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ISCApad #198 |
| Sunday, December 14, 2014 by Chris Wellekens |
2 ISCA News
| 2-1 | Message from Kate Knill, board member, responsible for Fellow nomination and Industrial relations Dear Members, Since its introduction in 2007, ISCA's Fellows Program has recognised and honoured 46 outstanding members who have made significant contributions to the field of speech communication science and technology. Nominations are now open for the 2015 ISCA Fellows which will be presented at Interspeech 2015 in Dresden. Any ISCA member can make a nomination.
To qualify for this distinction, a candidate must have been an ISCA member for five years or more with a minimum of ten years experience in the field. A Fellow may be recognised by their outstanding technical contributions and/or continued significant service to ISCA. The supporting case for the candidate's nomination should include up to 3 major contributions which have had impact on the speech community and/or society in general. A nomination should be supported by 4 references from ISCA Fellows/Board Members. Current ISCA Board members are not eligible for nomination. Fellow Selection Committee members will avoid writing references for Fellow candidates. The total number selected in any one year will not exceed one-third percent of the total ISCA membership in that year. Nominations should be sent to 'fellows_nomination [at] isca-speech.org' by February 10. Those who plan to nominate are strongly advised to write brief information on candidates (candidate's name and affiliation) to the above address before January 10 with your names and contacting e-mail address. Further information and nomination and reference forms can be found at: http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/honors/fellows Kate Knill
responsible for Fellow nomination and Industrial relations
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| 2-2 | Interspeech 2013 abstracts and papers The abstracts of Interspeech 2013 papers are now accessible on our Website at www.isca-speech.org/archive/interspeech_2013. The full text of papers can be reached by the members only on www.isca-speech.org/archive/archive_papers/interspeech_2013.
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| 2-3 | Videos of Interspeech conferencesVideo archives are available in
http://www.isca-speech.org/iscaweb/index.php/archive/video-archive
where keynote speeches from IS 2007, 2010 and 2011 can be seen. Very soon we will have
the material for IS 2012 as well.
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| 2-4 | Updates from INTERSPEECH 2015 Updates from INTERSPEECH 2015 Dear colleague, Interspeech 2015 in Dresden is approaching at an increasing pace, and the entire team of organizers is trying to ensure that you will get a conference which meets all, and hopefully surpasses some, of your expectations. Regarding the usual program of oral and poster sessions, special sessions and challenges, keynotes, tutorials and satellite workshops, the responsible team is working hard to ensure that you will get a program which is not only of respectable breadth and depth, but which also tackles a couple of innovative topics, some of them centered around the special topic of the conference “Speech beyond speech: Towards a better understanding of our most important biosignal”, some of them also addressing other emergent topics. We would particularly like to draw your attention to the approaching deadlines: In addition to regular papers, we will also experiment with a virtual attendance format for persons who are – mainly for visa or health reasons – not able to come to Dresden to present their paper. For these persons, a limited number of technology-equipped poster boards will be available where online presentations can be held. The number of virtual attendance slots is strictly limited (thus potentially leading to a lower acceptance rate). The corresponding papers have to pass the normal review process, but the deadline will most probably be around 14 days before the normal paper submission deadline. More details on this format will be announced soon. In the upcoming months, we will keep you updated via this thread, and we will present some historical instruments and techniques related to speech technology which nicely illustrate that Dresden has a rich history in speech science and technology. Interspeech 2015 will hopefully contribute to this history with the latest scientific and technological advances. The entire organizing team is looking forward to welcoming you in Dresden. On behalf of the organizing team,
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