Seventh international

Photo Metadata Conference

"Image rights:
manage them - or lose them"

Thursday, 13 June 2013

Barcelona (Spain)

Main session in the morning

Machine Readable Rights in Practice

Introduction to machine readable rights in the picture library industry
Keynote by Abbie Enock, Capture

How can software help to manage rights?

Speakers will be:
* Richard Bamford, Extensis
* Ramon Forster, PicturePark
* Christopher Frenning, Fotoware
* Dennis Walker, camera bits
Moderator: David Riecks

What the users need: the (bad?) experience of buyers and sellers

Speakers will be:
* Alan Capel, Alamy - British photo library
* Cristina Gallego, La Vanguardia - Spanish newspaper
* Andreas Koch, BVPA - German association of picture agencies and libraries
Moderator: Michael Steidl

The wider context: what is driving change?

Speakers will be:
* Michael Steidl, IPTC
* Jeff Sedlik, PLUS Coalition
* Sylvie Fodor, CEPIC
Moderator: Sarah Saunders

The Camera: a Source of Rights Metadata?

Presentation about how closely latest digitial cameras are connected to the internet.
Presentation by David Riecks, controlledvocabulary.com

Afternoon breakout sessions

Two sessions in the afternoon will focus special facets of metadata:

Metadata of Cultural Heritage images

A meeting of people with interest in Cultural Heritage images and their requirements for special metadata. The topics will be:

• Embedded metadata and attribution of heritage images
• IPTC Fields and the Cultural Heritage Sector
• Data issues for heritage image libraries - panel discussion

The topics will be discussed by Greg Reser, VRA, and other Cultural Heritage experts.
Moderator: Sarah Saunders

Metadata technology: what the future might bring

A round table discussion with metadata experts and software makers about gaps waiting to be filled. The topics will be:

• Do existing metadata standards cover the businss requirements
• Improved user interface features to make adding rights easier
• The impact of image registries and their APIs on image management software

The topics will be discussed by:
* Richard Bamford, Extensis
* Ramon Forster, PicturePark
* Christopher Frenning, Fotoware
* David Riecks, controlledvocabulary.com
* Jeff Sedlik, PLUS Coalition
* Dennis Walker, camera bits
Moderator: Michael Steidl, IPTC

Participation

The programme is aimed at all who want to improve  image retrieval and protect their rights, including free-lance photographers, small and large picture agencies and libraries, and trade associations in the visual image business.

Timetable:

Venue

The Conference will be held again in conjunction with the CEPIC Congress - find there details about the Conference venue in Barcelona.

Registration

Attending the conference requires registration - goto the venue/registration page.

* All participants of the CEPIC Congress should tick the Metadata Conference as optional programme item in their registration for the Congress.