Dear ISCA members: 

Those who have plans to organize INTERSPEECH 2017 are encouraged to 

submit their proposals to: conferences@isca-speech.org before 

November 1, 2013. A proposal must be submitted by the interested institution, 

usually by the person who will act as chairman of the conference, including the 

basic proposed data such as: 

** Name and position of the proposed General Chair and Vice Chair or Chairpersons 

** Proposed period in September/October when the conference would be held 

* The institution assuming financial responsibility for the conference 

** The city and conference center proposed (with information on that center's capacity) 

* Information on transportation and housing for conference participants 

* Commercial conference organizer (if any) to be employed 

* Likely support from local bodies (e.g. governmental) 

* Preliminary budget and fees (not exceeding a prescribed limit) 

* Other information supporting the application 

If you need more time to prepare all the information above, let us know

 'basic information' indicated by '**' temporarily. 

Do not hesitate to ask us, if you have any questions. 

A standard bid and budget template can be downloaded 

from http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/conferences.

Keikichi Hirose Nick Campbell (Conferences, ISCA Board)