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ICME2025-Audio-Encoder-Challenge<https://dataoceanai.github.io/ICME2025-Audio-Encoder-Challenge/>
https://dataoceanai.github.io/ICME2025-Audio-Encoder-Challenge/
The IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME) 2025 Audio Encoder Capability Challenge
Overview
The ICME 2025 Audio Encoder Capability Challenge, hosted by Xiaomi, University of Surrey, and Dataocean AI, aims to rigorously evaluate audio encoders in real-world downstream tasks.
This challenge imposes NO restrictions on model size or the scale of training data, and training based on existing pre-trained models is allowed.
Participants are invited to submit pre-trained [...]

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[sent on behalf of Dr Neta Spiro]

Dear all

The next in the Musical care in dialogue series hosted by the Musical Care International Network will be on Hearing, disability, and musical care and is coming up next month. [...]

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We are delighted to be joined by Prof. Waldo Nogueira and Dr Scott Bannister for our next instalment of the HearMus seminar series which provides a monthly forum for the discussion of a broad array of topics around music and hearing health. All welcome!

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

we would be happy to receive proposals from this community, which shall
pertain to the themes of the ANIMUSIC Congress 2025 in Madeira (sound,
musical instruments, music, art related to sound/music, museums...). [...]

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CALL FOR PAPERS

ISPS 2025
Performance Science in Practice

October 29 | 01 November 2025
Shanghai | China

https://performancescience.org<https://performancescience.org/>

The next International Symposium on Performance Science, ISPS 2025, will be hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music on October 29–01 November 2025. [...]

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[shared on behalf of Dr Sarah K. Whitfield]
Dear Colleagues,
The following Collaborative Studentship between LSE and Music Mark is now open for applications, please do share with those who might be interested in applying,
All best,
Sarah Whitfield – sarah.whitfield@musicmark.org.uk<mailto:sarah.whitfield@musicmark.org.uk> [...]

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PhD Studentships for 2025 at Kingston University London

The Department of Performing Arts at Kingston University London is delighted to invite expressions of interest from strong Music researchers to join our PhD Programme from October 2025. [...]

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Hello and apologies for cross-posting

A meeting of musical minds – workshop on performance, creativity, and AI will take place March 30-31 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in person (sorry but we will not be streaming the event). The workshop features distinguished speakers and will include presentations, discussions, and a concert. You can access more detailed information on the event here. The workshop is free but we ask people to [...]