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Working Structure

The Committees, Working Parties and Working Groups of the IPTC are the backbone of the organisation. This page describes what each group contributes to the work of the IPTC.

The Committees conduct IPTC's activities at a more global level and are responsible for the business of the company.
The Working Parties are responsible for the development of specific technical matters. For some specific sub-area of work a Working Group takes a responsibilty.
Please click on the diagram below for navigating to the corresponding group:

EventsML-G2 Working Group

ObjectivesTo create and maintain EventsML-G2 as XML-based news exchange format standard which is made for conveying event information in a news industry.
This Working Group is part of News Content Working Party.
Related standard
EventsML-G2 - see website
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eventsml-g2
WG Leads
XX
XX 
Robert Schmidt-Nia
dpa
Johan Lindgren
TT
 
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Board of Directors

ObjectivesTo take responsibility for the organisation as a whole and to develop the guidelines for the work of the IPTC.
Related standard

all

Related electronic forum
NA
IPTC Directors

Stéphane Guérillot XXXX
Chairman
Stéphane Guérillot
AFP
 Vincent Baby
Thomson Reuters
Walter Grolimund
Keystone
Taesung Jung
KPF

XXXXXX 
Managing Director
Michael Steidl
IPTC
Vincent Tripodi
AP
Helge Viehof
dpa



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News Codes Working Party

ObjectivesThe maintenance of all IPTC metadata controlled vocabularies (taxonomies) branded as NewsCodes and the creation of new ones when required.
Related standard
The IPTC NewsCodes - see website
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newscodes
WP Chairpersons

XX  
Chair:
Honor
Craig-Bennett,
PA News
  

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G2-Standards Working Party

ObjectivesMaintenance and further development of the family of the G2-Standards.
Related standard
EventsML-G2, NewsML-G2, SportsML-G2
Related electronic forum
see the corresponding forums of the standards
WP Chairperson

XX XX
Chair:
Darko Gulija
HINA
  ViceChair:
Misha Wolf
ThomsonReuters

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NewsML 1 Maintenance Working Group

ObjectivesPromote the use of NewsML as the standard packaging and syndication mechanism for multimedia news, by maintaining requirements and functional specifications, and specifying implementation guidelines and best practices.
This WG drives the future enhancements of the NewsML 1 standard and offers support to NewsML 1 users via an electronic forum.
Related standard
NewsML versions 1.x
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newsml
WP Chairpersons

Jayson Lorenzen XX
Lead
Jayson Lorenzen
Businesswire
 Lead:
Takahiro Fujiwara
EAST Co. Ltd.

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NewsML-G2 Working Group

ObjectivesTo develop and maintain NewsML-G2 as a standard to mark up any kind of general news content.
Related standard
NewsML-G2 - see website
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newsml-g2
WG Lead

   
Chair:
currently vacant
  

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NITF Maintenance Working Party

ObjectivesMaintenance and further development of the News Industry Text Format (NITF)
Related standard
NITF - see website
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nitf
WP Chairpersons

XX XX
Chair:
Stuart Myles
The AP
 Vice-Chair:
Alan Karben
XML Team

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Photo Metadata Working Group

Objectives* The goal of this WG is to act as a special interest group regarding all photo metadata issues of the IPTC.
* The work is not focused on a single standard but will support all current IPTC standards in all photo related areas.
* The work done will cover in particular supporting the development and maintenance of generic IPTC metadata standards, the development of specific photo metadata standards and acting as a standing group of experts to respond to issues raised by external parties.
Related standard
IPTC Photo Metadata: IPTC Core and IPTC Extension
Related electronic forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iptc-photometadata
WG Leads

XX XX
Lead:
Harald Löffler
Ifra
 Vice:
Michael Steidl
IPTC

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Public Relations Committee

ObjectivesTo cover all aspects of IPTC's public relations.
Related standard
none - and all
Related electronic forum
none

Chairperson

XX  
Chair:
John Evans
Transtel
  

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SportsML-G2 Working Group

ObjectivesMaintenance and further development of the Sports Markup Language (SportsML).
Related standard
SportsML - see website
Related electronic forum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sportsml

WG Leads

  XX
Lead:
Paul Kelly
XML Team
 Vice:
Johan Lindgren
TT
   

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Standards Committee

ObjectivesThe Standards Committee is IPTC's body for formal approval of all standards and acts as steering group for the technical development of new standards and the ongoing review of all standards in use.
Related standard
all
Related electronic forum
no specific one
Chairperson

XX  
Chair:
Helge Viehof
DPA
  

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