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DETAILED AGENDA AND ARCHIVESMonday, 7th of March – Morning |
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9:30 – 09:40 Video not available |
Opening Remarks Herve Bourlard, Professor, IDIAP |
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9:40 – 10:00 Video not available |
Overview of AMI project and research Steve Renals, Professor, Univ of Edinburgh Abstract: AMI targets computer enhanced multi-modal interaction in the context of meetings. The project aims at substantially advance the state-of-the-art in important basic technologies such as human-human communication modelling, speech recognition, computer vision, multimedia indexing and retrieval. It will also produce tools for browsing multi-modal meeting data, including meeting structure analysis and summarizing functions. The project makes recorded and annotated multimodal meeting data widely available for the European research community, thereby contributing to the research infrastructure in the field. |
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10:00 – 10:30 Video not available |
Real Time Remote Meetings: A Big Picture in a Small Box Christine Perey, Consultant, Perey Research & Consulting Abstract: Multimedia conferencing is a growing market with several significant segments. Leading vendors, emerging trends and recalcitrant constraints are used to define each segment. Some of the early assumptions around the customer requirements are being shaken, some already disproved, and new, unanticipated patterns and technologies are emerging. This presentation will highlight the many ways in which the consumer and business markets are interacting, how age-old problems are finally fading and where the new problems are arising. Every new technical problem offers those in the research community an opportunity to develop solutions. Some technologies are developed in anticipation of problems customers have yet to encounter. We will review some examples of each and recommend areas of future research which merit examination. |
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10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
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Coffee break |
11:00 – 11:30  
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Engineering the user experience in HomeLab Boris de Ruyter, Senior Scientist, NatLab / Philips Research Abstract: With performance indicators for technologies in the area of storage, connectivity, displays and processing platforms increasing rapidly, the quest for innovative applications has become a real challenge. Putting these developments in the context of a vision like Ambient Intelligence only increases this challenge. How do we conceptualise, prototype and evaluate innovative scenarios of ambient intelligent systems with end-users living in today's technological reality? More specific, how do we engage people in having experiences in a controlled research environment? How do we speed up transfer from research findings into the business when this business is confronted with a commodity market and has difficulty in grasping Ambient Intelligent scenarios? To answer some of these questions we have constructed a controlled research environment called the HomeLab. This infrastructure allows researchers to investigate Ambient Intelligent scenarios in a controlled environment while test participants can fully experience these technologies during their stay in HomeLab. Some of the projects that have had the benefit of using HomeLab for their research and that have been successfully transferred into the business, will be presented. |
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11:30 – 12:00
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Participant introductions Each participant will introduce themselves (name, company/institute) and explain their position in relation to the workshop’s framework. |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Luncheon |
Monday, 7th of March - Afternoon |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Real Stories of the Journey across the Valley of Death From Technology to Product to Practice: Quindi’s Meeting Capture Software Stan Rosenschein, President, Quindi
Abstract: Quindi is a commercial company that provides tools for capturing and indexing information generated in meetings. This talk will review some of the technical and business choices made by Quindi in the course of developing and marketing its first product, the Quindi Meeting Companion. It will trace the sometimes surprising shifts in company focus as the product moved from technical concept to fielded application, for instance, the decision to take advantage of naturally occurring sources of digital data in the meeting environment as a primary source of indexing. Tech Transfer of University Research via Open Source and Community Source Ron Baecker, Professor, KMDI, University of Toronto ePresence challenges: technology, community, legal framework, and business model
Abstract: ePresence Interactive Media is an environment for producing interactive webcasts that are accessible in real-time by remote viewers and retrospectively by archive viewers who can browse and search for what they want to see. This talk briefly sketches the system, motivates our decision to release it using a combined open source and "community source" model, and highlights major challenges that lie ahead. Four classes of challenge will be discussed: technology, community, legal framework, and business model. Experience, Resources and Conviction Yield Results James Crabtree, President, Wave3 Software How Wave3Software has combined its gifts and why James Crabtree wears many hats
