A presentation in the 2014 Frankfurter Buchmesse CONTEC series. Image: FBM
By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
Copyright, Freedom to Publish, Sustainability
At Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 15 to 19) this year, the International Publishers Association (IPA) will again have a lineup of events, the majority of which are open to trade visitors during the week.
Some 129 years after its 1896 founding in Paris, the IPA’s influence has never been broader in the world publishing industry. It stands at 105 member-associations based in 84 nations and is accredited as an NGO, a non-governmental organization that has consultative relations with the United Nations.
Among its patron members are Elena Pasoli‘s Bologna Children’s Book Fair and the Philippine Book Publishing Development Federation, which of course is involved in the upcoming Guest of Honor Philippines program at Frankfurt.
In our listing—which comes with a note that there may be updates—we’ll look at Frankfurt’s Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for trade visitors.
Wednesday, October 15
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Copyright Committee (this meeting is by invitation only)
Room Conclusio, Congress Center C2
12 to 12:55 p.m.
A meeting of the Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee (open)
Room Conclusio, Congress Center C2
1 to 2 p.m.
Sustainability Summit (open)
Room Conclusio, Congress Center C2
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Freedom to Publish Meeting (open)
Room Conclusio, Congress Center C2
4:30 to 5:30
Celebrating Freedom of Expression Defenders (open)
Room Fantasie, Congress Center
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
IPA and PEN International reception (this event is by invitation only)
Thursday, October 16
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Copyright Policy Working Group Meeting (this event is by invitation only)
10 to 10:50 a.m.
What Can We Do To Resist Attacks on the Trinity of Freedoms? event (open)
“The freedom of expression, the freedom to publish, and the freedom to read are all coming under increasing pressure from a range of directions. What practical tools are available to the book sector to resist these attacks? And what can international publishers do to support each other?”
Center Stage, Hall 4.1
Moderation: Publishing Perspectives
Speakers:
- Anke Steinecke, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel U.S., Penguin Random House (USA)
- Jaeho Kang, Korean Publishers Association (Korea)
- Sherif Bakr, Al Arabi (Egypt)
Friday, October 17
9 to 11 a.m.
IPA Educational Publishers Forum meeting (open)
Room Conclusio, Congress Center C2
As more information becomes available, we’ll update our listing here, for the convenience of trade visitors to Frankfurt.
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