Hello NIMErs!
My name is Juan Martinez Avila.
I am the NIME Chair of Committees and a member of the NIME Board.
TL;DR: Please contact me if you want to join any of the committees below!
If you were at NIME 2024 and at the Town Hall, you may have heard that we’re looking for new officers for various committees at NIME.
I am keen to have a mixture of new and experienced members in each committee, so you are very welcome to join if this is your first NIME or your 24th one.
However, leads will be expected to have more experience in either the theme of the committee (e.g., diversity, environment, ethics) or in the NIME community, demonstrated as attendance to the conference or authoring papers for it.
There isn’t a specific limit to how many leads or members at large a committee may have.
Please contact me if you are interested in joining any of the following committees:
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
This committee oversees equality, diversity and inclusion matters relating to the NIME conference and its community. Current vacancies are:
-Lead(s): Creating and directing initiatives in coordination with members at large.
-Members at large: Support the lead in achieving initiatives.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
This committee oversees environmental matters relating to the NIME conference and its community. Current vacancies are:
-Members at large: Support the lead (Raul Masu) in achieving initiatives.
ETHICS COMMITTEE
This committee oversees ethics matters relating to the NIME conference and its community. Current vacancies are:
-Lead(s): Creating and directing initiatives in coordination with members at large.
-Members at large: Support the lead in achieving initiatives.
OTHER ROLES
The following are existing office roles and networks that need support:
WINIME OFFICER SUPPORT
WINIME is the Women in NIME initiative created by Anna Xambó and currently led by Isabela Corintha. Volunteers are needed to support Isabela in carrying out initiatives in this area and collaborate with the diversity committee.
Please contact Isabela for more info: isabelaalmeida29@gmail.com
LATAM NETWORK
The Latin American NIME Network is a network of researchers, artists and practitioners from many different LATAM countries. To keep the network in motion we are encouraging Latin American NIMErs to reach out for leadership and member at large positions. Please contact me if you are interested.
EMERGING WORKING GROUPS
Lastly, there are other matters that are important to the NIME community and conference such as Global South inclusion and Accessibility support. Working groups that address these matters are strongly encouraged. These would ideally work in coordination with the diversity committee. Please contact me if you wish to form any of these groups or if you have other ideas for forming one.
Thanks,