Committees

2026 Conference Organizing Committee

The 35th IPC Conference, The Panorama and the Future, is hosted by Panorama Konstanz & Yadegar Asisi in Konstanz, Germany, 23–25 September 2026, with an optional post-conference tour on 26 September. The Conference Organizing Committee comprises the IPC Executive Board and representatives of the institutional host partners.

• Dr. Molly Catherine Briggs, IPC (USA), Committee Chair
• Gabriele Koller, IPC (Germany)
• Anja Coenen, IPC (Belgium)
• Dr. Melissa Wolfe, IPC (USA)
• Prof. Nicholas Lowe, IPC (USA) 
• Daniel Jaquet, IPC (Switzerland)
• Dr. Victor Flores, Lusófona University (Portugal)
• Leen Engelen, LUCA School of Arts (Belgium)
• Yadegar Asisi (Germany)

2026 Conference Scientific Committee

The Conference Scientific Committee is a standing IPC committee. It invites partners from the conference host institution to join. This committee creates a conference theme, develops a call for proposals, adjudicates proposals, defines conference sessions, and sets the program.

• Dr. Melissa Wolfe, IPC (USA), Committee Chair 
• Leen Engelen, IPC (Belgium)
• Éloïse Paquette, IPC (Canada)

IPC Heritage Committee

The IPC Heritage Committee works with institutions holding panoramas, especially IPC institutional members, to serve the varied needs of owners and operators of heritage panoramas, such as in the areas of maintenance, restoration, management, and marketing.

• Gabriele Koller (Germany), Committee Chair 
• Liz Crooks (USA)
• Irina Gribova (Russia)
• Minke Schat (Netherlands)
• Sara Velas (USA)

IPC Outreach Committee

The Outreach Committee coordinates communication strategy and manages the IPC website and IPC Newsletter.

• Prof. Nicholas C. Lowe (USA), Committee Chair 
• Dr. Molly Catherine Briggs (USA)
• Gabriele Koller (Germany)
• Peter Morelli (USA)
• Suzanne Wray (USA)

Panoramic and Immersive Media Studies (PIMS) Yearbook Committee

The PIMS Yearbook is the annual yearbook of the International Panorama Council (IPC, Switzerland), published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg (Germany). It surveys the historical and contemporary landscape of panoramic and immersive media.

Executive Editors

• Dr. Molly Catherine Briggs (USA)
• Dr. Thorsten Logge (Germany)
• Prof. Nicholas C. Lowe (USA)

Section Editors

• Ruby Carlson (USA)
• Liz Crooks (USA)
• Patrick Deicher (Switzerland) 
• Leen Engelen (Belgiium)
• Prof. Victor Flores (Portugal)
• Gabriele Koller (Germany)
• Susana S. Martins (Portugal)
• Sara Velas (USA)
• Dr. Melissa Wolfe (USA) 

Editorial Advisory Board

• Prof. Dr. Thiago Leitão de Souza (Brazil)
• Dr. Blagovesta Momchedjikova (USA)
• Robin Skinner (New Zealand)
• Suzanne Wray (USA)