Cankarjev dom, 31 March to 1 April 2011.
Human history proves that the book is a key promoter of human development. Therefore, the congress will try to answer the question as to how the book and reading, which are today surrounded by other media, provide a basis for the development of the individual and of society. Researchers and experts from all of the links in the book supply chain – cultural policies on books, copyright, publishing and literary criticism – have decided to discuss the following two themes: Book Globalisation and Reading in the Digital Era and Publishing Books in Smaller Language Markets and Translating Books from Minor National Languages into World Languages. As a result, the organisers, The Chamber of Publishing, Bookselling, Graphic Industry, Radio and TV Media and The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, expect useful guidance on book market monitoring, reading culture encouragement strategies and policies for improving access to books.
Key experts in the global book market have been invited to give the domestic professional public an insight into topical developments in the field of the book and, at the same time, help them better understand these developments in a deeper cultural and societal context.
At the congress the Ljubljana Resolution on Books as Promoters of Human Development will be signed and the related proceedings will be published.