April 7- 8, 2005
Department of Linguistics
Renströmsgatan 6
412 55 Göteborg
Dear Participants in The Nordic Conference on Multimodal Communication 2005,
The deadline for submitting papers for the conference volume is extended until April 30, 2005!
- MUMIN – Multimodal Interfaces
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Dominic Massaro, University of California at Santa Cruz
"Embodied conversational agents with realistic speech and language"
- Isabella Poggi, Università Roma
"Social influence through gesture and face"
The purpose of the conference is to present results and discuss different aspects of multimodal communication research, such as:
- basic research on multimodality in communication
- multimodality in different activity types involving face-to-face interaction
- evolutionary and developmental perspectives
- multimodal interfaces
- dialog systems
- other applications in information and communication technology
- multimodality in communication disorders and communication aids
- multimodality in games and education
The conference will have plenary lectures by invited researchers, panels on different themes, open sessions for submitted papers and a panel discussion.
Researchers are invited to submit panels, individual papers and topics for discussion. Conference fee: 650 SEK / 70 EUR (for students 350 SEK / 38 EUR) (includes conference dinner 7/4 and coffee during breaks)
Extended deadline for submissions April 30, 2005
Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts
Length: one A4 page of not more than 500 words, double spacing, 3cm (1.25 inch) margins all round, 12pt. An additional page for data/references may be included, if needed. Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the Multimod Com 2005 Organizing Committee via REGISTRATION FORM If you do not have electronic access, you may send your abstract to:
Multimod Com 2005 Organizing committee c/o Charlotte Edebäck Göteborg University
Department of Linguistics
Box 200
SE 405 30 Göteborg
SWEDEN
Fax: +46 (0)31 773 4853
The abstract should either be pasted into the email or should be an attachment as an ASCII text file, Word, PS or PDF file. Please use the subject header "Multimod Com 2005 Abstracts: Your last name and first name initial". Include all author information, the title of presentation, area, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s) and the address, phone number and e-mail address of the primary author in the body of the e-mail. The organizing committee will consider all proposed papers and organize the final program after all abstracts have been received.
Send submissions of panels and individual presentations to:
Charlotte Edebäck charlotte@ling.gu.se. Make sure you include the information listed below.
Submission of abstract for the Second Nordic Conference on Multimodal Communication, Göteborg 7-8 April, 2005
Name:
Title:
Department address:
Mail:
Vegetarian dinner? yes/no
Equipment for talk:
Title of paper:
Abstract of maximally 500 words.
Download printer friendly version of the conference programme in Word format.
Thursday April 7 (Stora Hörsalen, Humanisten)
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8.00-9.00 |
Registration and coffee |
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9.00-9-10 |
Conference opening |
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9.10-10.10 |
Plenary lecture Embodied conversational agents with realistic speech and language Dominic Massaro, University of California at Santa Cruz |
| 10.10-10.30 |
Coffee |
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10.30-11.00 |
On the interaction of audio and visual cues to friendliness in interrogative prosody |
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11.00-11.30 |
A method for the detection of communicative head movements in expressive speech |
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11.30-12.00 |
Lacking a Word, Finding a Word, Getting a Word: Language Difficulties in Interactions between Non-Swedish Physicians and Swedish Patients |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch |
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13.00-13.30 |
Modal differences in children's communication |
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13.30-14.00 |
Achieving topic by multimodality in early dyadic conversation |
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14.00-14.30 |
Evaluation of a mobile multimodal service for disabled users |
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14.30-15.00 |
Multimodality and designs for learning |
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15.00-15.30 |
Coffee |
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15.30-16.00 |
Multimodality in Own Communication Management |
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16.00-16.30 |
Artificial Gaze Perception Experiment of Eye Gaze in Synthetic Faces |
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16.30-17.00 |
Communicative functions of head nods |
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19.00… |
Conference dinner |
Friday April 8
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Session A (Stora Hörsalen) |
Session B. (G 312) |
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9.00-9.30 |
Comparative evaluation of two prototypes of a multimodal conversational system |
Multi Modal Interaction in an Automatic Pool Trainer |
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9.30-10.00 |
The project “Forms of address during live TV interviews” |
Redesign of the communication system in ambulance |
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10.00-10.30 |
Coffee |
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10.30-11.00 |
Multimodality stimulation: Explaining increased fluency in study abroad programs |
Multimodality in a Three-dimensional voice chat |
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11.00-11.30 |
Virtual minority: constructing “we” in a Finland-Swedish chat-room |
Body communication and word finding ability |
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11.30-12.00 |
The philosophy behind a (Danish) voice-controlled interace to Internet browsing for motor-handicapped |
Gesture and speech manifestations of perspective on memory of events with varying degree of participation |
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12.00-13.00 |
Lunch |
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13.00-13.30 |
Posters and Demos |
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13.30-14.00 |
The MUMIN annotation scheme for feedback, turn management and sequencing |
Designing multimodal communication systems for firefighters
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14.00-15-00 |
Plenary lecture |
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15.00-16.00 |
Panel and discussion |
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16.00 |
Conference closing |
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Registration Fees
EUR 70 or SEK 650 All registrations include admission to all conference sessions, a hard copy of the Conference Proceedings, Conference kit and refreshments.
Method of Payment
Participants from Sweden should make their payments via:
Postal giro:15627-3
Bank giro: 5051-8646
Participants from all other countries, should make their payments to:
Postal giro account: 15627-3, Swiftcode: PGSI SESS
Bank giro account: 5439 10 323 09, Swiftcode: ESSE SESS, SE-Banken
Kindly indicate "Participation fee, Multimod Com 2005 A1420, Dept. of Linguistics" on the slip. Participants who are unable to pay by any of the above methods should contact the Multimod Com 2005 organizers at multimodcom@ling.gu.se for alternatives. Another option is to send a form to:
Göteborg University
Department of Linguistics
Multimod Com 2005 Conference Committee
Box 200
SE 405 30 Göteborg
Sweden
Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings will be published after the conference. The deadline for submitting papers to the proceedings is April 1, 2005.
