IPA features in Guadalajara Industry Dialogues programme
IPA featured in two sessions during the Guadalajara Industry Dialogue sessions looking at the Mexican and international publishing markets as well as the influence of Latin America within the IPA.
LIBER 2020 Panel Examines the Influence of the IPA
A stellar panel came together virtually at LIBER 2020 to talk about the global importance of the IPA.
Al Qasimi and Pansa confirmed as IPA President and Vice President Elect
Bodour Al Qasimi (Kalimat Group, UAE) confirmed as President-elect of the IPA, with Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) confirmed as Vice President-elect at first ever virtual IPA General Assembly.
Guadalajara, Mexico to be UNESCO World Book Capital 2022
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named the Mexican city Guadalajara World Book Capital for the year 2022, following the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee, which includes IPA.
Vietnamese Publisher Arrested
Pham Doan Trang, the Vietnamese author, journalist and co-founder of Liberal Publishing House, the 2020 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, was arrested on 6 October.
Frankfurter Buchmesse and the International Publishers Association partner to host a series of events on current issues and trends in publishing
Freedom to publish, diversity in the book industry, European Accessibility Act and Global Publishing Industry Report 2020 / With: Prix Voltaire laureate 2020 and speakers from IPA, WIPO, FEP, European Commission and Amnesty International.
International and European Publishers Condemn Violent Crackdown in Belarus
The International Publishers Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) call on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to cease his brutal campaign of violence and intimidation against peaceful protests. The IPA and FEP call on the international publishers of Nobel Literature Prize laureate, Svetlana Alexievich, to demonstrate their support for the author as she faces interrogation at the hands of the Lukashenko regime.
Intellectual Property and international cooperation: Past, present, future
On Monday 20 July, watch the second part of a fascinating discussion between IPA President, Hugo Setzer, and Francis Gurry, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation where they will discuss the future of multi-lateralism and copyright.
Publishing in India during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Tuesday 14 July at 1pm CEST, Shweta Khurana, Editor of All About Book Publishing, talks to IPA President, Hugo Setzer and the President of the Federation of Indian Publishers, Ramesh K Mittal about how the Coronavirus pandemic has affected publishers in India and around the world.
Publishing in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The latest of our IPA in Conversation with … sees Li Pengyi, Vice President of the Publishers Association of China (PAC), tell us about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in China and how Chinese publishers have reacted quickly to keep people reading and learning.