Demo paper (up to 2 pages in proceedings, poster presentation with demo)

Topics

Original contributions are encouraged in, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Novel controllers, interfaces or instruments for musical expression
• Augmented, embedded and hyper instruments
• Technologies or systems for collaborative music-making
• New performance paradigms for mobile music-making
• Music-related human-computer interaction
• Sensor and actuator technologies, including haptics and force feedback devices
• Musical mapping strategies
• Explorations of relationships between motion, gesture and music
• Evaluation and user studies of new interfaces for musical expression
• Evaluation and user studies of commercially available “off the shelf” interfaces
• Interfaces for musical expression for people with special needs
• Musical applications of robotics
• Interactive sound art and installations
• Performance rendering and generative algorithms
• Machine learning in musical performance
• Web-based music performance
• Software frameworks, interface protocols, and data formats, for supporting musical interaction
• Historical, theoretical or philosophical discussions about designing or performing with new interfaces
• Discussions about the artistic, cultural, and social impact of NIME technology
• Sonic interaction design
• Pedagogical perspectives or reports on student projects in the framework of NIME-related courses
• Practice-based research approaches/methodologies/criticism

PAPER REVIEW PROCESS

All paper submissions will be subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review process by an international committee of experts. All of the submitted papers should demonstrate rigorous research methodology and evaluated according to the following criteria:

• novelty
• scholarly/scientific quality
• appropriateness of topic
• importance
• readability and paper organization

The process is as follows

• Each paper submission will be assigned to at least 3 reviewers for evaluation.
• A meta-reviewer will moderate a discussion amongst reviewers, write a summary review, and recommend whether to accept the paper.
• The paper committee will make the final decision on paper acceptance and will inform the author(s) of their decision along with the reviewers’ comments.

Please note this review process is double-blind, meaning reviewers remain anonymous to the authors and vice-versa. It is expected that authors respect NIME’s Publication ethics and malpractice statement.

DEADLINE EXTENSION

There will be NO EXTENSION to the paper submission deadline. However, authors of registered papers on or before January 20th will be allowed to upload new versions of their papers (in PDF format) until January 27th (23h59 American Honolulu, Hawaii, time zone). No other changes will be possible (i.e. authors will not be able to change title, abstract, authors, keywords/topics, or other metadata). No registration of new papers will be possible after January 20th, and no submission of new versions of registered papers will be possible after January 27th.