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During the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007 the Executive Committee of IPA examined the applications of a number of candidates applying to be the host of IPA's quadrennial international copyright event.
In the end, Abu Dhabi was chosen as the host of the IPA's 7th International Copyright Symposium. Partners of IPA in organising this conference are the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) as well as the Arab Publishers Association. A UAE Publishers Association in Abu Dhabi is currently being formed.
The vote in favour of Abu Dhabi was due to the great interest, which the international publishing community is developing for this region. In recent years, many initiatives have been undertaken to make this region attractive for publishing, including initiatives to fight piracy and to create more awareness for piracy and rights with publishers in the whole Arab world. In addition to this, the new translation funding initiative Kalima will fund the translation of foreign works to the Arabic language for more than 100 titles each year.
With the involvement of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair has set its sights to becoming an international professional platform in the Arab World for rights sales and trading business between publishers from Arab and non-Arab countries.
This conference will mark one more step in Abu Dhabi's determination to grow into the cultural hub in the Gulf. Already, the Sorbonne has established a campus in Abu Dhabi, and both the Louvre and the Guggenheim Museum will be opening branches in Abu Dhabi shortly.
Participants in the 2010 International Copyright Conference will not only benefit from an excellent conference environment with State of the Art facilities, but will also be supporting the rapid cultural development in this part of the World.
Says IPA President Ana Maria Cabanellas, 'Abu Dhabi is preparing itself to become a world class publishing destination. We hope that our copyright symposium will help develop the copyright culture in the entire Arab world, to the benefit of international and local publishers.'
Abu Dhabi to host major international copyright conference in 2010
Abu Dhabi has been chosen as the location of the International Publishers Association's (IPA) 7th International Copyright Symposium.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 18 - 2007 at 13:01
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More about IPAThe International Publishers Association (IPA) is the global non-governmental organisation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing worldwide. Established in 1896, IPA's mission is to promote and protect publishing and to raise awareness for publishing as a force for cultural and political advancement worldwide. IPA is an industry association with a human rights mandate. IPA currently has 66 member associations in 54 countries.
The International Copyright Symposium has been held every four years since 1986 and has attracted several hundred publishers, policy and copyright experts from around the world. Past hosts have been Heidelberg (Germany), Paris (France), Turin (Italy), Tokyo (Japan), Accra (Ghana), and Montreal (Canada).
More about ADACH
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage is the government institution in charge of caring for, conserving and promoting the culture and heritage of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. ADACH has furthermore made it its mission to activate, enhance and support the publishing and distribution markets in the Arab world and to strengthen intellectual communication and interaction amongst cultures.
Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News EditorSunday, November 18 - 2007 at 13:01 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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