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Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, with historic roots back to the Roman Empire. Utrecht hosts one of the bigger universities in the country, and with its historic centre and the many students it provides and excellent atmosphere for social activities in- or outside the workshop community. Utrecht is centrally located in the Netherlands, and has direct train connections to the major cities and Schiphol International Airport.
TNO (http://www.tno.nl/), organizer of MLMI 2008, is a not-for-profit research organization, which has the unique property that it exists by law. With approximately 5000 employees, TNO carries out research for a range of clients, ranging from government bodies to telecom operators and high-end technological companies. TNO speech technological research is carried out in Soesterberg, at TNO Human Factors, and has research areas in ASR (http://speech.tm.tno.nl/radio1/ for a demo), speaker and language recognition, and word and event spotting.
The workshop will be held in Ottone, a beautiful old building near the "Singel", the canal which encircles the city center. The conference hall combines a spacious setting with a warm an friendly ambiance.
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