From Siri to Alexa and the Age of Ubiquitous Voice

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IMPORTANT: In addition to meeting some sharp people, learning about why voice and speech are the interface of the future and how you can get involved, you will also be able to get a chance win a FREE AMAZON ECHO, and, most importantly, drink some FREE BEER!

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Voice -- the most natural of all user interfaces -- is going to play a major role in how humans interact with the increasing intelligence around them. Siri kicked off the emergence of voice in October 2011, followed by Google Voice and later Microsoft's Cortana. Beyond the speech enabled smartphone, we have also seen the emergence of new, and even more compelling form factors, such Ivee, Martian Watches, Jibo, XOWi, and most recently the Amazon Echo. And perhaps even more exciting is the arrival of platforms, such as API.ai, the Amazon Voice Service, and SoundHound's Houndify, that will make the arrival of Ubiquitous Voice possible.

This working group meetup gathers professionals, academics, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the dawning of Ubiquitous Voice. Our goal is to share information with one another, learn from each other, enable contacts, and engage in activities that promote the mission of making voice a meaningful, life enhancing interface.

AGENDA

• 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Beer, snacks, chit-chatting and networking

• 7:05 pm - 7:10 pm - Introductions, Sponsors, Announcements

• 7:10 pm - 7:30 pm - Talk: Voice and the Rise of Invisible Apps -- Ahmed Bouzid (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedbouzid) - Co-founder, The Ubiquitous Voice Society, and Chief Product Officer, Witlingo

• 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Demos: The Amazon Echo vs. Siri

• 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm - Panel Discussion: Voice, Invisible Apps, and the next wave of Innovation

• Lisa Falkson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisafalkson) -Senior VUI/UX Designer, CloudCar

• Leor Grebler (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grebler) - CEO & Co-Founder Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation

• Susan Hura (https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-hura-151363) - Principal, SpeechUsability & Co-Chair, SpeechtTEK
• 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm - Questions and Open discussion