Submission tracks

Submission Tracks

We welcome submissions in the following tracks : paper (short and long), practitioner talk, performance, demos and workshops.

All submissions will be single-blinded reviewed. The conference proceedings, which will include both papers (short and long) and extended abstracts (for talks, demos, performances, and artworks), will be published open-access online with Creative Commons attribution, and with an ISSN number.

  • Long papers: 6-10 page paper to be presented as an oral presentation.
  • Short papers: 2-4 page paper to be presented as poster presentation.
  • Practitioner talk: 1-2 page extended abstract to be presented as a short oral presentation. This track aims at welcoming contributions from solo developers, designers, educators, artists, hackers, industry professionals, or broadly speaking practitioners, who wish to share knowledge about web audio related topics such as Web Audio API, Web MIDI, embedded hardware, DMI, etc., but are not used to the standards of academic writing. The proposal must include a title, a brief related work, a description of the work or topic to be presented and a short biography of the author(s). Please contact the organisation if you have questions and / or need some support.
  • Performance: Submit a performance making creative use of web-based audio applications. Performances can include elements such as audience device participation and collaboration, web-based interfaces, embedded hardware, DMI, Web MIDI, WebSockets, and/or other imaginative approaches to web technology. Performance submissions consist of a 1-2 page extended abstract that must include a title, a description of the performance, links to audio / video documentation of the work, biographies of all performers and a complete list of technical requirements. Proposals must be suited to stereo sound sytems, with regular projection system, any unusual equipment should be provided by the proposers, including servers and routers, please contact us for any support.
  • Artworks and Demos: Submit a work to be presented as an artwork or hands-on demo which makes significant use of web audio standards such as Web Audio API or Web MIDI in conjunction with other technologies such as HTML5 graphics, WebGL, and Virtual Reality frameworks. Artwork and demo submissions consist of a 1-2 page extended abstract including a title, a description of the project, diagrams, images or links to online resources. Works must be suitable for presentation on a computer kiosk with headphones. As we don’t have much technical resourses, any unusual equipment needs to be provided.
  • Workshop: If you are interested in running a workshop session at the conference, please contact the organizers directly.

Important note: due to time and space constraints, in particular regarding the performance session, the committee may requalify a proposal into another track, e.g. from performance to artwork or demo.

Templates and submission instructions will be provided in october