Day two started with the traditional Newcomers’ Breakfast during which new members and first time conference attendees were welcomed to the community and acquainted with FIAT/IFTA’s own functioning and encouraged to get involved with one of the many activities FIAT/IFTA has to offer.

The day continued at the continuously stunning Palazzo Labia packed with busy sessions. In the afternoon we changed the format and worked in smaller groups, gathered at eight expert tables. Each table focused on a different topic from targeting new audiences to artificial intelligence. The last session of the day was again a plenary session. The nominees for the FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards presented their excellent projects and, during an interview session, explained their uniqueness.

On the evening the Gala Dinner was held. Venice has numerous stunning buildings, but our host RAI has chosen a truly unique one: the Scuola Grande San Giovanni. We moved back in time accompanied by Vivaldi’s music, beautiful food and lively discussions. The evening also revealed the very much awaited winners of the FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards:

Excellence in Media Management
RAI – Federico Maria Pandolfi, Visual Search: Requirements, Architectures and Use Cases to Visually Search through Broadcast Programmes

Excellence in Media Management #FIATIFTA2018 award goes to… @TecheRai ! Congrats to them 👏👏👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/WJENBcPIBe

— Delphine Wibaux (@DelphWibaux) October 11, 2018

Excellence in Media Preservation
BS – Maddy Kortegast and Adam Hodginkinson, SBS’s Videotape Archive Preservation Project

The winner of the #FIATIFTA2018 award for Excellence in Media Preservation is @SBS Australia 🇦🇺 for their Videotape Digitisation Project in collaboration with @DAMsmart_ Congratulations!!! pic.twitter.com/1C4tslPFvd

— Jan Müller (@JanMullerNFSA) October 11, 2018

Excellence in Archival Use and Valorization
DR – Louise Broch, Your town, your story

Congrats to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation for the #FIATIFTA2018 Excellence in archival use & valorization award! 👏👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/6xMA8OLfvG

— Delphine Wibaux (@DelphWibaux) October 11, 2018

The Lifetime Honorary Award went to Vittorio Sette of RAI and former President of FIAT/IFTA.

#FiatIfta celebrates #VittorioSette

— Rai Teche (@TecheRai) October 11, 2018

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