This webinar discusses metadata generation for indexed content and videoconferencing. It is presented by representatives from the European Broadcasting Union, RAI, and AT&T. The webinar is hosted by the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC), a non-profit organization working to accelerate adoption of open standards through interoperability testing and advocacy. The IMTC has over 30 members worldwide from unified communications and content delivery fields and focuses on issues like carrier technologies, unified communications, and liaison with standards bodies.

1. IMTC Metadata
Webinar
Andrea Basso
May 15, 2012

2. IMTC Metadata Webinar
• The aim of this webinar is to discuss the current state of
the art in metadata generation for automatically indexed
content and for videoconference/telepresence, present
the IMTC point of view on these technologies and to
point out some current standardization efforts in this
areas.
• The Webinar will be presented by:
• Andrea Basso, AT&T (Moderator)
• Jean-Pierre Evain , European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
• Alberto Messina, RAI
• Dave Gibbon, AT&T
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3. IMTC overview

4. Who Are We?
More than 30 market leaders in unified
communication and multimedia content
delivery fields
Working together to create interoperable,
standard based products
In a Non Profit Organization
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5. Some of Our Worldwide Members
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6. Our Mission
To improve customer experience and accelerate
market adoption of content delivery and unified
communications solutions through
interoperability of products and services based
on open standards.
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7. Our Goals and Objectives
Identify obstacles to growth and success of the
industry - recommend and/or implement
solutions
Facilitate interoperability testing of real-
time, multimedia telecommunication
products and services
Develop and advocate requirements to
standards-defining organizations
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8. Our Goals and Objectives
Advocate common industry interests through
education and promotion
Serve as impartial source of information to
end-users, press, industry analysts,
legislators, and regulators
Provide opportunities for industry to
meet and exchange ideas
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9. Liaison with Standards Bodies
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10. IMTC – Focus on Interoperability
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11. IMTC Working groups and Activity Groups
Carrier Technologies Requirements and
Packet Switch Streaming Education
Metadata Intellectual Property Rights
IMS (VoLTE) Marketing
3G-324M
Unified Communications
Telepresence
TIP
SIP Parity
Conferencing and
Telepresence
Interoperability (CTI)
SVC
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12. Carrier Technologies WG
Chair: Andrea Basso (AT&T)

13. WG Charter
• Foster interoperability on key carrier technologies and
standards:
Content distribution over wired and wireless network
(PSS AG)
Content description and representation (METADATA AG)
Next Generation IMS based services (IMS AG)
Circuit based wireless video conferencing (3G-324M AG)
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14. Recent Activities
• Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
(DASH) part of the PSS AG group
– IMTC webinar of 2/16 (available for replay)
• MPEG-7 AVDP profile (developed in EBU)
included in the Metadata AG
• VoLTE activities in the IMS AG.
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15. Want To Know More?
Visit our site – www.imtc.org
Blog – blog.imtc.org
Email marketing@imtc.org
Or contact :
IMTC Secretary
IMTC, Inc.
2400 Camino Ramon, Suite 375
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone : +1.925.275.6600
Fax : +1.925.275.6691
Email : secretary@imtc.org
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