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The Virtual Steelpan Conference will be an interactive and innovative gathering of pannists, musicians, academics, and enthusiasts from a global network collaborating to establish and advance ideas for the enhancement and preservation of the steelpan art form. This event is PanNotation’s second conference and it will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 and Sunday, May 7, 2023. The Conference Committee would like to use its platform for sharing knowledge, discussing current topics, and networking with colleagues from around the world, among other ventures.

Conference Programme

The conference this year will feature over 18 presenters with various topics surrounding fields such as Music and Business, Education and Culture, as well as Technical Innovations and Artist Branding. Our featured presentation focuses on an interview-style conversation with Andre White as he talks about his journey and experiences through the world of music, whilst our featured performance will be done by Panograma’s 2022 Champion, Mathieu Borgne.

Andre White’s name is synonymous with excellence in Steelpan. Whether arranging popular music for a 100-person orchestra, composing, or soloing on stage, White’s music is unmistakable in impact.
Mathieu Borgne’s musical journey started at the tender age of seven with the piano and extended to the drums and the steelpan. He’s an arranger, performer, soloist, and the most recent Panograma champion.

Conference Registration

All participants, including presenters, must be registered for the Virtual Conference. To be registered, participants must complete the registration form and pay the conference registration fee. The conference registration window is currently open.

All registered participants will have full access to the conference and all activities on both days. Please click the LINK to get registered.

Once registration is complete, the Zoom link and further conference details will be emailed to attendees closer to the conference. All paid registered users will have access to the conference for a limited time following the event.

Participant Registration Fee in TTD Registration Fee in USD
Professional Participant $200.00 $30.00
Conference Presenters $150.00 $23.00
Student Participant $120.00 $18.00

Call for Proposals

There will be different categories of presentations at the conference. Participants are encouraged to submit a proposal for the category they are most interested in. The deadline to submit proposals is March 31, 2023.

Individual Presentations

Individual Presentations last a total of 15 minutes with a 15-minute period for question and answer at the end of the panel. There will be approximately three presentations per panel. Based on the similarity of topics, the Conference Committee will combine individual presentations to create a single panel. Individual Presentations can take the shape of a paper read, a presentation, or even a lecture. The creativity of the presentation is left to the presenter.

Organised Panels

Organised Panels last a total of 60 minutes. These panels can have 3 presenters with a 15-minute presentation each, and 15 minutes at the end for questions, answers, and discussion. Organised Panels can take the shape of presentations, roundtable discussions, or even group workshops. However, there must be time allocated for questions, answers, and discussion.
Vendor Spotlight

Steelpan companies and businesses can have an opportunity to share information about their products with conference attendees through the Vendor Spotlight. This spotlight comprises a pre-recorded message that can last up to 2 minutes and will be played at different points throughout the conference. Spots are limited.

Submit a Proposal

To submit a proposal for individual presentations, organised panels, or vendor spotlights, you must first have the following information ready: (i) full name, (ii) email address, (iii) location (city and country), (iv) type of proposal, (v) title presentation or panel, (vi) an abstract or description of your proposed topic (no more than 300 words). The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31, 2023. Click here to submit your proposal.

Conference Format

The conference will be entirely virtual. Only registered participants will be allowed access to the conference. The conference will have presentations, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and much more.

Timeline

March 31, 2023 – Deadline to submit proposals
April 7, 2023 – Applicants will be notified of proposal acceptance
April 21, 2023 – Deadline for all presenters to submit necessary information for the conference programme
May 6, 2023 – Virtual Steelpan Conference
May 7, 2023 – Virtual Steelpan Conference

Conference Communication

All important communication for the conference including links to the conference will be communicated via email. Therefore, please ensure that you sign up on PanNotation‘s site using the email address you would like to use for this communication if you haven’t already done so.

Contact Us

If you would like to contact us regarding the conference, please send an email to pannotationmusic@gmail.com or use our contact us form on our website.
Conference Committee

Click here to get to know the team behind PanNotation.

