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At its virtual General Assembly on 21 November 2023, the IPA confirmed the results of online elections and decisions about membership applications. New IPA Executive, Membership and Freedom to Publish Committee members were announced, along with 9 new IPA member associations.
Early bird tickets go on sale for the 34th International Publishers Congress today, one year before the Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Congress, running from 3-6 December 2024, will run under the theme: Turning Pages: Publishing and the Future Society.
The second SCCR of 2023 was a short one, just 3 days rather than the usual 5. This meant less of the diplomatic opening statements.

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The Mexican Publishers Association (CANIEM) is the proud host of the 2024 International Publishers Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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