Special AVFA Session at Interspeech 2009

We would like to invite you to consider submitting a paper to the Special Session on Advanced Voice Function Assessment at Interspeech 2009 to be held in Brighton, UK on September 6-10, 2009. You can find conference details at http://www.interspeech2009.org/

The aim of this special session is to showcase work that crosses the borders between basic, applied and clinical research and highlights the development of partnership between technologists and healthcare professionals in advancing the protocols and technologies for the assessment of voice function.

Papers submitted for the special session will be subject to the normal peer review process for the conference. You will be able to indicate that your paper is to be considered for the Special Session on Advanced Voice Function Assessment on the paper submission web page. Some further details are appended below with a table of relevant dates.

We look forward to seeing many of you in Brighton this autumn.

Kind regards

Anna Barney & Mette Pedersen

Paper Submission

Papers for the Interspeech 2009 proceedings are up to four pages in length and should conform to the format given in the paper preparation guidelines and author kits, which are now available via http://www.interspeech2009.org/conference/submissions.php

Authors will be asked to categorize their submitted papers as being either:

N: Completed empirical studies reporting novel research findings

In this category we encourage submissions where a body of findings has been accumulated based on precisely articulated research questions. Such studies are expected to employ a particular experimental framework and use quantitative evaluation techniques. Findings of such studies should provide novel insights.

E: Exploratory studies

Exploratory studies are often necessary to pilot and fine-tune the methodological approach, procedures and measures. Exploratory studies are also required to derive a set of concrete research questions, especially in areas where there is little related theoretical and experimental work.

Although care must be taken in the interpretation of findings from such studies, they may highlight issues of great interest and relevance to peers.

P: Position papers

While categories N and E require reporting on experiments, position papers can be conceptual or theoretical, providing new interpretations of known results. Also, in this category we consider papers that present new ideas without having a complete study to report on. Papers in this category will be judged on the soundness of the argument presented, the significance of the ideas and the interest to the community.

Authors will also have to declare that their contribution is original and not being submitted for publication elsewhere (e.g. another conference, workshop, or journal).

Papers must be submitted via the on-line paper submission system, which will open shortly. The deadline for submitting a paper is 17th April 2009. This date will not be extended.

Important Dates