Hi all,
Coming up soon, and perhaps of interest to some on mcn-l:
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AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2, 2004
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METADATA FOR AUDIO
The Audio Engineering Society is holding its 25th International
Conference this month in London. We are addressing what we see as a
critically important subject: metadata for audio.
As the means for production and distribution of digital audio
proliferate, appropriate metadata tools are needed to facilitate,
control, and extend these activities. There has been a great deal of
activity in individual organizations to develop metadata tools.
However, substantial issues remain to be addressed before the
desired goal of global exchange and common understanding can be
reached. International standardization, such as the work of MPEG7
and MPEG21 may hold some important answers.
This conference seeks to describe the state of the art, identify the
issues, and indicate directions for the development of advanced
metadata systems, both for consumer distribution and
business-to-business. It will bring together media publishers and
software designers, media librarians and archivists, database
managers and streaming engineers whose operations are increasingly
dependent on the success of sophisticated metadata systems and
anyone working in audio who needs to get a better understanding of
the subject.
Thursday 17 June is a tutorial day, for which it is possible to book
separately. The tutorial sessions and workshop will provide an
introduction to the key concepts in metadata, and an overview of
current schemes. The 31 papers in the main conference discuss all
aspects of metadata. There will be plenty of time for discussion and
networking. There is also an optional banquet at the Houses of
Parliament.
It looks like this will be an excellent conference and we hope to
see you there. For further information, or to register, see
<http://www.aes.org/events/25/> or contact Heather Lane at
u...@aes.org or on +44 1628 663725.
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