IPTC Spring Meeting 2023
15 – 17 May, Tallinn, Estonia

IPTC’s 2023 Spring Meeting will take place in Tallinn, Estonia.

All IPTC members will also be able to attend most of the event via Zoom videoconference.

Venue

We will be holding the meeting at the von Stackelberg Hotel, Toompuiestee 23, Tallinn, which is 5 minutes walk from Tallinn’s picturesque Old Town and 10 minutes walk from the thriving Telliskivi startup district. The boutique hotel has cosy and stylish rooms at great prices, and a beautiful conference room “The Carriage House” where our meeting will be held.

Event details

As well as updates from IPTC Working Groups such as the News Architecture Working Group, Photo Metadata Working Group, Video Metadata Working Group, NewsCodes Working Group and Sports Content Working Group, we will hear from exciting projects in the media and startup space from members, invited companies and local startups.

Registration

All IPTC members are encouraged to attend. Conference costs will be covered for attendees from IPTC member companies: you only need to pay for your accommodation, breakfast and dinner.

For more details and booking information, please see the members-only event page for the IPTC Spring 2023 Meeting.

If you’re not yet an IPTC member, please see our membership pages for more details or contact Managing Director, Brendan Quinn for more information.

Connection details

Details for the Zoom videoconference will be distributed to members who have registered for the meeting using the registration form in the members-only zone.

Agenda

Day 1: Monday 15 May
10.00 – 18.00 Tallinn time (Eastern European Summer Time) / 07.00 – 15.00 UTC

Featuring:

  • Introduction and welcome from Brendan Quinn, IPTC Managing Director and Robert Schmidt-Nia, IPTC Chair
  • A special time for attendees, especially new IPTC members, to introduce themselves
  • Updates from IPTC Working Groups
  • Lunch and two coffee breaks for members and guests to get to know each other better

Day 1 group dinner

At a location to be announced in Tallinn’s medieval Old Town. Dinner is at an additional cost and partners/guests are welcome.

Day 2: Tuesday 16 May
10.00 – 18.00 Tallinn time (Eastern European Summer Time) / 07.00 – 15.00 UTC

Featuring:

  • IPTC Working Group updates
  • Presentations from invited guests and IPTC member companies
  • Networking time for members and guests to get to know each other better

Day 3: Wednesday 17 May
10.00 – 18.00 Tallinn time (Eastern European Summer Time) / 07.00 – 15.00 UTC

Featuring:

  • Guest speakers
  • IPTC Committee sessions:
    • IPTC PR Committee Report, led by Linda Burman
    • IPTC Standards Committee Meeting, led by Paul Harman of Bloomberg, IPTC Standards Committee Chair
  • IPTC Extraordinary General Meeting
    • To vote on a proposed change to the Articles of Association of Comite International des Telecommunications de Presse, the formal body behind IPTC’s work
  • (To be confirmed) a visit to the e-Estonia Briefing Centre, 
  • Networking time for members and guests to get to know each other better

Networking Day: Thursday 18 May (optional)

A day to visit the sights of Tallinn, while getting to know your fellow attendees from media organisations around the world. This is optional. 

Registration

All IPTC members are encouraged to attend. For more details including a link to the registration form, please see the members-only event page for the IPTC Spring 2023 Meeting.

If you’re not yet an IPTC member, please see our membership pages for more details or contact Managing Director, Brendan Quinn for more information.

We’re looking forward to seeing you online in May!