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<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT
face="Courier New">*********************************************************<BR> TSD
2002 - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR
PAPERS<BR>*********************************************************</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">Fifth International Conference on
TEXT, SPEECH and DIALOGUE<BR>(TSD 2002)<BR>Brno, Czech Republic, 9-12 September
2002<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.fi.muni.cz/tsd2002/"><FONT
face="Courier New">http://www.fi.muni.cz/tsd2002/</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">The conference is organised by
the Faculty of Informatics,<BR>Masaryk University, Brno and the Faculty of
Applied Sciences,<BR>University of West Bohemia, Pilsen. The conference is
supported <BR>by International Speech Communication Association.
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">TSD SERIES</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>TSD series evolved as a prime forum for
interaction between<BR>researchers in both spoken and written language
processing<BR>from the former East Block countries and their Western
colleagues.<BR>Proceedings of TSD form a book published by Springer-Verlag in
<BR>their Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">TOPICS</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Topics of the TSD 2002 conference will
include<BR>(but are not limited to):<BR>text corpora;<BR>automatic
morphology;<BR>word sense disambiguation;<BR>lexical semantics and semantic
networks;<BR>parsing and part-of-speech tagging;<BR>machine
translation;<BR>multi-lingual issues;<BR>information retrieval;<BR>text/topic
summarization;<BR>knowledge representation and reasoning;<BR>speech
modeling;<BR>speech coding;<BR>speech segmentation;<BR>speech
prosody;<BR>automatic speech recognition;<BR>text-to-speech
synthesis;<BR>speaker identification and verification;<BR>dialogue
systems;<BR>development of dialogue strategies;<BR>prosody and emotions in
dialogues;<BR>user modeling;<BR>assistive technologies based on speech and
dialogue;<BR>markup languages related to speech and dialogue (VoiceXML, SSML,
...).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Papers on processing of languages other
than English<BR>are strongly encouraged.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">PROGRAM
COMMITTEE</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Frederick Jelinek, USA (general chair)
<BR>Hynek Hermansky, USA (executive chair) <BR>Eneko Agirre, Spain <BR>Genevieve
Baudoin, France <BR>Attila Ferencz, Romania <BR>Eva Hajicova, Czech Rep.
<BR>Jaroslava Hlavacova, Czech Rep. <BR>Eduard Hovy, USA <BR>Ivan Kopecek, Czech
Rep. <BR>Steven Krauwer, The Netherlands <BR>Ramesh Krishnamurthy, GB <BR>Vaclav
Matousek, Czech Rep. <BR>Elmar Noeth, Germany <BR>Karel Oliva, Austria <BR>Karel
Pala, Czech Rep. <BR>Nikola Pavesic, Slovenia <BR>Vladimir Petkevic, Czech Rep.
<BR>Josef Psutka, Czech Rep. <BR>Leon Rothkrantz, The Netherlands <BR>E.G.
Schukat-Talamazzini, Germany <BR>Pavel Skrelin, Russia <BR>Taras Vintsiuk,
Ukraine <BR>Yorick Wilks, GB </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Batusek Robert, Cenek Pavel, Gaura Pavel,
Horak Ales, <BR>Janouskova Dagmar, Komarkova Dana (secretary), <BR>Kopecek Ivan
(co-chair), Pala Karel (co-chair), Povolny Martin,<BR>Smrz Pavel, Sojka Petr,
Veber Marek,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">FORMAT OF THE
CONFERENCE</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The conference program will include oral
presentations and <BR>poster/demonstration sessions with sufficient time <BR>for
discussions of the issues raised. The program will <BR>also involve short
communications and reports about ongoing <BR>projects. The latter types of
contributions will not appear <BR>in the proceedings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Faculty of Informatics has at its disposal
a fast internet <BR>connection allowing internet-based projects to be
demonstrated. <BR>The faculty network provides a wireless (IEEE 802.11b - WiFi)
<BR>connection to the internet as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Wednesday afternoon of the conference
is reserved for a trip <BR>to the South Moravian region Lednice - Valtice. We
will see the <BR>chateau at Lednice with its large botanical gardens and
<BR>beautiful surroundings. In the evening there will be the <BR>conference
dinner in the famous wine cellar in Valtice chateau, <BR>where a traditional
cembalon band will play. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>TSD 2002 is supported by International
Speech Communication <BR>Association (ISCA). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">The organizing committee will provide
grants for participants <BR>from East European countries (Russia, Belarus, the
Ukraine, <BR>...). To apply for a grant, send an email to </FONT><A
href="mailto:tsd2002@fi.muni.cz"><FONT
face="Courier New">tsd2002@fi.muni.cz</FONT></A><FONT face="Courier New">
<BR>with subject 'Grant Application', in which you briefly describe <BR>the
reasons for your application. Each applicant must send a <BR>separate
e-mail.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">SUBMISSION OF
PAPERS</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">Authors are invited to submit a full
paper not exceeding 8 <BR>pages. Those accepted will be presented as oral
lectures. <BR>Authors are invited to submit a short paper not exceeding 4
<BR>pages. Those accepted are for poster presentation. The authors <BR>are asked
to send their papers using the online form accessible <BR>from the conference
website (in the case of troubles they may <BR>send the submission to </FONT><A
href="mailto:tsd2002@fi.muni.cz"><FONT
face="Courier New">tsd2002@fi.muni.cz</FONT></A><FONT face="Courier New">
electronically). <BR>Advance registration and payment for the conference fee is
<BR>mandatory. Simultaneous submissions to other conferences are not
