Tohoku Universal Acoustical Communication Month 2018
In association with the Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Thematic Program 2018
Call for Contributions to the International Symposium on Universal Acoustical Communication
Dates: October 22–24, 2018 (with specialized satellite seminars throughout October 2018)
Venue: Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Outline of the event
The Universal Acoustical Communication (UAC) Month will take place in October 2018 as aseries of specialized seminars and an international symposium bringing together world-classresearchers and young scientists under the global theme of acoustical communication.
The symposium will feature keynote lectures by distinguished researchers, a panel discussion
and a poster session for contributed presentations. Contributions by young researchers arehighly encouraged and financial support to cover the travel expenses of a few outstanding
young contributors will be available (Invited Young Lecturers program).
TopicsAll proposals under the main topic of universal acoustical communication will beconsidered for inclusion in the poster session of the international symposium. Specific topics
include: hearing and multisensory perception, affective aspects of communication, brainscience, speech, applications of AI to communications, etc.
Submission process
Authors are to submit their proposals electronically using the UAC2018 website. Initial
proposals must include a title, author list and an abstract of up to 200 words. After a review
process, the authors of accepted proposals will be asked to prepare a two-page manuscriptfor inclusion in the proceedings (the option of additional pages will not be available forcontributed papers).
Publication of the proceedings
All proceedings papers will be considered for publication as an “Acoustical Letter” in a special
edition of Acoustical Science and Technology (AST), the English-language journal of theAcoustical Society of Japan. This will require another round of peer-reviewing based on thetwo-page manuscript (contributed papers cannot exceed the two‑page limit). Revision
deadlines will be managed by AST directly; authors will be contacted by the editorial board.
Important Dates
Application deadline (200-word abstract): July 31, 2018
Acceptance notice: August 17, 2018
Deadline for the proceedings paper (two pages strictly enforced): September 30, 2018

Registration
At least one author of each contribution must register for the symposium and attend topresent their poster. Advanced registration is required for authors and highly recommended
for all attendants.
The advanced registration form also serves as pre-registration to the satellite seminars.
Registration fees
All attendants to the international symposium are required to pay a participation fee.
Attending the satellite seminars is free and those who pre-register and attend at least one
seminar are entitled to a 10,000 JPY discount if they also register for the international
symposium. The participation fees are:Baseline participation fee 40,000 JPY
Discounted rate for students 25,000 JPY
Discounted rate for those who also attend a satellite seminar 30,000Discounted rate for students who also attend a satellite seminar 15,000
Seminar-only participation is free (pre-registration is encouraged)
Satellite seminars
The international symposium will be complemented by specialized seminars throughout
October. These will include keynotes, tutorials and lectures by selected young scientists onsome of the main topics also covered in the symposium. Participation in the seminars is freeand attending them does not require participation in the symposium. However, those whoattend at least one seminar are entitled to a 10,000 JPY discount on the international
symposium registration fee.
Participants are encouraged to pre-register their attendance on the website to receive theirdiscount. On-site registration, without the discount, will also be available.
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)

Organizers
Yôiti Suzuki (Tohoku University)
Brian Moore (University of Cambridge)
Masato Akagi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Jiro Gyoba (Tohoku University)
Akinori Ito (Tohoku University)
Tetsuaki Kawase (Tohoku University)
Contact
UAC2018 Organizing Committee
uac2018@riec.tohoku.ac.jp