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Countdown to Beyond the Printed Word

1 Nov 2007

DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Keynote speaker of Ifra's 15th World Digital Publishing Conference – Beyond the Printed Word – will be Prof Dr Jo Groebel of the Deutsches Digital Institut, who will speak about the new role of the digital user and explain how newspaper publishers can benefit from this. South African participants include Elan Lohmann, publisher of News24.com, who is one of the joint chairs, and Matthew Buckland, GM of the Mail & Guardian Online, who will be speaking on integration of Web 2.0 services into news sites.

Beyond the Printed Word is a networking and informational venue for media strategists and decision-makers from all over the world, who, faced with rapid developments in media, want to extend their leading role to the digital world and expand it. The conference takes places 8 – 9 November 2007 in Dublin, Ireland, for the first time.

The programme also includes the following speakers from leading media operations all over the world:

Danny Dagan, News Group Digital
Petar Pavic, Europapress Holding
Rowan Barnett, Bild.T-Online.de
Ian Davies, Archant Ltd
Ole A. Werring, Dagbladet AS
Atsushi Sato, The Asahi Shimbun
Ian Byrne, Independent Digital
Liisa Kotilainen, Sanoma Digital
Hooi Chong Ooi, Sin Chew Media Corp
Melinda Gipson, GateHouse Media

The other joint chair is Meredith Artley, executive editor of LAtimes.com in the US.

In addition to the conference programme, Ifra has installed a solution park with 15 exhibitors in the coffee break area where attendees can get firsthand information on practical web and mobile publishing solutions from companies such as Microsoft, Atex, CCI etc.

All lectures will be translated simultaneously into English, French, German and Spanish. Last year's Ifra conference in Vienna was attended by approximately 450 experts from five continents.

Ifra has also launched a blog, www.beyondtheprintedword.blogspot.com, for the Beyond the Printed Word conference focusing on digital media as a platform for discussion and information. Industry and independent contributors are expressing their views on the event motto “Connecting with the Digital Consumer” and presenting news of the online world. Visitors can post comments and share their ideas.

For more information about the conference and to register, go to www.ifra.com/beyond or contact Karolina Dzeko, Ifra programme manager events, on +49 6151 733 769 or email .