<BR>allowed.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">The authors are strongly encouraged
to write their papers in TeX <BR>or LaTeX formats. These formats are neccesary
for the final <BR>versions of the papers to be (that will be) published in the
<BR>Springer Lecture Notes. The paper format has to be either PDF or
<BR>Postscript file with all required fonts included. Upon <BR>notification of
acceptance, presenters will receive further <BR>information on submitting their
camera-ready and electronic <BR>sources (for detailed instructions on the final
paper format see <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html.)"><FONT
face="Courier New">http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html.)</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Authors are invited to present actual
projects, developed <BR>software or interesting material relevant to the topics
of the <BR>conference. The demonstration papers will not appear in the
<BR>Proceedings of TSD 2002. The authors of the demonstration should <BR>provide
the abstract not exceeding one page.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>IMPORTANT DATES</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Submission of full papers and short papers
(submitting a paper <BR>is considered as preliminary registration):<BR>March 15,
2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Notification of acceptance sent to the
authors:<BR>April 30, 2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Final papers (camera ready) and
registration:<BR>May 31, 2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Submission of demonstration papers:<BR>July
31, 2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Conference date:<BR>September 9-12,
2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The contributions to the conference will be
published in<BR>proceedings that will be made available to participants
at<BR>the time of the conference.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The official language of the conference is
English.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">CONFERENCE
FEES</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The conference fee depends on the date of
payment and on your <BR>status. It includes one copy of the proceedings,
refreshments, <BR>social events and a daytrip. The fee does not include
<BR>accommodation and meals.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Full participant:<BR>Early payment (by May
15th): Euro 250<BR>Late payment (by August 15th): Euro 300<BR>On-site
payment: Euro 350</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Student:<BR>Early payment (by May
15th): Euro 150<BR>Late payment (by August 15th): Euro 200<BR>On-site
payment: Euro 250</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The payment may be refunded up until August
15th at the cost <BR>of 50 Euros. No refund is possible after this
date.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">ACCOMMODATION</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The organizing committee will arrange an
accommodation in a <BR>student dormitories in a walking distance from the place
of the <BR>Conference at a reasonable price. The actual list of available
<BR>hotels and prices will be accessible at the website.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">ADDRESS</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>All correspondence regarding the conference
should be addressed to:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Courier New">Dana Komarkova<BR>TSD 2002 Faculty of
Informatics<BR>Masaryk University<BR>Botanická 68a<BR>CZ-602 00 Brno<BR>Czech
Republic<BR>telephone: +420 5 41 512 359<BR>fax: +420 5 41 212 568<BR>e-mail:
</FONT><A href="mailto:tsd2002@fi.muni.cz"><FONT
face="Courier New">tsd2002@fi.muni.cz</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Courier New">The
official TSD 2002 homepage is: </FONT><A
href="http://www.fi.muni.cz/tsd2002/"><FONT
face="Courier New">http://www.fi.muni.cz/tsd2002/</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face="Courier New">LOCATION</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The conference will take place at the
Faculty of Informatics,<BR>Masaryk University, Brno, Czech
Republic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Brno is the the second largest city in the
Czech Republic with <BR>population of almost 400,000, and is the country's
judiciary and <BR>trade-fair centre. Brno is the capital of Moravia, which is in
<BR>the south-east part of the Czech Republic. It had been the King's <BR>town
since 1347 and with its six Universities it forms a cultural <BR>center of the
region.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Brno can be reached easily by direct trains
or buses from <BR>Prague (200 km) or Vienna (130 km).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For the participants with some extra time,
some nearby<BR>places may also be of interest. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The local ones include:<BR>Brno Castle now
called Spilberk, Veveri Castle, Old and New<BR>City Halls, the Augustine
Monastery with St. Thomas Church<BR>and crypt of Moravian Margraves, Church of
St. James, Bishops<BR>Church of St. Peter & Paul, Cartesian Monastery in
Kralovo Pole,<BR>famous villa Tugendhat designed by Mies van der Rohe<BR>and
other important buildings of between-war Czech architecture.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For those willing to venture out of Brno,
Moravian Karst with <BR>Macocha Chasm and Punkva caves, battlefield of Battle of
three <BR>emperors (Napoleon, Russian Alexander and Austrian Franz - battle
<BR>by Austerlitz), Chateau of Slavkov (Austerlitz), Pernstejn Castle,
<BR>Buchlov Castle, Lednice Chateau, Buchlovice Chateau, Letovice <BR>Chateau,
Mikulov with one of the greatest Jewish cemeteries in <BR>Central Europe, Telc -
the town on the list of UNESCO and many <BR>others are all within an easy
reach.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>