Ubiquitous Music
Ubiquitous Music is an interdisciplinary research area that combines methodologies from music, computer science, education, creativity studies, human sciences and engineering. The Thirteenth Workshop/Symposium on Ubiquitous Music will be held on 2-4 November at Ulster University, Derry, Northern Ireland (UK) in hybrid format (mostly on-site, but with an online strand).
About the Conference
13th Symposium on Ubiquitous Music (UbiMus 2023)
2-4 November 2023
Northern Ireland (UK) and online
Paper, Music and Workshop submissions deadline: NOTE NEW DEADLINE - FINAL EXTENSION - EXTENDED TO APRIL 26th, 2023 (23:59 in submitter's timezone) 28th March 2023
Ubiquitous Music is an interdisciplinary research area that combines methodologies from music, computer science, education, creativity studies, human sciences and engineering. The Thirteenth Workshop/Symposium on Ubiquitous Music will be held on 2-4 November at Ulster University, Derry, Northern Ireland (UK) in hybrid format (mostly on-site, but with an online strand).
Researchers working on ubiquitous music topics are invited to submit proposals, initial results and complete research projects. The workshop will adopt English (on-site conference, workshop and music strands) and Portuguese, Spanish and English (online) as working languages.
The city of Derry is closely associated and has a strong tradition of engaging with issues of social justice, both nationally and globally, having been at the centre of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s. As such, we would particularly welcome topics which relate to issues related to inclusion and equality of access within ubiquitous music and audio-based creativity.
We will have both on-site and online strands, and will strive to ensure access to the event is not limited by delegates’ ability to pay, though discounted rates related to conditions in their current location and/or situation (including delegates who are independent scholars and/or artists or technologists), and, where appropriate, through fee waivers.
Submission categories:
- Paper
- Panel
- Music
- Demonstration/Workshop
See full call for submissions link below:
Suggested Topics (not exclusive)
The symposium will explore topics which address ubiquitous music from perspectives including technological, design, social, creative/aesthetic, educational/pedagogical, and related contexts, such as:
- Ubiquitous music, accessibility and inclusion
- DIY approaches electronics and design approaches for ubiquitous musical practices (including circuit bending, hardware hacking, DIY design in modular synthesis)
- Web/mobile and app-based approaches to audio/ubiquitous music creation/performance/sharing of creative practice
- Socially-engaged musical practices using ubiquitous music technologies (applied music/workshop-based and collaborative creative practice)
- Everyday musical creativity and ubiquitous music
- Liveness and/or models of communication in ubiquitous music
- Improvisation and comprovisation in ubiquitous music
- Creative computing and computational creativity in ubiquitous music
- Ubiquitous music in music/audio education/pedagogies of ubiquitous music/audio practices
- Embodied and/or ecological approaches to music/audio practices
- Musical human-computer interaction (HCI) in ubiquitous music
- Accessible/inclusive design in ubiquitous music
- Networked/telematic performance/interaction/sharing of creative practice
- Sonification, musification and auditory display in Ubimus
- Ubiquitous, embedded and mobile computing in ubiquitous music (from Internet of Things (IoT) to Internet of Musical Things (IoMusT))
- Ubimus approaches to web and mobile audio
- Ubiquitous music and concepts of musical practices
Fees
We are seeking to support an inclusive community of practitioners, artists and technologists, and appreciate that the fees delegates and contributors can pay may depend on circumstances.
- North America/Australia & NZ, Japan, South Korea, EU/EEA/UK (with institutional support): £60
- Rest of World (with institutional support): £30
- Independent practitioners or students without access to institutional support may contact us to discuss a reduced fee or fee waiver
Travel and Visa Advice
The conference/festival venue is the city of Derry/Londonderry. There is a small airport, which has a number of UK routes, but most international arrivals will be via Belfast (the larger city of the region), or Dublin (the largest city and airport on the island of Ireland, though you may need to consider visa rules if your passport does not allow visa-free travel to the UK and Ireland (see below).
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Airports
Belfast International (BFS) and Belfast City Airport (BHD) - these are two separate airports ('International' being some distance from the city); flights from UK hub airports such as London Heathrow are likely to have connections to Belfast City Airport. There is a direct link (Aircoach) from BFS to Derry (and Dublin Airport), but no direct link from BHD to Derry - there is a shuttle bus which will connect you to the main city bus station.
City of Derry Airport (LDY) - internal UK flights (Loganair and Ryanair) - infrequent public buses connect to the city; most arrivals make use of the taxi service.
Dublin Airport (DUB) - transatlantic and global hub airport in Republic of Ireland, with bus links to Derry and Belfast (Translink X3 and X4 to Derry, Aircoach to Derry via Belfast), but note that there may be an additional visa requirement.
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Visas
NI and Republic of Ireland may require separate visas
Northern Ireland is the part of the island of Ireland which is in the UK, so UK visa rules will apply for some or all of your journey. Also, please note that both the UK and Ireland (Republic of) are outside the European Schengen zone, so a separate visa may be needed even if you have one for elsewhere in Europe.
Whilst the 'frontier' between the two territories may appears open, checkpoints are sometimes placed on various cross-border routes, and trains/buses may be stopped on occasion, so it is important to ensure that you have the appropriate visas (if needed) and carry passport ID if travelling via Dublin or other parts of the Republic of Ireland. Consult UK and Irish government sites for further details.
See more on Discover Northern Ireland
Where letters of invitation/participation are required for visa purposes, please contact the organisers at least one month in advane (not acccounting for visa application lead times).
NB: Whilst organisers will do their best to direct you to relevant information, it is delegates' responsibility to ensure compliance with visa and general travel/immigration requirements.
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Public transport within the island of Ireland (NI and RoI)
The primary bus service in Northern Ireland is provided by the public operator Translink. They operate a variety of routes, including inter-city Derry-Belfast (212) and cross-border Derry-Dublin (X3/X4). It is possible to pre-book cross-border bus services.
Translink also operates the railway service in Northern Ireland (a weekday hourly service Derry to/from Belfast, plus cross-border Belfast-Dublin 'Enterprise' service. (Book on Translink for journeys originating in NI; book on Irish Rail for journeys originating in the Republic).
There are various public and private bus companies which operate in the Republic of Ireland; please review tourist guides for further details.
Bus Éireann is the main public bus company within the Republic of Ireland, but does not operate a service from Dublin to Derry - use Translink X3/4 (it does, however, operate a cross-border service between Derry and Galway in the West, via Donegal: route 64).
Aircoach also offers services connecting Dublin city, Dublin Airport, Belfast city(not Belfast City Airport)/Belfast International, and Derry/Londonderry.
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Accommodation
Derry has a variety of accommodation options, from private rooms and bed and breakfast (B&Bs) to budget and luxury hotel options; see the Visit Derry site.