39th Annual
AMIS Meeting
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
May 26 to 29, 2010
Call for Papers
Deadline: November 15, 2009
The Library of Congress will host the 39th annual meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society from May 26 to May 29, 2010. The program committee for the meeting (Janet K. Page [chair], Carolyn Bryant, Albert R. Rice, and Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford [ex-officio]) welcomes proposals for papers, lecture-demonstrations, performances, and panel discussions on topics relating to the history, design, use, care, and acoustics of musical instruments from all cultures and time periods. Proposals concerning the Library of Congress and material from its collections are especially encouraged. Individual presentations should typically be limited to 20 minutes (followed by time for questions and discussion), but requests for longer presentations will be considered. Proposals (up to 250 words) will be accepted until November 15, 2009. Proposals must be accompanied by a brief biography (up to 75 words) and a list of required audio-visual equipment. Please send to Janet K. Page, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; e-mail: jpage2@memphis.edu.
The language of the proposals and presentations is English, and a paper should be delivered in person at the meeting by its author. Applicants whose proposals are accepted will be notified by January 15, 2010. The accepted abstracts will then be placed on the Society’s website (http://www.amis.org), where information about all aspects of the conference will be available. For further information, contact program chair Janet K. Page or local arrangements chair Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford (cwar@loc.gov).
Douglas Koeppe will again moderate “Show and Tell,” where members can make informal presentations or demonstrations using instruments from their personal collections or discuss work in progress. He can be contacted at 512-847-1673 or koeppe1@verizon.net.
William E. Gribbon Awards for student travel to the annual meeting are available. Please see the AMIS website for details on eligibility and application procedures (www.amis.org/awards/gribbon/). These awards include a one-year student membership in the Society and substantial financial support for travel and lodging. Applications should be addressed to Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, Music Division, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540-4610 or cwar@loc.gov. Students wishing to present a paper at the meeting should send a proposal (250 words, as above) to the chair of the program committee by November 15, 2009, indicating that he or she is also applying for a Gribbon Award.