13 - 16 August 2020United States

KISS 2020: The Sound of Science

EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE

The Kyma International Sound Symposium — KISS 2020: “The Sound of Science” — is an intensive 4-day symposium highlighting the power of sound through lectures, scientist/composer collaborations, data sonification workshops, attentive listening sessions, and public outreach through seven open-to-the-public, live cultural performances.

At KISS 2020 we will be giving sound our undivided attention and will celebrate the power of sound in culture, in communication, in education, and in science. Sound is a powerful channel for communicating meaning — whether it is the first protophones uttered by an infant, the sonification of data from a high-energy physics experiment, or the supra-linguistically powerful experience of a live musical performance.

When we listen attentively, we discover that sound is a complex, rich and meaning-laden signal. Yet sound is currently underutilized, shoved into the background, and masked by noise from the mechanisms of everyday life that were designed without heed to potential stress-inducing acoustic side-effects.

Whether you are a sound expert, a sound-obsessed aficionado, or simply curious about the potential power of sound, we invite you to join us for KISS 2020 — the Sound of Science — held on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 13-16 August 2020.