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April
Bologna International Children's Book Fair
Piazza Costituzione 6, 40128 Bologna, Italy
(tel 00 39 051 282111, fax 00 39 051 282333,
e-mail dir.com@bolognafiere.it)Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Argentina Satlink Internet
Hipolito Yrigoyen 1628 5, C1089AAF Buenos Aires, Argentina
(tel 00 54 11 4374 3288, fax 00 54 11 4375 0268,
e-mail fund@libro.satlink.net, Website www.el-libro.com.ar)Baltic Book Fair
Reval Hotel Olumpia Conference Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
The Estonian Publishers' Association, Roosikrantsi 6, 10119 Tallin,
Estonia (tel 00 372 6449 866, fax 00 372 6411 443)Tokyo International Book Fair
Kaoru Iwata, TIBF Show Management
(tel 00 81 3 3349 8507, fax 00 81 3 3345 7929, e-mail tibf@reedexpo.co.jp)Booksellers Association Conference
Palace Hotel, Manchester
Nicola Tarling or Denise Bayat, Booksellers Association, 272 Vauxhall
Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BA
(tel 020 7834 5477, fax 020 7834 8812,
e-mail nicola.tarling@booksellers.org.uk)Book Biennial
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tajib Sahinpasic, 29 M Tita Str, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
(tel 00 387 33 218 340, fax 00 387 33 668 856,
e-mail tajib@btcsahinpasic.com)Christian Booksellers Association Convention (CBA)
Singapore
(tel 00 65 434 3651, 00 65 338 2002, e-mail sp@reedexpo.com.sg)Asia International Book Fair/International Library Expo
Singapore
(tel 00 65 434 3651, fax 00 65 338 2002, Website www.aibf.com.sg)International Book Festival
Budapest H-1367
Budapest, POB 130, Hungary
(tel 00 36 1 343 2537, fax 00 36 1 343 2541,
e-mail festival@mkke.hu, Website www.mkke.hu)Expolingua
Madrid
Benlen Enciso c/o Guzman el Bueno 99, 28015 Madrid
(tel 00 34 91 543 1702, fax 00 34 91 543 2519,
e-mail info@expolingua.es, Website www.expolingua.es)Bogotá Feria International Del Libro,
Colombia Carrera 17A No 37-27 Bogotá, Colombia
(tel 00 57 13376 7676, fax 00 57 1 337 7272,
e-mail info@corterias.com, Website www.feriadellibro.com)Bokfestivalen
Stockholm, Sweden
Tania Langerova, Sollentunamassan, Box 174, SE-191 23 Sollentuna,
Sweden (tel 00 46 8 506 650 02, fax 00 46 8 506 652 25,
e-mail tania.langerova@sollfair.se)Geneva International Book and Press Fair
Geneva, Switzerland
29 rue de Bourg, CH-1002 Lausanne, Switzerland
(tel 00 41 21 312 1088, fax 00 41 21 320 5059,
e-mail salonliv@iprolink.ch, Website www.salon-du-livre.ch)
May
Jerusalem International Book Fair
Israel
PO Box 775, Jerusalem 91007, Israel
(tel 00 972 2 629 7922/629 6412, fax 00 972 2 624 3144,
e-mail er_fair@netvision .net.ilj)BookWorld, Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers
Prague, Czech Republic
Jana Masaryka 56, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
(tel/fax 00 420 2 900 52991/225 13198,
e-mail book@login.cz, Website www.bookworld.cz)Warsaw International Book Fair
Poland
Krakowskie Przedmiescie 7, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland
(tel/fax 00 48 22 826 9256,
e-mail mtk@arspolona.com.pl)The World Education Market
Vancouver, Canada
Reed Midem Organisation, 11, rue du Colonel Pierre Avia, bp 571, 75726 Paris, Cedex 15
(tel 00 33 1 41 90 4961, fax 00 33 1 41 90 4960,
e-mail info@wemex.com, Website www.wemex.com)Special Needs North
Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Ruth Stuart Moore, Publishers Association, 1 Kingsway, London WC2B 6XD
(tel 020 7565 7474, fax 020 7836 4543,
e-mail rstuartmoore@publishers.org.uk)Shanghai Book Copyright Exchange Salon
