30 April - 9 May 2010, Sydney, Australia
ISCM World New Music Days is a big international festival that focuses on contemporary music and sound art.
It is held annually in different cities around the world, and serves as an important place where composers and audience converge. On that occasion, furthermore, the ISCM according the statutes has its general assembly May, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 (dates are subject to change).

For the first time in the history of this prestigious organization, its showcase of musical excellence, the ISCM World New Music Days, will be held in the Southern Hemisphere: in Sydney, Australia.

The Aurora Festival and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music - will present works from each of the 52 ISCM Sections alongside music of the Asia-Pacific region of which Australia is a part. This festival will showcase the latest in musical innovation and expression, vital, engaging and interesting music in all its forms both within and beyond the art music tradition, setting the scene for the next 88 years of artistic excellence. Program will be announced in January 2010