Technology Matters: The focus is on the technological advancements that support metadata standards and emerging technologies, including AI. The discussion will encompass how technology can facilitate the creation, maintenance, and dissemination of standardized metadata, and how it can be leveraged to meet the challenges of evolving information landscapes.

• Metadata strategies and approaches in face of technological developments
• Challenges and opportunities in metadata management using AI
• Adapting metadata standards to emerging technologies, formats and content types

Accessibility Matters: This subtheme addresses the role of metadata standards in enhancing the accessibility of information. It will cover how well-implemented metadata practices can break down barriers and facilitate information access and ensure that diverse user communities can benefit from the wealth of available data.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Metadata for accessibility, inclusive design, digital inclusion
• Challenges and solutions in accessibility metadata recording and standards
• Use cases of accessibility metadata creation and workflow
• Creating inclusive digital collections and repositories

Competencies Matters: This subtheme seeks to explore the evolving landscape of metadata management and the essential skills required for metadata professionals using AI and other rapid technological advancements and evolution of bibliographic standards.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Competencies framework for today’s metadata professionals
• Training and development strategies for metadata professionals
• Emergence of new metadata-related roles and skills

Participants are encouraged to submit proposals that not only reflect on current standards and technologies but also envision the future of metadata in a rapidly changing digital world. The symposium is an excellent platform for highlighting the significance of metadata standards in building a sustainable future for information and for advocating for the continuous development of these standards to meet the needs of tomorrow’s information consumers.

This is a unique chance to contribute to a global conversation on a topic that is foundational to the organization, retrieval, and preservation of knowledge in the digital age.