Sustainability and Post COVID-19 take centre stage at IPA General Assembly
The International Publishers Association General Assembly on Monday 23 November was marked by the results of the association’s elections but also featured the publication of a COVID-19 stocktaking report and guest speeches from United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres and Booker-shortlisted author, Tsitsi Dangarembga.
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.
European Accessibility Act (EAA): a chance for publishers
With the 2025 deadline for the implementation of the European Accessibility Act approaching fast, experts from across publishing gathered at the virtual Frankfurt Book Fair under the subtitle All you need to know from international accessibility experts to present how the sector can get ready and fully seize the opportunity the Act presents for all readers.
Frankfurt Open Educational Publishers Forum inspires and educates
The last of IPA’s series of events during the virtual Frankfurt Book Fair saw the spotlight turn to educational publishing with speakers from the OECD, China and Eastern Europe regaling participants with their insights.
Reading Matters – focus on reading and literacy at Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair
IPA partnered with LitCam and Aldus Up to organise a session at the Virtual 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair looking in detail at our new Reading Matters report and initiatives around the world supporting reading and literacy. Watch the session here.
Official Handover for 33rd International Publishers Congress
During the 2020 Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair the IPA held the handing over ceremony for the 33rd International Publishers Congress which will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia in November 2022. You can watch the ceremony here.
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.
IPA Frankfurt Schedule
Find out more about IPA’s full line-up of events at Frankfurt Book Fair from 14-18 October 2020.
Jakarta to Host 33rd International Publishers Congress in November 2022
International Publishers Association selects Jakarta as the destination for the 33rd Congress and confirms the dates of 10-12 November 2022.
IPA in conversation with Iroo Joo
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.