Dear colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 14th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS 2024).

Following the success of a series of twelve previous events, the 14th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS 2024) will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Sapporo, Japan at the Premiere Hotel Nakajima Park Sapporo. Participants will be able to keep track of the state of the art in spoken dialogue systems while enjoying Sapporo during winter.

IWSDS 2024 will be a primarily in-person event with a hybrid component for those who cannot travel to Japan.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome you to Sapporo, Japan, and hope that you enjoy the workshop as well as the winter activities in Hokkaido.

Satoshi Nakamura (Nara Institute of Science and Technology) - IWSDS 2024 General Chair

Koichiro Yoshino (RIKEN & Nara Institute of Science and Technology) - IWSDS 2024 Technical Program Co-Chair & Local Arrangement Co-Chair

Matthias Kraus (Universität Augsburg) - IWSDS 2024 Technical Program Co-Chair

Kristiina Jokinen (AIST) - IWSDS 2024 Technical Program Co-Chair

Tatsuya Kawahara (Kyoto University) - IWSDS 2024 Local Arrangement Co-Chair