Brighton Pavilion

10thAnnual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association

ISCA Interspeech 2009 Brighton

Welcome to Interspeech 2009 Brighton!

INTERSPEECH 2009 was the 10th conference in the annual series of Interspeech events. It was held in Brighton, U.K., 6-10 September 2009, under the sponsorship of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA).

Conference News

14 Oct Loebner Contest Video Report

A report on the outcome of the Loebner competition is now available on chatbots.org.

3 Oct IS2009 Abstracts book on-line

The complete Abstracts Book is now available for download (Note: 19MB PDF).

17 Sep Best student papers

A list of the winners of ISCA's Best Student Paper prizes is available.

15 Sep Plenary talks

Lecture slides for the plenary talks by Sadaoki Furui, Tom Griffiths and Mari Ostendorf are now available.

10 Sep That's all folks!

An end to four years of planning. We hope everyone enjoyed their time in Brighton. Thanks to all organisers and delegates for a great conference. Don't forget to upload your photographs to the conference photo gallery - we'll keep it open for a short while yet.

5 Sep Final announcements

Two new features on the web site:

Conference photo gallery: share your photographs of the conference on the web site gallery.

What's on now?: a minute-by-minute updated page of what talks and sessions are on in the conference now.

12 Aug Conference Organisation News

Lots of progress on the conference organisation, with now more details on the web site about the Public Competitions and Exhibition, instructions for Oral and Poster presentations, details of some Special Offers in Brighton for conference delegates, and maps and plans of the venue, as well as updated general information about the conference.

5 Jul Provisional Conference Programme Available

A provisional conference programme is now available. Please note that not all events are listed yet, and that timing and rooms may change before the conference.

13 Jun Early Registration Deadline

A reminder that the deadline for early conference registration is July 15th, 2009. Note that accepted papers will only be published in the proceedings if at least one of its authors has officially registered for the conference by this deadline.

Also note that as demand for accommodation in Brighton will be high in early September, we strongly advise that you also book your accommodation as soon as possible.

13 Jun Paper Reviews Completed

The paper review process has been completed and the Technical Program Committee has made its decisions on acceptance and rejection of submitted papers. To view the outcome and the reviewers' comments, please go to the Online Paper Submission System and login with your paper ID and email address.

20 Apr Paper Submissions Closed

We have received over 1300 papers for Interspeech2009! Thanks to all who contributed and met the deadline. Our team of reviewers now have a big job to do. Acceptances and rejections will be notified by mid June.

6 Apr Registration is Open

You can now Register for the conference on-line. We strongly encourage you to register early to take full advantage of the currently advantageous currency exchange rates.

23 Mar Tutorials Day

Information about the Tutorials Day on Sunday 6th September 2009 is available.

26 Feb Paper Submissions

The Online Paper Submission System is now accepting submissions.

12 Feb Call for Papers

The Call for Papers has now been published. Also available are Paper Preparation and Submission Guidelines.

12 Feb Plenary Speakers

Details of some of the distinguished speakers in the conference Plenary Speaker Programme has now been published.

2 Feb Special Sessions

The Interspeech 2009 organisation committee is pleased to announce a number of Special Sessions to be run within the conference programme.

1 Feb Social Programme

Details of the conference Social Programme are emerging.

2 Dec Interspeech 2009 Poster

Please advertise Interspeech 2009 at your place of work! Download a full colour poster or send your name and address to Martin Russell to be sent a printed copy.

15 Nov Call for Tutorials

If you are interested in running a tutorial session on the tutorials day at Interspeech 2009, please respond to our call for tutorials.

11 Nov Call for Competitors and Exhibitors

If you are interested in taking part in our speech-based version of the Loebner contest, or are willing to contribute to a public exhibition on speech-related topics, please respond to our call for contributors.

8 Nov Call for Special Sessions

The call for proposals for special sessions at Interspeech 2009 is now available. Deadline for proposals is 1st January 2009.

26 Sept Interspeech 2009 Launched in Brisbane

Prof. Roger Moore launches Interspeech 2009 at the Interspeech 2008 conference in Brisbane, Australia.

Prof. Moore announces a number of special events are being planned to make your visit to Brighton a memorable one. Authentic British sea-side rock candy is given to delegates.

Brighton sea frontPrevious Interspeech conferences

Next Interspeech conferences

The 11th Interspeech conference will be held in Makuhari, Japan, 26-30 September 2010.

The 12th Interspeech conference will be held in Florence, Italy, 27-31 August 2011.

The 13th Interspeech conference will be held in Portland, Oregon, USA, 9-13 September 2012.