India to host 38th World Magazine Congress
13 May 2009
India will host the 38th World Magazine Congress (WMC), organised by Federation of International Press & Publishers (FIPP) in 2011. The event will be hosted in India in partnership with the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM).
The FIPP World Magazine Congress is the largest and most high profile magazine event in the world and brings together magazine publishers and business media providers from across the world.
The biennial congress has taken place in many different locations over the years, including Beijing, China (2007), New York, USA (2005), Paris, France (2003), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina (2001) and Hamburg, Germany (1999).
This is the first time India is hosting the congress.
Aroon Purie was named chairman of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP).
The 37th WMC was held in London from 4-6 May 2009. Throughout the three–day Congress, hosted by the Periodicals and Publishers Association (PPA) on behalf of the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), over 900 CEOs from across the globe participated and charted the future for the industry.
The event incorporated a 54-stand exhibition, giving sponsors and exhibitors unique access to top-level decision-makers from the global magazine industry.
The PPA protects and promotes the interests of publishers and providers of consumer, customer and business media in the UK. PPA has almost 300 publishing companies in its membership, which collectively publish more than 2,500 consumer, customer and business magazines, as well as directories, websites and events.
FIPP says it works for the benefit of consumer, customer and business media providers around the world, focusing its activities on freedom of the press, intellectual property, information provision, freedom to advertise, freedom of distribution and environmental protection.
The FIPP has over 600 members across 64 countries consisting of 50 national associations, 469 publishing companies and 159 associate companies including subsidiaries.