REGISTRATION
GENERAL PARTICIPANTS from Mexico - Register here
TIER “N” – $8000 MXN
Non-student academics affiliated to universities in countries from List 1
Non-student professionals permanently based in countries from List 1
TIER “I’ – $4000 MXN
Students affiliated to universities in countries from List 1
Non-student academics affiliated to universities in countries from List 2
Non-student professionals permanently based in countries from List 2
TIER “M” – $2000 MXN
Students affiliated to universities in countries from List 2
Online participants
TIER “E” – Free (see why below)
Academics (non-students & students) affiliated to Mexican universities
Non-student professionals permanently based in Mexico
Hardship fund applicants (please contact chairs for more information on how to apply)
*NOTE The Boletia System will charge 12% + 5MX for getting the ticket.
LIST 1
American Samoa
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Brunei Darussalam
Cabo Verde
Canada
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Channel Islands
Chile
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Hong Kong SAR, China
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR, China
Malta
Monaco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Palau
Poland
Portugal
Panama
Puerto Rico
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Martin (French part)
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
West Bank and Gaza
LIST 2
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Mongolia
Montenegro
Moldova
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Laos
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkiye
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Why are we waiving fees for students affiliated to Mexican universities and non-student professionals permanently based in Mexico?
1. The conference venues are being provided free of charge.
The Mexican national government is providing the venues for free with the condition that students and the general public can access the conference at no cost. Otherwise, we would incur in fees which are as high as hiring a university venue for a wedding or private function (if that were to be even possible).
2. The field of NIME is not yet established in Mexico.
Funding organisations and University committees have not caught up with current trends in NIME-related research. Local academics constantly deal with the issue that science boards dismiss proposals due to the music aspect, asking to apply for cultural funds, whilst cultural funds reject these proposals channelling them to science based bodies due to the technology involved. The fact that more than half of the organising team has not recently (or ever) been part of the conference is not due to a lack of interest but funding.
3. Financial inequalities.
Mexico is a country of over 120 million people. Whilst this decision does favour those living in Mexico city who might only need to take the metro to get to the venues, it does not account for those travelling from different corners of the country. Mexico covers an area larger than a third of all Europe. If we want to be inclusive, we need to take these circumstances into account. Whilst the price of a local bus that covers over a thousand kilometres and up to two days of travel might be ‘cheaper’ when converted to foreign currency, this is undoubtedly far more in terms of local investment than fully funded Global North grant expenditure.