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Publishing in Australia and New Zealand: two cases, one region

Promotional Graphic featuring photos of Lee Walker, Julia Marshall and Hugo Setzer

On Thursday 2nd July at 1pm CEST, IPA President talks to Lee Walker, President of the Australian Publishers Association and Julia Marshall, President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand about how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected publishing in the two countries.

9th Turkish Publishing Assembly takes place online

Banner of the 9th Turkish Publishers Assembly

The Turkish Publishers Association organizes a biennial assembly of the Turkish publishing industry. On 25-26 June 2020, the 9th version of the assembly was held online because of the Covid-19 pandemic bringing together a total of 58 speakers (46 local and 12 international) to the six-session event. 

ASEAN publishing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Event announcement Photo of Hugo Setzer and Trasvin Jitidecharak

IPA President, Hugo Setzer, talks to Trasvin Jittidecharak, Secretary General of the ASEAN Book Publishers Association, and founder of Silkworm Books in Thailand, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected publishers in the region and what the future may hold.

Publishing in the USA during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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At 1pm CEST on Thursday 18 June 2020, watch IPA President, Hugo Setzer, talk to Maria Pallante, CEO of the Association of American Publishers about how publishers have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are looking to the future.

From Author to Bookshop: Coronavirus and the Publishing Chain

Cover image featuring photos of Porter Anderson, Hugo Setzer, John Degen and Fabian Paagman

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the book sector around the world. The Presidents and Chairs of international organisations for authors, publishers and booksellers talk to Publishing Perspectives’ Editor in Chief, Porter Anderson about the impact of the pandemic on the whole chain.

IPA in conversation with Iroo Joo

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In our first IPA in Conversation with… interview, IPA Presidentn, Hugo Setzer, spoke to Iroo Joo of the Korean Publishers Association about how the publishing industry in Korea is affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic and what the future might hold.

Video message from IPA President, Hugo Setzer

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These are challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic is a real global crisis, like we have never seen before. It will have profound implications for our businesses and we will have to adapt. 

Educational Publishing Seminar brings local and international publishers’ expertise to UAE

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The two-day seminar organised in partnership between the International Publishers Association (IPA), Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Education will bring publishers and the ministry together to look at how publishers can support the Ministry of Education’s vision of innovative education for a pioneering and global knowledge society.

IPA Confirms Speakers for First Middle East Regional Conference

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The International Publishers Association (IPA), in collaboration with the Union of Jordanian Publishers (UJP), has announced that its upcoming regional conference will be held under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah in Amman, Jordan on the 30th of September and the 1st of October, and will feature a number of renowned speakers from the industry.