The International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) founded in 1981 in Bourges, France. The Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia (CEMI) joined the confederation and became an Organization/ Institution Member since 2006.  In 2014, CEMI hosted the CIME/ICEM Annual Conference and Festival. The objectives of the Confederation is to promote at an international level the various aspects of electroacoustic music :  - by providing opportunities for the creation of new works - by encouraging: production, creation and research, distribution of compositions, pedagogy, meetings of its professionals (composers, researchers, performers, and teachers), dissemination and communication of knowledge and electroacoustic techniques. - by organizing collaborations with national bodies, international organizations and various professional areas concerning the above-mentioned objectives. ICEM became the 18th International Organization Member (I.O.M) of the International Music Council /IMC-Unesco in 1983. ICEM currently has 15 National Federations consisting of Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Cuba, Finland, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine. As well as, 10 Organization/ Institution Members from Colombia, France, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Spain. Switzerland, USA.