23.1217, Calls: Computational Ling, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholing/Hong Kong

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1217. Sat Mar 10 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1217, Calls: Computational Ling, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholing/Hong Kong

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Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:29:57
From: Grace Ngai [csgngai at polyu.edu.hk]
Subject: 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language

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Full Title: 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language 
Short Title: ISCSLP-2012 

Date: 05-Dec-2012 - 08-Dec-2012
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Contact Person: Tan Lee
Meeting Email: tanlee at ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Web Site: http://www.iscslp2012.org/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics 

Call Deadline: 29-Jun-2012 

Meeting Description:

The 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing (ISCSLP-2012) will be held during December 5-8, 2012 in Hong Kong. ISCSLP is a biennial conference for scientists, researchers, and practitioners to report and discuss the latest progress in all theoretical and technological aspects of spoken language processing.

About the Venue:

Hong Kong, better known as the Pearl of the Orient, is a vibrant cosmopolitan city where the East meets the West. Shopping, dining, sightseeing, as well as world-class events and attractions are all conveniently available within a short distance. You are cordially invited to attend ISCSLP-2012 and to experience the fascination of Hong Kong that is unmatched anywhere in the world. 

For more information, please refer to the conference website:

http://www.iscslp2012.org 

Call for Papers:

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to the following:

Speech Production and Perception
Speech Analysis
Speech Coding 
Speech Enhancement
Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implant
Phonetics and Phonology
Corpus-based Linguistics
Speech and Language Disorders
Speech Recognition
Spoken Language Translation 
Speaker, Language, and Emotion Recognition
Speech Synthesis
Language Modeling
Speech Prosody
Spoken Dialog Systems
Machine Learning Techniques in Speech and Language Processing
Voice Conversion
Indexing, Retrieval and Authoring of Speech Signals
Multi-Modal Interfaces
Speech and Language Processing in Education 
Spoken Language Resources and Technology Evaluation
Applications of Spoken Language Processing Technology
Others

While the Chinese language is emphasized, works on other languages that may be applied to Chinese speech and language are also encouraged. The working language of ISCSLP is English. Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, four-page papers for presentation in any of the areas listed above. All papers will be handled and reviewed electronically. The ISCSLP-2012 also invites proposals of special sessions and welcomes exhibitions of products and demos of research prototypes within the areas relevant to the conference. Please refer to respective pages in our website for details of their submission procedure. 

Important Dates:

Special session proposal submission deadline: April 15, 2012
Notification of special session proposal acceptance: April 30, 2012
Regular and special session paper submission deadline: June 29, 2012
Notification of paper acceptance: August 31, 2012
Revised camera-ready paper upload deadline: September 28, 2012
Author's registration deadline: October 5, 2012






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