Hello again
Although I share Roger's surprise, the contributors' interests suggest
that the focus will be rather more strongly on human communication (and
specifically speech and hearing) than VIHAR's, possibly with more
short-term goals. So there's probably room for both.
all best
Sarah
On 07/09/2018 14:10, Prof. Roger K. Moore wrote:
Dear All,
I did indeed receive this announcement, and I contacted the organisers to alert them to the similarity between their event and ours. Apparently they were vaguely aware of VIHAR-2017, but they didn't explain how their description - "vocal communication in-and-between humans, animals, and robots" - came to be only one word different from VIHAR. They have expressed interest in VIHAR-2019, so we can see how that might develop.
All the best
Roger
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Prof ROGER K MOORE* BA(Hons) MSc PhD FIOA FISCA MIET
Chair of Spoken Language Processing
Vocal Interactivity Lab (VILab), Sheffield Robotics
Speech & Hearing Research Group (SPandH)
Department of Computer Science, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Regent Court, 211 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP, UK
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On Fri, 7 Sep 2018 at 16:05, Sarah Hawkins <sh110@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:sh110@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Just in case you haven't seen this initiative.
Sarah
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Subject: [AMLaP-list] VoCoGro workshop, 29 October 2018
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 14:04:12 +0200
From: Nagels, L.L.A.M. <leanne.nagels@xxxxxx>
<mailto:leanne.nagels@xxxxxx>
To: amlap-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:amlap-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Workshop Announcement:*
*Vocal Communication in Animals, Humans, and Robots*
We would like to announce our upcoming Vocal Communication
Workshop (VoCoGro), which will take place on Monday, October 29,
2018 at the University Medical Center Groningen in Groningen,
Netherlands. The workshop will bring together many outstanding
researchers and clinicians with diverse backgrounds who share an
interest in vocal communication in-and-between humans, animals,
and robots. We hope to stimulate lively discussions on theoretical
issues, methods, and possible clinical applications from a
multi-disciplinary perspective.
Confirmed speakers include:
Jan Wouters, University of Leuven, Belgium
Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
Carolyn McGettigan, Royal Holloway, University College London, UK
Khiet Truong, University of Twente, Netherlands
Marco Gamba, University of Torino, Italy
Anara Sandygulova, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Event Details:
Date: Monday, 29 October 2018
Time: 9:30-17:00
Location: Rode Zaal, University Medical Center Groningen,
Groningen, Netherlands
Dinner (optional): ‘t Feithhuis at 19:00
Fees:
Early-bird registration (until 5 October): 50 euros
Late registration (until 19 October): 60 euros
Student rate: 35 euros (using code “STUDENT” during the early
registration period)
Dinner (optional): 35 euros (Spots are limited, so sign up as
early as possible if you plan to attend)
For more info and to register, visit our website:
https://vocogro.nl/2018/
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
VoCoGro 2018 organizers (Terrin Tamati, Etienne Gaudrain, Floor
Arts, Leanne Nagels, and Deniz Başkent)
