Industry News

2013

• Publishing Directory Asia Lists 1,974 Print Titles, Produced by 810 Publishers in 19 Asia-Pacific Countries.
  If You are a Publisher based in the Asia Pacific Region, place your free listing here

• Asian Publishing Convention 2013, July 11 & 12, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Manila, Philippines. The 2013 convention has the theme: 2-day Crash Course on NEW Digital basics. Boot camp for editors, publishers & freelancers: Get it right or PERISH! (SOPA members receive 10% discount)
• Digital & Music Matters 2013, the highly anticipated week-long event that brings the entire entertainment ecosystem under one roof in the Asia Pacific, will take place from 20th to 24th May at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Singapore.For the first time in 2013, we will be celebrating the new stars of online at the “YouTube FanFest with HP” to begin the week on the 20th May. A two-night educational showcase of today’s online stars from comedy to chefs to music, 20 artists with over a billion followers and a partnership with YouTube will see the week kick off in style.” (SOPA members receive 10% discount)
• Getty Images Announces Grants for Editorial Photography May 1 deadline.  Click here to find out how to participate.
• ad:tech Singapore – Asia’s leading Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference” – June 13 – 14, 2013, Singapore (*SOPA members receive 20% discount!)

2012

• Asian Publishing Convention 2012“, Nov 30-Dec 1, 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Visiting APC and its CONTENT MARKETPLACE means making contact with the prestigious community of industry professionals in Asia. It is a unique opportunity to learn about the benefits of trading content. (SOPA members receive 10% discount)

• SOPA invites you to the Social Media Matters event, delegates who register through SOPA quoting “SOPA DISCOUNT” discount code will be charged at $500 USD, discounted from $799 delegate rates.
• Asia Media Summit 2012 – September 4, 2012, Singapore (SOPA members receive 10% discount, please quote “SOPA-AMS10%” on registration page)
• Getty Images Announces Final Call for Grants for Editorial Photography May 1 deadline to submit proposal and portfolio to professional and student programs
• 12^th Publish Asia and 11^th Asian Media Awards to be held jointly from 10 to 12 April 2012 in Bali, Indonesia.  (*SOPA members receive 20% discount)
• “ad:tech Singapore – Asia’s leading Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference” – June 13 – 14, 2012, Singapore (*SOPA members receive 20% discount, enter coupon “pvmmqrm”)

2011

• “Digital Media Asia 2011” by WAN-IFRA, November 23 – 25, 2011, Hong Kong
• “The Festival of Media Asia 2011” the premier marketing and media event dedicated to communications professionals across the Asian market, November 13 – 15, 2011, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
• “ad:tech Singapore – Asia’s leading Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference” – June 16 – 17 2011, Singapore
• “Asian Festival of Children’s Content” by National Book Development Council of Singapore, May 26 – 29, 2011, Singapore
• “Online Information Asia-Pacific” by Incisive Media, March 23 – 24, 2011, Hong Kong

2010

• “Digital Media Asia 2010” by WAN-IFRA, November 24 – 26, 2010, Singapore
• “The 12th Readership Conference & Expo” by WAN-IFRA, November 16 – 17, 2010, San Francisco, USA
• “Beyond 2010, the World Digital Publishing Conference” by WAN-IFRA, October 28 – 29, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
• “CASBAA Convention 2010” by CASBAA, October 25 – 28, 2010, Hong Kong
• “Ifra Expo 2010 & Focus Sessions – Newspapers Today” by WAN-IFRA, October 4 – 6, 2010, Hamburg, Germany
• “Social Media World Forum Asia” by Six Degrees, September 22 – 23, 2010, Suntec, Singapore
• “The Asia Media Summit” by Media Partners Asia, September 14, 2010, Hong Kong
• “9th International Newsroom Summit” by WAN-IFRA, September 8 – 9, 2010, London, United Kingdom
• “Publish Asia Conference & Expo 2010” by WAN-IFRA, August 3 – 5, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• “Asian Publishing Convention 2010“, July 8 – 9, 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• “WAN-IFRA Italia 2010“, June 22 – 23, 2010, Rome, Italy
• “ad:tech Singapore“, June 3 – 4, 2010, Singapore
• “The Next Big Things” by Muse Magazine – Open nominations close on May 31, 2010; award ceremony on June 29, 2010 at     Sugar, East Hotel, Hong Kong
• “8th Mobile Media Day” by WAN-IFRA, May 18 – 19, 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• “2010 HK4As EFFIE Awards“, May 11, 2010, Hong Kong
• “Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)” by NBDCS, May 6 – 9, 2010, Singapore
• “9th International Newsroom Summit” by WAN-IFRA, April 21 – 22, 2010, London, UK
• “MPAS Online Publishing Workshop 2010“, April 19 – 23, 2010, Singapore
• “The Printing Summit” by WAN-IFRA, April 13 – 15, 2010, Salzburg, Austria
• “CASBAA India Satellite Industry Forum 2010“, March 22, 2010, Shangri-La, New Delhi, India
• “20th World Newspaper Advertising Conference & Expo ‘Where’s the Money?’” by WAN-IFRA, March 4 – 5, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
• “Future Web Asia: Hong Kong” by Microsoft Advertising, Trendstream and Lightspeed Research, March 4, 2010, Hong Kong
• “Advertising Spending Projections 2010 – Luncheon Seminar” by HK2A, March 3, 2010, Conrad Hong Kong
• “Digital Innovator’s Summit” by FIPP, VDZ and emediaSF, March 1 – 2, 2010, Berlin, Germany
• “Future of News Media and Journalism Conference” by WAN-IFRA, February 25 – 26, 2010, Singapore