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VoiceXML Forum Activities
at SpeechTEK West 2005
featuring AVIOS Symposium and TVUI Conference
February 21-23, 2005
Marriott San Francisco
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
REGISTER
for SpeechTEK West 2005
At a Glance |
| Mon., 21 Feb - Wed., 23 Feb |
VoiceXML Related Tutorials and Sessions
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| Mon., 21 Feb: 2:30- 4:00pm |
VoiceXML BoD Meet and Greet |
| Tues., 22 Feb |
X+V Multimodal Hands-On Training Sponsored by IBM |
| Tues., 22 Feb: 3:30 - 5:30pm |
VoiceXML Application Developer Certification Practice Test |
| Mon., 21 Feb - Wed., 23 Feb |
Stop by the the VoiceXML Forum's Exhibit Booth, featuring the VoiceXML Application Showcase, and visit exhibiting Members' booths! |
| Mon., 21 Feb - Wed., 23 Feb |
VoiceXML Forum Member promos |
VoiceXML Related Tutorials and Sessions |
| VoiceXML Tutorials |
Mon., 21 Feb
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Tutorial: Developing Applications with VoiceXML: An Overview of the Language and the Tools Supporting It
Speakers: Jeff Haynie, Vocalocity; Matt Oshry, Tellme Networks; Andrew Wahbe, VoiceGenie Technologies
Lowering the cost and effort required to develop voice applications, taking
advantage of speech technologies, leveraging Web tools and content and
protecting investments; these are just some of the reasons why companies are
adopting VoiceXML. This tutorial will begin with a brief history of VoiceXML and
an overview of the key concepts behind the standard. With a framework
established, we'll dive into the basic components and architecture of a VoiceXML
application.
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Tues., 22 Feb
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
The Standards Environment: Where Speech Fits in
Moderator: James A. Larson, Intel; Speakers: Peter Gavalakis, Intel; Philip Gray, Versay; James A. Larson, Intel; Garland Sharratt, Convedia
This tutorial describes VoiceXML 2.0 techniques for building advanced speech applications. You will learn how to develop mixed initiative applications, advanced techniques for building efficient applications and practical solutions on integrating speech applications in call centers, including call control, and techniques for passing data to another application or human agent.
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Wed., 23 Feb
9:45 am - 11:00 am
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Interactions, Choice and Evolution in Multimodal Speech Standards
Moderator: Daryle Gardner-Bonneau, Bonneau and Associates; Speakers:
Deborah Dahl, Conversational Technologies; Albert Kooiman, Microsoft; James A. Larson, Intel; Scott Wieder, Brooktrout
Standards such as VoiceXML have been widely adopted, with some deployments supporting thousands of telephone ports. Specifications such as SALT and X+V, soon to be integrated into standards by the World Wide Web Consortium, will extend speech standards to multimodal devices. Understand the growing interoperability of applications, call control, and speech engines in this session.
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Wed., 23 Feb
11:15 am - 12:30 pm |
Dynamic Generation of Voice Applications Using Web Services: Making the Most of Existing Resources
Moderator: K.W. 'Bill' Scholz, Unisys; Speakers: Jeff Haynie, Vocalocity; Tiemo Winterkamp, VoiceObjects
Many Web pages we encounter are generated dynamically from databases, allowing them to be personalized with our preferences or reflect rapidly changing information. The same technology used for HTML-based Web pages can be used to generate speech application "pages" in VoiceXML or other languages, often from the same Web services that generate Web pages. This session addresses the means for doing so and the results. |
Wed., 23 Feb
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm |
Accessibility and Productivity
Moderator: Sara Basson, IBM; Speakers: Sara Basson, IBM; Alison Lee, IBM; Silvio Nasi, Loquendo
Making a PC or mobile device more accessible to persons with disabilities is a useful - and sometimes government-mandated - goal. But improving accessibility can also improve productivity for all users - a win-win situation. This session addresses some approaches and specific solutions to enhancing accessibility and productivity. |
VoiceXML
BoD Meet & Greet
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Mon., 21 Feb
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
San Francisco Marriott, Pacific I, 4th floor |
Have questions about your VoiceXML Forum membership? Thinking of upgrading your membership? Want to become a member? Want to make a suggestion, or just say hello?
