The boards of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music
Theory have been closely monitoring the evolving public health
recommendations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic for many months.

After careful research, discussion, and negotiation, and with the health
and well-being of all our members foremost in our thoughts, both boards
have voted to cancel our face-to-face joint meeting, originally scheduled
for November 4–7, 2020 in Minneapolis.

Instead, the AMS and the SMT will meet together virtually, with a
conference design featuring both pre-recorded presentations available on
demand and live events (discussion, Q&A, lectures, etc.) on the weekends of
November 7–8 and November 14–15. Everyone who expected to present in
Minneapolis will be able to do so.

We share your disappointment at losing the lively intellectual exchange a
face-to-face meeting provides—not to mention losing the chance to see, to
“visit with,” and to sing and laugh together after an especially
challenging year. We will do our best to produce as rewarding a virtual
conference as can be—indeed, to make it an adventure, and an important step
toward addressing your long-standing concerns about the economic
accessibility and carbon footprint of our conferences.

Additional information about the virtual conference, including information
for exhibitors and FAQs for speakers, presenters, and attendees, will be
made available on the 2020 Annual Meeting
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__amsminneapolis2020.dryfta.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=PHu0YcldevQqIedM86l0iexbqE-AeZLl-lupNToNx6I&m=CO5Rq_QNGzPi_vX1b9ekFtDXRhwPPAMNkPjUvyKLubc&s=ioQ548fDqt2x1XaifGRXzZwhVM3ldIkPKRuC_fHq48Y&e= > website in the coming days.

Suzanne G. Cusick
President
July 13, 2020


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