PanNotation is inviting you to submit your work for possible publication in its first journal. We strive to publish strong papers that inform its readers of various topics based on the steelpan. The papers will go through a peer-review process, which will contribute to the high-quality yet trusted library of information. Areas of topics can include: music literacy, pan education, pan manufacturing, music and pan business, musical analysis, cultural studies, historical studies, the modernization of the steelpan, etc.

Submission process

We are currently accepting abstracts for our Call for Papers. Submissions must include the following in a single document:

CLICK HERE to submit your abstracts. The deadline to submit abstracts is January 20, 2023.

Timeline

January 20, 2023 – Deadline to submit abstracts

January 27, 2023 – Authors will be notified of whether or not their abstracts have been accepted

March 24, 2023 – Deadline to submit the first draft of the full paper

April 14, 2023 – Feedback from the peer-review process will be provided to the authors

May 1, 2023 – Deadline to submit final versions of the paper

Authors are invited to present their papers at the 2nd annual Virtual Steelpan Conference.

Format of Papers

Papers must be submitted in Chicago Style using 12pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Papers should be 3,000 to 4,500 words in length.

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Following PanNotation’s Virtual Steelpan Conference, which took place on April 30 and May 1, 2022, some attendees and presenters wished to share their contact information for the purposes of networking. See the list below (in alphabetical order of last name).

Alexica Adams

Location: Petit Valley, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: The University of the West Indies

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Composer, Arranger, Pan Business Owner / Employee

Email address: alexicaadams@ymail.com

Jacqueline Andre

Location: Roseau, Dominica

Affiliation: Pan in Harmony

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer

Email address: jamina64@gmail.com

Yuko Asada

Location: DeKalb, Illinois, United States

Affiliation: Northern Illinois University

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Composer, Arranger, Pan Builder / Tuner

Email address: yasada1@niu.edu

Reza Baptiste

Location: Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: Pan Trinbago

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Arranger, Pan Business Owner / Employee

Email address: rezabaptiste@yahoo.com

Mia Gormandy-Benjamin

Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: University of Trinidad and Tobago, PanNotation, Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Pan Business Owner / Employee,

Email address: mia.gormandy@utt.edu.tt

Ted Canning

Location: Rochester, New York, USA

Affiliation: Self / Rochester Institute of Technology

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer

Email address: panloco@rochester.rr.com

Aidan Chamberlain

Location: St Anns, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: University of Trinidad and Tobago

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Composer / Arranger

Email address: aidcham@gmail.com

Patrice Charles

Location: Laventille, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: Roadblock Steel Orchestra

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Pan Business Owner / Employee

Email address: patrice_lcharles@hotmail.com

Keon Cupid

Location: Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: Pan Is Meh Jumbie Promotions

Portfolio: Performer, Pan Business Owner / Employee

Email address: Keoncupid@panjumbiestore.com

Stephanie R. Espie

Location: Tallahassee, FL, United States

Affiliation: Florida State University

Portfolio: Educator, Pan Researcher

Email address: sre19e@fsu.edu

Raymond Gonzalez

Location: Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Affiliation: Mannette Music Academy

Portfolio: Student

Email address: reyosli@hotmail.com

Brandon Haskett

Location: Midland, Michigan, United States

Affiliation: Saginaw Valley State University

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer

Email address: blhaskett@gmail.com

Denise L. J. Hernandez

Location: Arima, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C.

