A number of developers of conversational voice applications feel that the model of human language currently supported by W3C standards such as SRGS, SISR and PLS is not adequate and that developers need new capabilities in order to support more sophisticated conversational applications.
The goal of the workshop is to understand the limitations of the current W3C language model in order to develop a more comprehensive model. We plan to collect and analyze use cases and prioritize requirements that ultimately will be used to identify improvements to the W3C language model. Just as W3C developed SSML 1.1 to broaden the languages for which SSML is useful, this effort will result in improved support for language capabilities that are unsupported today.
The main outcome of the workshop will be the publication of a document that will serve as a guide for improving the W3C language model.
Submissions must describe (1) requirements and use cases for improving W3C standards for conversational interaction and (2) how the use cases justify one or more of these topics:
Position papers will be the basis for the discussions at the workshop. Individuals wishing to participate must submit a position paper by the date shown below. The program committee will select papers that provide insight into the requirements and use cases for improving the W3C language model.
All workshop attendees must submit a position paper. Papers must be submitted by email to <team-convapps-ws-submit@w3.org> before April 2 April 30.
Position papers must be written in English. Examples may be illustrated with non-English languages with an English explanation. All papers should be 1 to 5 pages, although they may link to longer versions or appendices. Allowed formats are valid HTML or XHTML, PDF, or plain text. Papers in any other format (including invalid HTML/XHTML) will be returned with a request for correct formatting.
Participation in the workshop is conditional upon acceptance of the position paper by the program committee.
Accepted position papers will be published on the public Web page of the workshop. Submitting a position paper comprises a default recognition of these terms for publication.
The Program Committee will ask the authors of particularly salient position papers to explicitly present their position at the workshop to foster discussion. Presenters will be asked to make the slides of the presentation available on the workshop home page in HTML, PDF, or plain text.
See the schedule below for submission and registration deadlines.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Participation will be governed by the following:
The current program committee consists of:
The workshop program will run from 8:30 am to 6 pm on both days.
The workshop will be held at Openstream, Somerset, NJ, US.
Information about hotels will be distributed with acceptance letters.
Information on registration, hotel and logistics will be sent with the notification of acceptance.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
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2 April 2010 16 April 2010 30 April 2010 |
Deadline for position papers. Submit position papers to <team-convapps-ws-submit@w3.org>. |
|
7 May 2010 10 May 2010 |
Acceptance notification and registration instructions sent. |
| 24 May 2010 | Program and accepted position papers posted on the workshop website. |
| 4 June 2010 | Deadline for registration. |
| 18 June 2010 | Workshop Begins (8:30 AM) |
| 19 June 2010 | Workshop Ends (6:00 PM) |
| 28 June 2010 | Conference minutes and conference deliverables posted on the workshop website. |
The Logistics, the Presentation Guideline and the Agenda are also available on the W3C Web server.
James A. Larson, Deborah Dahl, Daniel C. Burnett and Kazuyuki Ashimura, Workshop Organizing Committee
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