Presentations and demonstrations of the four R-projects have been given in conjunction with conferences worldwide. This is a list of recent conferences with links to supporting materials.
At the annual congress of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML), RISM, RIPM, and RILM each held sessions related to music, musicology, and music collections in Africa.
At a conference held by Musicological Society of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muzikološko društvo Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine), a workshop titled "Music Research Begins with the Rs" was given by RILM, RIPM, and RIdIM.
A webinar jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the International Associaiton of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML) given by Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie on the four R-projects. For more information, please visit here.
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis (KVNM), the four R projects presented papers in a session titled "The Impact of the R-projects on Musicological Research in the Age of Globalization." The conference website is available here.
A forum sponsored by six international societies—ICTM, SEM, IMS, IAML, IASPM, STMC—the four R projects will present a session chaired by Zdravko Blažeković. The conference website is available here.
A conference sponsored by IAML-Japan and RILM and in which RIPM participated, held at Rikkyo University, presenters spoke on methods to broaden international dissemination of musical information and to further develop international cooperation. The conference website is available here.
The four Rs participated in a session chaired by Daniela Fugellie on their recent activities and initiatives in Latin America.
At the first quinquennial conference of the IMS held in Asia, the four Rs presented a joint plenary session and individual sessions on each respective R-project.
Held at the 86th annual meeting of the American Music Library Association, this joint meeting of IAML, MLA and the Canadian Music Library Association (CAML) brought together music librarians, archivists, and documentation specialists from across the Americas. RISM, RILM, and RIPM presented sessions and participated in various events throughout the program.
Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie, IAML President and RILM's Editor-in-Chief summarized this conference for the IAML website.
More can be found on the conference's website.
At the annual congress of IAML, each of the four R projects presented individual sessions and held meetings with colleagues.
A conference sponsored by the International Musicological Society (IMS), the four Rs presented a morning plenary session.
The second congress of the ARLAC-IMS featured a morning plenary session by the four Rs and individual sessions for RILM, RIPM, and RISM.
More can be found on the ARLAC website.
The morning session was devoted to an introduction and demonstration of RILM, RIPM, RISM, and RIdIM; the afternoon round-table discussion touched upon the important issues concerning the participation of Mexican institutions and the inclusion of Mexican materials into the four R's.
Multiple sessions were presented by the four R-projects individually. On 25 June, a session was presented in tribute to Barry S. Brook, founder of RILM and RIdIM and a driving force in musicology and music librarianship.
More can be found on the conference's website.
Three sessions were given on bibliographic control of music, including demonstrations of all four R-projects and their importance for musical research. A copy of the complete program, with the R-sessions highlighted, is available at academia.edu.
A summary of the sessions was published in the newsletter of the Casa de las Americas, La Ventana. Dinko Fabris, President of the IMS and sometime reporter, described the conference in a program for RAI Radio 3 in Italy (in Italian). A summary of the conference is available from the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (in German).
RILM and RISM participated in a conference organized by the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche (AIB) and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. A copy of the RILM paper can be found at academia.edu.
Individual presentations were given by each R-project as a part of the conference. In addition, a roundtable on library resouces and service was held on 7 July. A copy of the roundtable program can be found on academia.edu and a summary of the roundtable can be found on the blog of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music (in Chinese).