> European Speech Communication Association (ESCA) > > EUROSPEECH'97 > 5th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE=20 > ON SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY > RHODES, GREECE > 22-25 SEPTEMBER 1997 > > FINAL 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, = > organized by the University of Patras, Wire Communications Laboratory. = > Rhodes is situated in the southern Aegean Sea, in the Mediterranean and = > it is famous for its natural beauty, its archeological treasures and its = > highly developed tourism. ESCA is the European organization 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 include the latest developments in this field of major = > international importance, presented in oral and poster sessions . = > 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 prototypes = > 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. > TECHNICAL AREAS > A. Speech production and perception > B. Phonetics and phonology > C. Prosody > D. Neurophysiology, psychoacoustics and psycholinguistics of speech > E. Auditory modeling > F. Speech analysis and modeling > 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 modeling > 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 postcript = > or ascii format only. They must be received no later than 1 February = > 1997 together with the completed EUROSPEECH'97 Abstracts 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. > > ABSTRACTS 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 > > > SPECIAL SESSIONS > > EUROSPEECH'97 will include a Special Session on "Education for Language = > & Speech Communication Sciences", which aims to address educational = > issues of Phonetics, Spoken Language Engineering, Speech and Language = > Therapy, Computer assisted learning (CAL) and the use of internet. = > Abstracts submitted for this session must be indicated in the space = > provided in the Abstracts Cover Form. For more information please = > contact: > Gerrit Bloothooft =20 > Research Institute for Language and Speech (OTS) > Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht, The Netherlands > Phone: +31.30.2536042 > Fax: +31.30.2536000 > Email: Gerrit.Bloothooft@let.ruu.nl > > 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 an extended version of their paper for = > publication in the Journal of Speech Communication. > > > PROCEEDINGS > The Conference Proceedings, in printed volumes and CD-ROM, will be = > available to delegates at the conference. > > > VENUE > > EUROSPEECH'97 will be held in the Convention Centre of Rodos Palace = > Hotel. Rodos Palace is a five-star hotel complex by the seashore, 12 km = > from the international airport and only 4 km from the city of Rhodes. It = > is set on a 30-acre site and includes an elegant tower building, vast = > gardens with bungalows and excellent sport facilities. The Convention = > Centre itself is a high-standard complex capable of serving up to 3500 = > delegates. Easy access to the island 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 and from our web site at: > http://www.cti.gr/~ee-www/ > > > ACCOMMODATION > > Accommodation at Rodos Palace and other nearby hotels at reduced prices = > will be offered to participants > and accompanying persons. Rodos Palace offers a wide choice among rooms, = > suites, apartments and bungalows. > > > 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 including an excursion to = > ancient Lindos 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 > > EU SPEECH PROJECTS DAY, Monday, 22 September 1997, 9:00-13:00, = > Convention Centre, Rodos Palace Hotel, Rhodes, Greece. > Information contact: Giovanni Battista Varile > European Commission, DG XIII E5 - Language Engineering > Tel: +352 430 132 867 Fax: +352 430 134 999 > E-mail: Giovanni.Varile@lux.dg13.cec.be > > COCOSDA WORKSHOP'97 (The International Coordinating Committee for Speech = > Databases and Speech I/O Systems Assessment), Friday, 26 September 1997, = > 9:00-13:00, Convention Centre, Rodos Palace Hotel. > Information contact: Mark Liberman > University of Pennsylvania > Tel: +1 215 898 0464 Fax: +1 215 573 2175 > E-mail: myl@unagi.cis.upenn.edu > European Tutorial & Research Workshop on AUDIO-VISUAL SPEECH PROCESSING: = > Computational & Cognitive Science Approaches, 27-28 September 1997, = > Centre, Rodos Palace Hotel, Rhodes (Greece). > Information contact: Christian BENOIT > Institut de la Communication Parlee, UPRESA CNRS No 5009, Universite = > Stendhal,=20 > BP 25 X, F38040 Grenoble Cedex 9, FRANCE > Tel: (+33).4.76.82.43.36 Fax: (+33).4.76.82.43.35 > E-mail: benoit@icp.grenet.fr > Web page: http://ophale.icp.grenet.fr/ > > COST WORKSHOP (Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical = > research), 26-27 September 1997, Athens, Greece. Information contacts: > COST 249 COST 250 > Continuous Speech Recognition Speaker Recognition in Telephony > Jean Pierre Martens Andrea Paoloni > Tel: +32 91 264 3395 Tel: +39 6 5480 3351 > Fax: +32 91 264 3594 Fax: +39 6 5480 4405 > E-mail: martens@elis.rug.ac.be E-mail: pao@fub.it > > > REGISTRATION OPTIONS AND FEES > Full and limited registration options for ESCA members, non-ESCA members = > and students are offered.