Ofsec 2020 will bring together local and international exhibitors who will showcase their avantgarde solutions, specific transverse and latest technologies. Project omanomans international construction technology, infrastructure and building materials exhibition. In late february every year the omani capital, muscat, hosts an international book fair. Their theme for the london art book fair 2015 is red. Art books publishes artists limited editions, books for children, monographs, exhibition catalogues. Sharjah international book fair welcomes 60 international. Trade fairs muscat appointments from march 2021 worldwide.
According to the minister of information, dr abdul moneim alhassani, no book will be banned in the era of the information revolution. Letter to sultan of oman regarding muscat international book fair. His highness sayyid shihab bin tariq al said, advisor to his majesty the sultan opened the book fair on saturday evening. New york antiquarian book fair 2015 the new antiquarian. Muscat book fair pulls out all stops to attract visitors. Mibf at the oman convention and exhibition centre on saturday. More than 100,000 titles from 150 publishers across 14 different languages, including arabic, will be featured at the 2019 book fest. Abdulmonam bin mansoor alhasani, minister of information, today held a press conference during which he outlined programmes of the 25th round of muscat international book fair, which will take place from 22 february to 2 march 2020. East expo llc organizers is a well established exhibition organizing company in oman, comprising of an enthusiastic team of young, experienced and dynamic professionals, who have the passion and requisite skills to organize high profile events for our prestigious exhibitors and clientele. Muscat, march 1 the 25th edition of the muscat international book fair mibf concludes on monday. Trade fairs oman appointments from may 2021 worldwide. The book fair will be open to the public daily from 9 am to 1 pm, and from 5 pm to 10 pm, except on fridays when it will be open from 5 pm to 10 pm.
Muscat international book fair was opened at oman international exhibition centre on wednesday under the patronage of mohammed bin al zubair. Many heads of renowned publishing houses, agents, sales personnel, foreign rights representatives, editors and authors participate there. City of peace, city of blood was released in 2015 by penguin. According to officials, the book fair will take place. Oman convention and exhibition center is hosting the 24th muscat international book fair 2019, the book fair will exhibit more than 523000 books from 882 different publishers. A counterintuitive approach to living a good life harpercollins, 2016 will be at sharjahs fair in its first weekend. Riyadh international book fair showcases more than 900 publishers. Since its start in the year of 2000, the international vilnius book fair is the biggest and most important. Pooja patil largest exhibition organizer in the sultanate of oman. The 2020 muscat international book fair, now in its 25th edition, has once again seen many books by omani writers seized and banned. The 10day mibf, being held at the oman convention and exhibition centre ocec, hosted thousands of titles from 946 publishing houses and acclaimed authors from across the world.
With our updated conditions for participating in the fair, and our generous cancellation policy and flexible programme, we want to make it easy for our exhibitors. The london art book fair 2015 exhibitors whitechapel gallery. Exhibiton profile book a stand postshow report be a. The 24th edition of the muscat international book fair will be held at the oman convention and exhibition centre between february 21 and march 2. Muscat international book fair the omani centre for human. And of special interest to pop selfhelp readers, mark manson, author of the hit the subtle art of not giving a fck. Muscat international book fair attracts 650 publishing houses. The 21st edition of the muscat international book fair was inaugurated at the oman international exhibition centre on wednesday. Indonesia was guest of honour in 2015, and hugely successful it was. Annual book and paper fair, invites you to participate in the 2015 book fair, friday and saturday, july 31 and august 1, 2015 at the denver mart. According to the arab publishers union, the muscat international book fair is among the best 10 book fairs at the arab level and one of the top three fairs at the gulf level in terms of the number of visitors and publishers. The activities of the iranian stand in the twenty sixth edition of beijing international book fair started. Idf oman is a mustsee event and i would not hesitate to book my booth as. Exhibitors at the special edition of frankfurter buchmesse 2020 have more digital options than ever before.
Muscat international book fair 2018 begins oman observer. Keywords oman, libraries, arab book fairs, book fairs, book publishing industry. As far as we can gather from what omani intellectuals and writers are saying online, a total of 30 books, fiction and nonfiction, fell foul of the censors. The new york antiquarian book fair will enthrall bibliophiles at the park avenue armory from april 9 through 12, 2015. The 24th muscat international book fair will be open to public starting 21 february, 2019, the ministry of information has announced. Namibia book fair workshops 28 september 2 october 2015 venue. More than 160 exhibitors from 14 nations will be offering a diverse array of rare books and fine works on paper.
Nearly 50 titles in literature, philosophy, politics and social studies were censored, most of them literary works by omani authors, whether resident in oman or living abroad. Secure a spot innovative panelist discussions nibf is the secondlargest international book fair in africa and the only international book fair in nigeria. The 25th edition of the muscat book fair will be held from february 22 march 2 with the participation of 946 publishing houses from 32 countries at oman convention and exhibition centre ocec. If at all possible, we would strongly urge your government to please take urgent action before the fair ends on monday to remove such hateful content and to penalize the offending private exhibitors in order to make clear that the muscat international book fair in 2020 and in future years is no place for hate. The clerk of the oman stand in the tibf said, this year, we have participated in the book fair with 120 titles in different subjects. Censorship blights muscat book fair yet again the omani. Feb 03, 2021 the abaas california international antiquarian book fair has always been the most eclectic and inclusive, and we expect this virtual fair to be no different. The official page for muscat international book fair. Four new countries to participate at muscat book fair 2019. Yet every year the muscat book fair does ban certain books, either because of their content or because of. The most important platform for digital exhibitors is our exhibitor directory, which offers many new functions and possibilities. The muscat international book fair has been launched since its first stages until today with rapid steps of development and expansion, which contributed to the activation of the cultural movement in the sultanate, which enabled it to be part of the important cultural exhibitions and exhibitions on the map of international exhibitions and an important cultural, intellectual and literary forum. Oman muscat exhibitions exporoad exhibition services.
