The winter term at my university in Düsseldorf is about to commence, and I am looking forward to be teaching again after the summer break. Furthermore, there will be some additional activities and travels during the following weeks that promise to be intriguing and mind-broadening: the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung in Weimar, the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie in Lübeck, and the final symposium of the Open Music Academy in Munich. I am particularly excited to be involved in actions of gender equality, support of minorities, and an initiative against abuse of power in the music academia, of which I hopefully will be able to share more news and insights soon.