=20 > All registration options include: > - Transportation between the Rhodes airport and the Conference venue the = > days before and after the Conference. > - CD-ROM Proceedings. > - Reception. > - Three Lunches (student lunches will be different). > - Coffee and refreshments during session breaks. > > The full registration option will also include: (a) Hard copy of the = > Conference Proceedings, (b) Banquet, and (c) Excursion to ancient = > Lindos. > > > The fees schedule for payments made before 1 July 1997 is as follows: > > (A) Full Registration > ESCA Member, ECU 390 > Non- ESCA Member (1), ECU 435 > Non- ESCA Member Special Package (2), ECU 480 > > (B) Limited Registration > ESCA Member, ECU 310 > Non- ESCA Member (1), ECU 355 > Non- ESCA Member Special Package (2), ECU 400 > > (C) Student Registration > ESCA Member, ECU 125 > Non- ESCA Member (1), ECU 140 > Non- ESCA Member Special Package (2), ECU 155 > > ------- > (1) This fee entitles the participant to an ESCA membership for one year = > (1997) if desired. > (2) An ESCA membership for two years (1997, 1998) is included in this = > fee. > ------ > After 1 July 1997 registration with increased fees can be made until 1 = > September 1997 and on site. Registration fees will be paid in Greek = > currency (drachmas - Dra). The corresponding prices in Dra will be given = > in the registration form. > > > GRANTS > Grants will be offered to students and scientists (age < 40) needing = > financial assistance, as follows: > * 20 Grants including free registration, accommodation and full board > * Grants including only free registration > * Grants covering part of the transportation costs. > > Submission of a paper is a prerequisite. Preference to applicants from = > Eastern Europe and to those with accepted papers will be given. > > Applications should be sent only by post together with the abstract of = > the paper to the "Abstracts Submission Address" given above, including: > * Application form (given below) completely filled out. > * Curriculum Vitae including publications (if any) > * Letter of Recommendation from the Director of the Laboratory the = > applicant belongs to with justification of the needed grant. > > > > 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 4 76 82 43 36 > Fax: +33 4 76 82 43 35 > E-mail: esca@icp.grenet.fr > WWW server: http://ophale.icp.grenet.fr/esca/esca.html > > > > LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE > Tel: +30 61 991 722 > Fax: +30 61 991 855 > E-mail: Eurospeech97@wcl.ee.upatras.gr > > GENERAL CHAIRMAN > GEORGE KOKKINAKIS, Wire Communications Laboratory (WCL), University of = > Patras, Greece > CO-CHAIRMAN > GEORGE CARAYANNIS, Technical University of Athens and the Institute of = > Speech and Language Processing (ISLP), Athens, Greece > SECRETARY > NIKOS FAKOTAKIS, WCL, University of Patras, Greece > > > SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME > Michael Scordilis, WCL, University of Patras > PROCEEDINGS > Michael Logothetis, WCL, University of Patras > REGISTRATION/FINANCES > Panagiota Bobolas, WCL, University of Patras > PUBLICITY > Sofia Antonakopoulou, WCL, University of Patras > EXHIBITION > Evangelos Dermatas, WCL, University of Patras > HOTEL ACCOMMODATION > Sofia Antonakopoulou, WCL, University of Patras > SOCIAL ACTIVITIES > Vassilis Stylianakis, WCL, University of Patras > AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT > John Mourjopoulos, WCL, University of Patras > Dimitris Galanis, WCL, University of Patras > ORAL SESSIONS > Michael Scordilis, WCL, University of Patras > POSTER SESSIONS > Vassilis Darsinos, WCL, University of Patras > SPONSORS > Dimitris Lymberopoulos, WCL, University of Patras > ATHENS CONNECTION > Ioannis Dologlou, ISLP, Athens > Petros Maragos, ISLP, Athens > > > > > INTERNATIONAL 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 > > > LOCAL COMMITTEE > > Wire Communications Laboratory > EUROSPEECH'97 > University of Patras > 26 110 Rion, Patras, GREECE > Tel: +30 61 991 722 > Fax: +30 61 991 855 > E-mail: Eurospeech97@wcl.ee.upatras.gr > > > WEB-SITE > The Call for Papers, Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors, all necessary = > forms, and continuously updated information about the Conference, as = > well as about Greece and Rhodes, can be found at our web site at: > http://www.cti.gr/~ee-www/ > > > 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: > =20 > =20 > 2. Technical Area of paper according to the proposed list. > First Choice: Second Choice: =09 > Special Session on "Education for Language & Speech Communication = > Sciences" [ ] > > 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: > =20 > > 5. Describe concisely the problem that you have addressed and its = > importance: > =20 > 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): > =20 > > 7. Titles of other papers (if any) submitted by the author(s):