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The International Image Interoperability Framework (http://iiif.io) has set the 
dates for its next major event, to be held in New York City May 10-13 (see 
http://iiif.io/event/2016/newyork/ for details). By holding the meetings in New 
York, and having the opening day event at the Museum of Modern Art, we are 
hoping to attract broad participation from the museum and gallery community.  
The detailed agenda for the week is still in development, and we’ll send a 
follow-up message soon. Generally speaking the agenda is:

Tuesday, May 10
IIIF & Its Benefits
Overview, demonstrations & outreach event, giving an introduction to IIIF and 
showcasing the advantages of participating.
Intended Audience: Prospective & beginning IIIF adopters; leaders, curators, 
technologists, researchers from museums, galleries, libraries, archives, or 
industry who are interested in distributed and interoperable access to images 
on the web.
Location: MoMA<https://goo.gl/maps/9wFHb2ZzVE72>. Capacity: 400.

Wednesday, May 11
1st Ever IIIF Conference
Papers, panels & lightning talks from practitioners across the IIIF community 
sharing their latest developments and shaping future work.
Intended Participants: Beginning to Expert IIIF practitioners (institutions, 
software developers, funding agencies, interested individuals et al.)
Location: New York Academy of Medicine<https://goo.gl/maps/ffTbs7UmjN42>. 
Capacity: 200

Thursday & Friday, May 12-13
IIIF Working Groups & Unconference
Parallel tracks for IIIF unconference activity (spontaneous collaborations and 
working sessions), as well as working time for IIIF Interest & Working Groups 
(e.g. Manuscripts, Museums, Newspapers, software platforms, etc.)
Intended Participants: Any IIIF practitioners interested in collaborative 
action, as well as members and prospective members of IIIF interest and working 
groups.
Location: New York Academy of Medicine<https://goo.gl/maps/ffTbs7UmjN42>. 
Capacity: 120

Again, follow http://iiif.io/event/2016/newyork/ for details and sign up now 
for both the MOMA event (http://iiif-advantages-nyc.eventbrite.com/) and 
conference (http://iiif-conference-nyc.eventbrite.com/). We hope to see you 
there!

- Stu Snydman

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Stuart Snydman
Associate Director for Digital Strategy
Stanford University Libraries

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