Contributed by Barb Wheatley, wheatley@csc.ti.com IEEE SPS 1995 Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition IEEE Signal Processing Society 1995 Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition Snowbird, Utah December 10-13, 1995 Workshop Announcement and Call for Papers The fifth Automatic Speech Recognition Workshop sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society will be held at Snowbird, Utah, on December 10-13, 1995. The objective of the workshop is to review the state of the art, current issues, and future directions in automatic speech recognition. Topics include: Language Modeling (Beyond Static N-grams) Spoken Language Understanding Spontaneous Speech Recognition Next Generation Algorithms Robustness Multilanguage Recognition Application Developers' Needs The workshop will comprise plenary sessions focused on specific topics and poster sessions encompassing all aspects of automatic speech recognition. The plenary sessions will consist entirely of invited presentations, with ample opportunity for discussion. Submissions for the poster sessions are welcome; topics include but are not limited to the list above. Attendance at the Workshop will be limited to 130 people on a first come/first served basis and will be by both invitation and application. Priority will be given to those who make presentations. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 2-page summary to the address below. Electronic submissions should be in postscript format. Submissions should include the title, authors' names, affiliations, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address if any. Summaries accepted for presentation will be included in the Workshop Proceedings to be distributed at the workshop to all attendees. Prospective attendees are encouraged to register early, as space is limited. The workshop registration fee is U.S. $375 until July 15, 1995, and U.S. $425 after that date. The registration fee includes refreshments, all meals from Sunday evening through Wednesday noon, and a copy of the Workshop Proceedings. Payment must accompany registration and must be made in US dollars. Please make check payable to IEEE 95 ASR Workshop. Indicate with your registration if you intend to submit a summary for poster presentation. Please send registrations and poster session submissions to: Barbara Wheatley Texas Instruments P.O. Box 655474 MS 238 Dallas TX 75265 USA e-mail: wheatley@csc.ti.com phone: 214-995-0651 fax: 214-995-0304 Schedule: Preregistration deadline: July 15, 1995 Submission of 2-page summary: July 15, 1995 Notification of acceptance: August 31, 1995 All workshop sessions will be held at Snowbird Resort, Snowbird, Utah, located 29 miles from Salt Lake City. Participants should stay at the resort. A block of rooms has been reserved for December 9-13, and a special conference rate is available for December 7-15. Housing and airport shuttle arrangements should be made directly with the resort. Mention IEEE ASR Workshop to obtain conference rates. Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Central Reservations 7350 Wasatch Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84121-9829 USA phone: 800-453-3000 fax: 801-742-3300