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 The first day of the conference was dedicated to workshops and I gave a two hour [hands-on introduction to IIIF](https://training.iiif.io/vra-workshop/index.html). At the same time, Ronald Haynes, from Cambridge University and co-chair of the 3D TSG group delivered a IIIF 3D workshop. This presented a dilemma for participants as they were forced to choose between related sessions. I think Ronald may have attracted a few more due to the Web3D conference attendees. For the hands-on with IIIF session, we went through the Image and Presentation APIs and then looked at using existing manifests to create an Exhibit presentation. The group posed a number of good questions and were particularly interested in the 3D developments and also if the Image API could be extended with extra technical metadata. 
 
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 On Tuesday, I attended the session on Web3D which looked back at the 30 years since its inception. Web3D is a consortium which develops standards for making 3D material available on the Web. Its heritage includes work on VRML in the 1990s and has moved on to X3D which is their latest standard. It was interesting to reflect on the similarities between the Web3D consortium and standards process with the IIIF Consortium and APIs. With its longevity, Web3D has shown it is able to adapt to changing technologies and a rotating volunteer workforce. X3D is developed by the Web Consortium and approved by ISO and X3D is both a 3D file format and a runtime for various programming languages.  
 
 Switching to the Digital Heritage track I enjoyed two fascinating talks, the first from Jolanda Patruno from the European Space Agency on how they are working with satellite data to find and preserve cultural heritage sites. Jolanda also spoke about [Destination Earth](https://destination-earth.eu/), a flagship initiative of the European Commission to create a highly accurate model of the Earth to monitor the human impact on it. The second presentation was from Livio De Luca from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) which discussed the fascinating work going on to restore the Notre-Dame Cathedral. It was inspiring to see the amount of work involved, particularly in gathering the fallen roof structure which was painstakingly catalogued and preserved so an accurate restoration process could be done. This was catalogued using CIDOC CRM, photographed and 3D models created to provide an interface where supporting structural beams could be located in the rouble and measured accurately so they can be replicated. 

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+title: Report from Korea
+author: Martin Kalfatovic
+date: 2026-09-10
+tags: [news]
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+  Notes from South Korea  
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+Martin Kalfatovic (Managing Director) and Glen Robson (Technical Coordinator) visited the Republic of Korea to attend and present at two conferences, Digital Humanities 2026 in Daejeon) and DCMI 2026 in Seoul. 
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+**DH 2026**
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+Glen Robson and Martin Kalfatovic both attended the DH2026, the annual conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO). The theme of this year’s conference was “Engagement” and the five days in Daejeon gave us plenty of opportunities to engage with global users of IIIF. The conference was also a great place to see IIIF in action and support the work of a wide spectrum of scholars. The number of presentations that reference IIIF was impressive. 
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+The week got underway early with the IIIF workshop, “DH Tools for Working with IIIF Enabled Collections." The workshop drew a global audience with a number of great projects to explore. The program committee did an outstanding job scheduling the hundreds of presentations across numerous tracks. The three keynotes, by Maciej Eder, Kim Hyeon, and Kirsten Thorpe anchored the conference days and opened up conversations in the hallways and the queue of the conference center’s outpost of the renowned Sungsimdang Bakery.
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+Gathering in Daejeon gave us a chance to reconnect with familiar colleagues and to make new connections. The conference took place from July 27 to July 31, 2026, at the Daejeon Convention Center in Daejeon, South Korea. Thanks to the local hosts, the Korean Association for Digital Humanities (KADH).
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+**DCMI 2026**
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+Following DH26, Martin Kalfatovic continued on to Seoul to attend DCMI as an invited speaker on the topic of IIIF (“IIIF Interoperability in Practice”). The conference was held at the National Library of Korea (in their International Conference Center) in Seoul, Republic of Korea. There were four keynotes: Min Kyung Lee (UT Austin), Tom Baker (DCMI) & Kalliopi Mathios (Stanford University Libraries), and Tom Cramer (Stanford University Libraries). Also, ten other invited talks besides mine, four panels, 25 long and short papers, and a selection of workshops, project briefings, and posters.
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+The opening panel was a highlight of the conference, “Perspectives on Open Metadata” presented by Tom Cramer, Rochelle Lundy, Wayne Graham, Amy Warner May, and Jason Kovari which outlined the role of open metadata in supporting the mission of cultural heritage organizations. The keynote by Tom Baker (DCMI) and Kalliopi Mathios (Stanford University Libraries), “Identity in context across metadata styles” was a brilliant overview of the progression of bibliographic metadata from the card catalog to BIBFRAME (with various stops along the way). 
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+**Side Meetings in Daejeon and Seoul**
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+While in Daejeon, Glen and Martin met with staff from **Technology Research Institute for Culture & Heritage (TRIC)**. It was a pleasure to reconnect with TRIC staff who’d attended the 2026 IIIF Annual Conference and Showcase earlier this year. 
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+In Seoul, Sam Oh (DCMI) arranged for Tom Cramer and Martin to visit with staff from the Collections Department and the Digital Museum Department of the **National Museum of Korea**. Tom and Martin gave an overview of IIIF. Also, with introductions by Sam Oh, Tom and Martin met with Director General Juok Park and staff of the **National Library of Korea**.  
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