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Folk Alliance International's mission is to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion. The FAI folk umbrella represents the broadest international iteration of the genre, encompassing a diverse array of music including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Francophone, Global Roots, Indigenous, Latin, Old-Time, Traditional, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word and every imaginable fusion.

The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland is a scholarly society for the collection, archiving and dissemination of knowledge about Finland-Swedish culture. SLS publishes scholarly literature, maintains archives and libraries, funds research and awards literary and scholarly prizes and scholarships. SLS’s activity is made possible by private donations. SLS is one of the largest managers of private charitable funds in Finland. SLS owns and administers the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland SLS was established in 1885 in memory of the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Today SLS has over 1,000 members, with around 100 employees in Helsinki and Vaasa.

The Society for Ethnomusicology is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of approximately 1,700 individuals dedicated to the study of all forms of music from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives. As a network of scholars, educators, students, musicians, activists, curators, and other professionals that reaches across countries, disciplines, and institutions, SEM serves as an inclusive forum for the exchange of knowledge about the world’s music and for advocacy on behalf of musicians and their communities. - The SEM Annual Meeting is held each fall, attracts over 900 participants, and features more than 350 scholarly presentations, roundtables, films, workshops, and concerts. - The SEM Journal, Ethnomusicology, is published three times a year and is the leading periodical in the field. The journal is distributed to members and to approximately 700 institutional subscribers. - SEM’s Online Publications include the SEM Newsletter, Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology Translations, the podcast Ethnomusicology Today, and various electronic forums. - SEM awards a variety of Prizes each year in recognition of outstanding work in ethnomusicology. - SEM includes 34 Sections and Special Interest Groups focused on particular topics in ethnomusicology and 10 Regional Chapters in North America. SEM has been an active member of the American Council of Learned Societies since 1966 and collaborates with various other national and international organizations. The SEM Business Office is located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington and gratefully acknowledges this institution's support.