monday Important Notice with regard to Programme Events / Presentations held on First Floor This notice applies to events held in the following venues (1st Floor of Convention Centre): Room 1.41 • Room 1.42 • Room 1.43 – 1.44 • Room 1.61 • Room 1.62 • Room 1.63 – 1.64 Since seating in these venues is limited, all attendees at the event / presentation are required to obtain an Event Booking Ticket from the Event Ticket Collection Area outside Hall 2 on the Ground Floor of the Convention Centre. • All tickets are available on a first come, first served basis • Two tickets per person • Event Tickets are only obtainable on the day that the event is being held • The duration of each event is 45 minutes - the time indicated on the programme is the start time of the event. • Attendees arriving more than 5 minutes after the start of an event will not be allowed entry to the room since this disrupts the speaker / panellists Events on the Exhibition Floor / Main Hall (Stand Events) do not require tickets and can be accessed on a first come, first served / space availability basis.
TIME
VENUE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
G3 - MML
Educational fun on interactive whiteboards. Regular, 30 minute, hands-on sessions available every hour, on the half-hour - 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30 and 17:30.
09:00-15:30 Rooftop Terrace
Information for Change III: Publishing for Policy Impact. This workshop brings together stakeholders in the research, publishing, advocacy and policymaking spheres. Register in advance at www.informationforchange.org or register at the door.
10:00-17:00 Rm 2.41-2.43
The Basics of Book Design & Production. This day-long workshop offers insights into book and cover design and typography. Jointly organised by the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Publishers’ Association of South Africa. Closed workshop.
11:00-11:30 H2 - Paarl Media
Press and Printing demonstration.
11:00-11:45 Rm 1.41
Organised crime and money laundering in the Cape: Implications now and in the future.
11:00-11:45 Rm 1.42
Making Schools Work. Panel discussion with Graeme Bloch & Prof Crain Soudien.
11:00-11:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44
John van de Ruit , bestselling author of Spud and Spud -The Madness Continues... reads an extract from his new book Spud - Learning to Fly and chats about his writing life.
11:00-11:45 F6 - Dalro Forum
Falling Off The Edge: Globalisation, World Peace and Other Lies. Alex Perry, TIME’s Africa Bureau Chief, explores the sharp end of globalisation.
11:00-12:00 K11 - Macmillan
Everything a teacher needs to know to enhance classroom practice. Macmillan Education SA and Macmillan Teacher Campus introduce their Expert Educators Series and Teacher Training Workshops with Antoinette du Plessis.
11:00
F4 - Shuter & Shooter What’s the Difference? Our Parents are Gay. Two new titles in the Highlighter series, which focus on issues, values and human rights.
TIME
VENUE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
11:00
G3 - MML
Early Reading for Babies and Toddlers. Join a prominent educationist on this exploration of how books can entertain and educate, making story-time very special for the family.
11:00
F7 - Via Afrika
Kwela Coffee Hour: Personal/Political - Kwela authors Nthikeng Mohele, Sindiwe Magona & Zubeida Jaffer talk to Mike Nicol about the relationship between political relevance and personal resonance in narrative fiction.
12:00
G3 - MML
Longman South African Schools’ e-Dictionary. Find out why this is the best dictionary for South African schools!
12:00-13:45 Rm 1.41
Business and ethics. Unisa Press hosts a panel discussion about current business issues, including business ethics, Ubuntu and sustainable development.
12:00-12:45 Rm 1.42
The Imagination of Freedom: Critical Texts and Times in Contemporary Liberalism: Discussion.
12:00-12:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44
Adele Parks, bestselling author of 8 novels, reads an extract from her new book Love Lies and chats about her writing life.
12:00-12:45 F6 - Dalro Forum
Join the newly announced 2008/09 European Union Literary Award winner in a panel discussion with this year’s judges and the 2007/08 award winner, Megan Voysey-Braig, author of Till We Can Keep an Animal.
12:00-13:30 K1 - Penguin
John van de Ruit signs books at the Penguin stand.
12:30-13:00 H2 - Paarl Media
Press and Printing demonstration.
13:00
G3 - MML
Early Reading for Babies and Toddlers. Join a prominent educationist on this exploration of how books can entertain and educate, making story-time very special for the family.
