With collaboration from other players in the musical field, the IMC presents its World Forum on Music (WFM) as a global knowledge-building platform on music and society in the 21st century, which explores a variety of topics from a diverse perspectives: cultural, political and economical. IMC considers its World Forum on Music as a most important contribution to setting the stage for the free celebration of music in the world. The 2007 World Forum on Music will focus on four areas which IMC considers being of crucial importance to the world of music: - Music in Development and Development in Music: the great range of issues confronting IMC and its members in the Music Sector Development Program - ManyMusics - Fostering Musical Diversity: in two parts - 1) supporting traditional musics and 2) the UNESCO Convention for cultural diversity - Intellectual Property Rights: a clarification of the new issues in this most complex and evolving area - Music Delivery in the Future: again in two parts - 1) futures in musical creation, performance and delivery and 2) futures in music education. By seeking synergies across different sectors, this high-level forum provides unprecedented opportunities for scholars, government officials, private sector executives, professionals from the civil society, artists and students to engage in serious debates on current key issues. In addition, our host, the Chinese Musicians' Association, is organising a fascinating array of performances of Chinese music beyond even those normally accessible to most Chinese citizens. For further information and to register visit the IMC website, HERE.