Why you’re here

• You like NIME, and you want to help!
• The goal for today: surfacing future NIME leaders, empowering you with knowledge and license to help!
• Leadership defined broadly: work beyond the basics (submissions + reviews)

Meet your facilitators

Who is here today?

• Charles Martin (NIME2025 GC)
• Stefano Fasciani (NIME proceedings officer)
• Juan Martinez Avila (NIME committees officer)
• Fabio Morreale (NIME President)
• Courtney N Reed (NIME2026 GC)
• Pia van Gelder (NIME2025 GC)
• Yichen Wang (NIME2025 Poster/Demo Chair)
• Doga Buse Cavdir (NIME2025 Paper Chair)

What we’ll do today

• Session 1: Introduction to the NIME organisation
• Session 2: “So, you want to propose a NIME…”
• Session 3: Co-designing unknown NIME initiatives

Today’s plan

Tuesday 23 June 2026, afternoon session, 2:00pm to 6:00pm, Room 206:

• 2:00 Welcome + icebreaker
• 2:20 S1: NIME organisation
• 3:10 Break
• 3:20 S2: Propose a NIME (in an hour!)
• 4:20 Break
• 4:30 S3: Co-design initiatives
• 5:00 Wrap-up + commitments
• 5:30 end (go to welcome reception)

Learning outcomes

• Identify NIME roles + a pathway that fits you
• Outline a creative conference proposal
• Generate, critique, and commit to a new initiative
• Join the NIME forum future-leaders group

Icebreaker