Abstract Submission Closed
Thank you all very much! We are overwhelmed by the positive feedback on this year’s “The Global Composition” edition and by the large number of proposals we have received, and by the high quality of submissions from researchers, artists, and practitioners from around the world.
The Call for Proposals is now officially closed. We sincerely thank everyone who submitted abstracts and shared their work with us.
Our selection process is based on the principle of double-blind peer review. Our scientific and artistic committees are currently working at full speed to carefully review all submissions received. We greatly appreciate your patience during this phase.
Notification will take place ca. 15 May 2026.
A proceedings volume will be published for the conference.
Camera ready deadline for the full papers or posters will be 1 July 2026. It is obligatory to use the specific proceedings templates which will be provided soon on the conference’s website.
All papers and posters should be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
The conference is interested in art works, papers, posters, workshops and panel discussions related, but not restricted
The conference is interested in art works, papers, posters, workshops and panel discussions related, but not restricted
- the sonic environment’s and/or acoustic ecology’s social/cultural/political dimensions
- the sonic environment and its relationship to democracy and/or social cohesion and/or participation
- sonic environments and machine learning/AI/agentic coding
- artistic works with soundscapes related to machine learning/AI/agentic coding
- acoustic ecology and post human perspectives
- acoustic ecology and media aesthetic education/facilitation
- acoustic ecology and audience development
- cultivating auditory attentiveness
- the philosophical dimension of listening
- soundscapes and diversity
- acoustic ecology’s values in change
- acoustic ecology and its relationship to emerging technologies
- soundscape studies/acoustic ecology and artistic research
- writing about sonic environments as an expression of listening culture
- sonic environments and aspects of physical and mental health
- sonic environments and life sciences
- soundscape-related practices in architecture, sound design, urban and landscape planning
- aesthetic and/or social utopias of designed acoustic environments
- studio/lab reports about artistic works with soundscapes
- studio/lab reports about listening and media aesthetic education
Please note that Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences can offer a limited amount of equipment. If your productions are selected, we would kindly ask you if you could bring most -ideally all – of your required and specialized equipment with you.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the conference.