{"id":10989,"date":"2019-04-25T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2019-06-21T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:40:03","slug":"nominations-open-for-the-2019-voice-summit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/nominations-open-for-the-2019-voice-summit-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations Open for the 2019 VOICE Summit Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 25,\u00a0VOICE Summit 2019<\/a>\u00a0(VOICE 19) organizers announced that submissions for the VOICE Summit awards program are now open. The deadline to submit a nomination is May 31. Winners will be honored at the\u00a02019 VOICE Summit Awards Dinner\u00a0as will “challenge winners” from various global competitions being supported by global tech companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung.<\/p>\n

VOICE Summit 2019<\/h2>\n

VOICE Summit 2019 hopes to bring together approximately 5,000 designers, developers, top-level executives, agencies, and brands that are reimagining daily interactions with technologies through voice-activated solutions. Comprised of 150 breakout sessions, keynotes, and executive panels presented by pioneers in the field, the event is being billed as an education event and chance to celebrate new and emerging talent in the field.<\/p>\n

On the summit website, VOICE Summit 2019,\u00a0sponsored by Amazon Alexa, is described the largest conference in the world to focus on voice activated technologies. Vertical industries will be fully present with participation expected from the healthcare and fintech, as well as other industries, including media, enterprise, and hospitality.\u00a0The event will also feature the world’s biggest voice hackathon,\u00a0a startup EXPO, experience rooms, and a scholarship program to enable 1000 people from marginalized communities to attend.<\/p>\n

VOICE Summit Awards<\/h2>\n

An independent committee of event leaders and sponsors will identify finalists in twelve categories at the VOICE 19 Awards<\/a>. The categories include nearly any area where voice-activated technologies are now changing how we work, learn, and play. The complete list of categories is comprised of\u00a0Best Conversational Design,\u00a0Best Multi-Modal Experience,\u00a0Best Game,\u00a0Best Shopping\/E-commerce Experience,\u00a0Best Educational Experience,\u00a0Best Healthcare Experience, Best Travel,\u00a0Leisure or Hospitality Experience,\u00a0Best Brand Interaction,\u00a0Best IoT Voice Device,\u00a0Best In-Car Experience,\u00a0Best Banking\/Financial Experience, and\u00a0Best Media Experience<\/p>\n

Conference Chairman, Pete Erickson, is excited about the awards. In a press release issued on April 25, Erickson emphasized,\u00a0<\/span>“The VOICE Summit Awards set a high standard.”\u00a0Erickson further notes that how humans engage with machines has reached a critical point. While many of these engagements are welcome, controversy persists and more reflection and research is necessary to ensure we move forward with the best interest of everyone in mind.<\/p>\n

Voice Activation in Education<\/h2>\n

As previously reported on\u00a0eLearningInside<\/em>, voice activation appears well positioned to revolutionize edtech over the coming years. If mobile touch screens were once the go-to solution, in 2019, voice activation is increasingly being embraced as the number one interface for users. Experiments, such as Arizona State University\u2019s ongoing experiment with Echo Dots<\/a>\u00a0and the arrival of Alexa skills for Canvas, may also indicate that if\u00a0Amazon<\/a> ends up making major inroads into the education market, it will ultimately be through voice activation.<\/p>\n

Notably, edtech will be well represented at this Voice Summit 2019. Among the many speakers is Adva Levin, the founder of Pretzel Labs. Levin’s unique company\u00a0creates experiences for kids and families. Their current offerings include Kids Court, an Alexa-based judge that settles kids fights, which was ranked among the Top 25 Alexa skills of 2018, and Big Talk, a platform that encourages young English learners to enjoy conversational English.\u00a0Marli Mesibov,\u00a0VP of Content Strategy at\u00a0<\/span>Mad*Pow, will also be speaking.\u00a0<\/span>Mesibov’s work focuses on healthcare, education, and finance.<\/p>\n

Voice Summit 2019 will take place from July 22-25, 2019 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

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