IPA will have a full programme of open and invite-only meetings at Frankfurt Book Fair this year. We are also delighted to see the Frankfurt Book Fair rights platform highlight SDG Publishers Compact signatories.
Note this is a provisional schedule. All dates, times and venues are subject to change. More events will be confirmed soon. (Last updated 26 July)
Monday, 16 October 2023
14:00-18:00 CPWG Strategy meeting* Börsenverein, Braubachstrasse 16
19:00-23:00 CPWG dinner* TBC
19:30-21:30 EC Dinner* TBC
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
14:30-16:30 IPA Executive Committee* Facette (3.Via West)
17:00-19:00 FBF Opening Ceremony* Harmonie Hall, Congress Center
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
10:00-12:00 Copyright Committee* Conclusio 1, Congress Center C2
10:30-11:00 FEP Statistics Studio
13:00-14:00 Sustainability summit Conclusio 1+2, Congress Center C2
14:30-16:00 Freedom to Publish Open Meeting FBF, Conclusio 1, Congress Center C2
15:00-16:00 From inclusion to innovation: how Frankfurt Studio (Hall 4.0, room Europa)1
accessibility is transforming the book value chain
16:00-17:00 Accessibility networking event Hall 4, room Entente
16:30-18:30 IPA Special Event* TBC
Thursday, 19 October 2023
10:00-11:00 Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee* Conclusio 1, Congress Center C2
12:30-14:00 FEP Rendez-vous Room Illusion 1, Congress Center
14:00-14:45 Slovenia GoH Panel feat. Gvantsa Jobava* GoH stage
15:00 – 16:00 Pressure on Publishers: Challenging norms Frankfurt Pavillion
and navigating controversy
17:00-18:00 2024 International Publishers Congress event (TBC)
Friday, 20 October 2023
09:00-11:00 IPA EPF Open Meeting FBF, Conclusio 1, Congress Center C2
Saturday, 21 October 2023
10:00-11:00 National Bookstand Coordinators Meeting* Aspect, Hall 3.1 West
1 Organized by Fondazione LIA in collaboration with Frankfurter Buchmesse, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Federation of European Publishers, International Publishers Association, in the framework of Aldus UP, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
*by invitation only