IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2021:
Accessibility, Interoperability and Authenticity
Thursday 4 November 2021: 1500 – 1900 UTC
The 2021 Photo Metadata Conference was again held virtually, free for anyone to attend. Please view the presentations below. Videos are available here.
| Time | Session and speaker | Download slides |
|---|---|---|
| 15.00 – 15.05 | Introduction and welcome Brendan Quinn, Managing Director, IPTC | Download intro slides |
| 15.05 – 15.15 | New accessibility properties in IPTC Photo Metadata Standard 2021.1 Speaker: David Riecks, co-lead of the Photo Metadata Working Group, IPTC | Download David’s slides |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | What Does an Image Sound Like? How to Navigate the Web Using Assistive Technology Speaker: Sam Joehl, Level Access demonstrating a live screen reader experience on major image websites | No slides |
| 15.45 – 16.45 | Making Images Accessible Across Industries: How Does it Work and What’s Next? Speakers: James Tiller, Smithsonian Cailin Meyer, Smithsonian Rebecca Snyder, Smithsonian Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning Jon Sasala, Morey Creative Studios Moderator: Caroline Desrosiers, Founder & CEO, Scribely | Smithsonian Institution slides Macmillan Learning slides Morey Creative Studios slides |
| 16.45 – 17.15 | Image Accessibility Behind the Scenes: Metadata, DAMs, and Workflows Speakers: Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of Accessibility, Adobe Janos Farkas, CLink Media Margaret Warren, ImageSnippets Moderator: David Riecks, co-lead of the Photo Metadata Working Group, IPTC | Adobe slides ImageSnippets slides CLink Media slides |
| 17.15 – 18.00 | Introducing the IPTC Photo Metadata Interoperability Tests Speaker: Michael Steidl, co-lead of the Photo Metadata Working Group, IPTC | Download Michael’s slides |
| 18.00 – 18.55 | C2PA: Verifiable Credibility metadata in images and video Following on from last year’s presentation about the Content Authenticity Initiative by Andy Parsons (see video), Santiago will bring attendees up to date with the C2PA work that is now available as a public draft specification. Speaker: Santiago Lyon, Adobe / Content Authenticity Initiative Moderator: Brendan Quinn, Managing Director, IPTC | Download Santiago’s slides |
| 18.55 – 19.00 | Wrap up of the day Brendan Quinn, Managing Director, IPTC |
Previous Conferences
The IPTC Photo Metadata Conference has been held annually for 14 years. Discover what was presented and discussed at previous meetings.