Portfolio: Educator, Performer

Email address: secretary@pantrinbago.co.tt

Ron Hughes

Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Affiliation: Infinity Steel Drums

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator

Email address: lowdrum@aol.com

Gerard Jackson

Location: Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: Private

Portfolio: Photographer

Email address: GerardJacksonTT@gmail.com

Delphina James

Location: London, United Kingdom

Affiliation: Stardust Arts, Tam Bam Steel Orchestra, Pan Nation Steel Orchestra

Portfolio: Composer, Arranger, Author

Email address: panness@gmail.com

Kayleen Justus

Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Affiliation: Leon High School, Kennesaw State University

Portfolio: Director of “Lion Steel” Band Program (Leon HS), Professor of World Music (KSU)

Email address: justusk@me.com

Chad Lue Choy

Location: Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: Trinidad and Tobago Photographic Society

Portfolio: Photographer

Email address: chad@chadluechoy.com

Curtis Marcelle

Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: NLCB Fonclaire, HADCO Phase II Pan Groove Steel Orchestra, Holland America Line (HALCats Show Band), Panlegacy.

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Composer, Arranger

Email address: curtismarcelle@gmail.com

Anthony Mc Allister

Location: San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Affiliation: EricMc@Work

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Composer / Arranger, Pan Business Owner / Employee, Author (Tips…Tricks…Theory E-books)

Email address: ericmctrini@gmail.com

Gevano Mohan

Location: Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: Gasparillo Secondary School

Portfolio: Performer, Student

Email address: gevanomohan123@gmail.com

Oliver Molina

Location: Louisiana, United States

Affiliation: Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Portfolio: Director

Email address: molinao@nsula.edu

Lauren Molloy

Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Affiliation: N/A

Portfolio: Educator, Performer

Email address: lmolloy.music@gmail.com

Patricia Munroe

Location: Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Affiliation: Contrast Steelband/ Panetiquette

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Composer / Arranger, Pan Business Owner / Employee

Email address: Pm1104@hotmail.com

Kristin Murrell

Location: Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: N/A

Portfolio: Pantrepreneur

Email address: mkristinc@gmail.com

Camille Nakhid

Location: Aotearoa, New Zealand

Affiliation: Caribbeanz Southern Stars Steelband

Portfolio: Pan Player

Email address: cean60@outlook.com

Peter Poon Chong

Location: Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: N/A

Portfolio: Researcher

Email address: peterpoonchong@gmail.com

Mark Quamina

Location: Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: National Steel Symphony Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago

Portfolio: Performer

Email address: Markquamina@gmail.com

Joshua R Quillen

Location: New York, New York, United States

Affiliation: New York University, Princeton

Portfolio: Director

Email address: josh@sopercussion.com

Jean Raabe

Location: Bloomingdale, Michigan, United States

Affiliation: The University of the West Indies

Portfolio: Music Therapist

Email address: occasions@yahoo.com

Bickley Rivera

Location: Land O Lakes, United States

Affiliation: Tropic Heat Music

Portfolio: Performer

Email address: bickleyart@aol.com

Cameron Roberts

Location: San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago

Affiliation: N/A

Portfolio: Performer, Student

Email address: robertscameron200316@gmail.com

Sterling C Sample

Location: Aurora, United States

Affiliation: Steelpantutor and Steelbandtutor Sofware for Steelband

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Software Developer

Email address: sterling696@gmail.com

Deb Sisson

Location: Duns Creek, Australia

Affiliation: Panz Inc

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Composer, Arranger

Email address: zebrakeyz@gmail.com

Jason Sivert

Location: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Affiliation: Queen Shirley Foundation, West Liberty University, John Marshall High School

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Composer, Arranger

Email address: sivertjd@appstate.edu

Patricia Thomas

Location: Australia

Affiliation: PANZ – The Steelpan Assoc. of Australia and New Zealand

Portfolio: Asst Secretary

Email address: info.panzinc@gmail.com

Sachelle Thomas

Location: Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: N/A

Portfolio: Educator, Performer, Composer, Arranger

Email address: sachellethomas98@gmail.com

Adam Walters

Location: United Kingdom

Affiliation: University of Trinidad and Tobago

Portfolio: Composer, Educator

Email address: adzhuh@hotmail.com

Chuma Watson

Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Affiliation: Creative Art Sector Group of Companies

Portfolio: Steelband Director, Educator, Performer, Composer, Arranger, Pan Business Owner / Employee, Student

Email address: chumawatson@gmail.com


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