Become a Member

IPTC membership is an opportunity to be a part of a prestigious and prominent organisation – the only one of its kind that addresses industry concerns for standardisation of news exchange formats. To achieve our goals, IPTC needs the skills and ideas of a worldwide membership to ensure that essential issues are identified and solved in a timely manner, to further develop and promote efficient technical standards.

 

The IPTC:

• is an organisation concerned with news providers and their customers’ news exchange problems.
• fosters exposure to business ideas used around the world to distribute news.
• encourages personal relationships among peers from around the world.
• provides a world news lobby voice for standardisation of telecommunications services.
• allows members to request research and development in areas of specific interest to their business activities.

The IPTC holds major meetings/events for our members at least twice a year, in addition to events that are open to the public such as the IPTC Photo Metadata Conference. At these meetings, the IPTC Standards Committee and Working Parties develop their ideas that are subsequently endorsed by members at the Annual General Meeting. Working Parties and Groups hold conference calls throughout the year to focus on specific topic areas and standards. 

For more information on membership and how IPTC working groups are structured, see:

Membership FAQ IPTC Work Structure Chart About IPTC

Become a Member