Tohoku Universal Acoustical Communication Month 2018
In association with the Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Thematic Program 2018
Call for Applications to the Invited Young Lecturers program for participation in theInternational Symposium on Universal Acoustical Communication and its satellite seminars
Outline of the program
The organizing committee of the Universal Acoustical Communication (UAC) Monthencourages young researchers to attend the events, centered around an International
Symposium and complemented by satellite seminars. The Invited Young Lecturers (IYL)
program promotes the participation of talented young scientists by offering to cover theregistration and full travelling costs of selected presenters. In exchange for this financial
support, selected researchers are expected to give a poster presentation in the symposium
and an invited lecture in the satellite seminar that best matches their area of expertise.
Event schedule
The Universal Acoustical Communication Month consists of one International Symposium tobe held from October 22 to 24 and four satellite seminars held between October 20 and 30.
For more information see the Call for Contributions.
Qualifications
The program is open to applicants who concluded their PhD or equivalent studies in the past10 years (not earlier than 2008). Applicants must be able to travel to Sendai, Japan toparticipate in the International Symposium and give a lecture in the satellite seminar thatbest fits their research topic.
Financial support
Travel expenses for selected young lecturers will be covered in full by the UAC organizingcommittee. This includes:-Round-trip flight tickets (economy class) between their nearest airport and Sendai*-

Accommodation for up to 2 weeks to attend the International Symposium and at least
one satellite seminar where they are expected to give a lecture-A small daily allowance to cover meals and miscellaneous expenses-Registration fee to the International Symposium* Selected young lecturers who reside in Japan can opt to travel by train.

Application process
Applications should be submitted electronically through the UAC website. Applicants mustcomplete the standard application process for the international symposium (title, author listand 200-word abstract) in advance. Note that the deadline for IYL aspirants is two weeks
before the official symposium deadline. The deadline for IYL applications has been
extended to July 31.
In addition to a full application to the international symposium, candidates to the IYL program
must submit:-Full proceedings manuscript ready for peer review using the “Acoustical Letters” templateof Acoustical Science and Technology (standard length is 2 pages, but those applying tothis program are allowed up to 4 pages)-

Curriculum vitae in free format (around 2 pages) including academic and professional
history, list of selected publications, awards, and any other information deemed
appropriate.

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Selection of the satellite seminar to which they would like to contribute.

Only applications for which all documents have been received by the deadline of July 16 July
31, 2018 will be considered. Those selected for the program will be notified electronically by
the organizing committee on August 17.
Duties of invited young lecturers
Those selected for this program will be required to attend and give a poster presentation in
the international symposium. They are also required to participate in at least one of thesatellite seminars and give an invited lecture.
The 2 to 4 page manuscript submitted as part of the application procedures will be includedin the proceedings of the symposium and sent to Acoustical Science and Technology, theEnglish-language journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan, for peer-review and possible
publication as an Invited Acoustical Letter.
Important Dates
Application deadline: July 16, 2018 Extended to July 31, 2018
Notification of selection results: August 17, 2018
List of satellite seminars
Seminar on music, sound, speech and artificial intelligence(October 20, 2018)
Seminar on psychology and brain sciences related to hearing and multisensory processing(October 20–22, 2018)
Seminar on brain, hearing and speech sciences for universal speech communication(October 24–26, 2018)Seminar on the spatial aspects of hearing and their applications

(October 29–30, 2018)
Technical Committee
Chair:

Masato Akagi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Secretary: Shigeto Furukawa (NTT)Members: Hedwig Gockel (University of Cambridge)
Maria Chait (University College London)
Yi-Wen Liu (National Tsing Hua University)
Craig Jin (University of Sydney)
Junfeng Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Wataru Teramoto (Kumamoto University)
Shuichi Sakamoto (Tohoku University)
Yuya Chiba (Tohoku University)
Contact
UAC2018 Organizing Committee
uac2018@riec.tohoku.ac.jp