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| == Read these first ==
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| * First, please read the [[media: Blizzard2021-CallforParticipation.pdf | Call for Participation in the Blizzard Challenge 2021]] in PDF format
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| * Then, read and agree to the [[Blizzard Challenge 2021 Rules]] before participating
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| * You should only register for the challenge if you actually intend to submit an entry to the challenge and to comply with all the rules.
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| The organising committee this year is led by Zhenhua Ling from [http://en.ustc.edu.cn USTC] with assistance from The University of Edinburgh.
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| == Registration ==
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| Register by emailing blizzard@festvox.org. We need to know your
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| * preferred team name - ''the organisers may adjust this so that all teams have meaningful, unique names''
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| * affiliation - ''the name of your University and lab, or your Company''
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| * the name of the main contact person - ''this must be exactly one person who is responsible for all communication with the organiser''
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| * contact details:
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| ** main contact person's email address - ''should be an institutional email address''
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| ** backup email address(es)
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| ** postal address
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| ** phone number
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| == Data download ==
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| Coming soon
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| === Development tools ===
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| * available via : http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/blizzard/, which include submitted synthetic speech and listener scores for some previous Blizzard Challenges, which may be helpful during development
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| === Questionnaire ===
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| * A questionnaire is included with the test materials. Please complete and include it within your submission.
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| == Mailing list ==
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| There is a mailing list for discussion and announcements for the challenge:
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| blizzard-discuss@festvox.org
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| Participants must join the list by sending a message to
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| majordomo@festvox.org
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| with the following line in the body of the message
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| subscribe blizzard-discuss
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| Once you are a member you will be able to mail messages to blizzard-discuss@festvox.org
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| == Timeline ==
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| The timeline shown on this web page now is preliminary and subject to change.
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| Mar 15 2021 - challenge announcement and registration open
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| Mar 29 2021 - database released
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| Apr 05 2021 - team registration closes
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| Jun 07 2021 - test sentences released to participants
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| Jun 14 2021 - deadline for participants to submit synthetic speech (23:59 AoE)
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| Jun 18 2021 - last date for payment of the entry fee
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| Jul 2021 - evaluation systems go live
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| Aug 09 2021 - end of the evaluation period
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| Aug 16 2021 - release of results
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| Sep 06 2021 - deadline to submit workshop papers (23:59 AoE)
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| Sep 27 2021 - notification of acceptance
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| Oct 23 2021 - Blizzard Challenge 2021 Workshop (online event)
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| == Workshop ==
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| Coming soon
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| == Any questions? ==
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| * Please contact blizzard@festvox.org if you have any questions
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| == Previous challenges ==
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2020]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2019]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2018]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2017]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2016]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2015]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2014]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2013]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2012]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2011]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2010]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2009]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2008]]
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| * [[Blizzard Challenge 2007]]
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| * Blizzard Challenge 2006 papers and results: http://www.festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2006.html
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| * Blizzard Challenge 2005 papers and results: http://www.festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2005.html
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| [[Category:Blizzard Challenge]]
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