Session 1: 19th May – Theme: Multiculturalism and Diaspora
Keynote: Mykaell Riley (Westminster)

Session 2: 26th May – Theme: The Virtuoso and the Dilettante – Performing Popular Music
Keynote: Gareth Dylan Smith (Boston University)

Session 3: 2nd June – Theme: Analysing Popular Music
Keynote: Lori Burns (Ottawa)

Session 4: 9th June – Theme: Anti-establishment, Rebellion and Commerce
Keynote: Matt Brennan (Glasgow)

Session 5: 16th June – Theme: Pedagogies of Popular Music Practice
Keynote: Kristina Kelman (Queensland University of Technology)

Session 6: 23rd June – Theme: Identity and Theatricality
Keynote: Stan Hawkins (Oslo)

Session 7: 30th June – Theme: Geographies of Popular Music and Transculturalism
Keynote: Britta Sweers (Bern)

Session 8: 7th July – Theme: The Industrial and Financial Mechanisms of Popular Music
Keynote: Denzyl Feigelson (CEO Platoon)

Session 9: 14th July – Theme: Live Music
Keynote: Steve Waksman (Smith University)

Session 10: 21st July – Theme: Music and Technology
Keynote: Samantha Bennett (Australian National University)

Closing Session : 28th July – How Was It For You?
Public Discussion on the Pros & Cons of Online Conferencing and Other Issues