China
Chen Weiye, 390 Fuzhou Road, Shanghai 200001, China
(tel 00 86 21 6322 3200, fax 00 86 21 6351 6864,
e-mail cnsbtb@online.sh.cn, Website www.sbt.com.cn)The Sunday Times Hay Festival
Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5BX
(tel 01497 821299, fax 01497 821066,
e-mail admin@litfest.co.uk, Website www.hayfestival.co.uk)
June
BookExpo America
Chicago
383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, ct 06851, Chicago
(tel 00 1 203 840 5614, fax 00 1 203 840 9614,
Website www.bookexpoamerica.com)Seoul International Book Fair
Korea
Korean Publishers Association, 105-2, Sagan-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110
190, Korea
(tel 00 82 2 735 2702, fax 00 82 2 738 5414,
e-mail kpa@kpa21.or.kr, Website www.sibf.co.kr)The Library + Information Show
NEC, Birmingham
Sue Rickard, 2 Forge House, Summerleys Road,
Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 9DT (tel 01844 342894, fax 01844 344988,
e-mail lis@resourcex.co.uk, Website www.lishow.co.uk)Retail Marketing Show
NEC, Birmingham
EMAP Retail (tel 020 7520 1774, Website www.retailing.co.uk)
American Library Association Conference 2001
San Francisco
Deidre Irwin Ross, 50 E Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795
(tel 00 1 312280 3223, fax 00 1 312 280 3224, e-mail confs@ala.org)Annual BTBS Walk
David Hicks, BTBS, Dillon Lodge, The Retreat,
King's Langley, Herts WD4 8LT (tel 01923 263128, fax 01923 270732,
e-mail btbs@booktradecharity.demon.co.uk, Website www.booktradecharity.demon.co.uk).Australian Book Fair
Sydney Expertise Events, PO Box 295, Brookvale, NSW 2100, Australia
(tel 00 61 2 9939, fax 00 61 2 9939 4299,
e-mail info@expertiseevents.com au, Website www.bookfair.com.au)The School Library Association and Exhibition of Resources, Annual Weekend Course
University of Glamorgan
Kathy Lemaire, SLA, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough,
Swindon SN4 0UY
(tel 01793 791787, fax 01793 791786,
e-mail course@SLA.org.uk, Website www.SLA.org.uk)Britain in China
China World Trade Centre
Beijing Trade and Exhibitions, 105 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6RG
(tel 020 7596 5000, fax 020 7596 5111,
e-mail development@ite-exhibitions.com, Website www.ite-exhibitions.com)
July
The Library Association Special Interest Groups Meeting and Exhibition UMIST, Manchester
LA Conferences, The Library Association,
7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE (020 7255 0543, fax 020 7255 0541,
e-mail umbrella@la-hq.org.uk, Website www.umbrella6.org.uk)Locating the Victorians Conference
Imperial College, London
Dr Robert Bud
(e-mail r.bud@ic.ac.uk, Website www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/researchers/victorians)Hong Kong Book Fair
William Tsang, Exhibitions Department, Hong Kong Trade Development
Council, Unit 13, Expo Galleria, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition
Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong (tel 00 852 2240 4466, fax 00 852 284 0026,
e-mail exhibitions@tdc.org.hk Website www.hkbookfair.com)
August
Zimbabwe International Book Fair
Harare David Brine, ZIBF (uk), Po Box 21303, London WC2E 8PH
(tel/fax 020 7836 8501,
e-mail international@zibf.org, Website www.zibf.org)Edinburgh Book Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival,
137 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH11 1BG (tel 0131-228 5444, fax 0131-228 4333,
e-mail admin@edbookfest.co.uk, Website www.edbookfest.co.uk)Beijing International Book Fair
China
