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Speech Communication Association (ESCA)
EUROSPEECH'97
5th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE=20
ON SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
RHODES, GREECE
22-25 SEPTEMBER 1997
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
AIMS
The Fifth biennial European Conference on Speech Communication and =
Technology, EUROSPEECH'97, of the European Speech Communication =
Association (ESCA), will be held on the island of Rhodes, Greece =
(instead of initially planned Patras), organised by the University of =
Patras, Wire Communications Laboratory. Rhodes is situated in the =
southern Aegean Sea, in the Mediterranean and it is famous all over the =
world for its natural beauty, its archeological treasures and its highly =
developed tourism. ESCA is the European organisation that promotes =
research, development and applications in SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND =
TECHNOLOGY. Host cities of the previous conferences were Paris (1989), =
Genova (1991), Berlin (1993) and Madrid (1995). The upcoming conference =
will gather and present in oral and poster sessions the latest =
developments in this field of major international importance. =
Furthermore it will include several keynote addresses by distinguished =
scientists. All presentations and printed material will be in English, =
which is the official language of the conference. In addition to the =
technical program, an exhibition of products, services and research =
results related to Speech and Language Communication and Technology will =
be held during the conference. Prospective authors are invited to =
propose papers in any of the listed technical areas. Following, basic =
information on the conference is given. Detailed information will be =
included in the main announcement to be launched in September 1996.
MAIN TECHNICAL AREAS
A. Speech production and perception
B. Phonetics and phonology
C. Prosody
D. Neurophysiology, psychoacoustics and psycholinguistics of speech
E. Auditory modelling
F. Speech analysis and modelling
G. Neural networks for speech and language processing
H. Robust speech processing, signal enhancement and noise reduction
I. Text-to-speech synthesis
J. Speech and audio coding and transmission
K. Speech recognition and understanding
L. Language modelling
M. Spoken dialogue systems design
N. Speaker and language recognition
O. Spoken language resources, assessment, standards and human factors
P. Multimodal speech and language processing=20
Q. Technology for speech and language acquisition and learning
R. Applications for speech, language and hearing disorders and aids for =
the communication impaired
S. Speech and language engineering for the telecommunications
T. Systems, hardware and architectures for speech processing
U. Applications of speech technology
V. Other related areas or emerging techniques and applications
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Abstracts of original, not elsewhere published papers may be submitted =
either by post (four copies must be submitted) or by e-mail in ascii =
form only. They must be received no later than 1 February 1997 together =
with the completed EUROSPEECH'97 Cover Form given below. Abstracts =
should not exceed two A4 pages (including figures and references). All =
submissions will be acknowledged. E-mail abstracts will be acknowledged =
within 24 hours. If they are not acknowledged, please check the e-mail =
address and resubmit. All abstracts will be refereed by the Scientific =
Programme Committee. Submission of an abstract implies a commitment to =
present the paper if accepted.=20
SUBMISSION ADDRESS:
EUROSPEECH'97
Wire Communications Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Patras
26110 Rion, Patras, GREECE
E-mail: Abstracts-EURO97@wcl.ee.upatras.gr
SCHEDULE
Submission of abstracts To be received by 1 February 1997
Notification of acceptance To be mailed out by 1 April 1997
Submission of photo-ready papers To be received by 20 May 1997
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Authors of accepted papers will be asked to send a typed manuscript. =
Details regarding the format of the papers will be sent together with =
the notification of acceptance. Photo-ready papers for printing will be =
required by 20 May 1997.
PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION=20
The authors of selected EUROSPEECH'97 papers will be invited by the =
Scientific Committee to submit extended version of their paper for =
publication to the Journal.
PROCEEDINGS
The Conference Proceedings (printed and CD-ROM) will be available to =
delegates at the conference.
VENUE
EUROSPEECH'97 will be held in the Convention Center of Rodos Palace =
Hotel. Rodos Palace is a 5 star hotel complex by the seashore, 4 km from =
the city of Rhodes. Easy access to the conference venue is provided by =
direct flights to Rhodes from many European cities, or via Athens.
CONFERENCE EXHIBITION
As in previous EUROSPEECH conferences, a scientific, technical and =
industrial exhibition will be held during EUROSPEECH'97. Companies, =
Research Institutes, Universities and Consortia of EU-supported projects =
will have the opportunity to show their products, prototypes and =
technologies. Further information on the exhibition is available from =
the Conference Secretariat.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation at Rodos Palace and other hotels at reduced prices will be =
offered to participants and accompanying persons.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Rhodes is a well known Greek island with a long history, significant =
ancient and medieval monuments and beautiful beaches. It is also a very =
cosmopolitan resort. A full social programme will be offered to =
delegates and their accompanying persons.
