International Supply Chain Meeting Now Part of TOC Frankfurt

By Hannah Johnson

The International Supply Chain Meeting, which has taken place at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the past 32 years, will now become a dedicated supply chain track at the O’Reilly Tools of Change Frankfurt conference on October 11, 2011.

EDItEUR, an international standards organization and organizer of the Supply Chain Meeting, will create the program for the TOC supply chain track.

“EDItEUR is delighted to be joining with Tools of Change Frankfurt,” said Executive Director Mark Bide in a press release. “Our stakeholder community brings a different perspective on the operational challenges facing the book and e-book supply chains, with a particular focus on supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.”

The program for TOC Frankfurt is now available online at tocfrankfurt.com/2011-program. An early bird rate of 449 euros + 19% VAT is available through 29 July 2011.

EDItEUR is the international group coordinating development of the standards infrastructure for electronic commerce in the book, e-book and serials sectors. Established in 1991, EDItEUR is a truly international organization with 90 members from 17 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, United States and most of the European countries.

About the Author

Hannah Johnson

Hannah Johnson is the publisher of international book industry magazine Publishing Perspectives, which provides daily information and news about book markets around the world. In addition to building partnerships with international cultural and trade organizations, she works with the Frankfurt Book Fair to organize and support a number of its overseas initiatives. Hannah has also worked as the managing editor for an online media company, The Hooch Life, focused on craft distillers and cocktail experts. Prior to that, she worked as a project manager for the Frankfurt Book Fair’s New York office, managing various business and marketing activities.