IPTC Events

The IPTC meets at least twice a year when its Standards Committee and Working Groups discuss and develop their ideas to support the rapid innovation of the media and the news industry in particular. We also hear from IPTC members discussing their recent work, and invite relevant speakers from the media industry to share their projects with our members.

Additionally, the IPTC organises other events to promote its standards and to provide insights about their usage.

Planned Events

IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2023
(open for anyone to attend)
Date and location to be confirmed

IPTC Autumn Meeting and Annual General Meeting 2023
(for IPTC members only)
2 – 4 October 2023
Online event
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IPTC Spring Meeting 2024
15 – 17 April 2024 (to be confirmed)
New York City, USA and online

Previous Events

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IPTC Spring Meeting 2023
15 – 17 May 2023
Tallinn, Estonia and online

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IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2022
10 November 2022
Virtual event – open to all

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IPTC Autumn Meeting 2022
17 – 19 October 2022
Virtual meeting – for IPTC members

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IPTC Spring Meeting 2022
16 – 18 May 2022
Virtual meeting – open to IPTC members

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IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2021
4 November, 2021
Virtual event – open to all

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IPTC Autumn Meeting 2021
18 – 20 October 2021
Virtual meeting – open to IPTC members

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IPTC Spring Meeting 2021
10-12 May, 2021
Virtual meeting – open to IPTC members

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IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2020
13 October 2020 – held as part of the IPTC Autumn Meeting
Virtual event – open to all

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IPTC Autumn Meeting 2020
12 – 14 October 2020
Virtual meeting

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IPTC Spring Meeting 2020
11 – 13 May 2020
Virtual meeting

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Flag of Slovenia IPTC Autumn Meeting 2019
14 – 16 October 2019
Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Flag of France IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2019
6 June 2019
Paris, France

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Flag of Portugal IPTC Spring Meeting 2019
8 – 10 April 2019
Lisbon, Portugal

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Flag of Canada IPTC Autumn Meeting 2018
15 – 17 October 2018
Toronto, Canada

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Flag of Germany IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2018
31 May 2018
Berlin, Germany

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Flag of Greece IPTC Spring Meeting 2018
23 – 25 April 2018
Athens, Greece
Flag of Spain IPTC Autumn Meeting 2017
6 – 8 November 2017
Barcelona, Spain

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Flag of Germany IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2017
16 June 2017
Berlin, Germany

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Flag of the United Kingdom BBC Rights Management Conference
15 May 2017
London, United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom IPTC Spring Meeting
16 & 17 May 2017
London, United Kingdom
Flag of Germany IPTC Video Day 2016
25 October 2016
Berlin, Germany
Flag of Germany IPTC Autumn Meeting 2016 including Annual General Meeting
24 & 26 October 2016
Berlin, Germany

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Flag of Sweden IPTC Summer Meeting 2016
Stockholm, Sweden
13-15 June 2016

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Flag of Croatia IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2016
26 May 2016
Zagreb, Croatia

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Flag of the United Kingdom IPTC 50th Anniversary Symposium
28 October 2015
London, UK

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Flag of the United Kingdom IPTC Annual General Meeting 2015
26 – 27 October 2015
London (UK)
Flag of Germany Finding Relevant News Faster: IPTC at the WAN-IFRA Newsroom Summit
5 October 2015
Hamburg, Germany
Flag of Poland Photo Metadata Conference 2015
4 June, 2015
Warsaw, Poland

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Flag of Poland Summer Meeting 2015
1 – 3 June, 2015
Warsaw, Poland
Flag of the Netherlands IPTC at WAN-Ifra Expo 2014
15 October, 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands Machine Readable Rights Day 2013
12 March, 2013
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Flag of the USA Business Meets Technology Day 2012
12 June, 2012
New York City, USA

Committee, Working Party and Working Group Meetings

IPTC’s working parties are responsible for the development of specific technical matters, and working groups focus on specific sub-areas. Each of our working parties and groups hold regular conference calls to discuss developments and keep other participants informed of new information pertaining to that particular subject area.

Conference Call Calendar More about regular conference calls

Reports from Major Meetings and Events