Contributions should be maximally 10 pages long. Please follow the instructions about format in this Word document:
Instructions
Here are selection of Hotels close to the University. For more hotels, see LINKS
| Prices (SEK) Single /Double |
Address/Phone | Web | |
| Hotel Excelsior |
850/930-1190 |
Karl Gustavsg. 7 411 25 Göteborg Tel: 031-175435 Fax: 031-175439 |
www.hotelexcelsior.nu |
| Hotel Vasa |
845/1045 |
Viktoriagatan 6 411 25 Göteborg Tel: 031-173630 Fax: 031-7119597 |
www.hotelvasa.se |
| Hotel Lilton |
780/850-950 |
Föreningsgatan 9 411 47 GÖTEBORG Tel: +46 31 82 88 08 Fax: +46 31 82 21 84 |
www.hotellilton.com www.hotellilton.se |
| Spar Hotel, Gårda |
795/995 |
Norra Kustbanegatan 15-17 416 64 Göteborg Tel: 031-80 15 00 Fax: 031-752 03 99 |
www.sparhotel.se |
| Spar Hotel, Majorna |
795/995 |
Karl Johansgatan 66-70 414 55 Göteborg Tel: 031-751 07 00 Fax: 031-751 07 99 |
www.sparhotel.se |
| SGS bostäder (student room) | 400/520 |
SGS veckobostäder Utlandagatan 24 412 80 Göteborg Tel: +46 31 708 13 30 Fax:+46 31 81 24 97 |
www.sgsveckobostader.com |
| Nice Bed & Breakfast |
390/490 |
Utlandagatan 18, 412 61 Göteborg Tel: +46 31 20 21 50 Fax: +46 31 20 51 90 |
www.hotelnice.se |
| Hotel Robinson | 495- 595/890 |
Södra Hamngatan 2, 411 06 Göteborg Tel. +46 31 80 25 21 Fax: +46 31 15 92 91 |
www.hotelrobinson.com |
| Aveny Turist |
fr. 550/650 |
Södra Vägen 2 412 54 Göteborg Tel: 031 - 20 52 86 Fax: 031 - 20 39 45 |
www.avenyturist.com |
| Hotel Flora |
fr. 475/890 10% |
Grönsakstorget 2, 411 17 Göteborg Tel 031-13 86 16 Fax 031-13 24 08 |
www.hotelflora.se |
| Villa Fridolin |
785/1085 |
Villa Fridolin, Högåsplatsen 4 412 56 Göteborg tel. 031-7082880, 031- 41 41 40Fax: 031- 82 11 68 Aston Villa hotell |
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Maps and Travels
MAP: Gothenburg University (Overview)
MAP: Gothenburg University Faculty of Humanities (Detail)
City of Göteborg official homepage (Region map, only in Swedish)
On-line Proceedings
// FORTHCOMING //
Committee Chairman
Jens Allwood
Steering Committee Members
Åsa Abelin
Elisabeth Ahlsén
Charlotte Edebäck
Johan Lund
Facilitating Committee Members
Shirley Nicholson
Official mail address
Göteborg University
Department of Linguistics
Multimod Com 2005 Conference Committee
Box 200
SE 405 30 Göteborg
Sweden
Social Events Programme
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 19:00 hrs: Conference Dinner
City of Göteborg official homepage
Göteborg University Department of Linguistics
Göteborgs University (homepage)
MUMIN A Nordic Network for MUltiModal Interfaces
MAP: Gothenburg University (Overview)
MAP: Gothenburg University Faculty of Humanities (Detail)
The Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Göteborg University, welcomes all interested parties as well as its suppliers, to become sponsors of the Nordic conference on Multimodal Communication - to be held in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, 7-8 of April 2005. Here are some sponsorship opportunities:
Welcome Pack / Bag Sponsor Be the sponsor of the Multimod Com Welcome Packs. These bags will be given to all Symposium participants, speakers and guests upon registration at the Symposium and may contain your company's promotional material & giveaways, along with Symposium documentation.
T-Shirt Sponsor 2005 T-Shirts includes your company logo on the front. Every attendee and speaker, will be given a T-Shirt at on-site registration.
Pen and Pad Sponsor Exclusive host of the Pens and Pads the attendee's will use for the Symposium. Your company's pen and pads will be placed for all attendees to use throughout the Symposium.
Nametag Sponsor Exclusive host of the Nametags the attendee's will use for the entire Symposium. You will have your company name or logo on the nametag.
Internet/Computer Workstation Sponsor Sponsorship of computers with Internet Access set up for all attendees to use to check email. Your website will be the portal site of these computers.
Water Bottle Sponsor Be the sponsor of the water bottles each attendee will use through out the Symposium meetings.
Symposium Program Sponsor Be the sponsor of the printed Symposium program. Your full page advertisement will be the back cover of the program.
Ad in the Symposium Program Place a full-page ad in the actual conference program that every attendee will receive. .
Refreshment Break Sponsor Sponsoring one or more of the Symposium refreshment breaks
Symposium Report Sponsor Sponsor the final report of the Multimod Com 2005 Symposium deliberations and decisions. Your sponsorship will be noted at the beginning of the online presentation and in all printed follow up.
On-line Platform Sponsor Provide support for the online platform to be used for the Symposium follow-on discussions for one year.
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