Kia ora SIGUL,

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We are excited to invite you to submit to our special session Pacific Voices at Interspeech 2026. Interspeech is the world’s top speech science and technology conference, and it’s happening in Sydney, Australia in 2026. This special session aims to bring together researchers, community members, and industry members working on various aspects of languages of the Pacific Ocean. 

We are looking for innovative contributions that explore the below themes: 

• Language documentation 

• Language revitalisation 

• Speech technology 

• Community governance of speech data and technology development 

• Data sovereignty and data management 

Paper submissions are 4 pages and must conform to the Interspeech 2026 format. When making your submission in the Interspeech online submission system, please indicate that the paper should be included in the Pacific Voices Special Session. All submissions will be subject to the normal paper review process. Depending on interest, the special session will be an oral session or poster session. 

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or queries, and please circulate with any others you think may be interested. For more details and to express your interest, please visit our website: https://speechresearch.auckland.ac.nz/events/pacificvoices2026/

Ngā mihi nui | Kind regards, 

Jesin James on behalf of Pacific Voices Organising Committee         

Dr Jesin James (she/her)

Senior Lecturer | Pouako Matua

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering | Te Kura Pūhanga Hiko, Rorohiko me te Pūmanawa

Faculty of Engineering and Design | Te Herenga Auaha

University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau

Aotearoa New Zealand