Dear ISCA members:

Those who have plans to organize INTERSPEECH 2019 are encouraged to

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

November 1, 2015. 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 when the conference would be held (between end of August and beginning of October)

* 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)