BULLETIN - International Council for Traditional Music

Conference Venue and University Accommodation:
The University of KwaZulu-Natal aims to be a truly South African university that
reflects the society in which it is situated – not only in terms of race, gender and
class – but in terms of how it structures its values and priorities and how it responds
to social needs. As an institution of higher learning, it is committed to academic
excellence, innovation in research and critical engagement with society. With its
vision to be the Premier University of African Scholarship, the University of
KwaZulu-Natal draws inspiration from and African identity and takes seriously its
responsibilities to the development of the African continent.
The conference will be hosted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College
Campus.
The School of Music
Since 1971, the School of Music has served as a pioneer in South Africa in the field
of ethno-musicology, jazz, music technology, African practical music-making,
popular music studies and opera as well as by introducing access courses and taught
post-graduate courses. We are known both nationally and internationally for our
creative work and our published research in the fields mentioned above and in other
fields, including musicology and music composition.
Our current students have come from all over South Africa and from Botswana,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Eritrea, Germany Canada and the USA. We have
cooperative agreements with the Stuttgart Hochscheule fϋr Musik und darstellende
Kunst in Germany, Wilfrid Laurier Universityihn in Canada, Edith Cowan
University in Australia, Göteborg University in Sweden, and the University of
California in the USA, and we are actively pursuing possible agreements with other
institutions in America, Africa, Australia and Europe.
University Accommodation
University Residences in close proximity to the conference venue have been
secured for delegates. The residence accommodation is to be booked directly with
the conference secretariat on the following email: ICTM2009@ukzn.ac.za.
The rates are as follows: Single Room, per person per night, including breakfast:
R 220.00
Residence Accommodation booking forms will be posted on the website shortly.
Reservation Bookings at other Star Category Hotels and Bed & Breakfast
Establishments
A list of various other category hotels will be displayed on the Conference Website,
together with a comprehensive list of reputable Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
Reservation bookings of B&Bs and hotels must be done directly by you. Please
note that no transportation will be provided by the conference organisers from these
Hotels and B&Bs to and from the conference venue.
Airport Transportation
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