Note: This schedule is provisional. All dates, times, and venues are subject to change. More events will be confirmed soon. (Last updated 19 August)
IPA Events during Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
14:30-16:30 Executive Committee meeting* | Facette (3. Via West)
17:00-19:00 FBF Opening Ceremony* | Harmonie Hall, Congress Center
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
09:30-11:00 Copyright Committee meeting* | Conclusio, Congress Center, C2
12:00-12:55 IPA Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee meeting* | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
13:00-14:00 IPA Sustainability Summit | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
14:30-15:00 Freedom of Expression Defenders Award Ceremony | Global Stage
14:30-15:30 What’s next for accessible publishing? AI, new tools & old challenges (Fondazione LIA, Frankfurter Buchmess, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) | Dialogue Networking Area, Foyer Hall 4.0
15:30-16:30 IPA Freedom to Publish open meeting | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
16:30-17:30 IPA Special Event and Reception* | Fantasie, Congress Center
Thursday, 8 October 2026
09:00-10:00 The Freedom to Publish Globally | Global Stage
12:30-14:30 FEP Rendez-Vous | Room Illusion 1-3, Congress Center C3 (Registration required)
14:00-14:30 UN Publications: Still Burning: The Climate Crisis We Stopped Talking About | Global Stage
14:30-15:00 UN Publications: From Apathy to Action: Fight for Democracy in the Age of Bad News | Global Stage
Friday, 9 October 2026
09:00-11:00 Open IPA EPF Meeting | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
09:00-10:00 Publishing Equality: Shaping the future of the book industry (UN Women and IPA) | Global Stage
12:00-13:00 Women Leading Cultural Change | Hall 3C, Expose conference hall
15:00-16:00 Beyond the headlines: Authors from countries in crisis read and reflect on their work and human rights (UN Publications) | Global Stage
Saturday, 10 October 2026
10:00-11:00 National Bookstand Coordinators Meeting* | Aspekt (3C West)
10:00-11:00 PublisHer Mentoring with Gvantsa Jobava* | PublisHer Lounge, Hall 3.1, Stand F15
Sunday, 11 October 2026
10:00-11:00 Why Women Write (UN Women and IPA) | Global Stage
* by invitation only