Yes, the 2009 ICMC will be significantly smaller than recent ICMCs. We expect this will make for a more intimate conference for the attendees, providing more time for socialization with friends and colleagues, as well as allow for a more manageable event from an organizational standpoint.

The staging of concerts is by far the most expensive aspect of an ICMC. And unfortunately, general public ticket sales for the concerts do not significantly offset these costs. It has long been a standard requirement (for most conferences) that paper authors pay the conference registration fee to have their papers included in the conference proceedings. We are extending this policy to composers to help defray concert production costs.

We will offer tickets to the public for the Pollack Hall concerts ($12 each). Tickets for the Lion d'Or concerts will be very limited, as we first need to guarantee seating for the conference delegates. We may sell 20 or so tickets to the public there each night.