Events
DDEX hosts a number of events during the year, including a member-only Plenary meeting in the Autumn to create and revise the standards themselves and generally advance the work of the organisation. DDEX also speaks regularly at conferences around the world on issues related to metadata and music value chain operations.
DDEX hosts seminars, webinars and workshops which provide opportunities to learn more about the standards and their implementation. These provide a general introduction to DDEX as well as a comprehensive explanation of each DDEX standard and the approach that should be adopted with regard to certain subjects common to all the standards. Videos of previous DDEX events can be found on our YouTube channel.
Our current calendar of events is listed below.
22-24 June
Copenhagen, Denmark
Society Publisher Forum
Steffen Lindek and Mark Isherwood will be attending this event on behalf of DDEX. This is the forum for the design and promotion of services developed for music publishers and delivered either directly by CISAC or via its member societies. DDEX will be in attendance to promote its Musical Works right share Notification choreography (MWN) standard.
24-26 June
Berlin, Germany
Recording Data and Rights Working Group – Members Only
1-2 October
Barcelona, Spain
SUMMUS – Barcelona Music Summit 2026 presented by BMAT
Vanessa Bastian and Mark Isherwood will be attending this event on behalf of DDEX. Both will be moderating panels. More information is available here.
DDEX will be hosting pre-conference drinks on September 30 at BMAT’s offices as both companies celebrate their 20th anniversaries.
16-19 November
Toronto, Canada
46th Plenary Meeting (members only) and 20th Anniversary Celebrations
19 November
Toronto, Canada
MusicTech 20/20 Summit Presented by Meta
Learn more about the event here.