SpeechTEK 2006: Grab me a T-shirt while you're there

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POSTED BY: KEN CIRCEO, MSS Lead Tech Writer

 

The year's biggest speech conference, SpeechTEK 2006, will be held next week at the Marriott Marquis in NYC. I wanted to go, but Microsoft turned me down. Probably with good cause. I just wanted the free T-shirts. It doesn't matter. I'm already over it. (Really.)

 

SpeechTEK is now in its twelfth year. It started in Boston in 1995, then moved to the Big Apple the next year and it's been there ever since. If you're one of the lucky ones who gets to go this year, look for Microsoft in Booth 502. You can hardly miss it. It's one of the large booths that hits you just as you walk into the Expo Hall.

 

Also, here's a list of MSS sessions and speakers. If you haven't heard these speakers before, I know most of them pretty well. They're all good speakers. (If they weren't, I'd tell you.) Rich Bray is giving the keynote on Tuesday at 8:30AM. Have a great time. And don't worry about me. I'm fine. (But if you get an extra T-shirt, you can send it to me at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052. No obligation or anything.)

 

Mon, Aug 7

VOX 2006-Service Provider Edition: Expanding Your Reach in Real-Time: SOA or SOL: Leveraging Web Infrastructure Panel Discussion

ALBERT KOOIMAN, Senior Business Development Manager

1:30PM–2:15PM in the Astor Ballroom

 

Tue, Aug 8

KEYNOTE: Unified Communications - The Next Wave of Speech Technology Applications

RICHARD BRAY, General Manager in Unified Communications

8:30AM–9:45AM in the Broadway Ballroom

 

Advanced Speech Technology Symposium (AVIOS): Advanced Speech and NL Technology Panel Discussion

ALEX ACERO, Research Area Manager

11:00AM–12:30PM in the Plymouth/Royale Room

 

VUI Track (Authoring & Tuning): Tuning the VUI, Not Tuning The Parameters Panel Discussion

STEPHEN POTTER, Program Manager

4:00PM–5:00PM in the Gramercy/Olmstead Room

 

Consumer Electronics & MM Track: Devices Panel Discussion

ALEX ACERO, Research Area Manager

4:00PM–5:00PM in the Uris/Shubert Room

 

Wed, Aug 9

Developing and Tuning Applications with MSS 2007

DAVID OLLASON, Lead Program Manager

STEPHEN POTTER, Program Manager

10:00AM–12:30PM in the Wintergarden/Palace Room

 

Improving Customer Loyalty: Building An Effective Self-Service Strategy Panel Discussion

ABHIJIT SARKAR, Senior Business Development Manager

11:00AM–12:00PM in the Music Box/Majestic Room

 

Consumer Electronics & MM Track: Overcoming Barriers to Multimodal Application Development Panel Discussion

ALBERT KOOIMAN, Senior Business Development Manager

2:00PM–3:30PM in the Uris/Shubert Room

 

Strategic & Management Insights Track: Mobilizing Your Workforce Panel Discussion

CLINT PATTERSON, Director of Product Management

2:00PM–3:30PM in the Soho/Herald Room

 

Are These Technologies Ready for Primetime Track: You Decide – Unifying Your Communications Panel Discussion

CLINT PATTERSON, Director of Product Management

3:45PM–5:00PM in the Chelsea/Gotham Room