GATINEAU – Fresh off of its two ‘En route to the Discoverability Summit’ events, the CRTC has scheduled the Discoverability Summit for May 10-11, 2016, in Toronto.
Co-hosted by the Commission and the NFB, the Discoverability Summit will further explore the preliminary ideas and strategies brought to the table during this week’s two pre-events in Vancouver and Montreal. The two-day affair will enable participants to discuss strategies, tools and approaches to improve the discoverability of content and to make it easier for viewers to find the content that they want, said the CRTC.
“The pre-events in Vancouver and Montreal ignited a conversation on the discoverability of audiovisual content that will continue in the coming months”, said CRTC chair and CEO Jean-Pierre Blais, in a statement. “Participants engaged in thought-provoking discussions on the technological, cultural, social and behavioural trends that play a role in how content is shared and discovered. A number of creative and promising ideas were mentioned, which will be explored further at next year’s Discoverability Summit. Be sure to mark your calendars and join the conversation on social media using #discoverability.”
“The issues related to the discoverability of content are tied to technological issues, but also to issues regarding access to content, and therefore access to knowledge, arts and culture”, added NFB commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur. “In this context, we must act! The Discoverability Summit in Toronto will provide an opportunity for all those interested in this topic to pursue the conversation and explore possible solutions.”
Further details will be announced in the coming months. Attendance will be by invitation as there are a limited number of seats.
