Exploring the Science and Technology of Spoken Language Processing

This is a sponsored article brought to you by BESydney. Business Events Sydney (BESydney) supports academic leaders with bidding advice, professional services, funding, and delegate promotion to support your committee to deliver a world-class conference experience. Michael Proctor from Macquarie University’s Department of Linguistics recently spoke about his experience of working on the successful bid to host the Interspeech 2026 Conference in Sydney, on behalf of the Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA). Why Bid for a Global Event? Interspeech is the world’s largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. The conference will feature expert speakers, tutorials, oral and poster sessions, challenges, exhibitions, and satellite events, and will draw around 1,200 participants from around the world to Sydney. Interspeech conferences emphasize interdisciplinary approaches addressing all aspects of speech science