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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The Global Composition 2026. Connective Resonance for (Post)Humans</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Conference on Sound, Media, and the Environment</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">3 – 6 September 2026 on Dieburg Media Campus and in Darmstadt, Germany</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/" target="_blank" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Our conference program is steadily taking shape, and we are delighted to share some new info with you.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">If you have not yet registered, we warmly encourage you to take advantage of our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Early Bird registration rates</span></strong>,
available until<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">30 June</span></strong>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/registration/" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/registration/"><span style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/registration/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Selected through a careful international double-blind peer review process, the conference program will bring together outstanding scholarly and artistic contributions. Among its special highlights are our keynote lectures
and keynote workshops. Check them out here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-lectures/" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-lectures/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-lectures/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-workshops/" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-workshops/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/keynote-workshops/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Planning your arrival at our conference<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The conference begins with a gentle and inspiring<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Day 0” on 2 September</span></strong>, offering participants the opportunity
to arrive, settle in, and gradually immerse themselves in the atmosphere before the official opening on the following day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">For those arriving earlier, we have prepared a series of convivial events on 2 September:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Opening of the conference participants’ sound installations and fixed-media works</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><br>
A central Day 0 event at the Mediencampus Dieburg will be the opening of the sound installations and fixed-media works created by conference participants. The exhibition will provide an opportunity to encounter the artistic contributions in an informal setting
and engage in early conversations with fellow attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sound hike on “Der Hörweg” – The Listening Path</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><br>
One of the morning highlights will be a guided hike along<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Der Hörweg</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(“The Listening Path”), through the forests
surrounding Dieburg. Along eleven listening stations, participants will discover the distinctive, rich, and often hidden acoustic identities of these places and experience them together in a shared act of attentive listening.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.owkdieburg.de/hoerweg/" title="https://www.owkdieburg.de/hoerweg/"><span style="color:#044A91">https://www.owkdieburg.de/hoerweg/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visit to the International Forest Art Center, Darmstadt</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Another special excursion gives occasion to visit the International Forest Art Center in Darmstadt for a guided tour of two works selected by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Global Composition
2026</span></em>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Listening with Songs of the Trees</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>by Eric Leonardson (USA) and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sounding
Earth</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>by Bidisha Das. The visit offers a unique opportunity to explore artistic approaches to listening, environment, and sound in dialogue with the natural surroundings.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">All of these installations and artworks will remain accessible before, throughout, and after the conference, allowing ample time for exploration and reflection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">First preliminary program overview<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We have published an initial overview of the conference schedule. While details are continuously refined and may still be subject to change, the overview provides a first impression of the conference’s time structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We invite you to check back regularly as new sessions, events, and activities are added:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tgc_tentative-schedule-of-conference.pdf" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tgc_tentative-schedule-of-conference.pdf"><span style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tgc_tentative-schedule-of-conference.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Last, but not least: Please, don’t forget to book your accommodation as soon as possible:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/travel-accomodation/" title="https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/travel-accomodation/"><span style="color:#044A91">https://tgc2026.medienkultur.eu/travel-accomodation/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">More details about our program will come up soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">In our next communication we’ll inform you about one of our conference’s artistic highlights on 5 September @ Centralstation Darmstadt: “The Club of the Future. Body in Sonic Space” (in collaboration with the World
Design Capital 2026 RheinMain): https://wdc2026.org/en/events/kollektive-resonanz-natur-wird-clubsound<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Herzliche Grüße</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Sabine Breitsameter</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Professor for Sound and Media Culture</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Co-Chair TGC 2026</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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