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Monday, August 10, 2020 by Chris Wellekens |
3-2-1 | (2020-08-16) 1st International Conference on Tone and Intonation (TAI), Sonderberg, Denmark (UPDATE) COVID 19 Unfortunately, I have to inform you today that we will have to cancel the TAI conference in Sonderborg, DK for this year (as well as its satellite event, 13th Nordic Prosody). This announcement makes me and the whole organization team very sad, especially because the planning process was already very advanced, including safety preparations such as masks for conference participants, and the first contributions have already been submitted. ***************** 'Tone and Intonation in a globalized, digital world' Sonderborg, Denmark 16-20 August 2020 The 1st edition of the Tone-and-Intonation (TAI) conference series is proudly hosted by the Centre of Industrial Electronics (CIE) at the University of Southern Denmark. Being a merger of the two former conference series TAL (Tonal Aspects of Languages) and TIE (Tone and Intonation in Europe), TAI 2020 welcomes contributions on phonetic and phonological analyses of prosody including (but not limited to) topics related to the production and perception of prosody and rhythm, the semantics and pragmatics of prosody, the acquisition and teaching of prosody in L1 and L2, and cross-linguistic comparisons of prosody. In addition, in TAI 2020 a number of sessions will be dedicated to the conference theme of globalization and digitization. In this context, we also encourage researchers of neighboring disciplines to submit papers related to tone and intonation to the conference. Globalization poses increasing challenges to both societies and individuals in terms of language contact and language acquisition. Digitization opens up new ways of human-human and human-machine interaction. In both contexts, tone and intonation are special linguistic, technical and didactic hurdles. Their better understanding not only has the potential for deeper insights into the nature of speech communication but can also decisively shape the communication of tomorrow. VENUE Centre of Industrial Electronics (CIE) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) on science campus Alsion, Sonderborg, Denmark (https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/centre+for+industrial+elektronics). The SDU is both the third-largest and the third-oldest Danish university. Since the introduction of the ranking systems in 2012, the University of Southern Denmark has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 young universities in the world by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings. The SDU is also among the top 20 universities in Scandinavia. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - Mariapaola D'Imperio (Rutgers University, USA) - Peggy Mok (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China) - Stefan Baumann (University of Cologne, Germany) - Hans Basböll (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
01 March 2020 Online abstract submission opens 01 November 2020 Deadline for the submission of a revised abstract and an optional 5-page full paper (4 pages of text plus 1 page for references only) Registrations are made through the conference website. Abstract and paper submission will be handled via the EasyChair platform. More detailed information about the submission procedure and about the abstract/paper formatting requirements will be available on the conference website soon. TAI 2020 is co-sponsored by ISCA (International Speech Communication Association) and the IPA (International Phonetic Association). We are pleased to offer 5 IPA Student Awards that will cover the early bird student registration fee. Further ISCA-sponsored grants (max. 3) might be added soon. Please check the website tai2020.org for further information on how to apply. Oliver Niebuhr Associate Professor of Communication & Innovation SDU Electrical Engineering CIE - Centre for Industrial Electronics
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3-2-2 | (2020-09-21) 11th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog System Technology (IWSDS2020), Madrid, Spain (UPDATED) The Information Processing and Telecommunications Center at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IPTC-UPM) in collaboration with Universidad de Granada are organizing the 11th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog System Technology (IWSDS2020) to be held in Madrid, Spain from September 21-23, 2020. We are now inviting paper submissions especially on the following topics:
However, submissions are not limited to these topics, therefore we are encouraging to submit papers in all areas of spoken dialogue systems. We particularly welcome papers that can be illustrated by a demonstration, and will organize the conference in order to best accommodate these papers, whatever their category. We distinguish between the following categories of regular submissions: Categories of submissions:
As usual, a selection of accepted papers will be published in a book by Springer following the conference (Springer LNEE series, SCOPUS and other important indexes).
Submission:Authors are requested to submit PDF files of their manuscripts using the paper submission system (EasyChair). IWSDS 2020 requires that all authors wishing to present a paper take into account:
NOTE: All submitted papers are subject to a single-blind review. The change in page limits is to accommodate responses to reviewer comments only.
Special Sessions and WorkshopsIn addition, IWSDS will host three special sessions and one workshop. Authors can submit specific papers to any of these using the same procedure as the regular papers but selecting the specific session during the submission process. For additional information about these special sessions and workshop please check the Special Session link:
Templates for formatting are available below:
Important datesPaper submission deadline: January 10, 2020 (23:59 Pacific Standard Time, GMT -8) Paper notification deadline: February 7, 2020 Camera ready papers due: February 21, 2020 Early bird registration ends: July 17, 2020 Website: https://www.iwsds.tech
Twitter: @iwsds2020
Supported by: SigDial and Colips
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3-2-3 | (2020-09-21) CALL for Workshops and Special Sessions for IWSDS 2020, Madrid, Spain (UPDATED) CALL for Workshops and Special Sessions for IWSDS 2020 Place: Madrid, Spain
Dates: September 21-23, 2020
Website: https://www.iwsds.tech
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (IWSDS) 2020 invites proposals for Workshops and Special Sessions in any topic related to the main conference theme: Conversational Dialogue Systems for the Next Decade. Authors are requested to submit PDF files (maximum three pages) of their proposal to iwsds2020@gmail.com The proposal must indicate:
Proposal submission deadline: September 13, 2019 Proposal acceptance notification: September 17, 2019 Important notice:
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3-2-4 | (2020-09-21) CfW and SS: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (IWSDS) 2020, Madrid Spain (UPDATED) The Information Processing and Telecommunications Center at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IPTC-UPM) in collaboration with Universidad de Granada are organizing the 11th International Workshop on Spoken Dialog System Technology (IWSDS2020) to be held in Madrid, Spain from September21-23, 2020. We are now inviting paper submissions especially on the following topics: List of Topics
However, submissions are not limited to these topics, therefore we are encouraging to submit papers in all areas of spoken dialogue systems. We particularly welcome papers that can be illustrated by a demonstration, and will organize the conference in order to best accommodate these papers, whatever their category. Submission GuidelinesAll papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.We distinguish between the following categories of regular submissions:
Authors are requested to submit PDF files of their manuscripts using the paper submission system (EasyChair). IWSDS 2020 requires that all authors wishing to present a paper take into account:
NOTE: All submitted papers are subject to a single-blind review. The change in page limits is to accommodate responses to reviewer comments only. As usual, a selection of accepted papers will be published in a book by Springer following the conference (Springer LNEE series, SCOPUS and other important indexes). Special Sessions and WorkshopsIn addition, IWSDS will host three special sessions and one workshop. Authors can submit specific papers to any of these using the same procedure as the regular papers but selecting the specific session during the submission process. For additional information about these special sessions and workshop please check the Special Session link:
Templates for formatting are available below: Important Dates
ContactAll questions about submissions should be emailed to iwsds2020@gmail.com SponsorsIWSDS2020 is sponsored by Universidd Politécnica de Madrid, SigDial, and Colips. CommitteesOrganizing Committee
Steering Committee
Senior Steering Committee
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3-2-5 | The International Conference 'Language Technologies for All (LT4All): a report. The International Conference 'Language Technologies for All (LT4All):
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