Apart from concerts, a selection of sound installations will be presented in the studios and public areas of IRCAM, some of them using real time interaction technology or virtual reality devices.

Presentation stands for laboratories, companies and educational establishments active in the field of music technology.

Sound installations, instrumental or electroacoustic music, sound design, film and video game music, interactive devices for stage, computer applications: such is the great variety of creations proposed by Forum members. Industry reps and specialists in the field are also invited to reveal their new projects. A great chance to stay ahead of the game and invest wisely.

Four evenings dedicated to the present situation in music technology, based on the main educational, technological and industrial issues. Organised in collaboration with the partners of Resonances 2004.

This Second Symposium on Sound Design will provide a platform to players in every sound design category in order to exchange a multitude of sound design knowledge, practices and habits, and thus bring out the various contributions of sound design in everyday life, which concern our sound environment as well as our reflection on sound.

At the heart of Ircam's musical and intellectual life, the Cursus program is a year-long training program, which welcomes ten young composers from diverse cultural and aesthetic backgrounds, bringing a fresh dynamism to the institution's musical reflection and research.