* The first HTS meeting [#ybf790e4] > ''The first HTS meeting in [[Interspeech 2009:http://www.interspeech2009.org/]] (supported by [[FP7 EMIME project:http://www.emime.org]])'' >You are warmly invited to join us for the first HTS meeting in Brighton during Interspeech 2009.~ ~ After [[an Interspeech tutorial on HMM-based speech synthesis>Tutorial]] by Prof. Tokuda and Dr. Zen, the meeting will be held from 6pm to 8:30pm, Sunday, 6th September in the 'Consort' room of the Grand hotel just next to the Brighton convention centre.~ ~ We will have a short presentation covering HTS release history and new features in the next release of version 2.1.1. A new HTS voice library for Festival released from CSTR will also be shown. This will be followed by an open discussion and networking.~ ~ We will also provide some liquid refreshments and canapes.~ ~ We hope to see many of you in Brighton,~ Prof. Keiichi Tokuda and Dr. Junichi Yamagishi~ > ''Location:''~ Consort Room, Ground floor, The Grand Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FW &ref(http://www.devere.co.uk/our-locations/the-grand/directions.html,,link);~ > ''Schedule:''~ 6pm - 8.30pm