Call for proposals: 2018 ISPA Conference Austria

The conference offers a platform and opportunities for participants to demonstrate their methods and techniques, to share creative work with an international audience and find new collaboration partners.

Who should apply?

The conference is designed for:

• Musicians.
• Performing arts academics.
• Arts educators and teachers.
• Performers of various genres and technique.
• Theatre directors.
• Dancers and choreographers.
• Arts administrators and producers.
• Stage and costume designers.
• Mask makers, multimedia artists, scriptwriters, playwrights, theatre critics and arts journalists.

To submit your presentation proposal, please complete the following steps:

1. Send the following information to [email protected]:

• Brief letter of motivation stating the conference dates and describing the purpose of your application.
• Presentation title and format. Clearly describe if this is a practical 'practical participatory' workshop or a 'sitting' talk, conversation, lecture, etc.
• Brief presentation overview and plan (about 250 words).
• Technical requests (CD player, video projector, speakers, flip chart, grand piano, etc.)
• Requests to the space (empty room suitable for movement or conversation/lecture style).
• Detailed CV.
• Brief biography (about 100 words).
• Head shot (good quality JPG), several additional photos (optional).

2. Fill in the online application form.

Speakers/presenters should consider the following when preparing their presentations:

• Practical and interactive formats of presentation are very welcome.
• The duration of each presentation slot is 60 minutes (including follow-up questions).
• If the presenter would like to book a longer slot in the programme, the conditions can be negotiated individually (subject to availability in the programme).
• Presenter's and speakers are welcome to bring their promotional materials, booklets, flyers, cards, DVDs, book samples, etc. to share with participants.
• Conference participants represent various artistic practices, genres, techniques and styles.
• Your colleagues will come from different countries around the world, for some of them English is not a native tongue.
• The conference programme is forming quickly and the number of presentation slots is limited.
• Individual or group presentations are welcome.
• The conference working language is English.

Registration

Registration fees are as follows:

• For individuals: €650 ($760) for early bird reduced fee and €750 for the presentation slot of 60 minutes.
• For groups up to three persons: €650 (early bird reduced fee) / €750. In case of a group presentation up to three persons, the registration fee is per presentation slot (not per person).
• For presentation groups consisting of more than three persons, there is an extra fee of €50 for each additional person.

Click here for more details about accommodation, meals and transportation. For more information about this call, visit the official website.