This year’s ACMC theme is futurity. As creative computational processes and technologies take an increasingly centre-stage in the popular discourse, we too, in music, sound, technology and performance, contemplate the futurity of recent developments in the field/market(s); topics spanning decades of ACMA activity are now in common parlance, how do we lead these futures? ACMA is an inclusive conference. We want to connect the diverse range of people who contribute to Australia’s computer/electronic music culture, including and especially artists and scholars who are gender diverse, young/emerging, from regional/remote areas, who have a disability, who are First Nations People, who have low/no income, who are engaged in community music making, or who simply work outside of academia and mainstream institutions.

ACMC 2024 will take place at the both Australian Institute of Music (AIM) Sydney and Melbourne campuses. AIM’s Symposium will be on the last day (24 October) forming a 3-day conference with specialised lectures, workshops performances and presentations highlighting the latest in tertiary and post-graduate research at the Australian Institute of Music!

(ACMC2024) 22-23 October, 2024 + (AIM Symposium) 24 October, 2024

Remote/online connections (internet streaming options) will be available for presenters/attendees. (N.B., full registration may be required)

Submissions are open from July 10, 2024 with the opportunity to provide feedback and engage in conversation with all interested participants.

Conference attendees/presenters can nominate which state/venue they wish to attend for ACMC24 conference.
While the theme of ACMC 24 is futurity, we welcome proposals across the range of computer music topics and practices, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and AI Music topics.

We are calling for submissions under two categories: papers/artist talks, or music with program notes.

We consider both categories to be equally valuable formats for artistic research contributions in computer music. Both will be subject to peer-review and the split is simply to allow the most appropriate materials to be uploaded and to assist in forming the program. Potential submissions may not fit exactly into these categories and can be submitted according to whether the presentation format would be more appropriate as a talk or performance.

- Papers/artist talks can be submitted as abstract-only (up to 2500 characters) or full text papers (2000 to 5000 words) including a PDF version of the submission.

- Papers/artist talks that are accepted will be presented either as a talk with slides or a poster presentation.

- Music with program notes submissions require a program note (up to 2500 characters), an explanation of technical requirements (up to 2500 characters), and a link to a video or audio version of the piece of music to be included in the conference (maximum time 15 minutes).

- Music with program notes submissions must link to either a demo recording or the actual audio to be diffused at the conference. In either case the link should be representative of the proposed work in content and length. Works of 7-14 minutes are most appropriate.

- Music with program notes that are accepted will be presented in a live concert.

- All submissions meeting submission requirements will receive 2 peer reviews and a meta-review by a program committee member

- Reviewing is single-blind (reviewers unknown to authors)

- Abstracts and program notes will be published in the conference proceedings.

Conference Locations:

- Sydney: Australian Institute of Music, 66 Harrington St, Sydney NSW, 2000 26-27 August, 2021
- Melbourne: Australian Institute of Music, 120 King St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000