The 2010 International Experimental Media Congress (April 7-11, 2010) coincided with the closing days of the 23rd Images Festival (April 1-10, 2010). The first Congress since the storied 1989 Toronto Experimental Film Congress, this gathering promoted ongoing international conversations and provided platforms for creative discussions about the burning issues related to experimental media production, exhibition, dissemination, criticism, pedagogy and reception. Including panels, roundtables, dialogues and international field reports, the Congress brought together over 50 invited film, video and new media artists, theorists, archivists and curators from around the world for an intense four days of discussions and debate.