Dear Friends of ISCA,

INTERSPEECH in August 20^th-24^th may seem quite some time away, but rest assured that activities are already in full swing here in Dublin in preparation for the conference (https://www.interspeech2023.org/). Our TPC Chairs are doing stellar work. Reviewing was double-blind for the first time this year, and we also successfully moved to CMT as our paper-review system. We are very grateful to our 1667 reviewers that gave their time to conducting approximately 6500 reviews. Our dedicated team of Area Chairs will gather in Dublin on 10/11^th May, where final decisions and session planning takes place. Given the high number of submissions, we are confident of delivering an outstanding, diverse technical program for you in person in Dublin this August.

Registration is now open (https://www.interspeech2023.org/registration/). If you already know you plan to attend the conference in August, we encourage you to register and book your accommodation early. Dublin is a busy tourist destination and our secured rates in hotels will not last until August. Please be aware that you can return to your registration at a later date to add on items e.g. Tutorials or Satellite events. We also have some basic information about visas at https://www.interspeech2023.org/faq/visas/ and recommend you check out what visa you require for Ireland in good time. Note that whilst Ireland is in the EU, it is not part of the Schengen area.

We look forward to offering you a warm welcome at INTERSPEECH in Dublin this summer.

Naomi Harte, Julie Carson-Berndsen, Gareth Jones,

General Chairs, INTERSPEECH 2023

info@interspeech2023.org