On behalf of the NIME 2012 Committee, we would like to invite you to be part of the 12th international conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference, organized by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA.
We invite submission of new works in the following categories:

Paper (oral/poster/demo)
Performance
Installation
Workshop
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper/performance/installation/workshop submission: 31 January 2012
Review notification: 16 March 2012
Final paper deadline: 20 April 2012
For any further information/questions/comments/suggestions, please contact the organizing committee.

TOPICS

Novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression
Novel musical instruments
Mobile music technologies
Augmented/hyper instruments
Novel controllers for collaborative performance
Interfaces for dance and physical expression
Interactive game music
Robotic music
Interactive sound and multimedia installations
Interactive sonification
Sensor and actuator technologies
Haptic and force feedback devices
Interface protocols and data formats
Motion, gesture and music
Perceptual and cognitive issues
Interactivity design and software tools
Sonic interaction design
NIME intersecting with game design
Musical mapping strategies
Performance analysis
Performance rendering and generative algorithms
Machine learning in performance systems
Experiences with novel interfaces in live performance and composition
Surveys of past work and stimulating ideas for future research
Historical studies in twentieth-century instrument design
Experiences with novel interfaces in education and entertainment
Reports on student projects in the framework of NIME related courses
Artistic, cultural, and social impact of NIME technology
Biological and bio-inspired systems
Musical human-computer interaction
Multimodal expressive interfaces
Practice-based research approaches/methodologies/criticism
CALL FOR PAPERS

We welcome submissions of original research on all above mentioned (and other) topics related to development and artistic use of new interfaces for musical expression. There are three different paper submission categories:

Full paper (up to 6 pages in proceedings, longer oral presentation, optional demo)
Short paper/poster (up to 4 pages in proceedings, shorter oral presentation or poster, optional demo)
Demonstration (up to 2 pages in proceedings)
Please use this template when preparing your manuscript. Submitted papers will be subject to a single-blind peer review process by an international expert committee. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISSN/ISBN reference, and will be available online after the conference. A manuscript submitted for review cannot be already under review for publication elsewhere, or be submitted for a second review elsewhere while under review for NIME 2012.