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Subject: [DAFx-08] Announcement and Call for Papers - Espoo, Finland, Sept. 
1-4, 2008


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> 11th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects
> DAFx-08
> September 1-4, 2008
> Espoo, Finland
> http://www.acoustics.hut.fi/dafx08/
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> The 11th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx-08, will 
> be held at TKK - Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.
>
> DAFx grew from a very successful COST action in Europe and has established 
> a reputation for the excellence of the papers and its open, friendly 
> atmosphere. It's an event where everyone is involved in some aspect of 
> music and information technology, from new ways to play electronic 
> instruments to music information retrieval.
>
> DAFx appeals to researchers and practitioners in digital audio and music 
> processing with poster and spoken presentation sessions over 4 days.
>
> Papers are solicited for, but not limited to, the following topics:
> * Audio Effects
> * Sound Synthesis
> * Physical Models and Virtual Musical Instruments
> * Virtual Analog Models
> * Sound Representation and Sound Modeling
> * Time-frequency and Spectral Processing
> * Audio Coding
> * Audio Analysis and Feature Extraction
> * Synthesis, Reproduction, and Perception of Spatial Sound
> * Perception, Cognition, and Psychoacoustics
> * Software and Hardware Implementations
> * Audio-based Music Information Retrieval Systems
> * Automatic Transcription and High-level Features
> * Source Separation
> * Networked Audio and the Internet
> * Audio in Mobile Applications
> * Compositional Issues and Sound Design
>
> TKK, the technical university formerly known as HUT, has a long tradition 
> in digital audio and music technology research. The TKK campus area is 
> about 15 minutes west of the Helsinki city center.
>
> Hotel accommodation will be arranged in Espoo and Helsinki. The social 
> program is planned to include a concert and a banquet. TKK will offer 
> meeting rooms, by prior arrangement, for any projects (EU or otherwise) on 
> Monday 1 Sept. and Friday 5 Sept. There will be tutorials on Monday 1 
> Sept.
>
> Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers before March 
> 19, 2008 according to one of the following two papers formats:
>
> - Oral Presentation: maximum 8 pages in the Proceedings,
>    about 20 minutes for presentation;
> - Poster Presentation: maximum 4 pages in the Proceedings.
>
> All submissions are subject to peer review. Final versions of the accepted 
> contributions will be published in the Conference Proceedings distributed 
> to all registered delegates at the Conference site. After the Conference 
> closure, the Proceedings will be published on the Internet.
>
> For information about registration, travel, and accommodation see the 
> conference homepage
> http://www.acoustics.hut.fi/dafx08/
>
> For information on DAFx, including DAFx-98 to DAFx-07, start browsing at
> http://www.dafx.de
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
> Full-Paper Submission:        March 19, 2008
> Notification of Acceptance:  May 14, 2008
> Final Paper Submission:     June 11, 2008
>