The first plenary speaker confirmations for the 2010 Book Conference, at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, are now online. This year’s conference will feature the following plenary speakers and panel members:
- Jens Bammel, International Publishers Association, Geneva, Switzerland
- Herbert Burkert, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Lucy Küng, University of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
- Eric Merkel-Sobotta, Springer Science+Business Media, Berlin, Germany
- Ernst Tremp, Abbey Library of St. Gallen/University of Freiburg, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Please continue to check the conference website for further additions to the line-up of plenary speakers as well as parallel sessions at the 2010 Book Conference.
2010 Book Conference
University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
6-8 November
- Rafael Ball, University Library Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Jens Bammel, International Publishers Association, Geneva, Switzerland
- Herbert Burkert, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Stephanie Jacobs, German Book and Font Museum, German National Library, Leipzig, Germany
- Lucy Küng, University of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
- Wulf D. von Lucius, Lucius & Lucius Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany
- Eric Merkel-Sobotta, Springer Science+Business Media, Berlin, Germany
- Ernst Tremp, Abbey Library of St. Gallen/University of Freiburg, St. Gallen, Switzerland
If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins by submitting a paper proposal. More information on proposals, presentation types, and other options available here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. 2010 Book Conference registration options.
Join us in Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Book Fair on your way to Edinburgh!
Package Options:
14 October 2009 – One day ticket to the Frankfurt Book Fair to include a guided tour and discussion at 11:00 am for our group. Remainder of the day free to enjoy the Book Fair.
Or
13 October 2009 – In addition to the above, this package will consist of two nights’ accommodations at the Ibis Frankfurt Airport Hotel to include breakfast and taxes.
For more information please see the Conference website.
The Conference Dinner will be held in The Drawing Room in Abden House. The venue is conveniently located at 1 Marchhall Crescent in Pollock Halls at The University of Edinburgh. Abden House is a grand Scottish baronial-style mansion. It offers magnificent views over beautiful gardens. Surrounded by mature trees, with views to Arthur’s Seat, these gardens feel as if they’re in the heart of the countryside, rather than in the middle of a capital city.
For more information please see the Conference website.
How about trying something that’s a wee bit different!! An entertaining way to find out about Edinburgh’s history & Traditions, experiencing the two sides of Edinburgh, the Cultural and the Darker, joining the gang of one of Edinburgh notorious criminals. Tales of the witches, hangings, Burke & Hare the infamous serial killers. Also visiting Edinburgh’s elegant Georgian ‘new town’ creating a unique blend of ancient and modern architecture, to get a sense of Edinburgh moving into a more modern enlightened and industrial era.
For more information please see the Conference website.
Accommodation for the 2009 Book Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.
Alistair McCleery, Ediburgh Napier University, Ediburgh
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Alistair McCleery 
Professor Alistair McCleery, Professor of Literature and Culture at Ediburgh Napier University, is Director of the Scottish Centre for the Book. The Centre was established in 1995 and acts as a focus for research and knowledge transfer in publishing, the material book and print culture. Professor McCleery and his team undertake a range of commissioned research on the social and economic aspects of the publishing industry and on the creative industries in general.
Professor McCleery has published much work on the history of the Scottish book trade as well as on its contemporary prospects. He was jointly responsible for the 2004 Scottish Arts Council report on The Strategic Future of Scottish Publishing. Professor McCleery is the author of some 70 refereed articles and book chapters. Past publications include The Book (2001), the first CD on book history, and The War Poets at Craiglockhart, a website devoted to Owen, Sassoon and their meeting at Craiglockhart Hospital. More…
John W. Warren, RAND Corporation, UK
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John W. Warren is Director of Marketing, Publications, at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research institute that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. John has nearly two decades of experience in the publishing industry, with special focus on marketing and digital publishing. Previously, John managed marketing efforts for Mexican publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica, Sage Publications, and Sylvan Learning, Inc., and has provided consulting services to firms seeking to expand business in Mexico and South America. He has presented at major publishing conferences in the United States and internationally. He has a Masters in International Management from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California, San Diego.More…
Michael Frase, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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Professory Michael Fraser is the Director of the Communications Law Centre at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Fraser was CEO of Copyright Agency Limited for twenty one years, and a founding director of Australian, foreign and international copyright management companies and organisations. He is highly influential in changing policy in Australia and internationally, to develop copyright, communication and commerce for creators, the content industries and the public interest. He has changed attitudes about access to content and copyright, and provided commercial returns for rights-owners as well as social and cultural benefits for stakeholders. He is an innovator who, without precedents, created new markets that provide consumers access to creative content and copyright management. He has extensive knowledge and experience in digital media and is a noted figure in Australia and overseas for his constructive role among key decision makers in envisioning and building the knowledge economy. He established and led a not for profit copyright management company (CAL) from start up to achieve annual revenues of over $120m with double digit growth each year. More…
Bill Bell, Centre for the History of the Book, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Bill Bell is Director of the Centre for the History of the Book at The University of Edinburgh where he teaches in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. He specialises in Nineteenth Century literature and culture and has written extensively on the sociology of the text, the history of the book, and theories of cultural production. He has held visiting posts at The Australian National University, The University of Ottawa, and St John’s College, Oxford. More…
6-8 November 2010
University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Gobinda Chowdhury, Professor, Information and Knowledge Management Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Technology Sydney, Australia.
Gobinda Chowdhury is a Professor within the Information and Knowledge Management programme in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at University Technology Sydney, Australia. After acquiring an honours, a postgraduate and two PhD degrees, he worked as an academic and a researcher in different parts of the world for nearly two decades. Before joining UTS, he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, and prior to that an Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. More…
Michael Fraser, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Michael Fraser is a Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. His areas of expertise include copyright law, copyright licensing, communications and media law, and digital and content and e-commerce. More…
16-18 October 2009
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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