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+title: Save the Date for the 2025 IIIF Annual Conference in Leeds, UK
+author: IIIF-C Staff
+date: 2024-06-27
+tags: [news, announcements]
+layout: post
+excerpt: >
+ Save the Date for the 2025 IIIF Annual Conference in Leeds, UK.
+
+---
+The IIIF Consortium is delighted to announce that the 2025 IIIF Annual Conference will be held June 2-5, 2025 and hosted by the [University of Leeds](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/). 
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+A free Showcase event will take place on June 2, followed by two full conference days on June 3 and 4, and workshops and networking sessions on June 5. 
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+We’ll be issuing a call for program committee volunteers in the coming months, but if you’re interested in helping us get in touch via [email protected].
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+Look for more details to come soon, and we hope you can join us in Leeds in 2025!
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+[membership]: {{ site.root_url | absolute_url }}/community/consortium/
+[plan]: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JMCLToTlijx3ztiPoKigEdmS2je_fYjU0kj-pxhgaM8/edit#slide=id.g2542c596307_0_77
+[la_2024]: {{ site.root_url | absolute_url }}/event/2024/los-angeles/