Subject: [AUDITORY] Announcing ISMIR2021 Registration and Childcare Grants From: Blair Kaneshiro <blairbo@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0700--000000000000b9316005c6ee6258 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable - * - * - * Please forward widely * - * - * - Dear Auditory List, Registration for the 22nd International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR2021) is now open <https://ismir2021.ismir.net/registration/>. Thanks to contributions from the conference budget, the ISMIR Board <https://ismir.net/about/>, and Wome= n in Music Information Retrieval (WiMIR) <https://wimir.wordpress.com/> sponsors, the conference organizers are happy to announce a number of grants this year to cover registration and tutorial fees, as well as childcare expenses. Apply here: https://bit.ly/ismir2021grants IMPORTANT DATES We encourage applicants to apply early to maximize their chances of receiving a grant. - Round 1 / authors: Apply by July 26, 2021. Attendees needing to register by the author registration deadline (August 9) must apply in this round. - Round 2: Apply by September 13, 2021. Applicants are encouraged to apply by this date in order to meet the early-bird registration deadline. - After this, grant applications will be processed on a rolling basis for as long as funding allows. WHO IS ELIGIBLE Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need, student and Diversity & Inclusion eligibility, and availability of funds. Anyone may apply for a childcare grant. For registration grants, the following funding categories will be prioritized, though anyone may apply: - Black in MIR: Applicants identifying as Black, African, or African-American. - Low- or middle-income country: Applicants whose professional affiliation is based in a country listed here: http://bit.ly/ismir2021LowMiddleIncomeCountries. - "New to ISMIR" presenter: Applicants who will present in the =E2=80=9CNe= w to ISMIR=E2=80=9D Late-Breaking/Demo submission track. - Queer in MIR: Applicants identifying as LGBTQIA. - Student: Applicants enrolled in a degree-granting program in the 2020-2021 and/or 2021-2022 academic year(s). - Unaffiliated researcher: Applicants who currently have no professional affiliation that will cover the conference registration fee. - Women in MIR: Applicants identifying as a woman or other gender minority= . Questions? Email ismir2021-diversity@xxxxxxxx Best regards, Blair Kaneshiro and Jordan B. L. Smith ISMIR2021 Diversity & Inclusion Chairs --=20 Blair Kaneshiro, PhD Graduate School of Education Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics Stanford University https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~blairbo/ --000000000000b9316005c6ee6258 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"gmail-docs-internal-guid-674272e1-7fff-a0bc-b8= 96-c0655af28e59"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;ma= rgin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-alig= n:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">- * - * -= * Please forward widely * - * - * -=C2=A0</font></span></p><font face=3D"a= rial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margi= n-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-col= or:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;v= ertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-seri= f">Dear Auditory List,</font></span></p><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><b= r></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bot= tom:0pt"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);b= ackground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-a= sian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration for = the 22nd International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (= ISMIR2021) is </span><a href=3D"https://ismir2021.ismir.net/registration/" = style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transpa= rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decora= tion-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">now open<= /span></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font= -variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:basel= ine;white-space:pre-wrap">. Thanks to contributions from the conference bud= get, the </span><a href=3D"https://ismir.net/about/" style=3D"text-decorati= on-line:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume= ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;ve= rtical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ISMIR Board</span></a><span sty= le=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no= rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre= -wrap">, and </span><a href=3D"https://wimir.wordpress.com/" style=3D"text-= decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-vari= ant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:unde= rline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women in Music Informat= ion Retrieval (WiMIR)</span></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-= color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norma= l;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> sponsors, the conference o= rganizers are happy to announce a number of grants this year to cover regis= tration and tutorial fees, as well as childcare expenses.=C2=A0</span></fon= t></p><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l= ine-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face=3D"arial, sans= -serif"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-v= ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baselin= e;white-space:pre-wrap">Apply here: </span><a href=3D"https://bit.ly/ismir2= 021grants" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"background-co= lor:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;= text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap= ">https://bit.ly/ismir2021grants</span></a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);= background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-= asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=C2=A0</span></f= ont></p><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rg= b(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari= ant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font f= ace=3D"arial, sans-serif">IMPORTANT DATES</font></span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" s= tyle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"c= olor:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;fo= nt-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= <font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">We encourage applicants to apply early to = maximize their chances of receiving a grant.</font></span></p><font face=3D= "arial, sans-serif"><br></font><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0p= x"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgroun= d-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor= mal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-h= eight:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font fa= ce=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-w= eight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertic= al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 1 / authors: Apply by July 26= , 2021.</span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume= ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa= ce:pre-wrap"> Attendees needing to register by the author registration dead= line (August 9) must apply in this round.</span></font></p></li><li dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-a= lign:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;mar= gin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font face=3D"arial, s= ans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font= -variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:basel= ine;white-space:pre-wrap">Round 2: Apply by September 13, 2021.</span><span= style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-var= iant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Appli= cants are encouraged to apply by this date in order to meet the early-bird = registration deadline.