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- photographs taken during the conference 22-24 April 2003 -
Welcome to The Book Conference 2003
This conference was held in Cairns, Australia from 22-24 April 2003.
One hundred and ninety-two delegates from Australia, Canada, Ghana, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America gathered in Cairns to address a range of
critically important issues relating to the future of the book.
The conference involved eight plenary sessions interspersed with 60 parallel sessions covering a remarkable
range topics linked by the conference themes.
For further information on the conference sessions and the outcomes of this event the following material is available for download:
- Images of the event
- Fully refereed conference papers will progressively be made available in the
Book Conference online bookstore from June 2003.
Book Conference 2004
We are delighted to announce that next year’s conference will be held as a follow-on event after the Beijing International Book Fair in 2004 . The date for the Fair is still to be finalised, but it is expected to be either at the end of August or in early September. The 2004 Book Conference will commence on the day following the conclusion of the Fair. The location and themes for the 2004 conference event will be announced on this website shortly.
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The Book Conference 2003. To be held in Cairns, Australia from 22-24 April 2003, the conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to the future of the book, as well as its past and the state of the book industry, books and reading today. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing, authoring and information technologies, as well as numerous paper and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.
This is a conference for any participant in the world of books—authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators and academic researchers. All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely conference. A range of travel, tour and accommodation options is also available.
Participants are also welcome to submit presentation proposals, either as 30 minute papers or 60 minute workshop sessions. Presentations submitted for publication will be fully refereed and published in print and electronic formats. For those unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are available, which provide free access to the online edition of the conference proceedings. Virtual participants can also submit papers for refereeing and publication.
If you would like to know more about this conference, bookmark the Book Conference site and return for further information—this site is regularly updated. You might also wish to subscribe to the Book Conference Newsletter. For any other inquiries, please contact us.
Background: The International Conference on the Future of the Book
As an information architecture, the book is now 550 years old—if one dates its history from Gutenberg’s invention. Or much older if one dates it from the Chinese invention of moveable type, or the codex, or even the beginning of writing on transportable media.
But what is the book’s future, as a creature of and conduit for human invention? Do the new media (the Internet, multimedia texts and new delivery formats) represent a threat or an opportunity?
Supported by Australia’s Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, this conference will explore the technological, commercial and cultural futures of the book. The conference is a significant part of a major research and development project sponsored by the Department, and undertaken jointly by RMIT University and Common Ground Publishing: C-2-C: Creator to Consumer in a Digital Age (www.C-2-CProject.com).
The conference will address the provocative suggestion that, rather than being eclipsed by the new media, the book will thrive as a cultural and commercial artefact. More than this, the information architecture of the book, embodying as it does thousands of years’ experience with recorded knowledge, may well prove critical to the success of the new media.
Conference Advisory Committee
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- Philip Andersen, Print Industries Association of Australia
- José Borghino, Australian Society of Authors
- Jo Bramble, Consultant
- Susan Bridge, Australian Publishers Association
- Tony Burch, Consultant
- Michael Fraser, Copyright Agency Limited
- Garry Knespal, Graphic Arts Services Association of Australia
- Kathleen Mapperson, Australian Booksellers Association
- Maria Nordstrom, Fuji Xerox Australia
- Peter Richardson, Australia Council
- Anni Rowland-Campbell, Graphic Arts Merchants Association of Australia
- John Thomas, Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association
- Ivan Trundle, Australian Library and Information Association
- Richard Vines, Enhanced Printing Industry Competitiveness Scheme/Print Industries Association of Australia
- Dianne Woodward, Australian Campus Booksellers Association
Australian Government Representatives
- Luke Naismith, National Office of the Information Economy
- Mike Perri, Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources
Who Should Attend
- Publishers: trade, educational, academic/reference.
- Bookstore managers.
- Book printers.
- IT professionals with an interest in epublishing.
- Librarians.
- Authors working at the frontiers of new creative, technology and market opportunities.
- Educators with an interest in educational publishing and elearning.
- Academics, research students and teachers with an interest in creative and technical writing, literacy, publishing and editing, printing, epublishing, elearning etc.
Supported By
- Industry, Tourism and Resources
- RMIT University
- Common Ground
Conference Organisers
Common Ground Conferences