The International Publishers Association (IPA) and Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM) will be partnering, from October 14, 2020 to October 18, 2020, on a series of online events that will be part of the book fair’s digital programme for international publishing professionals. Issues that are vital to the publishing industry, such as the freedom to publish, diversity in publishing, accessible publishing and international book market trends and copyright issues will be discussed during the online sessions.
The online sessions will be taking place from October 14-16, 2020, during the book fair week, and will be livestreamed. The online events are jointly organised and hosted by IPA and FBM and are part of the book fair’s official live programme for publishing professionals. Further partners are the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). Those interested to access the livestreamed sessions can register at My Book Fair. All online events and the entire book fair programme for publishing professionals can be found at www.buchmesse.de/conference.
The session on ‘Improving Diversity in Publishing: Who Can Lead the Change Process?’ will be held on October 14, 2020 by FBM and IPA. The publishing industry knows, and the data shows, that there is much room for improvement with regards to how inclusive and diverse the publishing sector is. But promoting diverse authors is not only a necessary moral decision, it is a critical business decision if publishers want to reach more new readers. But how can publishers approach the challenge and tackle the obstacles that run through the entire value chain? This panel will look at current quantitative and qualitative data, discuss concepts for change and look at what role publishers, associations, and other industry partners can and must play to bring about change on this urgent issue.
The session on ‘An International Outlook on Publishing, Creative Content and IP’ will be held on October 14, 2020 by WIPO, IPA and FBM. In the session, the new Global Publishing Industry Report for 2020, compiled by the WIPO and the IPA, will be presented. The annual survey covers international trends and patterns in three market segments: retail, educational and scholarly, academic and scientific publishing. Furthermore, discussions will take place on the adaptation of comic characters in the US. New research by WIPO has documented the re-use of comic characters across the book, movie and video game publishing industries, relying on a variety of data sources. The research also looks into the role played by copyright and trademarks in the creative re-use process, which will be further explored during the event with experts and stakeholders.
The session on ‘IPA Prix Voltaire 2020: Guerilla Publishing and International Support’ will be held on October 15, 2020 by IPA and FBM. The session will focus on guerilla publishing and the situation in Vietnam as well as on the role of the international publishing community in freedom to publish.
The session on ‘European Accessibility Act (EAA) : A Chance for Publishing’ will be held on October 16, 2020 by FEP, IPA and FBM. In 2019, the European Accessibility Act was passed. The event will highlight the opportunities of the European Accessibility Act for publishers and feature statements from the Presidents of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) and IPA.
In addition to the events on which the IPA partnered with FBM, IPA will also be hosting further online events during the book fair week. Registration for these events is already open on the IPA website. These events will also be part of FBM’s Calendar of Events, which will be online soon.
The session on ‘Freedom to Publish Committee Open Meeting’ will be held on October 14, 2020. The session will feature an exclusive advance presentation of a new IPA report presenting the freedom to publish situation around the world and the opportunity for participants to share their stories.
‘Presentation of Jakarta, Host of the 33rd International Publishers Congress 2022, will also be held on October 14, 2020. The governor of Jakarta will open a session presenting the newly announced host city of the 33rd International Publishers Congress in November 2022.
The session on ‘Challenging Big Tech: Establishing Platform Responsibility and Accountability Online’ will be held on October 14, 2020. A line-up of international experts will look at the current situation of online platforms in the USA, Europe and Africa and the legal responsibilities of those platforms for the creative works they may host.
‘Release of the State of Publishing Reports’ is on October 15, 2020. The IPA will release seven new reports covering a range of areas of vital importance to the publishing industry including international perspectives on the freedom to publish, copyright, publishing’s contribution to achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals, reading habits, international book policies, educational publishing and digital licensing.
‘Inclusive Publishing and Literacy,’ also on October 15, 2020 by IPA and LitCam, will feature an exclusive in-depth look at a new IPA report looking at the evolution of reading habits around the world, followed by an international panel on literacy.
Educational Publishers Forum Open Meeting will be held on October 16, 2020. A dedicated focus on education publishing will see the OECD’s Andreas Schleicher talk about PISA programme and China Education Publishing.
Following the success of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Book Club, the IPA is backing a new compact, a kind of charter, to encourage all publishers to play their part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Date and speakers are yet to be confirmed.
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