Wednesday, November 12 - Friday, November 14, 2008



This year, the SVOX Forum 2008 will take place in Zurich on November 12 to 14. The traditional annual event will again bring together key automotive and mobile experts active in the area of embedded speech and human-machine interfaces.

The main theme of this year`s Forum is “The Ultimate User Experience”, with a special focus on speech-enabled HMIs for automotive and mobile industries. Notable domains to be covered include navigation, location-based services and dynamic mobile content.

Daniel Vine, Senior Systems Engineer of Denso, one of the SVOX Forum 08 speakers explains: “My vision for the ultimate user experience is that all connected in-car communication, navigation and entertainment devices work together seamlessly, controllable via a unified interface, that can be used by novices with minimal training. The goal is to enhance user experience by increasing safety, reducing cognitive load and enhancing productivity. As VUIs allow more flexible user input, my vision is that speech technology will play an increasingly central role in controlling in-car navigation, phone and other connected devices.”

November 12
Welcome Reception

November 13
Day 1: In-car perspective
Klaus-Josef Bengler, BMW / Florian Hanisch, Daimler / Peter Kolschmidt, Audi / Kent Wittenburg, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories / Thomas Rosenstock, Continental / Thomas Nickl, Harman Becker / Lionel Dricot, AWTCE / Daniel Vine, Denso / Anton Hierhager, Texas Instruments / Thomas Fleischmann, Elektrobit / Makoto Shozakai, Asahi Kasei / Jim Bridgewater, Freescale Semiconductor / Kaneo Hiramatsu, Jari

November 14
Day 2: Wireless perspective
Natasa Jovanovic, TomTom / Roger Lanctot, iSuppli / Jochen Katzer, Navigon / Carla Beccari, AvMap / Roger Wilson, SBD / Dan Jelfs, Skyhook Wireless / Mahesh Chowdhary, SiRF / Holger Haussmann, Falk / Armin Fendrich, deCarta / Oliver Römerscheidt, GfK / Sven Schmeier, Yocoy Technologies / Thomas Scheerbarth, Deutsche Telekom / Davide Mancuso, Esmertec

Venue:
Zurich, Switzerland


Contact:
Gabriella De Giovanetti at +41 43 544 06 00

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Registration Fee:
€699.00 Euro (incl. VAT)
€299.00 Euro (incl. VAT - Voucher Code required)

Refund Information:
Cancellations received via email on or before November 1, 2008 will receive a refund, less a €150.00 Euro processing fee. Cancellations received after November 1, 2008 will result in a forfeiture of the entire conference fee.

All cancellations must be sent via e-mail to degiovanetti@svox.com. You may substitute a colleague for you at any time.