Appel: WSLST 2013

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:47:55 +0200
From: "GRLMC" <grlmc at urv.cat>
Message-ID: <AAB59E87C0FA4C38B719A13233D03D44 at Carlos1>
X-url: http://grammars.grlmc.com/wslst2013/


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2013 INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL IN LANGUAGE AND SPEECH TECHNOLOGIES

WSLST 2013

(formerly International PhD School in Language and Speech Technologies)

Tarragona, Spain

January 7-11, 2013

Organized by:

Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)

Rovira i Virgili University

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wslst2013/

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AIM:

WSLST 2013 offers a broad and intensive series of lectures at different
levels on selected topics in language and speech technologies. The
students choose their preferred courses according to their interests and
background.  Instructors are top names in their respective fields. The
School intends to help students initiate and foster their research
career.

The previous event in this series was SSLST 2012:
http://grammars.grlmc.com/sslst2012/

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate (and advanced undergraduate) students from around the
world. Most appropriate degrees include: Computer Science and
Linguistics. Other students (for instance, from Mathematics, Electrical
Engineering, Logic, or Cognitive Science) are welcome too.

The School is appropriate also for people more advanced in their career
who want to keep themselves updated on developments in the field.

There will be no overlap in the class schedule.

COURSES AND PROFESSORS:

- Simon King (U Edinburgh), Speech Synthesis [introductory/intermediate,
  8 hours]

- Constantine Kotropoulos (U Thessaloniki), Pattern Recognition Problems
  Related to Speech [intermediate, 6 hours]

- Lori Levin (Carnegie Mellon U), The Theory behind the Resources
  [introductory/intermediate, 8 hours]

- Rainer Martin (U Bochum), Signal Processing for Voice Communication
  Devices [intermediate, 8 hours]

- German Rigau (U Basque Country, Donostia), Knowledge Resources for
  Semantic Processing [introductory/intermediate, 8 hours]

- Marc Swerts (Tilburg U), Facial Expressions in Human-Human and
  Human-Machine Interactions [introductory/intermediate, 6 hours]

- Tomoki Toda (Nara Institute of Science and Technology), Statistical
  Voice Conversion [introductory/advanced, 8 hours]

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done on line at

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wslst2013/Registration.php 

FEES:

They are variable, depending on the number of courses each student takes.
The rule is:

1 hour = 

- 10 euros (for payments until November 15, 2012),

- 12.50 euros (for payments between November 16 and December 11, 2012),

- 15 euros (for payments after December 11, 2012).

PAYMENT PROCEDURE:

The fees must be paid to the School's bank account: 

Uno-e Bank
bank’s address: Julian Camarillo 4 C, 28037 Madrid, Spain
IBAN: ES3902270001820201823142
SWIFT/BIC: UNOEESM1
account holder: C. Martin – GRLMC
account holder’s address: Av. Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain

Please mention WSLST 2013 and your name in the subject. A receipt will
be provided on site.

Remarks:

- Bank transfers should not involve any expense for the School.

- People claiming early registration will be requested to prove that the
  bank transfer order was carried out by the deadline.

- The organizers reserve the right to cancel a course if the number of
  students who signed up for it is less than 10.

- Students will be refunded only in the case when a course gets
  cancelled due to the unavailability of the instructor or because of
  insufficient registration numbers.

People registering on site at the beginning of the School must pay in
cash.  For the sake of local organization, however, it is much
recommended to do it earlier.

ACCOMMODATION:

Information about accommodation will be available on the website of the
School.

CERTIFICATE:

Students will be delivered a certificate stating the courses attended,
their contents, and their duration.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Announcement of the programme: October 19, 2012
Very early registration deadline: November 15, 2012
Early registration deadline: December 11, 2012
Starting of the School: January 7, 2013
End of the School: January 11, 2013 

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

Lilica Voicu:

florentinalilica.voicu at urv.cat 

WEBSITE:

http://grammars.grlmc.com/wslst2013/ 

POSTAL ADDRESS:

WSLST 2013
Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics (GRLMC)
Rovira i Virgili University
Av. Catalunya, 35
43002 Tarragona, Spain

Phone: +34-977-559543
Fax: +34-977-558386

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Diputació de Tarragona
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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