The Music School  from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and the Brazilian Association of Cognition and Musical Arts are pleased to invite you for the III SIMCAM: International Symposium on Cognition and Musical Arts, to be held in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between May 21st and May 25th, 2007. Salvador is a touristic city in Northeast Brazil, known for its beauty, regional food, and music.

The International Symposium on Cognition and Musical Arts is a scientific forum of an interdisciplinary nature. Its focus lies on the discussion and dissemination of new, unpublished research on the cognitive processes and mechanisms underlying the perception and production of all musical arts.

Key-note speakers will be Drs. Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music) and Daniel Levitin (McGill University).
During the symposium, the following themes will be discussed:
1. The mind and the perception of musical arts
2. The mind and the production of musical arts
3. Musical arts, linguistics, semiotics and cognition
4. Tecnology, musical arts and the mind
5. Musical arts and social cognition
6. The parallel development of musical arts and the mind

PAPER SUBMISSION
Submissions are invited for:
1. Spoken papers
2. Poster presentations
3. Demonstrations

The deadline for submission to SIMCAM is February 15th, 2007. The conference languages are Portuguese and English. Papers in Spanish and French will also be accepted, although the organizing committee cannot guarantee simultaneous translations in these idioms during the symposium.

SIMCAM Schedule

Tourism Information of Salvador

http://www.emtursa.ba.gov.br- Official tourism site