13:00
F7 - Via Afrika
Wanda Muller voer ’n onderhoud met Prof Frikkie Lombard oor die nuwe Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreéls. Aangebied deur Pharos.
13:00-13:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44
Investigative journalist Jacques Pauw talks about his first novel Little Ice Cream Boy, a chilling crime story based on real events.
13:00-13:45 F6 - Dalro Forum
Journalist and poet Danie Marais chats to Paddy Bouma (The Mouseboat, The Best Meal Ever) and Niki Daly (the Jamela series) about their work. Presented by Tafelberg.
13:30-14:00 M8 - International Translation Grants
Short introduction and presentation of the offers of translation grants by Helene Schär (Swissbooks) & Sabine Erlenwein (Goethe Institute).
13:30
F4 - Shuter & Shooter African Book of Days. Highlights the continent’s key events, personalities and creations with Julia Stewart.
13:45-14:30 K1 - Penguin
Adele Parks signs books at the Penguin stand.
14:00
Interactive materials for whiteboards. Parents, teachers and learners from grades 4 to 12 are invited to a presentation on a range of interactive materials available for language, reading, mathematics and science.
G3 - MML
14:00-14:30 H2 - Paarl Media
Press and Printing demonstration.
14:00-14:45 Rm 1.41
A sub-editing workshop by John Linnegar.
14:00-14:45 Rm 1.42
Panel discussion with Kevin Brooks and a group of teenagers who will ask him questions about himself, how he writes, why he writes what he does, etc. Chaired by Katherine O’Conner.
14:00-15:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44
How to improve school mathematics results. South Africa’s leading maths publisher, Heinemann, hosts experts with answers.
14:00-14:45 F6 - Dalro Forum
Malika Ndlovu, poet, performer and playwright will read from her extraordinary and moving new book Invisible Earthquake - a mother’s journal through stillbirth.
14:00-16:00 F7 - Via Afrika
The future of learning: e-Learning. An overview of how you can integrate information and communication technologies (ICT’s) into teaching and learning. With Eleanor Louw & Linda Roos.
TIME
VENUE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
14:30-15:10 K1 - Penguin
Jacques Pauw signs books at the Penguin stand.
15:00
The Longman Exams Dictionary. Find out how this dictionary can improve your exam results.
G3 - MML
15:00-15:45 Rm 1.41
Moeletsi Mbeki discusses his new book Architects of Poverty.
15:00-16:45 Rm 1.42
Closed Workshop - The British Council presents a workshop conducted by poet and performer, Zena Edwards.
15:15-16:30 K1 - Penguin
John van de Ruit signs books at the Penguin stand.
15:30-16:00 H2 - Paarl Media
Press and Printing demonstration.
15:30
F4 - Shuter & Shooter Shaka’s Computer. Inspired by the imaginative potential of the computer world of virtual reality. A fantasy novel for pre-teen readers. With Jill Marsbach.
16:00
G3 - MML
Educational fun on interactive whiteboards. Parents, teachers and learners are invited to come and manipulate our interactive educational materials. Learn how to learn with the push of a button!
16:00-16:45 Rm 1.41
Join Don Pinnock, editor of Getaway magazine and author of The Woman who Lived in a Tree, for stories of African adventure and travel.
16:00-16:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44
Meet Zapiro South Africa’s world-class cartoon satirist, author of Pirates of Polokwane (2008), Take Two Veg & Call Me in the Morning (2007) and The Madiba files (2008).
16:00-16:45 F6 - Dalro Forum
Louise Grantham (Publisher at Penguin Books) chats to Jacques Pauw about his novel Little Ice Cream Boy, based on the life of a CCB operative.
17:00-17:30 H2 - Paarl Media
Press and Printing demonstration.
19:00-19:30 Kirstenbosch Restaurant, Rhodes Drive, Newlands
Briza Publications and SANBI will be launching a few new titles during this event. One of the publications is EARTH - The Comprehensive World Atlas. This is not just a book, but a work of art - a collector’s item. By invitation only.
DISCLAIMER : Unless stated otherwise, all events are open to the public. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the programme remains subject to change