</span></font></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-= style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-= numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white= -space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-= bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"background-color:transpare= nt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-alig= n:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">After thi= s, grant applications will be processed on a rolling basis for as long as f= unding allows.</font></span></p></li></ul><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">= <br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-b= ottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fon= t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:base= line;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">WHO IS ELIGIBLE= </font></span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;m= argin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-ali= gn:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Grants a= re awarded on the basis of financial need, student and Diversity & Incl= usion eligibility, and availability of funds. Anyone may apply for a childc= are grant. For registration grants, the following funding categories will b= e prioritized, though anyone may apply:=C2=A0</font></span></p><font face= =3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom= :0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgr= ound-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:= normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin= e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font= face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;fon= t-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;ver= tical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Black in MIR</span><span style= =3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e= ast-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Applicants= identifying as Black, African, or African-American.</span></font></p></li>= <li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-c= olor:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal= ;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig= ht:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font face= =3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-wei= ght:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical= -align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Low- or middle-income country</span><= span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font= -variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: = Applicants whose professional affiliation is based in a country listed here= : </span><a href=3D"http://bit.ly/ismir2021LowMiddleIncomeCountries" style= =3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;= font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-= line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/= ismir2021LowMiddleIncomeCountries</span></a><span style=3D"background-color= :transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;ver= tical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></p></li><li dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tr= ansparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertic= al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38= ;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font face=3D"aria= l, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;= font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:b= aseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"New to ISMIR" presenter</span><spa= n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-va= riant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: App= licants who will present in the =E2=80=9CNew to ISMIR=E2=80=9D Late-Breakin= g/Demo submission track.</span></font></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lis= t-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-varian= t-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whi= te-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margi= n-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span = style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:= normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:p= re-wrap">Queer in MIR</span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;fon= t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:base= line;white-space:pre-wrap">: Applicants identifying as LGBTQIA.</span></fon= t></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);b= ackground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-a= sian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation= "><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transpar= ent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor= mal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Student</span><span style= =3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e= ast-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Applicants= enrolled in a degree-granting program in the 2020-2021 and/or 2021-2022 ac= ademic year(s).</span></font></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-t= ype:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric= :normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:= pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:= 0pt" role=3D"presentation"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"= background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;fo= nt-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">= Unaffiliated researcher</span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;f= ont-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:ba= seline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Applicants who currently have no professiona= l affiliation that will cover the conference registration fee.</span></font= ></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);ba= ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as= ian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><= font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent= ;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal= ;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women in MIR</span><span sty= le=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant= -east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Applican= ts identifying as a woman or other gender minority.</span></font></p></li><= /ul><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin= e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face=3D"arial, sans-s= erif"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-var= iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;= white-space:pre-wrap">Questions? Email </span><a href=3D"mailto:ismir2021-d= iversity@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"back= ground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asia= n:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space= :pre-wrap">ismir2021-diversity@xxxxxxxx</span></a><span style=3D"color:rgb= (0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varia= nt-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=C2=A0</= span></font></p><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"= color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;f= ont-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"= ><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></span></p><p dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span styl= e=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:nor= mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-= wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Blair Kaneshiro and Jordan B. L. Smi= th</font></span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt= ;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-a= lign:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">ISMIR2= 021 Diversity & Inclusion Chairs</font></span></p></span><div><br></div= >-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_= signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Blair Kaneshiro, PhD</div= ><div dir=3D"ltr">Graduate School of Education<br><div>Center for Computer = Research in Music and Acoustics</div><div>Stanford University</div><div><a = href=3D"https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~blairbo/" target=3D"_blank">https://ccr= ma.stanford.edu/~blairbo/</a></div></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000b9316005c6ee6258--