Welcome message from the technical program chairs

This is the 8^th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing (ISCSLP´2012), and it is the second time that it is held in Hong Kong. ISCSLP is a biennial symposium for scientists, researchers, and practitioners to report and discuss the latest progress in all theoretical and technological aspects of spoken language processing. The symposium was established in 1997 by a Steering Committee chaired by Professor Chin-Hui Lee, and its members include Professors Tai-Yi Huang and Ren-Hua Wang from mainland China, Professors Chorkin Chan and Pak-Chung Ching from Hong Kong, Professor Kim-Teng Lua and Dr. Hai-Zhou Li from Singapore, and Professors Lin-Shan Lee and Hsiao-Chuan Wang from Taiwan. Now, ISCSLP is an ISCA and IEEE supported event.