President addresses closing ceremony of Tehran Int'l Book Fair
President addresses closing ceremony of Tehran Int'l Book Fair
IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday given a nation wishes to survive and play an effective role in an international stage, it must have a leading say in world cultural affairs. In a speech to a closing ceremony of a 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair, the President placed a premium on position of cultural affairs and urged for a promotion of sublime, humane cultural standards. "Culture is the breathing space of human soul. Human soul ...
Veteran foreign publishers receive a wider welcome – Marquee Executive
Veteran foreign publishers receive a wider welcome – Marquee Executive
Visitors to the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair accord a wider welcome to veteran publishers, an Executive in charge of foreign language publications' affairs said. Publishers which have a longer record in the major cultural events are more inspected than their newcomer colleagues, said Babak Qaedi, an executive in charge of pavilions of Latin and Arab publications where business are conducted at the Iranian currency, rial. Qaedi noted that several categories have sold best namely titles related ...
TIBF, point of contact between foreign publishers and Iranian translators
TIBF, point of contact between foreign publishers and Iranian translators
Sasan Tabasomi, an Iranian translator, termed Tehran International Book Fair event an opportunity for an interface between foreign publishers and Iranian translators. Tabasomi also suggested that the undertaking of translation into and from foreign would be further facilitated once the Iranian publishing corps boost their contact with foreign booksellers and promote respect for the international copyright regime. The French-Persian translator has joined the 23 rd edition of Tehran Book Fair with his debut show translations of two novels, ...
Ukrainian attaché calls Mosalla a favorable venue for Tehran Book Fair
Ukrainian attaché calls Mosalla a favorable venue for Tehran Book Fair
Vitaliy Zaianchkovski, cultural attaché with the Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran said Imam Khomeini Mosalla (grand mosque), the current venue of Tehran International Book Fair event was a favorable venue on account of accessibility. The attaché, who also runs a pavilion in the fairground, said it was only a second time his country joined the major event, adding that Ukrainian Union of Publishers have joined Tehran book Fair with 150 titles about cultural issues, history, arts and tourism. According ...
Public welcome to book fair gives rise to more official responsibility – Body director
Public welcome to book fair gives rise to more official responsibility – Body director
Mehdi Mostafavi, chief of Organization of Islamic Culture and Communications, reckoned that a major welcome accorded by the public to Tehran International Book Fair gave rise to more responsibility on the part of authorities in charge of social and cultural affairs. Mostafavi described the public welcome to the 23 rd edition of Tehran book fair as larger than a previous edition, adding that books offer the society a fine ground for exchange of views. "Fortunately, Tehran Book Fair has ...
Pavilion holders often stunned at a market savvy Ayatollah Khamenei
Pavilion holders often stunned at a market savvy Ayatollah Khamenei
Mohsen Parviz, President of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair has reveled to the book fair's press office that a number of pavilion holders in the fairground were stunned at the broad knowledge of a visiting Ayatollah Khamenei concerning records and background of publications as well as debut titles. The Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei inspected the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair early morning Wednesday morning and talked with several publishers and authors about latest ...
ISBN executive expounds on advantages of technology
ISBN executive expounds on advantages of technology
An Executive in charge of ISBN and ISMN mechanisms in Iran's Book Chamber reviewed advantages of the technology in a panel discussion on "ISBN applications in publications universe" staged on May 11 in a marquee in Tehran International Book Fair allocated to showcase Iran's Publication Records. Azada Nazarboland described the International Standard Book Number as a solid ground for improvement and optimization of trade in publications. The executive defined ISBN as a unique numeric international commercial book identifier ...
Expert highlights role of mosque-based librarians
Expert highlights role of mosque-based librarians
An expert in librarianship told a panel discussion on "what a mosque librarian must know" that a curator of a mosque-based library must exercise a bearing in compliance with Islamic code of ethics "since they also bear the task of teachers" besides their professional career. The panel was staged Monday, May 10 in in a marquee in Tehran International Book Fair allocated to showcase Iran's Publication Records. Hafezi, a bachelor in librarianship, opened his remarks by touching on ...
Publishing society has yet to adapt digital publications – Panel told
Publishing society has yet to adapt digital publications – Panel told
A panel discussion on "management of digital journals" was told that the Iranian publishing society and users has yet to adapt digital publications and that the shortfall must be removed through an integrated management. The panel discussion was held on Monday May 10 in the pavilion of House of Authors in a marquee in Tehran International Book Fair where Iran's Publication Records were on show, according to the House's press office. The panel discussion was moderated by Abbas ...
Tehran Book Fair, one stride ahead of other int'l events – Director of Swiss pavilion
Tehran Book Fair, one stride ahead of other int'l events – Director of Swiss pavilion
Director of Switzerland's International Publishers Association described Tehran Book Fair as a fine opportunity for an interface between publishers and authors with their target audience, adding that the very presence of the association in Tehran event was a fruit of such an interface. The Swiss publishing figure said the association has already been involved in 10 previous editions of the major Iranian cultural event, adding that his delegation has over 200 titles on show in the fair. Gertafof ...
