W2: Metadata

Chair:
Lars Jonsson, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden
Panelists:
David Ackerman, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Richard Chalmers, EBU, Geneva, Switzerland
Chris Chambers, BBC, London, UK
Malcolm Davidson, Sony Music, New York, NY, USA
Wendy Sistrunk, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA

The workshop reviewed progress in audio metadata. Current work within standardization bodies, such as AES, EBU and SMPTE, and initiatives from commercial companies were discussed.