Subject: [AUDITORY] Interspeech 2019 in Graz/Austria From: =?utf-8?Q?Bj=C3=B6rn_Schuller?= <schuller@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:05:20 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail=_2625ECDD-F34B-4390-B3D2-E62236A38744 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Welcome to INTERSPEECH 2019 - Willkommen in Graz, Austria, Sept 15-19, = 2019 https://www.interspeech2019.org <https://www.interspeech2019.org/> INTERSPEECH is the world=E2=80=98s largest and most comprehensive = conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. = INTERSPEECH conferences emphasize interdisciplinary approaches = addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, ranging from = basic theories to advanced applications. In addition to regular oral and = poster sessions, INTERSPEECH 2019 will feature plenary talks by = internationally renowned experts, tutorials, survey presentations, = special sessions and challenges, show & tell sessions, and exhibits. A = number of satellite events will also take place a round INTERSPEECH = 2019. Crossroads of Speech and Language - Our conference theme comprises three = key elements important in speech research today: language diversity, = diversity of applications, and diversity of representation. A complete = list of the scientific areas and topics including special sessions is = available at https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/areas-and-topics/. = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/areas-and-topics/> Important Dates Coming Up Soon - Paper submission deadline: March 29, 2019 Our paper submission portal is open - see https://www.interspeech2019 = .org/authors/paper_submission/ = <https://www.interspeech2019%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.org/authors/paper_sub= mission/> - Early-bird deadline for exhibitors: March 31, 2019 See = http://www.interspeech2019.org/sponsorship_and_exhibition/letter_to_our_pa= rtners = <http://www.interspeech2019.org/sponsorship_and_exhibition/letter_to_our%2= 0%20%20%20%20%20%20%20_partners> - Proposals due for Show& Tell: April 26, 2019 See Call for Show & Tell Demonstrations at https://www.interspeech2019. = org/calls/show_and_tell/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20org/calls/show_and_te= ll/> - Proposals due for Survey Presentations: May 3, 2019 See Call for Survey Presentations at = https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/%20surveys/> - Paper acceptance/rejection notification: June 17, 2019 - Graz Convention Bureau hotel booking deadline: August 1, 2019 Rooms will go fast - don't delay your booking! See = https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/accomodation/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/accomodation/> INTERSPEECH 2019 is the 20th Annual Conference of the International = Speech Communication Association ISCA and this anniversary edition will = introduce several innovative features. These innovations will certainly = contribute to raise the attractiveness of the conference beyond the high = levels developed already over the past two decades: With the highly appreciated support by our generous sponsors, we are = able to lower the fees for both full and student registrations. As ISCA = will continue its tradition of supporting a sizeable number of student = travel grants, we are confident to raise the number of participants to a = new all-time record. Childcare =E2=80=93 the INTERSPEECH Kids: Bring your family along to = Graz, Austria! Childcare will be provided free of charge for conference = participants. For terms and conditions, see the conference webpage = https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/childcare/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/childcare/>. = Furthermore, an INTERSPEECH parenting community has been set up on the = collaboration platform Slack. To secure a place for your kids, we = recommend to apply for either service at your earliest convenience by = sending email to childcare@xxxxxxxx = <mailto:childcare@xxxxxxxx>. For our Show & Tell Demonstrations we have evolved the submission format = in order to improve the reviewing process. Therefore, next to a two-page = description, we ask for the upload of a simple video of your = demonstration that will help deciding which demonstrations will raise = the highest interest at the conference. For more details see = https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/show_and_tell/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/show_and_tell/>. Survey presentations are a new addition to the technical program. They = will be scheduled at the start of suitable oral presentation sessions, = and will be allocated a 40-minute time slot for presentation and = discussion. Presentations should aim to give an overview of the = state-of-the-art for a specific topic covered by one or more of the main = technical areas of the conference. The presenters will also be invited = to submit survey papers to the ISCA supported journals of Computer, = Speech and Language and Speech Communication. For further details, see = our Call for Survey Presentations = https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/ = <https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/>. Hackathons will set a stimulating atmosphere for the most creative = developers in our community and beyond: through jams and challenges, we = will bring together some of our brightest minds, students who are speech = science and technology aficionados and who come to Graz as conference = participants, as well as students who are representing the highly = interdisciplinary community of several partner universities in Graz and = beyond. Watch out for details to appear soon on our website and if you = are interested in particpating, get in touch with our hackathon chairs = at hackathon@xxxxxxxx <mailto:hackathon@xxxxxxxx>. We look forward to receiving your submissions and to your participation = in INTERSPEECH 2019! We strive to make this a memorable event for all of = you - one highlight to watch out for will be the Dancing INTERSPEECH = Soir=C3=A9e, An Austrian Ballroom Extravaganza at Congress Graz. If you = have time to arrive a few days earlier, you can enjoy the "Aufsteirern" = festival of Styrian folk culture = https://www.aufsteirern.at/aufsteirern/english-information/ = <https://www.aufsteirern.at/aufsteirern/english-information/> and right = after the conference the "Steirische Herbst" takes over - a contemporary = arts festival of all genres https://www.steirischerherbst.at/en = <https://www.steirischerherbst.at/en>. Gernot Kubin and Zdravko Ka=C4=8Di=C4=8D (General Chairs) =20 Thomas Hain and Bj=C3=B6rn Schuller (Technical Program Chairs)= --Apple-Mail=_2625ECDD-F34B-4390-B3D2-E62236A38744 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><p = class=3D""><b class=3D"">Welcome to INTERSPEECH 2019 - Willkommen = in Graz, Austria, Sept 15-19, 2019</b><br class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org" style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org</a><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p= class=3D"">INTERSPEECH is the world=E2=80=98s largest and most = comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken = language processing. INTERSPEECH conferences emphasize interdisciplinary = approaches addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, = ranging from basic theories to advanced applications. In addition to = regular oral and poster sessions, INTERSPEECH 2019 will feature plenary = talks by internationally renowned experts, tutorials, survey = presentations, special sessions and challenges, show & tell = sessions, and exhibits. A number of satellite events will also take = place a round INTERSPEECH 2019.