Friends- 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 —— Stuart Snydman Associate Director for Digital Strategy Stanford University Libraries
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