Workshop on Speech in Noise: Intelligibility and Quality, Amsterdam, 7 & 8 th of January 2010 (Gaston Hilkhuysen )

Subject: Workshop on Speech in Noise: Intelligibility and Quality, Amsterdam, 7 & 8 th of January 2010 From: Gaston Hilkhuysen <ghilkhuysen@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:18 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_6a011569-0205-4f22-b198-612cd98bfe94_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It is an honour and our pleasure to announce the 2nd Workshop on Speech in = Noise: Intelligibility and Quality=2C to be held in Amsterdam on the 7th an= d 8th of January=2C 2010. This year=2C the event will be hosted by departme= nt of Clinical and Experimental Audiology of the Academic Medical Center=2C= in cooperation with the department of Audiology of the VU University Medic= al Center and co-organised with University College London.=20 =20 The effect of noise on speech communication is a problem studied in many ar= eas: sound engineering=2C telecommunications=2C forensic audio=2C audiology= =2C phonetics and cognitive auditory psychology are just a few. Within thes= e workshops we aim to unite views from these and additional perspectives in= order to compile our knowledge of this fascinating topic. The workshop wil= l be an informal event and we welcome descriptions of work in progress as m= uch as presentations of fully developed studies.=20 =20 The workshop will consist of posters and invited talks. All participants ar= e welcome to present a poster.=20 =20 Assuming 8 or more submitted posters=2C the unofficial kick-off of the even= t will take place on the evening of the 7th of January with a Drinks & Post= ers session at AMC Amsterdam. Participants are encouraged to present a post= er of their current research but there is no obligation to do so: the aim o= f this evening is to drink and chat about speech in noise.=20 =20 The workshop will be held the 8th of January in the heart of Amsterdam. Thi= s day will be filled with oral presentations:=20 =20 Predicting speech intelligibility in noisy rooms.=20 John Culling (Cardiff University=2C UK). =20 Individualizing noise reduction in hearing aids. Tjeerd Dijkstra (Radbout University=2C NL) =20 Performance based measures of speech quality. Mark Huckvale (UCL=2C UK ) =20 Speech-in-noise screening tests by internet=3B improving test sensitivity f= or noise-induced hearing loss. Monique Leensen (AMC=2C NL) =20 Auditory model for the speech audiogram. Johannes Lijzenga (VUmc=2C NL)/ Koenraad Rhebergen (AMC=2C NL) =20 Phonetic masking of speech by speech. Fanny Meunier (CNRS=2C F) =20 Speech in noise for bilinguals. Melanie Picet (UCL=2C UK) =20 Dynamic aspects of noise reduction in hearing aids. Karilina Smeds (ORCA Europe=2C S) =20 Speech in noise test Cas Smits (VUmc=2C NL) =20 and others =20 Participation is free but limited. To attend please register by visiting th= e workshop=92s website at http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/events/Quality2010.html =20 =20 Rolph Houben Koen Rhebergen Johannes Lyzenga Gaston Hilkhuysen. =20 _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/= --_6a011569-0205-4f22-b198-612cd98bfe94_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> It is an honour and our pleasure to announce the 2nd Workshop on Speech in= Noise: Intelligibility and Quality=2C to be held in <?xml:namespace prefix= =3D st1 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:= st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Amsterdam</st1:place></st1:City> on the 7t= h and 8th of January=2C 2010. This year=2C the event will be hosted by depa= rtment of Clinical and Experimental Audiology of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Academic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D= "on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceTy= pe></st1:place>=2C in cooperation with the department of Audiology of the V= U University Medical Center and co-organised with University College London= . <?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:off= ice" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> The effect of noise on speech communication is a problem studied in many a= reas: sound engineering=2C telecommunications=2C forensic audio=2C audiolog= y=2C phonetics and cognitive auditory psychology are just a few. Within the= se workshops we aim to unite views from these and additional perspectives i= n order to compile our knowledge of this fascinating topic. The workshop wi= ll be an informal event and we welcome descriptions of work in progress as = much as presentations of fully developed studies. <o:p></o:p>= <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> The workshop will consist of posters and invited talks. All participants a= re welcome to present a poster. <o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Assuming 8 or more submitted posters=2C the unofficial kick-off of the eve= nt will take place on the evening of the 7th of January with a Drinks &amp= =3B Posters session at AMC Amsterdam. Participants are encouraged to presen= t a poster of their current research but there is no obligation to do so: t= he aim of this evening is to drink and chat about speech in noise. <o:p></o= :p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> The workshop will be held the 8th of January in the heart of <st1:City w:s= t=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Amsterdam</st1:place></st1:City>. This day = will be filled with oral presentations: <o:p></o:p></P= > <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Predicting speech intelligibility in noisy rooms. <o:p></o:p></FONT= > John Culling (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cardiff Univers= ity</st1:City>=2C <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">UK</st1:country-region></= st1:place>).<o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Individualizing noise reduction in hearing aids.<o:p></o:p><= /SPAN> Tjeerd Dijkstra (Radbout University=2C NL) <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Performance based measures of speech quality.<o:p></o:p></SP= AN> Mark Huckvale (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">UCL</st1:City>= =2C <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place> )<o= :p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Speech-in-noise screening tests by internet=3B improving test sensitivity = for noise-induced hearing loss.<o:p></o:p> Monique Leensen (AMC=2C NL)<o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Auditory model for the speech audiogram.<o:p></o:p></= P> Johannes Lijzenga (VUmc=2C NL)/ Koenraad Rhebergen (AMC=2C = NL) <o:p>&nbsp=3B</o:p> Phonetic masking of speech by speech.<o:p></o:p> Fanny Meunier (CNRS=2C F)<o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Speech in noise for bilinguals.<o:p></o:p> Melanie Picet (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">UCL</st1:City>= =2C <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:= p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Dynamic aspects of noise reduction in hearing aids.<o:p></o:p></FON= T> Karilina Smeds (ORCA <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place>=2C S)<o:p><= /o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Speech in noise test<o:p></o:p> Cas Smits (VUmc=2C NL)<o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> and others<o:p></o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Parti= cipation is free but limited. To attend please register by visiting the wor= kshop=92s website at <A href=3D"http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/events/Qua= lity2010.html">http= ://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/events/Quality2010.html</A><o:p></o:p><= /P> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> <o:p>= &nbsp=3B</o:p> Rolph Houben Koen Rhebergen Johannes Lyzenga Gaston Hilkhuysen. <hr />Use Ho= tmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts. <a href= =3D'http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/' target=3D'_new'>Find = out how.</a></body> </html>= --_6a011569-0205-4f22-b198-612cd98bfe94_--

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