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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">First announcement and call for
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">SPECOM 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">10<SUP>th</SUP> International
Workshop on Speech and Computer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">October 17-19
2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">University of Patras, Patras,
Greece<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Organized by WCL, Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering,</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">University of Patras,
Greece<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">in collaboration
with<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Moscow State Linguistic University
(MSLU), Moscow, Russia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Supported by ISCA (International
Speech Communication Association) and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">ELSNET (European Network in Language
and Speech)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">AIMS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">SPECOM 2005, the 10<SUP>th</SUP> International
Workshop on Speech and Computer, is following the events held up-to-now
alternately in St. Petersburg and Moscow (Russia). The aim of this workshop is
to present and discuss new developments connected with natural human – computer
interaction. In particular emphasis will be on the progress and challenges of
speech and language technology applications.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The scientific program will include several invited lectures as well as
submitted paper presentations. Submitted papers will be published in a volume of
proceedings available at the workshop.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">TOPICS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Topics of interest for paper submission include
but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt" type=square>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech production and
perception<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech analysis and
processing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Natural language
processing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech coding and
transmission<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech recognition and
understanding<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech
synthesis<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Spoken dialog
systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speaker
recognition<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Multi-modal
processing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Speech and language
resources<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Applied systems for Human-Computer
Interaction <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">VENUE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The workshop will be held at the conference
centre of the University of Patras, Greece. Patras is located on the west coast
of Greece, 200 km from Athens. It is the principal seaport linking the country
with Italy and the commercial and cultural centre of Western Greece. Apart from
its beautiful landscape, Patras is close to the famous archeological sites of
Olympia, Delphi and Corinth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">SUBMISSION OF PAPERS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Prospective authors are invited to submit full
papers of not more than four (4) pages. Papers will be accepted only by
electronic submission through e-mail in ASCII format. All papers will be
refereed by an International Scientific Committee. Submission of a paper implies
a commitment to present the paper if accepted.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Submission of full paper:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>June 27, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Notification of acceptance:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>July 18, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Early registration:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>July 29, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Late registration:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>September 10, 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Workshop:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>October 17-19<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">LANGUAGE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The official language of the workshop will be
English.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">GENERAL CHAIR<BR>George Kokkinakis, WCL,
University of Patras, Greece<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">CO-CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Irina Khaleeva, Moscow State Linguistic
University<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Nikos Fakotakis, WCL, University of Patras,
Greece<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Chair:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Nikos Fakotakis, WCL, University of Patras,
Greece<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Co- chair:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Rodmonga Potapova, Moscow State Linguistic
University<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">For further information: <A
href="http://www.wcl.ee.upatras.gr/SPECOM2005.htm">www.wcl.ee.upatras.gr/SPECOM2005.htm</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">or send e-mail to<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>bobola@wcl.ee.upatras.gr<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>