[dbjapan] IWSDS2018 Call for papers and workshop/special session proposals

[Ryuichiro Higashinaka <higashinaka.ryuichiro [at] lab.ntt.co.jp>]

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対話システムの国際ワークショップ IWSDS 2018 の案内をさせていただきます．
下記の通り，論文とワークショップ／スペシャルセッションの提案を募集をしておりますのでぜひご検討ください．

ワークショップ・スペシャルセッションの提案〆切は8月15日です．
論文投稿の〆切は11月30日です．

よろしくお願いします．

東中

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Call for papers
International Workshop on Spoken Dialog Systems Technology (IWSDS 2018) 
Singapore, April 18-20, 2018
http://www.iwsds.org

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The INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPOKEN DIALOGUE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (IWSDS) 2018 invites paper submissions especially on the following topics:

・Engagement and emotion in human-robot interactions
・Digital resources for interactive applications
・Multi-modal and machine learning methods
・Companions, personal assistants and dialogue systems
・Proactive and anticipatory interactions
・Educational and healthcare robot applications
・Dialogue systems and reasoning
・Big data and large scale spoken dialogue systems
・Multi-lingual dialog systems
・Spoken dialog systems for low-resource languages
・Domain Transfer and adaptation techniques for spoken dialog systems


However, submissions are not limited to these topics, and submission of papers in all areas of spoken dialogue systems is encouraged. We particularly welcome papers that can be illustrated by a demonstration, and will organize the conference in order to best accommodate these papers, whatever their category.

As in previous years, a selection of accepted papers will be published in a book by Springer following the conference (Springer LNEE series, SCOPUS and other important indexes).

Authors are requested to submit PDF files of their manuscripts using the paper submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwsds2018)

We distinguish between the following categories of submissions:

	・Long Research Papers are reserved for reports on mature research results. The expected length of a long paper should be in the range of 8-12 pages, including references.
	
	・Short Research Papers should be in the range of 4-6 pages, including references. Authors may choose this category if they wish to report on smaller case studies or ongoing but interesting and original research efforts.
	
	・Position Papers deal with novel research ideas or view-points which describe trends or fruitful starting points for future research and elicit discussion and are not much researched. They should be 2 pages long, excluding references.
	
	・Demo Submissions - System Papers: Authors who wish to demonstrate their system may choose this category and provide a description of their system and demo. System papers should not exceed 6 pages in total.

IWSDS 2018 requires that all authors wishing to present a paper take into account:

	・The paper is substantially original and will not be submitted to any other conference or journal during the IWSDS 2018 review period.
	・The paper does not contain any plagiarism.
	・The paper will be presented by one of the authors in-person at the conference site according to the schedule published. Any paper accepted in the technical program, but not presented on-site will be withdrawn from the official conference proceedings.

Paper submission deadline: November 30, 2017
Paper notification deadline: December 29, 2017

Templates for formatting are available at:
	・Latex Style and Template: http://workshop.colips.org/iwsds2018/resources/svmult.zip
	・Word Template: http://workshop.colips.org/iwsds2018/resources/T1-book.zip
	・Requirements for submitting figures that are acceptable: http://workshop.colips.org/iwsds2018/resources/Art_Guidelines.pdf


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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS
IWSDS 2018: International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology
Singapore, April 18-20, 2018
http://www.iwsds.org
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The INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SPOKEN DIALOGUE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (IWSDS) 2018 invites proposals for Workshops and Special Sessions in any topic related to the main conference theme: "Towards creating more human-like conversational agent technologies."
 
Authors are requested to submit PDF files (maximum three pages) of their proposal to the following email: iwsds2018 [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 2018 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. Tentative program committee members (only for workshop proposals)
 
5. A description of the workshop / Special Session including:
-          Objectives
-          Topics of interest
-          Justification
-          Expected number submissions
-          Tentative program
 
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: August 15, 2017
Proposal submission notification: September 1, 2017
 
Important notice:
1.       Based on the volume of submissions and other logistic constrains, accepted workshops can be converted into special sessions or vice versa.
2.       IWSDS 2018 organization will not provide any kind of financial support to workshop and special session organizers. IWSDS 2018 organization will only cover expenses related to venue, audio-visual equipment and coffee breaks for workshops and special sessions.

The organizing committee IWSDS-2018
iwsds2018 [at] gmail.com 


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Ryuichiro Higashinaka
NTT Media Intelligence Laboratories. NTT Corp. 
1-1 Hikarinooka, Yokosuka, 239-0847 Japan.
phone: +81-46-859-2027 fax: +81-46-855-1054