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Thank you for your interest in FISHER, a telephone speech study supporting linguistic research, technology development and education conducted by the Linguistic Data Consortium at the University of Pennsylvania.
Please select the language that you will be participating in:
PLEASE NOTE, FISHER ENGLISH IS CURRENTLY NOT COLLECTING CALLS. WE EXPECT FISHER ENGLISH TO BEGIN COLLECTION AFTER MAY 2004.
Thank you for your interest in FISHER, a telephone speech study supporting linguistic research, technology development and education conducted by the Linguistic Data Consortium at the University of Pennsylvania.
As a FISHER participant you will take part in up to 20 telephone calls talking to other participants -- typically people you do not know -- for ten (10) minutes. A small number of participants will be selected to participate in only one (1) telephone call and will be paid $50 for this call. This will offset those participants' reduced participation in the Fisher study.
A robot operator will initiate all calls. You need only answer your phone (and enter your PIN) at the time(s) you will specify later during this registration. You may also initiate calls (using your PIN) by calling:
1 866 687 4758
In real life, our conversations with strangers have specific goals: to get or give information, to accomplish a task or to build a relationship. In this study, we assign topics to encourage the same kind of goal-oriented talk. The topics also give variety to the conversations and keep them going in a meaningful way. Please speak on the suggested topic, giving your opinions and the benefit of your personal experience and please also ask about the other person's experience and opinions.
Please remember that all FISHER calls will be recorded for research and educational purposes.
COMPENSATION RATES
For every successful Fisher call (you have a conversation with another participant for the full 10 minutes on the designated topic) above 3 in which you take part, you will receive compensation. Participant compensation will be paid on a sliding (increasing) scale that will average (8) US dollars per successful call. The Fisher base rate pay scale can be found below:
Call Compensation (US Dollars)
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 7
5 7
6 7
7 8
8 8
9 8
10 9
11 9
12 9
13 10
14 10
15 10
16 11
17 11
18 11
19 12
20 12
BONUSES
TARGET CALL BONUS:
In addition to the base rate, if you complete all 20 calls you will receive a Target Call bonus of US $30.00.
Maximum compensation for participation in Fisher will be:
US $189.00
Except for the callers selected to make a single call, who will receive US $50.00
You will also be entered into our lottery for each call you complete. There will be (5) $500 lottery prizes.
In order to be compensated, YOU MUST FILL OUT EITHER:
1. W9 FORM
2. FORM 8233 (for foreign nationals residing in the US)
3. Certification of Foreign Source Inc ome (eg. Canadian citizens residing in Canada)
Remember, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION you must fill out one of the above forms.
You can link to this form later during the registration process or obtain it directly from the IRS.
Completed tax forms should be mailed or faxed to:
Linguistic Data Consortium
FISHER STUDY
3600 Market Street, Suite 810
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2653
FAX (215) 573-2175
We will make every effort to get call payments to you as quickly as possible. Please understand, however, that it can take up to 8 weeks to receive your check(s). (dated from your last successful call.)
You may make or receive FISHER calls on any type of phone, landline or cellular. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact LDC at 1-800-380-PENN. Thank you in advance for supporting linguistic research and education through the FISHER project.
David Miller
FISHER Project Manager
Please click the button below to register using our secure server.
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Fisher/
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