COMMISSIONS

MEDIA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

WHAT DO WE DO?

The Media Management Commission specialises in current and future trends in metadata and media management and in their causes and consequences when it comes to:

The archive as an organisation

The technologies used

The skills of the archivists

Producing publications and media management webinars

Liaison and Contribution to Save Your Archive projects

MMC 2025 Seminar

WHAT DO WE DO?

The Media Management Commission specialises in current and future trends in metadata and media management and in their causes and consequences when it comes to:

The archive as an organisation

The technologies used

The skills of the archivists

Producing publications and media management webinars

Liaison and Contribution to Save Your Archive projects

Some of the Media Management Commission activities:

Seminars

The Media Management Seminars take place bi-yearly. Documentalists, media managers, management, and technical archive staff are welcome to participate.

Timeline Survey

The commission surveys FIAT/IFTA members and uses the data to track the challenges they face. The anonymised results are presented during the FIAT/IFTA World Conference.

Networking

Liaisons with other professional organisations such as SMPTE, EBU, UNESCO, IASA, and AMIA.

Awards

A selection of commission members act as the jury for the yearly FIAT/IFTA “Excellence in Media Management” award.

Consulting

For FIAT/IFTA members and non-members.

Media Management Seminar 2025

A recap!

12th May 2025

Media Management, MMC, News, Seminars

MMC Seminar 2025

Important Travel Update for MMC Seminar Attendees!

30th April 2025

Media Management, Commissions, News

MMC Seminar 2025

The programme is now available!

4th April 2025

Media Management, Commissions, News

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MMC SEMINARS

The Media Management Commission has organised seminars since 1998 when it was still called Documentation Commission. Except for those of the first and third editions, the highlights of the papers presented at these seminars have been published and are freely available for download below.