(fax 00 86 10 650 63080, e-mail cnpiec@public3.bta.net.cn)
September
Autumn Fair
NEC, Birmingham
TPS, 19th Floor, Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon CR0 9XT
(tel 020 8277 5844, fax 020 8277 5887,
e-mail tps@tps.emap.co.uk, Website www.autumnfair.com)Philippines Book Fair
Irene Lloren, Philippines International Convention Centre,
Secretariat Building, Suite 304, Roxas Blvd. Pasay City 1307, Philippines
(tel 00 63 2 551 3983, fax 00 63 2 831 0175, e-mail ptrade@philonline.com)Moscow International Book Fair
16 Malaya Dmitrovka, 103006 Moscow, Russia
(tel 00 7 095 299 4034, fax 00 7 095 973 2132)New Delhi Book Fair
India
National Book Trust, A 5 Green Park, New Delhi 110016
(fax 00 91 11 685 1795)Goteborg International Book Fair
Sweden
Anna Falck, GIBF, SE-412 94 Goteborg, Sweden
(tel 00 46 31 708 8419, fax 00 46 31 209 103,
e-mail anna.falck@goteborg-bookfair.com)London Remainder and Promotional Book Fair
The Business Design Centre, Islington
Ciana Ltd, 4/5 Academy Buildings, Fanshaw Street, London N1 6LQ
(tel 020 7613 4446, fax 020 7613 4513)
October
Frankfurt Book Fair
PO Box 100016, Reineckstrasse 3 60313,
Frankfurt am Main 1, Germany (fax 00 49 69 2102 227/277,
e-mail marketing@book-fair.com)Belgrade International Book Fair
Yugoslavia
Association of Yugoslav Publishers and Booksellers
Kneza Milosa 25/1, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
(tel 00 381 11 642 533, fax 00 381 11 646339, e-mail ognjenl@eunet.yu)Expolingua
Portugal
Society Intercambio de Linguas et Culturas, Lda, Rue da Esperranca,
4-2, 1200-657 Lisbon, Portugal
(tel 00 351 1 396 6089, fax 00 351 1 396 6223,
e-mail silc@esoterica.pt, Website www.expolingua.pt)Santiago International Book Fair
Chile
Camara Chilena del Libro/Prolibro, Alameda 1370 Of,
501, Santiago de Chile, Chile (tel 00 562 672 4088, fax 00 562 698 9226,
e-mail prolibro@ctcreuna.cl, Website www.camlibro.cl)Antwerp Book Fair
Antwerp
(e-mail info@vbvb.be, Website www.boekenbeurs.org)
November
Special Needs London
Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Ruth Stuart Moore, Publishers Association,
1 Kingsway, London WC2B 6XD (tel 020 7565 7474, fax 020 7836 4543,
e-mail rstuartmoore@publishers.org.uk)International Book Fair
Biblioteka Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Incheba a.s., Viedenska cesta 3,
852 51 Bratislava, Slovak Republic (tel 00 421 7 6727 2135, fax 00 421 7 6727 2143,
e-mail akleimannova@incheba.sk, Website www.incheba.sk)10th November
London's Living Library
New Connaught Rooms, London WC1
LA Conferences, The Library Association,
7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE ( tel 020 7255 0543, fax 020 7255 0541,
e-mail events@la-hq.org.uk)Salon du Livre
Montreal
480, Bvd St-Laurent, Bureau 403,
Montreal Quebec H2Y 3Y7, Canada (tel 00 1 514 845 2365, fax 00 1 514 845 7119
e-mail slm.info@videotron.ca, Website www.slm.qc.ca)International Children's Book Fair
Cairo
General Egyptian Book Organisation,
Corniche El-Nile Boulac, Cairo, Egypt
(tel 00 20 2 5775371/5775000, fax 00 20 2 5754213/5765058)Guadalajara International Book Fair
Mexico
Apdo. Postal 39-130, 44170 Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico
(tel 00 52 3810 0331, fax 00 52 3810 0379,
e-mail fil@fil.com.mx, Website www.fil.com.mx)
December
Sofia International Book Fair
Bulgarian Book Publishers Association,
11 Slaveikov Sq, PO Box 1046, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
(tel 00 359 2 986 7970, fax 00 359 2 986 7993,
e-mail bba@otel.net, Website www.bba.hit.bg)
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