Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 13:06:09 +0100
From: Suzy Fotheringham <marketing@alpsp.org>
Subject: Forthcoming events from ALPSP
Reply-to: marketing@alpsp.org
Message-id: <200205231214.g4NCEhZ01716@smtp.uvm.edu>

*with apologies for cross posting*

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers will be
holding the following training course and seminar in June. Please see below
for details.
Training Course: Intermediate Journals Finance
Wednesday 19 June 2002 (09.30-17.00)

Course Director:
Alastair Dryburgh, Financial and Publishing Consultant

Course Tutors:
Sue Deeley, Associate Director, Editorial, Nature Publishing Group
Liz Bennett, Plant Sciences Publisher, CABI Publishing

This course will help journal managers to use and interpret financial
information to manage their journals effectively by identifying significant
trends and develop appropriate plans and budgets to respond to these.

The day will comprise small group working, presentations and group
discussions.  Participants will study three different journals (reflecting
humanities, sciences and clinical medicine) each facing different problems
and development opportunities.  Participants will construct a profit and
loss account, interpret budgets and consider the consequent publishing
decisions and financial implications.

Who should attend: Journal managers with at least two years' experience who
have responsibility for their publications' financial contribution.  This
course is designed to follow on from the Introduction to Journals Finance
and participants should have a basic understanding of financial concepts of
journals management.
Places are limited to 20.  Please book early to avoid disappointment.

The course will be held at the Institute of Public Finance,
27 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9BU

To register for this meeting, please complete and return the form overleaf
or register on line at http://www.alpsp.org/tIJF190602.htm
<http://www.alpsp.org/training.htm>

Seminar
The Chinese Market: opportunities and challenges for publishers

Wednesday 26 June 2002
Institute of Materials, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DB

Chair - Elisabeth Kessler, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
China represents an enormous potential market for research and professional
information, both in English and in translation.  In the past there has been
a serious problem with piracy in China, particularly of scholarly journals.
However, China has recently joined the World Trade Organisation and is
rapidly becoming compliant with world copyright standards.  Publishers can
therefore be much more optimistic about doing business in this potentially
huge market.  Our speakers will outline the current situation in China, and
will describe various different approaches which publishers might wish to
adopt.
To register for this meeting, please complete and return the form overleaf
or register on line at http://www.alpsp.org/seminars.htm

For further details please contact Lesley Ogg:
Email: events@alpsp.org
Tel: +44(0)1245 260571
Fax: +44(0)1245 260935

With thanks
Suzy Fotheringham
Marketing Coordinator
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Tel and fax: +44 (0) 20 8374 1920
Email: marketing@alpsp.org