[hts-users:02719] Call for participation in the Blizzard Challenge 2012
The Blizzard Challenge 2012
Evaluating corpus-based speech synthesis on common databases
In order to better understand and compare research techniques in building corpus-based speech synthesizers on the same data, the annual Blizzard Challenges 2005–2010 were held. We are now pleased to call for participation in the eighth challenge: Blizzard Challenge 2012, which runs over TWO YEARS from 2011 to 2012.
Please note that we really do mean *Blizzard Challenge 2012* - this is a two-year challenge based on audiobook data and is organised into two phases. Phase One starts now. Please read the full call for participation here:
http://www.synsig.org/index.php/Blizzard_Challenge_2012
(The call for participation in the seventh challenge - *Blizzard Challenge 2011* - will be made shortly.)
regards
Simon King
on behalf of the Blizzard organisers: Simon King, Alan W Black and Keiichi Tokuda
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