[Asis-l] Music IR survey tutorial: ISMIR 2003

[J. Stephen Downie]

Hi colleagues:

My good friend, and ISMIR 2003 co-chair (along with Dr. Sayeed Choudhury of 
Johns Hopkins), Sue Manus, has just sent out a reminder notice about early 
registration for the 4th International Conference on Music Information 
Retrieval. I would like to draw your attention to a tutorial (one of four) that 
we will be holding Sunday, 10/26/03. While the other three tutorials are 
extremely exciting (albeit somewhat specialized), the tutorial outlined below 
might be of interest to those with *limited exposure* to things Music IR. So, if 
you would like to learn more about Music IR, whether as a professional, a 
student, or as a passing fancy, I would like to invite you to consider joining 
us in Baltimore at the "Music IR 101: A Survey Tutorial".

Tutorial I
Music IR 101: A Survey Tutorial
Presenters: Joe Futrelle and J. Stephen Downie
9:30 to 12:30 p.m.

If you have an interest in Music Information Retrieval (MIR) but do not know 
where to start, then the Music Information Retrieval 101: A Survey Tutorial is 
for you. This introductory tutorial is designed specifically with the learned 
layperson in mind and will provide a "big picture" overview of the exciting 
developments being made by MIR researchers from all around the world. The 
tutorial is intended to encourage and support the ongoing participation in MIR 
research and development of those with librarianship, business, computer 
science, engineering, musicological, etc. backgrounds. Participants will acquire 
a clearer understanding of the major research areas being explored in MIR. Music 
Information Retrieval 101 is being held prior to the main International 
Conference on Music Information meeting so newcomers to MIR research can gain a 
stronger appreciation of the papers, posters and demos that will be presented.

http://ismir2003.ismir.net

Cheers, and hope everyone's summer is going well.
Stephen
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J. Stephen Downie, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science; and,
Fellow, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (2000-01)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 351-5037