Calls

Call for Special Sessions

IWSDS 2024 invites proposals for Special Sessions in any topic related to dialogue system technologies.

IWSDS 2024 will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Sapporo, Japan. IWSDS 2024 will be a primarily in person event with a hybrid component for those who cannot travel to Japan. Special sessions are 90-minute sessions that are part of the IWSDS main program. Registration to special sessions is included with IWSDS registration.

Authors are requested to submit PDF files (maximum three pages) of their proposal to iwsds2024@gmail.com.

The proposal must indicate:

1. Special Session title.

2. Name, affiliation, e-mail of the organizers.

3. A description of the workshop / Special Session title including:

   • • objectives;

     • topics of interest;

     • justification;

     • expected number of submissions;

     • tentative program.

4. Tentative program committee members (only for workshop proposals).

5. Special audio-visual, internet, computer or equipment requirements in case of a non-virtual event.

6. Whether the workshop / special session has been run before:

   • • where and when;

     • number of participants in the previous event.

7. Any additional information that might be relevant for the proposal evaluation.

Important Dates:

Special Session Proposal Submission: October 13th

Special Session Notification: October 20th

Call for Papers

The International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS) 2024 will invite paper submissions. IWSDS 2024 will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Sapporo, Japan. IWSDS 2024 will be a primarily in person event with a hybrid component for those who cannot travel to Japan. We especially invite paper submissions on the following topics: 

User engagement and emotion in dialogue systems

Proactive, anticipatory, or incremental interaction

Use of humor and metaphors in dialogue systems

Multimodal and situated dialogue systems

Companions and personal assistant dialogue systems

Educational and healthcare applications

Big data and large scale dialogue systems

Digital resources for interactive dialogue management

Domain transfer and adaptation techniques for dialogue systems

Dialogue systems for low-resource languages

Multilingual dialogue systems

Dialogue system evaluation

Machine learning for dialogue systems

Interaction styles in dialogue systems

However, submissions are not limited to these topics and we encourage you to submit papers in all areas of natural language dialogue systems. 

Categories of Submissions:

• Long Research Papers: These are reserved for reports on mature original research results. The expected length of a long paper submission should be in the range of 8-13 pages of content, plus up to 3 pages for references. Final versions (after notification of acceptance) will be given 2 additional pages of content (8-15 pages of content) so that reviewers' comments can be taken into account but the number of pages for references will not change (up to 3 pages).

• Short Research Papers: Authors may choose this category if they wish to report on smaller case studies or ongoing original research efforts. The expected length of a short paper submission should be in the range of 4-7 pages of content, plus up to 2 pages for references. Final versions (after notification of acceptance) will be given 1 additional page of content (4-8 pages of content) so that reviewers' comments can be taken into account but the number of pages for references will not change (up to 2 pages).

• Position Papers: These deal with novel unexplored research ideas or viewpoints which describe trends or fruitful starting points for future research and elicit discussion. The expected length of a position paper submission should be 2 pages of content, plus up to 2 pages for references. Final versions (after notification of acceptance) will be given 1 additional page of content (2-3 pages of content) so that reviewers' comments can be taken into account but the number of pages for references will not change (up to 2 pages).

• Demo Submissions – System Papers: Authors who wish to demonstrate their system may choose this category and provide a description of their system and demo. The expected length of a demo/system paper submission should be up to 5 pages of content, plus up to 2 pages for references. Final versions (after notification of acceptance) will be given 1 additional page of content (up to 6 pages of content) so that reviewers' comments can be taken into account but the number of pages for references will not change (up to 2 pages).

As usual, a selection of accepted papers will be published in post-workshop proceedings.

We welcome demonstrations from the authors of long and short papers which can be shown during the demo session. At the submission time, you will have an option to indicate whether the paper will be accompanied by a demonstration. 

Submission:

Authors of all papers (including papers submitted to the special sessions) are requested to submit PDF files of their manuscripts using the IWSDS 2024 paper submission system. 

Submission system: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IWSDS2024

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Important Dates:

Paper Title, Author, and Abstract Submission: November 10th → November 17th

Paper Submission: November 17th → November 20th

Call for Sponsors

The International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS) 2024 will invite paper submissions. IWSDS 2024 will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Sapporo, Japan. We are starting to solicit sponsorship for IWSDS2024. These funds will be used to offset some costs for items such as social events, honorariums for invited speakers, etc. In exchange for your support, we will provide the opportunity to promote your company during the workshop and through the webpage. The sponsorship package for IWSDS2024 is shown below. We would greatly appreciate it if you could contribute to IWSDS2024. 

Bronze:

• Donation amount: $1000

• One free registration

• Logo with links on the workshop website

• Acknowledgement during opening/closing

Silver:

• Donation amount: $3000

• One free registration

• Same perks as Bronze

• Poster for promoting sponsor's activity during event

• 10 mins presentation at sponsor session (during lunch) 

Gold: 

• Donation amount: $5000

• Two free registrations

• Same perks as Silver

• One of the best papers with the sponsor's name

Contact

Please feel free to post any question or comments to organizer's mailing list: iwsds2024@gmail.com.