About 120 audiovisual archives specialists gather these days on the shores of Lake Lugano for the 8th edition of FIAT/IFTA’s Media Management Seminars. Hosts of this edition are the Swiss public broadcasting organisation SRG-SSR, the Italian Swiss broadcaster RSI and the University of Italian Switzerland USI.

About 30 presenters discuss topics around interoperability and modular MAM systems, sports archives, automation in metadata creation and discoverability.

The 2017 FIAT-IFTA Media Management Seminar in Lugano is officially open. #Archives2020 #fiatmmc17 pic.twitter.com/dgMVvCB0BW

— Xavier Jacques (@xavierjj) June 8, 2017

@briddooley together with @mauriziocanetta opens the VIIIth @FIAT_IFTA Media Management Seminar. #fiatmmc17 pic.twitter.com/gghFuifLwE

— Brecht Declercq (@Brecht_declercq) June 8, 2017

Live from #FIATMMC17 seminar in Lugano for the next 2 days. Exciting topics, and great presentations to come!! pic.twitter.com/oS6fDSMAHm

— Vectracom (@VectracomGroup) June 8, 2017

"A MAM will never be finished." A nice approach by @Raimondompra #FIATMMC17 pic.twitter.com/87oqZe9ixb

— Brecht Declercq (@Brecht_declercq) June 8, 2017

Food for thought and lots of ideas from Michael Raimondo's presentation on the PGA tour system #FIATMMC17

— Claire Coss (@claire_coss) June 8, 2017