By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
Specialized Programming During Frankfurt
As each year at Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 18 to 22), the International Publishers Association (IPA) has a series of meetings and events, some of the closed to its membership and others open to interested trade visitors and exhibitors.
Here is a simple listing of what’s known at this point about the organization’s schedule at this point, with the proviso that we may need to return and make updates as some plans are firmed up.
As Publishing Perspectives readers know, the association comprises 92 organizations from 76 countries in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the Americas, and is based in Geneva.
Here are some of the highlights of its programming open to non-member Frankfurt-goers.
Wednesday, October 18
Sustainability Summit
1 to 2 p.m.
Room Conclusio 1 and 2, Level 2, Messe Frankfurt Congress Center
Freedom to Publish Open Meeting
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Room Conclusio 1, Level 2, Messe Frankfurt Congress Center
“From Inclusion to Innovation: How Accessibility Is Transforming the Book Value Chain”
3 to 4 p.m.
Frankfurt Studio, Hall 4.0, Room Europa
Accessibility Networking Event
4 to 5 p.m.
Room Entente, Hall 4C
Thursday, October 19
Thursday, October 19“Guest of Honor or Guest of Horror: What Can Be Gained From Being GoH in Frankfurt?
2 to 2:45 p.m.
Guest of Honor Pavilion, Level 1, Forum
IPA vice-president Gvantsa Jobava, experienced in Frankfurt Guest of Honor events from the Republic of Georgia’s turn, is in a conversation with:
- Michalis Kalamaras
- Urpu Strellman
- Margit Walsø
- Renata Zamida, moderator
“Pressure on Publishers: Challenging Norms and Navigating Controversy”
3 to 4 p.m.
Frankfurt Pavilion, Agora
- Moderation: Publishing Perspectives’ Porter Anderson
- Michiel Kolman, chair, IPA Inclusive Publishing and Literacy committee
- Kristenn Einarsson, chair, IPA Freedom to Publish committee
- Åse Ryvarden, Aschehoug, Norway
- Sherif Bakr, Al Arabi, Egypt
- Trasvin Jittidecharak, Silkworm Books, Thailand
2024 International Publishers Congress Event
5 to 6 p.m.
Mexico stand, Hall 5.0, B132
The Mexican Publishers Association, the Cámara Nacional de la Industria Editorial Mexicana (CANIEM), and Guadalajara International Book Fair will host this meeing on the 2024 International Publishers’ Congress.
Friday, October 20
IPA Educational Publishers Forum: “Education and Sustainability: The Road Ahead”
9 to 11 a.m.
Room Conclusio 1, Level 2, Messe Frankfurt Congress Center
- Session 1: “Awareness: What Is Net Zero and What Does It Mean for Education?”
UNESCO: Greening Education Partnership
Simon-Wanda Makhoka, program specialist, education for sustainable development - Session 2: “Inspiration: Stories From Colleagues Focused on K-12”
Klett: Balance, Reduce, and Compensate, a Strategy Toward Net Zero
Ilas Koerner Wellershaus, publishing director, Ernst Klett Verlag - Session 3: “Action: What Is Happening? How Do We Get Coordinated?”
An interactive round table featuring the senior leadership of the IPA Educational Publishers Forum
Moderator: Stephen de Valk, chair, IPA Educational Publishers Forum
Eduardo Rodrigues, chair, Latin American Educational Publishers Forum
Ilas Koerner Wellershaus, vice-chair IPA Educational Publishers Forum
Trasvin Jittidecharak, chair, ASEAN+ Educational Publishers Forum
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