Featured at this years miami book fair international will be the current fall issue of the magazine, as well as select. It was an instant hit among the book lovers in the country. Highlights of those trips have included exhibiting and selling my work alongside likeminded individuals, meeting artists and publishers, watching the nonstop parade of cute guys, making new friends, and actively participating in an international community of art book devotees. Tehran international book fair serbia guest of honor 2018. Tehran international book fair oman is attending the. Dec 12, 2017 muscat book fair from feb 18 12122017 oman observer muscat.
After the success of oman international child book, products fair in its first session which was held in 2015 in participation and patronage of ministry of social. The best book fair in the world this threeday event is one of the largest antiquarian book fairs in the united states, and draws over 200 rare book dealers from across the country and around the world. Censorship continues under omans new sultan at muscat. Fi india 2015 recorded exhibitor space growth by 69%. The great india education fair tgief oman muscateducation fair in mucat oman. The muscat international book fair has once again seen numerous books banned and impounded most of them, and the most significant of them, by omani authors. Over 1050 people attended the fair, an increase of 10 % over 20. Fi india 2014 recorded visitor preregistration increase by 14. Oman trade shows 2021, oman exhibitions, oman fairs.
The muscat book fair 2019 will open on february 21 at 10am for students and 2pm to 10pm for the general public, and features an array of books with 523,000 titles. At the 21st event in 2016, almost 550 exhibitors and publishing. Safar alghassemi, the clerk of the oman stand in the tibf added, oman has participated in eight editions of this book fair and two years ago, it was the guest of honor in the tibf. According to the public relations department of the icfi, the turin international book fair. Sayyid shihab presides over opening of muscat book fair. The future of book fairs international publishers association. It will be inaugurated by the ahmed bin nasser al mahrazi, minister of tourism, at a special opening ceremony on february 20. Exhibition stand designers,builders and contractors in oman muscat. Over 500,000 book titles on display at muscat book fair. We specialize in organizing high quality b2b trade fairs, country specific. The exhibition offers local and international industry stakeholders a gateway into.
The london book fair lbf is a large bookpublishing trade fair held annually, usually in april. The riyadh international book fair kicked off march with the. It is the biggest music industry event in lithuania to begin in vilnius book fair 2015. New content for this year, includes guest country, international section and at the invitation of tabf, the attendance of irma boom, one of the worlds most admired contemporary book designers. The search for oman from may 2021 result following trade fairs. The 2015 fair will take place in a new venue, olympia.
It is considered to be the most important book fair in the world for international deals and trading. Speaking in his capacity as head of muscat international book fair committee, dr. Also this edition of the book fair, was attended by the icfi in. In 2015 the lbf came back and took place in olympia london on 1416 april 2015 as part of london book and screen week. Muscat, feb 21 under the auspices of mohammed bin sultan al busaidy, minister of state and governor of dhofar governorate, the muscat international book fair 2018 was opened in the presence of dr abdulmunim bin mansour al hasani, minister of information, and head of the main committee of the fair, and high ranking official from various ministries, public authorities and public and private. Frankfurter buchmesse is the worlds largest trade fair for books, based both on the number of publishing companies represented, and the number of visitors. The main organising committee of muscat international book fair held a meeting on tuesday under the chairmanship of dr abdulmunim bin mansour al hasani, minister of information and head of the committee.
Muscat international book fair from feb 21 to march 3. Abaa announces california virtual book fair in march fine. How are exhibitors and professional attendees mentalities changing. Exhibitors, list of companies at seoul international book fair, seoul. Expo llc organizers is a well established exhibition organizing company in oman. The jerusalem international book fair exhibitors list 201502.
Muscat international book fair opens oman news oman news. On many occasions i have packed up my selfpublished wares and made the trek to printed matters ny art book fair. Regarding the titles and the number of the oman stand, alghassemi. The committee discussed a range of topics that included preparations for the 24th edition of muscat international book fair scheduled to kick off during 21 february 2019 to 3 march 2019 at oman convention and exhibition centre. Recap of 2014 fair and our exhibitor and attendee surveys. Mapping out arab international book fairs emerald insight. I agree that the above information may be used by the hong kong trade development council hktdc for incorporation in its database for sending the information of hong kong book fair to me, and for direct marketing productsservices of hktdc. Niue, new zealand, oman, panama, peru, french polynesia, papua new guinea, philippines, pakistan. The tokyo art book fair 2015, the fair s 7th annual edition, will gather over 300 bookmakers from around the world. This ones not to be missed, said brad johnson, abaa president. Comex it, telecom and technology exhibition and conference 28mar2017 01apr2017. In overall visitor numbers frankfurt is of course dwarfed by book fairs. The search for muscat from march 2021 result following trade fairs.
The icfi has attended this book fair to exhibit the capacities of the iranian publishing industry. The saudi gazette reported that, after bahrain, egypt had the greatest number of exhibitors at the fair, with more. The association of the german trade fair industry auma warns of unofficial exhibitor directories that are targeting exhibitors in the run up to trade fairs, offering to provide customers with entries in inferior, substandard online directories. About ohec healthcare medical tourism exhibiting guidelines for exhibitors why exhibit.
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