Globally anticipated Sharjah International Book Fair 2020 opens in a hybrid format
Ammonnews - It is the cue that cultural enthusiasts and book lovers have been waiting for -– the opening of the region’s largest book fair -– and to 11 days packed with activity from November 4-14.
But this year the fair assumes a unique hybrid online–offline format in line with the UAE government’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease.
The organizer Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is opening both physical and virtual doors of the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2020) on Wednesday to its global audiences.
SIBF 2020 is themed ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’ and reiterates the emirate’s cultural message to the world, highlighting that continuous knowledge sharing is key to human development and sustainable progress.
*Al Arabiya
Through its offline program, the 11-day book fair will offer members of the public an opportunity to visit 1,024 publishers from 73 nations who are exhibiting over 80,000 new titles in English, Arabic and other languages at the Expo Centre Sharjah, and buy their favorite titles by pre-booking fixed visitation slots at the registration site of the SIBF. Visitors will be limited to 5,000 people per hour.
Fixed three-hour visits
Visitors entering the Expo Centre from all access points will undergo thermal scanning and walk through sanitizing gates, and will be given colored bracelets that will monitor their fixed three-hour visits, which can be extended on the SIBF website.
The fair’s halls and publisher stalls will be sanitized and disinfected daily.
The cultural program of SIBF 2020 comprises 64 exciting discussions with 60 renowned authors, intellectuals, poets, politicians and artists from 19 countries, which will be delivered online via the ‘Sharjah Reads’ virtual platform, allowing people from around the globe access to the entire program remotely. To register for these talks, one has to visit sharjahreads.com.
Amongst the literary luminaries and global cultural figures participating in the 11-day fair are American rapper and social media star Prince Ea, Robert Kiyosaki, Lang Leav, Elisabetta Dami, Yann Martel, Neil Pasricha, Yaser Akel, Ravinder Singh, Wasini al-A'raj, Ahmed Murad, Lina Khoury, Layla Mutawa, Ahmad Al-Rifai, Mishel Hamad, Sultan Alameemi, Iman Al Yousef among others.
The international writers will be participating only online while local authors will attend in person.
Emirati – global dialogues
For the first time in SIBF’s history, SBA has tied up with embassies of various countries in the UAE to design eight intellectual discussions, which will be led by Emirati writers and their counterparts from Spain, Germany, France, Italy and Russia, to name a few.
The sessions were conceptualized over several meetings and planned visits between SBA and a large number of cultural institutions worldwide.
Ammonnews - It is the cue that cultural enthusiasts and book lovers have been waiting for -– the opening of the region’s largest book fair -– and to 11 days packed with activity from November 4-14.
But this year the fair assumes a unique hybrid online–offline format in line with the UAE government’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease.
The organizer Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is opening both physical and virtual doors of the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2020) on Wednesday to its global audiences.
SIBF 2020 is themed ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’ and reiterates the emirate’s cultural message to the world, highlighting that continuous knowledge sharing is key to human development and sustainable progress.
*Al Arabiya
Through its offline program, the 11-day book fair will offer members of the public an opportunity to visit 1,024 publishers from 73 nations who are exhibiting over 80,000 new titles in English, Arabic and other languages at the Expo Centre Sharjah, and buy their favorite titles by pre-booking fixed visitation slots at the registration site of the SIBF. Visitors will be limited to 5,000 people per hour.
Fixed three-hour visits
Visitors entering the Expo Centre from all access points will undergo thermal scanning and walk through sanitizing gates, and will be given colored bracelets that will monitor their fixed three-hour visits, which can be extended on the SIBF website.
The fair’s halls and publisher stalls will be sanitized and disinfected daily.
The cultural program of SIBF 2020 comprises 64 exciting discussions with 60 renowned authors, intellectuals, poets, politicians and artists from 19 countries, which will be delivered online via the ‘Sharjah Reads’ virtual platform, allowing people from around the globe access to the entire program remotely. To register for these talks, one has to visit sharjahreads.com.
Amongst the literary luminaries and global cultural figures participating in the 11-day fair are American rapper and social media star Prince Ea, Robert Kiyosaki, Lang Leav, Elisabetta Dami, Yann Martel, Neil Pasricha, Yaser Akel, Ravinder Singh, Wasini al-A'raj, Ahmed Murad, Lina Khoury, Layla Mutawa, Ahmad Al-Rifai, Mishel Hamad, Sultan Alameemi, Iman Al Yousef among others.
The international writers will be participating only online while local authors will attend in person.
Emirati – global dialogues
For the first time in SIBF’s history, SBA has tied up with embassies of various countries in the UAE to design eight intellectual discussions, which will be led by Emirati writers and their counterparts from Spain, Germany, France, Italy and Russia, to name a few.
The sessions were conceptualized over several meetings and planned visits between SBA and a large number of cultural institutions worldwide.
Ammonnews - It is the cue that cultural enthusiasts and book lovers have been waiting for -– the opening of the region’s largest book fair -– and to 11 days packed with activity from November 4-14.
But this year the fair assumes a unique hybrid online–offline format in line with the UAE government’s efforts to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease.
The organizer Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is opening both physical and virtual doors of the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2020) on Wednesday to its global audiences.
SIBF 2020 is themed ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’ and reiterates the emirate’s cultural message to the world, highlighting that continuous knowledge sharing is key to human development and sustainable progress.
*Al Arabiya
Through its offline program, the 11-day book fair will offer members of the public an opportunity to visit 1,024 publishers from 73 nations who are exhibiting over 80,000 new titles in English, Arabic and other languages at the Expo Centre Sharjah, and buy their favorite titles by pre-booking fixed visitation slots at the registration site of the SIBF. Visitors will be limited to 5,000 people per hour.
Fixed three-hour visits
Visitors entering the Expo Centre from all access points will undergo thermal scanning and walk through sanitizing gates, and will be given colored bracelets that will monitor their fixed three-hour visits, which can be extended on the SIBF website.
The fair’s halls and publisher stalls will be sanitized and disinfected daily.
The cultural program of SIBF 2020 comprises 64 exciting discussions with 60 renowned authors, intellectuals, poets, politicians and artists from 19 countries, which will be delivered online via the ‘Sharjah Reads’ virtual platform, allowing people from around the globe access to the entire program remotely. To register for these talks, one has to visit sharjahreads.com.
Amongst the literary luminaries and global cultural figures participating in the 11-day fair are American rapper and social media star Prince Ea, Robert Kiyosaki, Lang Leav, Elisabetta Dami, Yann Martel, Neil Pasricha, Yaser Akel, Ravinder Singh, Wasini al-A'raj, Ahmed Murad, Lina Khoury, Layla Mutawa, Ahmad Al-Rifai, Mishel Hamad, Sultan Alameemi, Iman Al Yousef among others.
The international writers will be participating only online while local authors will attend in person.
Emirati – global dialogues
For the first time in SIBF’s history, SBA has tied up with embassies of various countries in the UAE to design eight intellectual discussions, which will be led by Emirati writers and their counterparts from Spain, Germany, France, Italy and Russia, to name a few.
The sessions were conceptualized over several meetings and planned visits between SBA and a large number of cultural institutions worldwide.
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Globally anticipated Sharjah International Book Fair 2020 opens in a hybrid format
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