Subject: [AUDITORY] 2nd International Workshop for Young Female Researchers in Speech Science & Technology (YFRSW-2017) From: Heidi Christensen <h.christensen@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:17:48 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a113cfed21f3284054b65b449 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (Apologies for cross-posting; please share) ---------------------------------- 2nd International Workshop for Young Female Researchers in Speech Science & Technology (YFRSW-2017) Special event of Interspeech 2017 Stockholm, August 20th 2017 https://sites.google.com/site/yfrsw2017/ ---------------------------------- Important Dates =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D - Abstract submission opens: 15 April 2017 - Abstract submission closes: 15 May 2017 - Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2017 - Registration deadline: 5 August 2017 - Workshop date: 20 August 2017 Overview =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The aim of this workshop is to bring women undergraduate and masters students, who are currently working in speech science and technology, together at a special event co-located with Interspeech 2017, Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop will take place on 20 August 2017 from 10am to 5pm followed by a dinner with invited senior members of the Interspeech community. It will feature panel discussions with senior female researchers in the field, student poster presentations and a mentoring session. The workshop is the second of its kind, after a successful inaugural event (YFRSW 2016) at Interspeech 2016 in San Francisco. It is designed to foster interest in research in our field in women at the undergraduate or master level who have not yet committed to getting a PhD in speech science or technology areas, but who have had some research experience in their college and universities via individual or group projects. Call for Participation =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Abstracts (maximum of 300 words) should be submitted by email to yfrs.workshop@xxxxxxxx by May 15, 2017. Abstracts will be reviewed by the committee and applicants will be notified by June 15, 2017. Emphasis will be on inclusivity although all submissions should be in the core scientific domains covered by Interspeech. Preliminary Program =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The workshop will include the following events: * A welcome breakfast with introductions (1h) * A panel of senior women talking about their own research and experiences as women in the speech community (1h) * A panel of senior students who work in the speech area to describe how they became interested in speech research (1h) * A poster session for the students to present their own research (2h) * A one-on- one coaching session between students and senior women mentor (1h) * A networking lunch for students and senior women (1h) Organising committee =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Heidi Christensen, University of Sheffield, UK (heidi.christensen@xxxxxxxx= . ac.uk) Abeer Alwan, University of California, Los Angeles, US Kay Berkling, DHBW, Karlsruhe, Germany Catia Cucchiarini, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands Milica Ga=C5=A1i=C4=87, University of Cambridge, UK Dilek Hakkani-T=C3=BCr Google Research, US Julia Hirschberg, Columbia University, New York, US Karen Livescu, TTIC, Chicago, US Catharine Oertel, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden Odette Scharenborg, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands Isabel Trancoso, INESC-ID, Lisbon, Portugal For further details, please see https://sites.google.com/site/yfrsw2017/ --=20 Dr. Heidi Christensen Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, UK --001a113cfed21f3284054b65b449 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">(Apologies for cross-posti= ng; please share)</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style= =3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 ------------------------------<wbr>----= </div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2nd Inter= national Workshop for</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Young Female Res= earchers in Speech Science & Technology (YFRSW-2017)</div><div style=3D= "font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0Special event of Interspeech 2017</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px= ">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Stockholm, August 20th 2017</div><div style= =3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0 =C2= =A0=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://sites.google.com/site/yfrsw2017/" target=3D"_bl= ank">https://sites.google.com/site/<wbr>yfrsw2017/</a></div><div style=3D"f= ont-size:12.8px">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ------------------------------<wbr>--= --</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:1= 2.8px">Important Dates</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style= =3D"font-size:12.8px">- =C2=A0Abstract submission opens: 15 April 2017 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">- =C2=A0Abstract sub= mission closes: 15 May 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-si= ze:12.8px">- =C2=A0Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">- =C2=A0Registration deadline: = 5 August 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">- =C2=A0Wo= rkshop =C2=A0date: 20 August 2017 =C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8p= x"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Overview</div><div style=3D"fo= nt-size:12.8px">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br= ></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">The aim of this workshop is to bring= women undergraduate and masters students, who are currently working in spe= ech science and technology, together at a special event co-located with Int= erspeech 2017, Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop will take place on 20 August= 2017 from 10am to 5pm followed by a dinner with invited senior members of = the Interspeech community. It will feature panel discussions with senior fe= male researchers in the field, student poster presentations and a mentoring= session.