Hearing and Speech meetings & conferences

Fourth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology & Accessibility

October, 24-26, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia

The Fourth International Conference on ICT & Accessibility is organized by the Research Laboratory of Technologies of Information and Communication & Electrical engineering (LaTICE), of the University of Tunis in collaboration with The Computing Center EL KHAWARIZMI (CCK), with the  Co-sponsorship of IEEE Tunisian Section  and with the support of:

- The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and  Scientific Research

- The University of Tunis

- The Tunisian association of e-accessibility

- ENSIT

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Accessible mobile environments.

• Mobile apps for people with disabilities.

• Software engineering for accessibility.

• Cloud Computing and Assistive Technology services.

• E-learning and accessibility.

• E-learning tools and environments for people with disabilities.

• Human Computer Interfaces for people with disabilities.

• Usability and Ergonomics.

• Web accessibility.

• End user tools for accessibility.

• Assistive technology.

• Technology design for people with multiple impairments.

• Accessibility and usability.

• E-Aging and Gerontechnology.

• Assistive Technology.

• Design for All.

• ICT for inclusive education.

• Automatic translation of Sign languages.

• Technologies for improving communication with Deaf people.

• Representation and Processing of Sign Languages.

Questions about the Conference should be directed to Program Chair: Prof. Mohamed JEMNI,
E-mail: mohamed.jemni@fst.rnu.tn
Phone : +216 71 602 944 / Fax : +216 71 601 930

2013 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

November 14–16, 2013 Chicago, Illinois

The ASHA Convention is the premier annual professional education event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Bringing together more than 12,000 attendees, the Convention provides unparalleled opportunities to hear the latest evidence-based research and gain new skills and resources to advance your career.

Academy of Doctors of Audiology 2013 Convention

November 7-9, 2013 Bonita Springs, Florida

Atypical Interaction: Conversation Analysis and Communication Impairments

University of Sheffield, United Kingdom- Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June 2013

This conference aims to advance research which uses Conversation Analysis to investigate naturally-occurring social interactions involving one or more participants with a communication impairment.

Conversation Analysis (CA), which examines the moment-by-moment organization of social interaction, and which developed in the context of researching everyday talk, has proven to be a fruitful methodology for the analysis of interactions involving participants with communication impairments.  It has provided new perspectives on the nature of these impairments and how they impact on everyday talk and social identity, and has also been used as the basis for implementing and evaluating intervention programmes which have been used by clinical practitioners such as speech and language therapists.

A particular strength of CA is its capacity to examine what actually takes place in interaction and to focus on the part played by all participants.  Moreover, in examining the full range of interaction resources that participants utilize, such as gesture (including eye gaze and body movement) and the use of objects, as well as spoken language, CA has the potential to examine the diverse ways in which communication can be accomplished despite the communication impairments.  In addition, the analysis of interactions involving persons with a challenged capacity to communicate raises fundamental questions that are relevant for our understanding of human interaction and intersubjectivity.

This conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss new findings, methodological innovations and practical applications in this growing area of applied CA work.

The conference will include empirical papers, data sessions where conference participants can analyze recordings of communication impairment interactions, and a round table discussion.  We hope the conference will be of interest to people from a wide range of academic backgrounds (including speech and language pathology/therapy, audiology, linguistics, psychology, and sociology) and practitioners (including those from speech and language pathology/therapy, audiology, education and clinical rehabilitation).

Ray Wilkinson (University of Sheffield) and John Rae (University of Roehampton), Conference Organizers

2nd International Workshop on Speech and Multimodal Interaction in Assistive Environments (SMIAE 2013)

The 2nd International Workshop on Speech and Multimodal Interaction in Assistive Environments (SMIAE 2013) will be held on June, 13th/14th at the 2013 Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies (NAACL HLT 2013), on June 9th - 14th, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

SMIAE is sponsored by the ACL Special Interest Group on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies (SIG-SLPAT)

In recent years considerable progress has been made in speech processing and interaction as well as in multimodality. However, the application field of Assistive Environments has only recently become a focus for the speech and multimodality research community.

The SMIAE 2013 workshop will focus on all issues, applications, and development of various tools in the field of Speech and Multimodal Interaction in Assistive Environments. It will be concerned with all topics which fit within the purview of speech and multimodal communication in environments suitable for the elderly and people with physical or cognitive disabilities. Assistive environments are an application area of the research field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). This research field promotes intelligent assistant systems for a better, healthier, and safer life in the preferred living environments through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Human-computer and human-robot interaction are key technological tools in the area of Assistive Environments, and as such the workshop will particularly aim to draw together speech and multimodal work in these areas. Moreover, both theoretical and applied computational work regarding multimodal interaction in assistive environments will be welcome at this workshop.

Topics of Interest

Speech-enabled systems in assisted living environments
Speech in interaction with gesture in assistive environments
Multimodality in assistive environments
Multimodality for navigation of healthcare robots
Visualization, user interface design and human-robot interaction for assistive environments
Talking agents in assistive environments
Speech in assistive robotics
Speech for control and navigation
Speech for localization in assistive environments
Speech/Text-to Speech software in Web applications designed for the elderly
Assistive technologies for the elderly and people with disabilities (customizable, self-learning, easy-to-use, reliable, etc.)
Studies and empirical data in assistive environments
Data management (e-Government, e-Health) in assistive environments
Data structures and information management in assistive environments
Telecommunications and mobile devices in assistive environments
Machine learning and data mining in assistive environments
Brain-computer interface (BCI) in assistive environments
Context-sensitive assistive technologies
Personalisation in assistive technologies

Contact

For any questions, feedback or comments, feel free to contact the organising committee:

e-mail: smiae@informatik.uni-bremen.de

Progress in Motor Control IX

July 14-16, 2013 Montreal, Canada

Sponsored  by the International Society of Motor Control

The three-day meeting brings together experts in diverse areas of Motor Control including the performing arts, such as dance, circus arts and music. There will be two scientific plenary sessions per day addressing the following areas:

Cortical and spinal mechanisms of motor control
Variability and redundancy in motor control
Equilibrium-point control and perception-action coupling
Motor control of speech and language
Motor control and recovery from injury
Motor control and the performing arts

Contact information:

Email: pmcix2013@gmail.com

Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2013

June 27-30, 2013 Portland, Oregon

The Voice Foundation's 42nd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice

May 29-June 2, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

The Voice Foundation
1721 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: 215. 735.7999
F: 215.735.9293
office@voicefoundation.org

11th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference

July 25-28, 2013 Scottsdale, Arizona

Fourth International Symposium on Bone Conduction Hearing – Craniofacial Osseo-Integration

6th to 8th June 2013 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Key themes include:

New solutions/ New technologies

Educational impact of Bone conduction

Osseo–integration and measuring stability

Paediatric solutions

Nurse directed day

Contact us

OSSEO 2013
c/o Benchmark Communications
14 Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4HZ, UK
E: info@osseo2013.com
T: +44 (0)191 241 4523
F: +44 (0)191 245 3802