The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) 2017 Conference in The Vatican is intended for a wide range of participants and interested parties, including digital image repository managers, content curators, software developers, scholars, and administrators at libraries, museums, cultural heritage institutions, software firms, and other organizations working with digital images and audio/visual materials. The conference will consist of two events with separate registration:
IIIF Conference, 7-9 June (3 days of plenary and parallel sessions). The pre-conference Mirador Viewer and Universal Viewer group meetings will take place on Monday, June 5, prior to the Showcase event and conference.
The Vatican Museum is open on Friday evenings in June. Conference attendees and any guests are welcome to join other conference participants for a happy hour in the Vatican Museum Garden, followed by an open tour of the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. Tickets must be purchased on your own in advance, but groups can sign up and organize on the Friday Happy Hour sign-up sheet. Tickets are 35 Euros per person and can be purchased for three different times: 19:00 (7pm), 20:00 (8pm), or 21:00 (9pm).