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b = class=3D"">Crossroads of Speech and Language</b> - Our conference = theme comprises three key elements important in speech research today: = language diversity, diversity of applications, and diversity of = representation. A complete list of the scientific areas and topics = including special sessions is available at <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/areas-and-topics/" = style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/areas-and-topics/.</a><o:= p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b class=3D"">Important Dates = Coming Up Soon</b><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">- Paper = submission deadline: March 29, 2019<br class=3D"">Our paper submission = portal is open - see <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.org/authors/pa= per_submission/" style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019 = .org/authors/paper_submission/</a><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p = class=3D"">- Early-bird deadline for exhibitors: March 31, 2019<br = class=3D"">See <a = href=3D"http://www.interspeech2019.org/sponsorship_and_exhibition/letter_t= o_our%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20_partners" style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">http://www.interspeech2019.org/sponsorship_and_exhibition/lette= r_to_our_partners</a><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">- Proposals = due for Show& Tell: April 26, 2019<br class=3D"">See Call for Show = & Tell Demonstrations at <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20org/calls/show= _and_tell/" style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019. org/calls/show_and_tell/</a><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">- Proposals due for Survey = Presentations: May 3, 2019<br class=3D"">See Call for Survey = Presentations at <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/%20surveys/" style=3D"color:= purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/</a><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">- Paper acceptance/rejection = notification: June 17, 2019<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">- Graz = Convention Bureau hotel booking deadline: August 1, 2019<br = class=3D"">Rooms will go fast - don't delay your booking! See <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/accomodation/" = style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/accomodation/<= /a><o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">INTERSPEECH 2019 is the 20th = Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association = ISCA and this anniversary edition will <b class=3D"">introduce = several innovative features</b>. These innovations will certainly = contribute to raise the attractiveness of the conference beyond the high = levels developed already over the past two decades:<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">With the highly appreciated support = by our generous sponsors, we are able to <b class=3D"">lower the = fees </b>for both full and student registrations. As ISCA will = continue its tradition of supporting a sizeable number of student travel = grants, we are confident to raise the number of participants to a new = all-time record.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b = class=3D"">Childcare =E2=80=93 the INTERSPEECH Kids</b>: Bring your = family along to Graz, Austria! Childcare will be provided free of charge = for conference participants. For terms and conditions, see the = conference webpage <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/childcare/" = style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/venue_and_travel/childcare/</a>= . Furthermore, an INTERSPEECH parenting community has been set up on the = collaboration platform Slack. To secure a place for your kids, we = recommend to apply for either service at your earliest convenience by = sending email to <a href=3D"mailto:childcare@xxxxxxxx" = style=3D"color: purple;" class=3D"">childcare@xxxxxxxx</a>.<o:p= class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">For our Show & Tell = Demonstrations we have evolved the submission format in order to improve = the reviewing process. Therefore, next to a two-page description, we ask = for the <b class=3D"">upload of a simple video of your = demonstration</b> that will help deciding which demonstrations will = raise the highest interest at the conference. For more details = see <a href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/show_and_tell/" = style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/show_and_tell/</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b class=3D"">Survey = presentations</b> are a new addition to the technical program. = They will be scheduled at the start of suitable oral presentation = sessions, and will be allocated a 40-minute time slot for presentation = and discussion. Presentations should aim to give an overview of the = state-of-the-art for a specific topic covered by one or more of the main = technical areas of the conference. The presenters will also be invited = to submit survey papers to the ISCA supported journals of Computer, = Speech and Language and Speech Communication. For further details, see = our Call for Survey Presentations <a = href=3D"https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/" style=3D"color: = purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.interspeech2019.org/calls/surveys/</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b class=3D"">Hackathons </b>will = set a stimulating atmosphere for the most creative developers in our = community and beyond: through jams and challenges, we will bring = together some of our brightest minds, students who are speech science = and technology aficionados and who come to Graz as conference = participants, as well as students who are representing the highly = interdisciplinary community of several partner universities in Graz and = beyond. Watch out for details to appear soon on our website and if you = are interested in particpating, get in touch with our hackathon chairs = at <a href=3D"mailto:hackathon@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"color: = purple;" class=3D"">hackathon@xxxxxxxx</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D""><b class=3D"">We look forward to = receiving your submissions and to your participation in INTERSPEECH = 2019!</b> We strive to make this a memorable event for all of you = - <b class=3D"">one highlight to watch out for will be the Dancing = INTERSPEECH Soir=C3=A9e, An Austrian Ballroom Extravaganza at Congress = Graz</b>. If you have time to arrive a few days earlier, you can enjoy = the "Aufsteirern" festival of Styrian folk culture <a = href=3D"https://www.aufsteirern.at/aufsteirern/english-information/" = style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.aufsteirern.at/aufsteirern/english-information/</a>= and right after the conference the "Steirische Herbst" takes over = - a contemporary arts festival of all genres <a = href=3D"https://www.steirischerherbst.at/en" style=3D"color: purple;" = class=3D"">https://www.steirischerherbst.at/en</a>.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"">Gernot Kubin and Zdravko Ka=C4=8Di=C4=8D= (General Chairs) <br class=3D"">Thomas Hain and Bj=C3=B6rn = Schuller (Technical Program Chairs)</p></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_2625ECDD-F34B-4390-B3D2-E62236A38744--