2026 General Assembly in Zurich

CIME-ICEM 44th General Assembly 2026

International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music

September 10–11, 2026

Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST)

– A G E N D A –

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (Conseil d’Administration) runs the affairs of CIME/ICEM. It is composed of one delegate from each National Federation Member, one representative-delegate from each Organization/Institution Member, and the Founding Members. It examines and prepares proposals, membership matters, reports, budgets, projects, and other matters to be submitted to the General Assembly. It also elects from among its members the Main Board of CIME/ICEM for a three-year term.

1. Welcome
2. Validation of delegates, proxies, and voting rights
3. Approval of the General Assembly Agenda 2026
4. Review of the Minutes of the 43^rd General Assembly, 2025
5. Main Board / Executive Committee Reports:

• President’s Moral Report
• Financial Report 2026
• Activities Report 2026

6. Main Board / Executive Committee Proposals, prospects:

• Discussion of the Activities Project 2027
• Discussion of the provisional Budget 2027

7. Membership Matters:

• Examination and recommendation of applications for new National Federation Members and Organization/Institution Members
• Review and confirmation of the status of existing National Federation Members and Organization/Institution Members
• Review of inactive or non-paying members and recommendations to the General Assembly
• Recommendations for Honorary Membership 

8. Decision on the dates and places of future General Assemblies: 2027, 2028, and 2029
9. Discussion of proposed amendments to the CIME/ICEM Statutes
10. Election of the Main Board of CIME/ICEM for the 2026–2029 term:

• President, Secretary, Treasurer, Up to six Advisers

11. Miscellaneous items

General Assembly

The General Assembly (Assemblée Générale) is the sovereign body, including all National Federations, Organization/Institution Members, Founding Members, Associate Members (no vote), and Honorary Members (no vote). It deliberates and decides on reports, finances, membership, statutes, and long-term planning.

1. Opening of the General Assembly and verification of delegates, proxies, voting eligibility, and quorum
2. Approval of the Minutes of the 43rd General Assembly, 2025
3. Examination and approval of the reports and proposals submitted by the Board of Directors:

• President’s Moral Report
• Approval of the Financial Accounts / Balance Sheet 2026
• Approval of the Activities Report 2026
• Approval of the Activities Project 2027
• Approval of the Provisional Budget 2027

4. Final discharge of the Board of Directors
5. Reports of National Federation Members and Organization/Institution Members
6. Membership Decisions:

• Admission of new National Federation Members and Organization/Institution Members, as recommended by the Board of Directors
• Decisions concerning the status of inactive or non-paying members, where applicable
• Conferment of Honorary Membership, on recommendation of the Board of Directors

7. Attribution of the CIME/ICEM logo
8. Presentation of the dates and places of future General Assemblies determined by the Board of Directors: 2027, 2028, and 2029
9. Discussion and, if applicable, vote on proposed amendments to the CIME/ICEM Statutes
10. Discussion of new fundraising opportunities
11. Presentation of the Main Board elected by the Board of Directors for the 2026–2029 term
12. Miscellaneous Items
13. Closure of the General Assembly

CIME Agenda 2026

Concert 1 and 2 — 10 September

18:00–19:30 21:00–22:30

Concert 3 and 4 — 11 September

18:00–19:30 21:00–22:30

Toni-Areal, Konzertsaal 1, Ebene 7

Concert Program

Call for Participation

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to the CIME/ICEM 44th General Assembly 2026, hosted

by the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the Zurich

University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Zurich, Switzerland.

We would like to announce the call for concert programs and invite all National

Federations, Organizational Institution Members (OIM), Associate Members (AM),

Founding Members (FM), and Members of Honour (MoH) to submit works for concert

programming consideration. The recommended duration of the submitted program is

20 minutes for CIME members attending in person the GA in Zurich, and 10 minutes

for members not attending. Please note that all submissions must be made through

National Federations or OIM/A Members; Founding Members and Members of Honour

may submit individually.

Submission

All submissions must be made via the online form by June 15, 2026:

CallFor_CIME-ICEM_2026

The online form will ask you to provide the following information:

• General Assembly participation details (membership category, delegate name,

email, in-person or online attendance)

• Title of the Work

• Year of Composition

• Medium (Fixed Media, or other – please specify)

• Composer’s Full Name

• Email Address

• Duration (minutes:seconds)• Program Notes

• Short Composer Biography

• Performer Information (if applicable): name, short biography, and email

• Technical Requirements / Technical Rider (playback format, number of channels,

stage setup, software, audio channels in/out, controllers, instruments,

microphones, monitors, projection, etc.)

• Upload of files (for Fixed Media works, please upload your audio files as a ZIP

archive)

Concert Production – Possible Formats

• Fixed Media works are preferred.

• Performances with reduced setups are possible but must be approved by the

organisers (s. below “Performance – Conditions”).

• Performers must be provided by the submitting participants.

• Audiovisual works using a projector are possible. Please note that the ambisonic

dome setup may affect projection and beamer conditions.

Infrastructure (Fixed Media and Performances)

• Multi-channel loudspeaker system, Ambisonics, and Wave Field Synthesis (WFS)

are available KS1_ICST-CIME_2026_v2

• Deviations from the standard loudspeaker setup must be agreed individually with

the organizers.

• Audio interfaces and microphones may be provided upon request (subject to

availability).

• Standard MIDI fader controllers may be provided upon request (subject to

availability).

• Our preferred sample rate is 48 kHz.

Performances – Conditions

• Performers should be able to set up and execute their performance independently.

• A sound engineer will be present to support each performance.

• We encourage participants to bring their own hardware (controllers, instruments,

etc.).

• Complex setups requiring extended setup time may not be feasible within the CIME

concert schedule, as rehearsal and preparation time is limited.

• A binding assessment of the technical feasibility of each performance will be

made on the basis of the submitted technical rider.

Venue and LogisticsThe General Assembly meetings and concerts will take place at the ICST facilities at

the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Toni-Areal, Zurich, Switzerland.

All delegates are responsible for their own travel costs.

Contact

For questions regarding the submission process, please contact:

Micha Seidenberg – [micha.seidenberg at zhdk.ch]

For concert production questions, please contact:

Leandro Gianini – [leandro.gianini at zhdk.ch]

We look forward to welcoming you in Zurich!

On behalf of the Organizer and the CIME/ICEM Board of Directors