Stop by the Pacific I conference room for conversation and refreshments! Meet the VoiceXMlL Board of Directors and other Forum members! |
VoiceXML Application Developer Certification Practice Test |
Tues., 22 Feb
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
San Francisco Marriott, Pacific I, 4th floor
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The session will provide
an overview of the VoiceXML Application
Developer Certification program, addressing
who should take the exam and the benefits
of becoming a certified developer; the
test development process; topics and technologies
covered in the test; and how to register
to take the formal exam.
A hard-copy mock exam
will be administered to attendees, who
will have one hour to answer a sample
of actual test questions. During the second
hour, the answer to each question will
be reviewed, and general questions from
the audience will be answered.
Although advanced registration is not required, the Forum requests that participants interested in attending the session send an email to the VoiceXMl Admin team at <voicexml-admin@voicexml.org> with your name, company affiliation, email, and phone number. |
X+V Multimodal
Hands-On Training Sponsored by IBM
Space is Limited! Advanced Registration
is Required!
(Watch this space for details)
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The VoiceXML Forum, in
conjunction with the training department
at IBM, is offering
free hands-on X+V training. The class
is limited to 20 participants, on a first
come, first served basis for registered SpeechTEK West attendees. To reserve your seat
and training materials, please register via the on-line registration form,
and include your name, company, phone
number and email address. Trainees must
be registered for SpeechTEK West.
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Tues., 22 Feb
San Francisco Marriott, Pacific I, 4th floor |
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| 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon |
Introduction to X+V
This session provides an introduction to XHTML+Voice (X+V). It will cover the basic structure of a multimodal application and explain how the different modalities work together to provide a unified user interface. The basic tags and events used in X+V are described. The session includes a practical hands-on workshop to develop a simple multimodal application using IBM WebSphere tools.
Participants should have some basic knowledge of HTML authoring.
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| 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Advanced X+V
This session covers some of the more advanced features of X+V and related technologies to allow sophisticated and natural user interfaces to be developed. In the hands-on workshop, the delegates will build a “real-life” multimodal application of medium complexity. The workshop will look at the synergy between X+V and VoiceXML and demonstrate how common code may be shared between the two environments.
Participants should have some basic knowledge in programming HTML, VoiceXML and JSP (Java Server Pages).
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VoiceXML
Forum Exhibit Booth
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Visit the VoiceXML Forum
at exhibit booth #221 and meet VoiceXML
technical experts.
EXHIBITION HOURS:
Monday, 21 February: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, 22 February: 9:30 am - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, 23 February: 9:30 am - 2:00pm
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VoiceXML Forum Member, Booth #
Aspect Communications, 422
AVAYA, 322
Brooktrout Technology, 510
Cisco Systems, 313
Edify Corporation, 512
Empirix, 319
Genesys Telecommunications Labs, 410
IBM, 401
Intervoice, 414
Loquendo, 518
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VoiceXML Forum Member, Booth #
LumenVox, 307
MTI - Message Technologies, Inc., 219
Nortel, 412
ScanSoft Inc, 301
TuVox, 407
VocaLabs, Inc., 121
VoiceGenie, 218
VoiceObjects, 217
Voxpilot, 516
West Corporation, 420 |
VoiceXML Forum Member Promos
- The Forum's exhibit booth will feature a VoiceXML Application Showcase! Try out compelling VoiceXML-driven applications demonstrating the power of VoiceXML and how it is
being adopted in the industry.
- Brooktrout Technology - Visit the VoiceXML Forum's exhibit booth to get a "Hook into the Possibilities" sticker on your game card, and return the card to Brooktrout for a prize.
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