 | What to Look Forward to at the 34th International Publishers Congress! Make sure that you make the most of your trip to Guadalajara.
Find out more here! | | | |  | IPA AI Event at Frankfurt to focus on copyright law and litigation The International Publishers Association (IPA) is set to host an event titled "Copyright and AI" at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. The event is scheduled to take place on October 16, 2024, from 16:30-17:30 in Room 'Fantaisie' at the Congress Centre. Read more. | | |  | International Publishers join calls for Türkiye to unblock Wattpad Supporting publishing colleagues in Türkiye, the International Publsihers Association calls for the Turkish authorities to unblock Wattpad.
Read more. | | | | | Celebrating 10 Years: WIPO's ABC Milestone and the 2024 Excellence Awards The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) marks its 10th anniversary with an inspirational video. The video, presented during the Assemblies of Member States of WIPO, underscores the pivotal role of organizations in advancing the accessibility of books for the blind and visually impaired. Read more. | | | Webinar: Navigating the European Accessibility Act (EAA) Requirements With the European Accessibility Act less than 1 year from entering into force and affecting publishers around the world, the Fondazione LIA will hold a webinar dedicated to the Act on September 30, 2024, from 3-5 pm CEST. Read more. | | | WIPO Assemblies take stock and prepare the future WIPO Director General Daren Tang opened the WIPO Assemblies annual meetings with a call for delegates to work in a spirit of consensus, building on the recent Diplomatic Conference IP and Indigenous Peoples, in support of a transformation of WIPO and the global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem. Read more. | | | 'The Next Frontier for Gender Equity'? Turning the tables, Michiel Kolman, Chair of the IPA's Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee, spoke to Publishing Perspective's Porter Anderson about how diversity, equity and inclusion discussions also need to include men. Read more. | | | Tackling misinformation: A common agenda for the publishing sector Back in June 2024, the United Nations launched a set of global principles for information integrity. The aim is to help prioritize and coordinate international action needed to tackle the issues of misinformation and disinformation. The World Economic Forum considers disinformation to be the world's top risk over the next two years. The question for publishing is, what role do we play in helping to safeguard the truth? Read more. | | | IPA President Karine Pansa's scheduled participation as a speaker at the Frankfurt Book Fair was covered by Publishing Perspectives. Her participation and IPA's schedule at the Frankfurt Book Fair was also reported on by Publishing Perspectives.
IPA's Prix Voltaire was mentioned in articles by All About Book Publishing, European Book Fairs' Network, and Giornale della Libreria (in Italian). IPA's call for the freedom to publish in Turkey after the blocking of Wattpad was covered by Publishers Weekly.
IPA's work in providing feedback to WIPO on their toolkit for authors and publishers was covered by the European Writers' Council.
The 34th International Publishers Congress was mentioned in an article by Publishing Perspectives.
IPA's collaboration with the Publisher Association of China in organizing the 2024 International Publishing Industry Forum was covered by China Daily.
Former IPA President Richard Charkin recently posted a new blog on Publishing Perspectives. | | | The latest edition of our Spanish newsletter, covering January - June 2024, is out! Our Arabic and French, newsletters will be out soon. Check your subscription preferences to Make sure you're subscribed! | | | 2024 August
29 Aug - 1 Sept: Ghana International Book Fair
30 Aug - 1 Sept: IBBY World Congress
September
25 - 29 September: Indonesia International Book Fair, Jakarta
26 - 29 September: International Book Festival Budapest, Hungary
October
1 - 3 October: LIBER Feria Internacional del Libro, Barcelona
16 - 20 October: Frankfurt International Book Fair, Germany
November
6 - 7 November: Fifth Annual Tokyo Rights Meeting, Japan
27 Nov - 1 December: Salon du Livre de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
29 Nov - 8 December: Kochi International Book Festival, India
30 Nov - 8 December: Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
December
3 - 6 December: 34th International Publishers Congress
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February
1 - 9 February: New Delhi World Book Fair, India
March
11 - 13 March: The London Book Fair, London, U.K
11 - 13 March: Leipzig Book Fair, Germany
31 March - 3 April: Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy
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