After a successful IPTC Spring Meeting in Athens and IPTC Photo Metadata Conference in Berlin (see Sarah Saunders' write-up of the event), we're currently hard at work planning the IPTC Autumn 2018 Meeting. This year's Autumn meeting and AGM will be held from 15-17 October in Toronto, Canada. Read more...

Earlier this year, we announced the arrival of Brendan Quinn, the new managing director of the International Press Telecommunications Council. Read more...

The International Press Telecommunications Council is happy to announce that RightsML, IPTC’s Rights Expression Language for the media industry, has been updated to version 2.0. Read more...

... the image business in a changing environment By Sarah Saunders The web is a Wild West environment for images, with unauthorised uses on a massive scale, and a perception by many users that copyright is no longer relevant. So what is a Smart Photo in this environment? The IPTC Photo Metadata Conference 2018 addressed the challenges for the photo industry and looked at some of the solutions. Read more...