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Early Listings of Events on Artificial Intelligence
Those who aren’t regular trade visitors to Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 16 to 20) are always taken aback to learn how early those who do go every year begin working on a kind of map for the week.
The “pathway to victory” sought by election campaign strategists these days in the United States is a list of which states and voter demographics their candidates must win to achieve the desired results from the US elections that will follow Frankfurt this year on November 5. For a publishing professional, working out how to get the most important meetings and programming events into the week for maximum results from the trip is the “pathway to victory.”
Many of the thousands registering for this year’s trade show are already working on calendars, spreadsheets, and diaries, working up the “pathway” they’ll take, trying to guess how long a dash across the Agora from Hall 5.2 to Hall 3.1 will require.
Programming is being completed now, schedule announcements are ahead, and of course artificial intelligence and issues around it figure into many parts of many presentations, discussions, and speeches.
Here are some of the program elements spotted so far with AI as part of their emphasis. All times listed, of course, are CEST.
Frankfurt Wednesday, October 16
- 12:30 p.m.: Stage 4.0
Beyond the Book: Setting the Course for the Future of Scholarly Communication, organized by Springer Nature - 1 p.m.: International Stage between Halls 5.1 and 6.1
Capital x Creativity: Harnessing Friction to Fuel Publishing Innovation, with Nadim Sadek (Shimmr.ai) and Paula Groves (ImpactX Capital)
Frankfurt Thursday, October 17
- 10 a.m.: Publishing Perspectives Forum at Frankfurt Studio
When It’s ‘Created by Humans’: A New AI Rights Platform
Trip Adler, co-founding CEO of Created by Humans in conversation with Publishing Perspectives - 2 p.m.: Frankfurt Studio
Capitalizing on AI for Smarter Publishing: Boosting Integrity, Tackling Risks, and Setting the Bar, organized by Wiley - 3 p.m: Frankfurt Studio
Let Licensing Bloom: The Root of Responsible AI, organized by the Copyright Clearance Center
On Stage 4.0
At Frankfurter Buchmesse 2015. Image: FBM, Alexander Heimann
Hall 4.0 at Frankfurt houses international science publishers, providers of specialized information, edtech players, and publishing partners including distributors.
A new Stage 4.0, located on the floor at H104) this year will offer these participants their own events area. Thematic structure here involves marketing for science and educational publishers on October 16; publishing partners on October 17; and the library sector on October 18.
Selected events:
Frankfurt Wednesday, October 16
- 10 a.m.: A presentation on marketing for science and educational publishers with Bookmachine
Frankfurt Thursday, October 17
- 9:30 a.m.: SSP & TSK Micro-Conference
- 2:30 p.m.: Growth opportunities in the digital business for trade publishers
Frankfurt Friday,
- 10 a.m.: Charleston Micro-Conference in cooperation with Publishing Perspectives
On Saturday and Sunday—when the fair is opened to the public—Stage 4.0 will be the venue for “Campus Weekend,” with happenings for students and young professionals and events on topics related to popular science.
More from Publishing Perspectives on Frankfurter Buchmesse is here, more on artificial intelligence and publishing is here, and more on Guest of Honor Italy at Frankfurt this year is here.