Asian Publishing Convention and the Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards (3rd annual event) Envisioned to be the premier networking and educational CONVENTION and EXPO for publishing professionals in Asia assembling world-class practitioners to share their insights, skills and practical tips with managers of print, online and mobile media in Asia. Particular emphasis will be on bringing new information to publishers and experts from the digital world.

Featured events: Asian Publishing Management Awards, Asian Publishing Fair, CEO Management Forum, Meeting of Minds.
Target market/attendance: 300 plus publishing professionals throughout Asia.
Date and Venue: July 16 & 17, 2009 | Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Manila, Philippines

www.publishingconvention.com

Legends and myths of pirates and princesses, tales and chronicles of fairies and fantasy will come alive in Manila during this festival of adventure and excitement comprising two full days of storytelling performances and workshops.

Be spellbound by mythical tales, and learn about empowerment through storytelling with the arrival of a star-studded cast of international storytellers in Manila’s inaugural International Storytelling Festival 2009.

Targeted not just for children, the festival offers a wide array of seminars for educators, parents, librarians, social workers and other professionals. Focusing on the craft of storytelling, these seminars use words as a medium to motivate, challenge and excite participants.

MISF is organized in conjunction with the National Book Development Council of Singapore which will also present the Singapore International Storytelling Festival that begins on 31st August 2009.

www.manilainternationalstorytellingfestival.com

Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) 2010
Showcasing Asian Content for Children

Over a billion children in Asia benefit from a wide selection of edutainment material from the West, whereas Asian material, little as it happens to be, is seldom promoted, hence left largely unexplored. Our source of such material, however, is rich, as is our talent to produce content based upon it. It is therefore critical that we build a showcase which can draw the attention of creators and producers on the one hand, while involving parents, teachers and children on the other. This will help redress an imbalance between the availability of Asian edutainment content and the need for all round growth of our children based on it.    

This showcase, a premier annual event, titled Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC), will include segments such as Asian Children’s Media Mart, associated rights markets, a Conference for Writers and Illustrators of Children’s books, workshops, master classes, and Programs that award writers, illustrators, publishers for Children’s Content. AFCC will grow to be the preeminent convention in Asia for edutainment. 


www.childrenscontentfestival.com

Common elements of these events are:

Extensive media coverage. For each event we partner with international, regional and national publications like International Herald Tribune, BusinessWeek, Economist, Asia Inc, The Nation, The Jakarta Post, Business Monitor, Business Day, BusinessWorld, Tokyo Journal, Finance India, Korea Trade & Investment, Vietnam Economic Times, and others.

Learning and networking environment. Tie ups are made with academic institutions to field their gurus to the events. The presenters are selected for their familiarity and experience with the topic and their ability to make good presentations. There is a mix of plenary, workshop and panel discussion sessions.

Related Awards Program. Three of the five events have an awards program with presentation ceremonies during the event’s gala dinner.

Related Expo. Each event has an Expo to support it. The Expo is designed to complement the learning experience of delegates. The plenary sessions, the workshops and the Expo are usually in the same location.

Sponsorship opportunities. There are various sponsorship opportunities available including Strategic Corporate Partner (Platinum Sponsor), Awards Sponsor, Official Industry Partner (Gold Sponsor) and Cooperating partner (Silver Sponsor).