Demos and Late-Breaking Session of the Thirteenth International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2012)

Boasting over 200 attendees from around the globe, the International Society of Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) concluded its 13th annual conference in Porto, Portugal in October. Although light rain early in the week ostensibly ensured that attendees would remain inside the stunning São Bento da Vitória Monastery, better weather would later indicate the conditions had nothing to do with it. The seemingly unanimous sentiment at the close of the conference deemed this captivating event a great success. Congratulations to the conference co-chairs, Fabien Gouyon and Carlos Guedes, and their entire organizing team. One of the advantages of being a young and evolving community is the ability to adapt easily to new ideas.