Past Conferences

Each year, the ISMIR conference is held in a different corner of the world to encourage the presentation and exchange of ideas and innovations related to the intentionally broad topic of music information. Historically, the call for papers (CFP) is announced at the beginning of the year (February-May) via the community mailing list, and conferences are held several months later (August-November).

Except for the scientific proceedings, the conference format varies slightly from year to year; the local organizers are encouraged to leave their unique mark on the conference, and the greater society is continually experimenting and improving upon the event.

The open exchange of ideas and respectful, harassment-free scientific debate are central to ISMIR. In their application, conference organisers must agree in writing with the code of conduct. They must also agree to publish it on the conference website, and enforce it throughout the conference. Similarly, anonymous peer reviewers must follow the reviewer guidelines when evaluating paper submissions.