Richard Charkin was Vice President of the IPA in 2013-14 and then President in 2015-16. His time at the top included many decisions and events that have made the IPA what it is today. Recently, he published My Back Pages: An Undeniably Personal History of Publishing, 1972-2022: a book that recounts his life as a publisher, from tentative beginnings straight out of university, through some of the most important publishing companies in the English speaking world, to his current incarnation as a one-man-band at Mensch. IPA Secretary General, José Borghino, asked him a few questions.

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The 53rd Educational Publishers Forum took place in Madrid on 2nd June with a wide-reaching programme covering national and international policy making, artificial intelligence in education and an initiative to facilitate the availability of digital resources in Spanish schools.

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With another year before the European Parliament’s elections (from 6 to 9 June 2024; EU citizens will elect their 705 MEPs) and an additional 6 months before the appointment of the new College (the 27 Commissioners, one from each Member States), the EU institutions are wrapping up legislations, starting with a plan to address no less than Artificial Intelligence, among other topics.

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The second edition of WEXFO opened under a warm, blue Lillehammer sky on 22 May. Its ambitious programme was spread across 4 days and made up of 4 different events with the addition of a parallel WEXFO Youth programme.

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