</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font= -size:12.8px">The workshop is the second of its kind, after a successful in= augural event =C2=A0(YFRSW 2016) at Interspeech 2016 in San Francisco. It i= s designed to foster interest in research in our field in women at the unde= rgraduate or master level who have not yet committed to getting a PhD in sp= eech science or technology areas, but who have had some research experience= in their college and universities via individual or group projects.</div><= div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Ca= ll for Participation=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Abstracts (maximum of 300 words) should = be submitted by email to =C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:yfrs.workshop@xxxxxxxx" t= arget=3D"_blank">yfrs.workshop@xxxxxxxx</a>=C2=A0by May 15, 2017.=C2=A0</d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px= ">Abstracts will be reviewed by the committee and applicants will be notifi= ed by June 15, 2017. Emphasis will be on inclusivity although all submissio= ns should be in the core scientific domains covered by Interspeech.</div><d= iv style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br= ></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Preliminary Program</div><div style= =3D"font-size:12.8px">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><div sty= le=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">The works= hop will include the following events:</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"= >* A welcome breakfast with introductions (1h)</div><div style=3D"font-size= :12.8px">* A panel of senior women talking about their own research and exp= eriences as women in the speech community (1h)</div><div style=3D"font-size= :12.8px">* A panel of senior students who work in the speech area to descri= be how they became interested in speech research (1h)</div><div style=3D"fo= nt-size:12.8px">* A poster session for the students to present their own re= search (2h)</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">* A one-on- one coaching s= ession between students and senior women mentor (1h)</div><div style=3D"fon= t-size:12.8px">* A networking lunch for students and senior women (1h)</div= ><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">= <br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Organising committee</div><div st= yle=3D"font-size:12.8px">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</div><d= iv style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Hei= di Christensen, University of Sheffield, UK (<a href=3D"mailto:heidi.christ= ensen@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">heidi.christensen@xxxxxxxx<wbr>a= c.uk</a>)</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font= -size:12.8px">Abeer Alwan, University of California, Los Angeles, US</div><= div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Kay Berkling, DHBW, Karlsruhe, Germany</div>= <div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Catia Cucchiarini, Radboud University, Nijm= egen, Netherlands<br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Milica Ga=C5=A1i= =C4=87, University of Cambridge, UK</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Di= lek Hakkani-T=C3=BCr Google Research, US</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8p= x">Julia Hirschberg, Columbia University, New York, US</div><div style=3D"f= ont-size:12.8px">Karen Livescu, TTIC, Chicago, US</div><div style=3D"font-s= ize:12.8px">Catharine Oertel, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden</div><div style=3D"fon= t-size:12.8px">Odette Scharenborg, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherland= s</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Isabel Trancoso, INESC-ID, Lisbon, P= ortugal</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-s= ize:12.8px">For further details, please see=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-s= ize:12.8px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0<a href=3D"http= s://sites.google.com/site/yfrsw2017/" target=3D"_blank">https://sites.googl= e.com/<wbr>site/yfrsw2017/</a></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8p= x">--=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div class=3D"gmail-m_8032= 152574796884429gmail_signature" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr"= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d= ir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"l= tr"><div><br></div><div><br></div>Dr. Heidi Christensen<br>Lecturer, Depart= ment of Computer Science,=C2=A0University of Sheffield, UK</div></div></div= ></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div> </div> --001a113cfed21f3284054b65b449--