CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts that focus on current work in areas of research related to speech communication are welcomed as well as abstracts that focus on the history of research in speech communication. Contributors are encouraged to present their work in ways that are accessible to scientists outside of their own disciplines. Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by a panel of reviewers and will be accepted on the basis of their scientific merit and clarity of presentation. Submitting an abstract implies a commitment to present a poster if the abstract is accepted. Posters may be no larger than 6.5 feet wide and 4 feet tall.

Please note that if an abstract is accepted, the author(s) will be given the option of submitting a four-page paper to be included on a CD-ROM that will be distributed to conference participants. This submission is not mandatory. The deadline for receipt of the final papers is April 2, 2004.

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

1. Abstracts must be limited to 250 words. Abstracts longer than 250 words will be rejected.
2. The abstract must be in English.
3. Each contributor may be the principal author of only one paper and may be co-author of only one additional paper. Authors who violate this may have ALL abstracts on which they are author or co-author rejected.
4. Include the author names, affiliations, and a contact phone number in the first lines of the body of the message.
5. Skip 3 lines and type the title of the abstract.
6. Skip 1 line and type the body of the abstract (no more than 250 words).
7. List the number of words at the end of the abstract.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Abstracts may be submitted by electronic mail or by postal mail.
2. All abstracts must be received by Friday, January 30, 2004. Abstracts received after January 30 will not be accepted.
3. Acceptance notices will be mailed or emailed to authors by March 1, 2004.

SUBMISSION VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

1. Include author names in the subject line of the email.
2. Only basic ASCII characters can be used. Do not include figures, formulas or special characters.
3. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the email address on the submission within 4 days.
4. Email abstracts to AbstSp50@speech.mit.edu.

SUBMISSION VIA POSTAL MAIL

1. Include a contact email, if possible.
2. Allow at least 5 days for delivery by U.S. or Canadian mail, 2 days for express mail, and 10 days for international air mail.
3. Authors submitting abstracts by postal mail should include self-addressed postcards for notification of receipt of the abstract. Please allow 5-10 days for receipt of acknowledgement.
4. Abstracts should be mailed to:

   From Sound to Sense: 50+ Years of Discoveries in Speech Communication
   Attn: Janet Slifka
   Speech Communication Group, MIT, RLE, Rm. 36-587
   50 Vassar St.
   Cambridge, MA 02139
   U.S.A.

If you do not receive acknowledgment as described above, your abstract has not been received. Please contact the organizing committee [AbstSp50@speech.mit.edu] if you have submitted an abstract and did not receive an acknowledgment of receipt.