The Society for Musicology in Ireland (SMI) and the Irish National Committee of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD-IE) are pleased to announce their annual joint postgraduate conference will take place at Trinity College Dublin on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 January 2025.

Postgraduate students working in all areas of musical research are warmly invited to submit proposals for 20-minute papers or 30-minute lecture recitals of research conducted under supervision at a third-level institution. Poster presentations are also welcome. Areas of research include but are not limited to, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory and analysis, composition, music technology, music pedagogy, popular music studies, performance studies, musical practice as research, psychology of music, and music and gender. Attendees should convey research findings and professional conclusions honestly and in alignment with established research integrity principles, including those relating specifically to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

We are delighted to welcome Dr Méabh Ní Fhuartháin to give the 2025 keynote address. The conference will feature the presentation of the Harry White Doctoral Prize. As in previous years, the postgraduate conference will also include a Careers Forum and a dedicated session featuring prize-winners of the annual CHMHE competition for undergraduate dissertations.

To submit a proposal, please send an email attachment (.doc or .docx, not .pdf) to smi.ictmd.2025@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday 8 November 2024 with the following details:

Title of paper
Abstract (max. 250 words)
Full name and institutional affiliation
Short biography (max. 150 words)

Please state whether you are proposing a:
20-minute paper
30-minute lecture-recital
30-minute film, audio, or other media presentation (to include introduction and any commentary)
10-minute presentation (Master’s Students)
Poster presentation

Please submit all information in a single Word document. Proposals will be anonymised prior to peer review and applicants will be notified of the outcome of this process by 9 December 2024.

On behalf of SMI and ICTMD-IE we thank you for your engagement. We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to Trinity College Dublin for two days of intellectually and socially enriching scholarly exchange