Northeast Chapter of the Society for
Ethnomusicology

NORTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY 2009 MEETING CALL FOR PROPOSALS
 
The Northeast Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology invites students, teachers, and devotees of ethnomusicology to submit abstracts for its annual meeting to be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Yale University in New Haven, CT, hosted by Michael Veal and Sarah Weiss.  
 
Proposals for individual papers, panel discussions and lecture/performance demonstrations are welcome.  We also invite proposals for short presentations by musical ensembles (please note that time and space availability may limit the number of ensembles we can accept).  Students and scholars in all branches of music scholarship and related disciplines are encouraged to participate.  Papers will be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes.
 
An abstract (250 words maximum), together with anticipated audio/visual and other technological requirements, should be emailed by Monday February 16, 2009 to:  
Lisa Lawson Burke, NECSEM Secretary, at mburke@framingham.edu.
 
Participants with accepted proposals will be notified by March 2, 2009.
 
Chapter prizes:
NECSEM now awards two memorial prizes for outstanding papers presented by students at the chapter meeting: The Lise Waxer Prize (undergraduate) and the James T. Koetting Prize (graduate) for outstanding papers presented at the meeting. The Waxer Prize is in its second year, and the Koetting Prize was established in 1985.
 
Students whose proposals have been accepted are eligible to apply for the relevant prize.  Completed papers must be formally submitted via email to Eric Galm, NECSEM President, at eric.galm@trincoll.edu by Monday, March 31, 2009 (please indicate which prize for which you are applying).
 
Any questions regarding the meeting can be directed to eric.galm@trincoll.edu.
 
We look forward to seeing you on April 4th at Yale!
 
NECSEM Officers