The 49th ICTMD World Conference will be held at Alberto Hurtado University from January 14 to 20, 2027. The co-chairs of this conference are Jacob Rekedal, a member of ICTMD Chile and professor at Alberto Hurtado University, and Ignacio Soto-Silva, president of ICTMD Chile, professor at the University of Los Lagos, and principal investigator at CMUS. The organizing committee also includes CMUS researchers Javier Silva-Zurita, Leonardo Díaz-Collao, Daniela Fugellie, Natalia Bieletto, and Christian Spencer, Núcleo Milenio’s director.

The official website states: “The ICTMD World Conference is the leading international forum for presenting new research on music and dance traditions. Many new initiatives emerge from the World Conferences and, perhaps even more crucially, the discussions at these meetings help shape our ongoing work. A successful World Conference is a truly stimulating and wonderful place to meet and share ideas, music, and dance with colleagues from around the world.”

The themes of the 49th ICTMD World Conference are as follows:

1) Latin America and the Caribbean in the region and beyond

2) Digital Media

3) Power, Conflict and Planetary Health

4) Spiritual and Religious Performativities

5) Queering the Field

6) Alternate Histories

7) Nuevas Investigaciones

Presentations

• Individual presentations last 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
• Individual presentations/performances last 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
• The film/video presentations are 30-minute sessions in which a filmmaker presents their newly completed film and discusses it with the audience. The film will also be screened during the Film Festival held in conjunction with the conference.
• The workshops last 60 or 90 minutes, in which one or more facilitators lead a session that includes musical creation or participatory dance, or other creative and critical activity, as well as debate and dialogue.
• The organized panels are group sessions lasting 90 or 120 minutes, and may include:
  • (a) Three thematically related papers;
  • (b) Four thematically related papers; or
  • (c) Three thematically related papers and one speaker.
• Roundtables can last 60, 90, or 120 minutes and must include at least four and a maximum of five speakers. They offer opportunities for speakers to discuss a topic among themselves and with the audience.

The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to Thursday, January 15, 2025; while the notification of acceptance will be sent by March 31, 2026. Submissions must be made via this link.