2003 International Workshop

                     SPEECH AND COMPUTER (SPECOM-2003)

                     27-29 October 2003, Moscow, Russia

           Organized by Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU)

                          SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT


   We are glad to announce that SPECOM'2003 is designated as an ISCA
   supported event and the accepted participants will be able to apply
   for grants. The grants are offered to students and young
   scientists, applications should be submitted to
   grants@isca-speech.org according to the guidelines given at
   www.isca-speech.org/grants

   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:

   +       modern speech communication technologies;

   +       multilingual, multimodal and multimedial dialogue systems;

   +       automatic speech recognition and understanding;

   +       automatic speech translation systems;

   +       computer-mediated language learning;

   +       speech discourse analysis and modelling;

   +       forensic phonetics, identification and verification
           systems;

   +       TTS-systems;

   +       signal processing;

   +       speech and paralinguistics;

   +       speech signal databasis;

   +       text corpora, computational lexicography;

   +       speech intercultural virtual communication;

   +       media linguistics.



   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

   SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE includes outstanding experts in the field of
   "Speech & Computer":

   Dr. Prof. Jean-Paul Haton (France)

   Dr. Prof. Hynec Hermansky (The USA)

   Dr. Prof. Roux Justus (South Africa)

   Dr. Prof. George Kokkinakis (Greece)

   Dr. Prof. Kosarev Yuri (Russia)

   Dr. Prof. Steven Krauwer (the Netherlands)

   Dr. Prof. Boris Lobanov (Belorussia)

   Dr. Prof.Vladimir Polzakov (Russia)

   Dr. Prof. Rodmonga Potapova (Russia)

   Dr. Prof. Gerhard Rigoll (Germany)

   ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

   Chair:

   Rodmonga Potapova

   Co-Chairs:

   Vladimir Shleg

   Alexander Naberezhnov

   Members:

   Irina Grousho

   Vladimir Mikhailenko

   Mikhail Ordin

   Alexander Pozdnyakov

   Elena Shigina





SURVEY LECTURES:

Survey lectures will be delivered by:

   Dr. Prof. Jean-Paul Haton (France)
   Dr. Prof. Roux Justus (South Africa)
   Dr. Prof. George Kokkinakis (Greece)
   Dr. Prof. Yuri Kosarev (Russia)
   Dr. Prof. Steven Krauwer (the Netherlands)
   Dr. Prof. Rodmonga Potapova (Russia)
   Dr. Prof. Gerhard Rigoll (Germany)

   LANGUAGE:

   English is the official language of the workshop.

   REGISTRATION:

   Registration fees are arranged as following:

   Western participants - EUR 300;
   Exhibitors - EUR 350;
   Western students - EUR 100;
   Central Europe participants - EUR 150;
   Central Europe students - EUR 50;
   Russian and former SU states participants - EUR 15;
   Russian students and postgraduates
   (without workshop Proceedings) - free of charge.
   Additional Proceedings copy is EUR 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 EUR 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.

   EXHIBITIONS:

   A scientific and technical exhibition may be held during the
   conference. It is open to companies and research institutions.

   IMPORTANT DATES:

   Workshop:  October, 27-29 2003

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   SPECOM'2003 will be held in the Moscow State Linguistic University
   (MSLU): Moscow, Ostozhenka, 38.

   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