SATELLITE EVENTS
ESCA WORKSHOP ON INTONATION, 18-20 September 1997, at Athens, Greece.
Information contact: Antonis Botinis
Tel: +30 1 7211119
Fax: +30 1 7228981
E-mail: tonesca@di.uoa.gr
WWW server: http://www.di.uoa.gr/esca
Further events may be included in the announcement of September '96.
REGISTRATION FEES
Full and limited registration options for ESCA members, non-ESCA members =
and students will be offered. Details will be included in the =
announcement of September '96.
GRANTS
A restricted number of grants will be offered to students and young =
scientists. Details for applications will be provided in the =
announcement of September '96.
EUROPEAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (ESCA)
ESCA is a non-profit organization, whose objective is to promote speech =
communication science and technology in a European context. If you are =
interested in joining ESCA or need information about the association, =
please contact:
ESCA- EUROPEAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
ICP, Universit=E9 Stendal
BP 25, 38040 GRENOBLE Cedex, FRANCE
Tel: +33 76 82 43 36
Fax: +33 76 82 43 35
E-mail: esca@icp.grenet.fr
WWW server: http://ophale.icp.grenet.fr/esca/esca.html
ORGANIZERS
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
GEORGE KOKKINAKIS, Wire Communications Laboratory, University of Patras, =
Greece
CO-CHAIRMAN
GEORGE CARAYANNIS, Institute of Speech and Language Processing, Athens
SECRETARY
NIKOS FAKOTAKIS, Wire Communication Laboratory, University of Patras, =
Greece
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
B. ATAL, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, U.S.A.
C. BENOIT, ICP, Universit=E9 Stendhal, Grenoble, France
R. BILLI, CSELT, Torino, Italy
J. BLAUERT, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
L. BOVES, Nijmegen University, The Netherlands
A. BRADLEY, R.M.I.T., Melbourne, Australia
G. CARAYANNIS, Technical University of Athens, Greece
P. DALSGAARD, University of Aalborg, Denmark
V. DIGALAKIS, Technical University of Crete, Greece
N. FAKOTAKIS, WCL, University of Patras, Greece
K. FELLBAUM, Technical University of Berlin/Cottbus, Germany
H. FUJISAKI, Science University of Tokyo, Japan
S. FURUI, NTT, Tokyo, Japan
B. GRANSTR=D6M, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
M. JACK, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
F. JELINEK, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Y. KOSAREV, Russian Academy of Science, St-Petersburg, Russia
J. LLISTERRI, Universidad Aut=F3noma de Barcelona, Spain
H. MANGOLD, Daimler Benz, Ulm, Germany
J. MARIANI, LIMSI-CNSR, Orsay, France
R. MOORE, RSRE-DRA, Malvern, U.K.
J. MOURJOPOULOS, WCL, University of Patras, Greece
H. NEY, RWTH, Aachen, Germany
J. OHALA, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
D. O'SHAUGHNESSY, INSR-Telecom, University of Quebec, Canada
J. PARDO, Universidad Polit=E9cnica de Madrid, Spain
L. POLS, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. SCORDILIS, WCL, University of Patras, Greece
C. SORIN, CNET, Lannion, France
I. TRANCOSO, INESC, Lisboa, Portugal
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
CPR-Conference-Public Relations
EUROSPEECH'97
50, King George Sq.
26221 Patras, GREECE
Tel: +30 61 270 388
Fax: +30 61 223 335
E-mail: cpr@pat.forthnet.gr
REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
To ensure receipt of further information via post or e-mail, please send =
the following information to the Secretariat.
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INFORMATION REQUEST FORM
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Please strike out those of the following statements that are not =
relevant to you:
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EUROSPEECH'97 ABSTRACTS COVER FORM
Please attach this form to the maximum 2 page summary of your paper, =
answering concisely all questions. Missing information may cause your =
paper to be rejected.
1. Paper Title:
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2. Technical Area of paper according to the proposed list.
First Choice: Second Choice:
3. Provide information for each author in the order of names that will =
appear in the programme:
Last name First name Organization Telephone/Fax number E-mail
4. Name and address of author to contact:
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5. Describe concisely the problem that you have addressed and its =
importance:
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6. Describe the original contribution of your work, and compare it to =
previous work or to the work of other authors (give references at the =
end of your summary):
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7. Titles of other papers (if any) submitted by the author(s):
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