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Abstract: Managing through the stages of a start-up technology company - A perspective from a venture capitalist and an operator Many entrepreneurs are able to demonstrate prototype technology and tremendous enthusiasm for a new market opportunity. Unfortunately, the true distance from early technology development and emerging market opportunities to becoming a commercial product and a growth business is much further than it appears. The challenge is how to move efficiently through the mandatory stages of business development. Along the way, complicated and emotional issues must be addressed: product priorities and Business Model, initial revenue and business development, partnerships, financing considerations – communication and expectations, cash management, people considerations, managing growth. Each of these issues must be addressed in an appropriate manner based on the stage of the company. So how do we develop and retain talented people, dedicated investors, meaningful partnerships and loyal customers? The answers can be found in business plans based upon realistic expectations, effective communication with each of the key constituency groups and a commitment to the people, partners and customers that will ultimately put your company on the map. A succesful implementation of phonetic search Theo Duijker, President, Arbor Audio A description of the solution implemented by Arbor Audio for the United Nation Abstract: In 2004 Arbor realized an Audio/Video research system for United Nations. Apart from standard functionality, the system includes a phonetic search possibility. The phonetic search allows a free acoustical search over all of the AV material with impressing speed. The presentation gives an overview of the application and discusses (dis-) advantages of phonetic searching. |
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15:30 – 16:00
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Coffee break |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Computer Supported Collaborative Work: Today and Tomorrow David Martin, Chairman and Founder, Co-CEO, SMART Technologies The meeting technologies market, its development and the role of research Abstract: Examining the process of inventing and developing new products, David Martin will describe the approaches used in his experience in bringing a product from conception to realization. David conceived the idea of an interactive whiteboard in 1987 and has seen his idea grow from concept to prototype to early product to a 5th generation volume product that is sold globally with a significant market share. In developing this new product in a market that didn’t exist, SMART Technologies Inc. needed to engage with early adopters of technology to find out their needs and make corrections and improvements to the products. David will go on to explain the changes needed in his organization as it transformed to engage with customers and partners on new product ideas for the meeting room and the classroom. David will end his talk with a summary of the issues faced by his company and the industry in designing products for group computing. |
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16:30 – 17:00 Video not available |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Christine Perey, consultant, PEREY Research & Consulting Panelists discuss communications barriers they have met and crossed. |
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17:00 – 17:30 Video not available |
Demonstration Introduction Each person responsible will describe products and technologies they have supplied for demonstration |
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17:30 – 19:00 Video not available |
Demonstration Session Participants will be able to see demonstrations, try different systems and discuss the technologies available in an informal venue. |
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19:00 – 19:30 |
Cocktail |
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Dinner |
Tuesday, 8th of March |
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8:00 – 8:30 |
Requirements in meeting capture in company J. Miyazaki, Senior Principal Researcher Corporate Research Group, Fuji-Xerox Abstract: This presentation addresses the requirement for meeting capture and reuse of captured archive. In general, the requirements for capturing meetings are hardly to find strong requirements in mid to low level employees. But it is seemed that senior management people especially who have to manage large amount of projects concurrently, need such meeting capture and "remind" system. |
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8:30 – 9:00
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TECH TRANSFER MYTHS and REQUIREMENTS Chuck House, Intel Abstract: Effectiveness in transfer of a FEW bold concepts, rather than efficiency in transferring a host of minor improvements, characterize the great Technology Transfer laboratories of the 20th century. We examine issues, discuss alternative views, and review performance via example of several American laboratories, including HP, IBM, Xerox, DEC, AT&T, and Intel. *** Transcript here *** |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
The Role of Standards in Technology Transfer Philipp Hoschka, Deputy Director , W3C Practical experience in the W3C Abstract: Web technology is an unprecedented example of technology transfer from research to the general public. For example, through the Web, the Internet has today become mass communication medium. XML started as a relatively obscure area on "structured documents", and is used nearly universally today in information technology. Over ten years after its invention, the Web remains a primary instrument and target for technology transfer. Lead by Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee and with nearly 400 members from research and industry, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is playing a key role in this technology transfer process. This talk will explain some of the reasons for W3C's extraordinary success in technology transfer, drawing from examples such as VoiceXML, Multimodal Interaction or the Semantic Web, and discuss some of the lessons learned. |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Coffee break |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Participant survey results and discussion Moderator: Christine Perey, consultant, PEREY Research & Consulting Participant perspectives on multi-modal meeting technologies and markets: present and future |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Driving Innovation Through Emerging Technology Venture
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11:00– 11:30 |
What it takes to innovate. A personal view |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Pierre Kladny, LODH, Deputy Director Panelists discuss financial barriers they have met and crossed |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Concluding Remarks H. Bourlard and/or S. Renals Next steps, archive site, feed back form… |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |