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Join us at the Speech Prosody 2008 conference in Chicago, Illinois. Discover the latest research in speech prosody and enjoy the social program and optional tours offered.
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Mark Hasegawa-Johnson (Univ. Illinois) Gina Levow (Univ. Chicago) Chilin Shih (Univ. Illinois) Jennifer Cole (Univ. Illinois) Speech Prosody 2008: Chicago, Illinois
Outline of Current Proposal • Conference Location: • Venue: University of Chicago • Sessions: Ida Noyes Hall Cinema & Cloister • Lodging: International House • Travel • Visas • Review Processing: • SproSIG On-Line Database or Commercial Provider • Draft Review Schedule • Technical Program • Social Program
Ida Noyes Hall • Cinema: Seats for 300 • Cloister: Poster space for ~60 posters
RecommendedLodging • University of Chicago International House • Cost (2006 prices): $62 single bedroom, $67 double. • Block of rooms: International House sometimes negotiates lower rates for large groups.
AirTravel • O’Hare Airport: • More passengers than any other airport in the world (Chicago Tourism Bureau) • 30km (18 miles) from downtown • Public transportation (train) available: 45 minutes, $2.00 • 4 week advance purchase, May 2006: • Paris-Chicago-Paris: $361 • Rio-Chicago-Rio: $1095 • Tokyo-Chicago-Tokyo: $646 • New York-Chicago-New York: $143
Manuscript Submission & Review Process On-line, through the SproSIG database, or On-line, through the START V2 system
Review Schedule (Draft) • Publication of Call for Papers • March 1, 2007 • Manuscript Submission Deadline • September 30, 2007 • Reviews Due: • October 29, 2007 • Acceptance Letters Mailed: • November 30, 2007 • Conference: • Tuesday March 25 – Friday March 28, 2008
Technical Program • Keynotes & Special Sessions • Keynotes: Established research • Special Session Invited Speakers: New research • Nomination forms on conference web page, 3/2007 • Oral Sessions: Noyes Hall Cinema • 300 seats. No parallel sessions. • Poster Sessions: Noyes Hall Cloister • One session/day. Posters remain up all day.
Social Program • Banquet, Box Lunch, and Continental Breakfast • Low cost, included with registration, so that all can attend • SpeechProsody at Museum of Science and Industry • Museum group will leave on foot (5 blocks to the Museum) from International House at 9:00 AM on Saturday, March 29, 2007 • Optional Tours & Trips • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House (2 blocks away) • Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Art Institute of Chicago • Shedd Aquarium; Field Museum of Natural History • Sears Tower Observation Deck