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27-29 October 2003, Moscow, Russia
Organized by Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU)
The International workshop “Speech and Computer” – SPECOM-2003 is aimed to discuss the most important topics and more perspective applied areas of man-computer interaction by speech and language.
TOPICS to be covered include, but are not limited to:
GENERAL CHAIR:
Irina Khaleeva, MSLU, Russia
CO-CHAIR:
George Kokkinakis WCL, University of Patras, Greece
GENERAL SPONSORS:
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
CO-SPONSOR:
State Intertrade Scientific and Technology Center “SCIENCE” of the Ministry of Education of Russian Federation
SUPPORTED BY:
The International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
Interregional Association on Cognitive, Contrastive and Communicative Linguistics
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Chair:
Rodmonga Potapova
Co-Chairs:
Vladimir Shleg
Alexander Naberezhnov
Members:
Irina Grousho
Mikhail Ordin
Alexander Pozdnyakov
Elena Shigina
SPECOM’2003 will be held in the Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU): Moscow, Ostozhenka, 38.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE includes outstanding experts in the field of “Speech & Computer”:
SURVEY LECTURES:
Some survey lectures will be presented by leading scientists at especial sessions.
LANGUAGE:
English is the official language of the workshop.
REGISTRATION:
Registration fees are arranged as following:
Western participants – ˆ 300; Exhibitors – ˆ 350; Western students – ˆ 100;
Central Europe participants – ˆ 150; Central Europe students – ˆ 50;
Russian and former SU states participants – ˆ 15; Russian students and postgraduates (without workshop Proceedings) – free of charge.
Additional Proceedings copy is ˆ 10.
This fee must be paid on-site at the workshop. The fees include the Welcome Reception, a copy of the workshop proceedings, all workshop material, admission to all sessions and to the exhibition, banquet, coffee break refreshments and social events.
ACCOMMODATION:
All the participants will be provided with reduced accommodation in comfortable university hotel (about ˆ 40-80 a day for a single room)situated in the historical cultural City center not far from the Moscow State Linguistic University. The address is: Komsomolsky prospekt, 6/2.
LUNCHES:
The three lunches can be taken in the Moscow State Linguistic University restaurant for amount of 35 Euros, which will have to be paid in cash upon arrival. The conference organisers urge you to book the lunches since there is hardly any alternative if you wish to have lunch at all during the conference.
SOCIAL EVENTS: will be presented in the next call for papers.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
SPECOM’2003 will welcome all contributions related to the areas mentioned above. An abstract not exceeding 300 words should be submitted to the Organizing Committee (potapova@linguanet.ru).
EXHIBITIONS:
A scientific and technical exhibition may be held during the conference. It is open to companies and research institutions.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration form February 28, 2003
Abstracts submission March 15, 2003
Notification of acceptance April 15, 2003
Full papers submission May 31, 2003
Workshop October, 27-29 2003
INFORMATION:
Rodmonga Potapova
2003 International Workshop SPEECH and COMPUTER (SPECOM-2003)
Moscow State Linguistic University
Ostozenca, 38, 119992, Moscow, Russia
tel. (095)201-56-97, (095)246-28-07;
fax (095)246-28-07
e-mail: specom2003@linguanet.ru, potapova@linguanet.ru
SPECOM’2003
REGISTRATION FORM
Name (on the badge):
Affiliation:
Address:
Phone:
e-mail:
I would like to register for SPECOM’2003 as a:
[ ] regular participant
[ ] student
[ ] exhibitor
[ ] I would like to make reservation for one accompanying person for accommodation and the banquet
[ ] I would like to present a paper entitled: “_____________”
[ ] I will pay on site in Euros (or in American dollars)
Signature:
Please submit your application
by fax (007)(095)246-28-07 or
by e-mail: potapova@linguanet.ru