Dear ISCA members,

We hope some of you celebrate a happy lunar new year, and many of you are working hard for Interspeech paper submissions. Here are important up-to-date notices from ISCA.

1. Distinguished Lecturer nomination

The Distinguished Lecturer (DL) program is an outreach activity which funds ISCA scientists to undertake lecture tours to parts of the world where our research field is not well represented. We make one DL appointment per year, with a term of two years, so that 2 DLs are active at any time. DL must commit to at least two lecture tours in the two-year term. The deadline for nominations is February 10. The details and the nomination form are available on the webpage.

2. ISCA Fellow nominations

ISCA Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the science and technology of speech communication. To qualify for this distinction, a candidate must have been an ISCA member for five years or more with a minimum of ten years of experience in the field. Nominations may be made by any ISCA member. The deadline for nominations is March 1. The details and the nomination form can be found on the webpage.

3. ISCA board member nomination

The ISCA Board has 15 members. Members are elected to the Board for four years, and no member may serve for more than two consecutive terms. This year, nine members will be elected for the 2025-2029 term. The deadline for nominations is March 15. Please be aware that the board members must have a strong commitment to the management of ISCA, including attendance at meetings, voting on many motions, and taking on roles such as conference organization and technical activities. The details and the nomination form are available on the webpage.

4. Paper submission to Interspeech 2025

The paper submission deadline for Interspeech 2025 is February 12. Please check the conference website. We are also looking for reviewers. If you are interested in reviewing, please see the ISCA page to sign up. We hope we will see you in Rotterdam this August.

This message was drafted by Secretary General Tatsuya Kawahara on behalf of President Odette Scharenborg.