Connectionists: CALL for Workshops and Special Sessions for IWSDS 2020

[Marta Ruiz]

CALL for Workshops and Special Sessions for IWSDS 2020
Place: Madrid, Spain
Dates: May 18-20, 2020
Website: https://www.iwsds.tech
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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (IWSDS) 2020
invites proposals for Workshops and Special Sessions in any topic related
to the main conference theme: *Conversational Dialogue Systems for the Next
Decade.*

Authors are requested to submit PDF files (maximum three pages) of their
proposal to iwsds2020 at gmail.com

The proposal must indicate:

   1. Whether the proposal is for a workshop or for a special session:
      - Workshops are half day events collocated either before or after the
      IWSDS 2020 main program. Registration to workshops is not included with
      IWSDS registration. Participants only interested in attending
the workshops
      do not need to register for IWSDS.
      - Special sessions are 90-minute sessions that are part of the IWSDS
      main program. Registration to special sessions is included with IWSDS
      registration.
   2. Workshop / Special Session title
   3. Name, affiliation, e-mail and phone number of the organizers
   4. A description of the workshop / Special Session title including:
      - objectives
      - topics of interest
      - justification
      - expected number of submissions
      - tentative program
   5. Tentative program committee members (only for workshop proposals)
   6. Special audio-visual, internet, computer or equipment requirements
   7. Whether the workshop / special session have been run before:
      - where and when
      - number of participants
   8. Any additional information that might be relevant for the proposal
   evaluation

*Proposal submission deadline: September 13, 2019*

*Proposal acceptance notification: September 17, 2019*

Important notice:

   1. Based on the volume of submissions and other logistic constraints
   accepted workshops can be converted into special sessions or vice versa
   2. IWSDS 2020 organization cannot provide any kind of financial support
   to workshop and special session organizers. IWSDS 2020 organization will
   only cover expenses related to venue, audio-visual equipment and coffee
   breaks for workshops and special sessions.
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