Welcome to the November IPTC 2017 Annual General Meeting. The IPTC is the global standards body of the news media. We provide the technical foundation for the news ecosystem.

1. Welcome to Barcelona!
Stuart Myles * Chairman of the Board * 6th November 2017
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2. IPTC AGM
• At the end, I’ll ask each
person to introduce
themselves
– Name?
– Organization?
– What are you hoping to
learn or achieve at this
meeting?
• But first…a glance at the
what we’re up to for the
next three days
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3. IPTC
• IPTC is rooted in the news industry
• We develop technology solutions for news challenges
• Often in the form of open source standards
• Enable hundreds of news and media organizations,
large and small
• IPTC standards power software used to create, edit,
archive and distribute news and information around the
world
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4. Tuesday
ODRL and RightsML
SportsJS
NewsML-G2
ninjs
Standards Updates
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Monday
NewsCodes
Photo Metadata
Video Metadata
360 degree and VR
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https://iptc.org/moz/events/autumn-meeting-2017/

5. Tuesday
Public Relations
JSON and IPTC
Panels and Discussions
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Monday
News Metadata
EXTRA
Trust in the Media
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Wednesday
News Automation

6. IPTC Managing Director
• Thanks to Michael Steidl for 15 years of service to IPTC!
• Which continues in this meeting and until next summer
• After which he will take a well-earned retirement
• https://iptc.org/news/michael-steidl-retiring-mid-2018/
• We will discuss the new Managing Director role during
the AGM on Wednesday
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7. IPTC Managing Director
https://iptc.org/documents/new-managing-director-iptc/
• The ideal applicant
– a strong record of working with news technology
– presenting a positive image of an organization
– administering a membership or non profit organization
• Some flexibility to tailor the position
– Including considering making this either full time or part time
– Planned start date is 1st May 2018
• The Board will start considering applications on 1st December 2017
– Email a letter of interest, CV and three references
to office@iptc.org.
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8. Date and Place of Next Meeting
Athens 23rd – 25th April 2018
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ευχαριστώ και αντίο!!
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9. Tips for Attendees
• Introduce yourself to someone you don't know
• Ask questions
– During the sessions (use the microphones)
– At the coffee breaks
– Over breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Pick one thing you're interested in and volunteer to help
• Think of a colleague and rope them in
• Write a trip report
– Help spread the word about the good work that IPTC does.
• Think of someone who could be the next Managing
Director
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10. Why I Go To IPTC Conferences
• To work on technical solutions to news challenges
• To learn from people who do similar work
– Partners
– Competitors
– Vendors
– Researchers
• To find out what works – and what doesn’t
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11. Introductions
• Name?
• Organization?
• What are you hoping to
learn or achieve at this
meeting?
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