Book fair opens Tuesday

Mon, 16 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will
inaugurate the Indonesia Book Fair 2000 at the Jakarta Hilton
Convention Center on Tuesday, the Indonesian Publishers
Association (Ikapi) announced on Saturday.

Besides a book exhibition involving more than 100
participants, the Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 annual event, which will
mark Ikapi's 50th anniversary, will also feature a seminar,
contests and a chance for members of the public to meet with
writers.

In commemorating its golden anniversary, Ikapi will present
awards to people who have contributed to the development of the
book industry in Indonesia. Ikapi will also donate school
textbooks to refugees in Bengkulu, Aceh, Atambua and Ambon.

The seminar on Wednesday, on promoting reading, will feature
Muslim intellectual Nurcholish Madjid, former education minister
Fuad Hasan and noted author Arswendo Atmowiloto. (01)

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