NIME (New Interfaces for Musical
                              Expression) is the premier conference in
                              human-machine interfaces and interactions
                              for musical performance. NIME is a
                              gathering of researchers, designers,
                              musicians, who come together to share
                              knowledge, perform music, and build
                              community through research presentations,
                              concerts, installations, and workshops.
                              
                              On behalf of the 2018 NIME Committee I am
                              pleased to announce that the NIME 2018
                              "Mirrored Resonances" Conference call for
                              submissions is now officially open!
                              Co-organized between Virginia Tech and the
                              University of Virginia, the conference
                              will take place June 3-6, 2018 in
                              Blacksburg, Virginia. We welcome
                              submissions of papers, posters, panels,
                              musical performances, installations,
                              demos, and workshops, particularly those
                              that may respond to the overarching
                              conference theme of “Mirrored Resonances”
                              and its thematic areas in any of the many
                              ways they might be interpreted. Likewise,
                              we encourage potential participants to
                              consider exploring the unique Virginia
                              Tech facilities, including the Institute
                              for Creativity, Arts, and Technology’s
                              Cube with a massive high density
                              loudspeaker array. The deadline for the double-blind
                                peer reviewed submissions, including
                              papers, panels, demo papers, music, and
                              installations is January 20th, 2018.
                              Submissions created by January 20th will
                              continue to be editable until January 27th
                              when the submission process will close.
                              Demos without paper and workshops will be
                              curated and have an extended
                              submission deadline until March 1st, 2018.
                              In addition to the NIME and academic
                              communities, we also invite industry, as
                              well as non-academic creatives to consider
                              participating in the aforesaid categories.
                              For a complete list of important dates
                              visit the Participate page.
                              
                              We are excited to announce that the
                              conference will feature four keynote
                              artists:
                              
                              Onyx Ashanti
                              Benjamin Knapp
                              Ikue Mori
                              Pamela Z
                            
                          
                            
                          If interested in
                              sponsorship opportunities please do not
                              hesitate to contact us 
                          
                            
                           On behalf of the entire
                              NIME 2018 Committee, we look forward to
                              welcoming you in Virginia next June!