Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) plays host to the 2015 Linux Audio Conference (LAC) from April 9-12, 2015, which brings together GNU/Linux free/libre software users and developers. This year's conference is organized by Dr. Albert Gräf and his team of the Computer Music Research Group at the Institute of Art History and Musicology at Mainz University in cooperation with the Mainz School of Music. The Linux Audio Conference is the largest international conference on free / open source software for music, sound, and other media with GNU/Linux as the main platform. It brings together musicians, composers, sound artists, software developers, researchers, and engineers working with GNU/Linux as an open, stable, professional platform for audio and media research and music production. In addition to lectures, paper presentations, discussions and workshops, LAC 2015 will also offer a variety of concerts as well as the traditional Linux Sound Night - on Saturday, 11 April 2015, in Mainz. Registration and admittance to the LAC 2015 is free but anyone interested to attend needs to register at http://lac.
Dates:
Conference
April 9-12, 2015 - in the Philosophicum building, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18, 55128 Mainz
Concerts
April 9-11, 2015 - starting at 8 p.m. at Roter Saal at the Mainz School of Music, Jakob-Welder-Weg 28, 55128 Mainz
Linux Sound Night
April 11, 2015 - starting at 10 p.m. at BARON, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 3, 55128 Mainz
Registration via http://lac.
Deadline for paper and music/sound-installation submissions: 1 February 2015 via http://lac.
Further information at http://lac.
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Contact:
Dr. Albert Gräf
Musicology
Institute of Art History and Musicology
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
D 55099 Mainz, GERMANY
e-mail: lac@linuxaudio.org
http://lac.
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