July 4, 2025 | We are delighted to invite you to the 35th Annual Con­fe­rence of the GFPM, “More Than Words: Cur­rent Dis­courses in Popular Music Rese­arch,” which will take place from October 10 to 12, 2025, at the con­fe­rence center of the Evan­ge­li­sche Aka­demie Loccum.

The preli­mi­nary con­fe­rence pro­gram can be found here. The con­fe­rence will fea­ture pre­sen­ta­tions as well as num­e­rous par­ti­ci­pa­tory for­mats such as work­shops and open spaces. As a new team, the new board will con­tinue the ideas of the pre­vious board and faci­li­tate exch­ange, dis­cus­sion, and offers for spe­cific sup­port and con­sul­ta­tion for­mats. These include, among other things, the option to book time slots for indi­vi­dual men­to­ring ses­sions. Infor­ma­tion on this will be sent to those who have regis­tered in a sepa­rate email.

In this con­text, we would like to point out that the GFPM is still awar­ding up to 4 full scho­lar­ships worth €214 to early-career rese­ar­chers; appli­ca­tions are open until July 15; active par­ti­ci­pa­tion (e.g., pre­sen­ta­tion) is not a pre­re­qui­site for appli­ca­tion. All infor­ma­tion on how to apply can be found in the news­letter dated April 30 and on our homepage.

We look for­ward to recei­ving num­e­rous regis­tra­tions for the con­fe­rence at:

https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/946888?lang=de

Please note that this year’s con­fe­rence fees must be paid in advance by bank transfer. Below you will find all the rele­vant infor­ma­tion on the regis­tra­tion pro­cess and accommodation:

All con­fe­rence par­ti­ci­pants will be accom­mo­dated in the academy’s guest house (single room + bath­room). The cost for two nights inclu­ding full board is €214 per person and must be paid this year in the form of con­fe­rence fees.

Please note that the par­ti­ci­pa­tion fees must be received in the association’s account by July 31 at the latest; you will receive a con­fir­ma­tion of pay­ment as soon as the money has been received. Late regis­tra­tion is unfort­u­na­tely not pos­sible. The­r­e­fore, the transfer of the par­ti­ci­pa­tion fees is required; a refund of the regis­tra­tion fees is not pos­sible after July 31.

If you have any ques­tions, please do not hesi­tate to contact the orga­niza­tion team at gfpm2025@popularmusikforschung.de.