Please note that this programme is subject to change.

Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 August

Pre Congress Tours (more information soon)

Thursday 23 August

08.30 - 14.30

IBBY Executive Meeting

09.00 - 18.00

Registration

10.00 - 12.00

Walking tours:

1.  Peter Pan's London
2.  Charles Dickens' London
3.  Shakespeare's London

Tour booking will be open shortly

Visits:

10.00 - 12.00

1.  Visit a London children's library to observe and discuss the national Summer Reading Challenge programme.

10.30 - 13.00

2.  Visit the Victoria and Albert Museum's Renier collection of historic children's books and the Beatrix Potter collections, introduced by the Frederick Warne Curator of Children's Books.

3.  Visit the British Library for a brief introductory tour, followed by a session about the children's books collection

15.00 - 16.00

Opening Ceremony

16.00 - 16.30

Where's Wally 25 birthday party  Sponsored by Walker Books

16.30 - 18.00

Children's Laureates   Anthony Browne,  Julia Donaldson MBE and Michael Morpurgo OBE

18.00 - 20.00

Presentation of the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Awards 2012 followed by Reception.

The awards are sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper company, Japan.

Friday 24 August

09.00 - 10.30

Plenary Session 1:

a)  Why translate children's books? Emer O'Sullivan
b)  Talking About Translation: Bart Moeyaert and Aidan Chambers in conversation

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30         

Parallel Sessions

12.30 - 13.15

Lunch break 1st sitting  /  Poster Sessions / Saci Lloyd

13.15 - 14.00

Lunch break 2nd sitting  / Helen Dennis

Saci and Helen are sponsored by Hodder Children's Books.  They open An Afternoon with Hodder.

14.00 - 15.30

IBBY open Forum

14.00 - 15.30

Parallel Sessions

15.30 - 16.00

Tea with Belle and Boo and Mandy Sutcliffe, sponsored by Hodder

16.00 - 17.30

IBBY open Forum

16.00 - 17.30

Parallel Sessions

Saturday 25 August

09.00 - 10.30

Plenary Session 2

a)  Shaun Tan sponsored by Hodder Children's Books
b)  Illustrator's Panel

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 - 12.30

Parallel Sessions

12.30 - 13.15

Lunch break 1st sitting   / Verna Wilkins  Writing books with Diversity in Mind

13.15 - 14.00

Lunch break 2nd sitting   /  Poster Sessions / Candy Gourlay  Motherless Nation

Verna and Candy are sponsored by Random House .  They open An Afternoon with Random House.

14.00 - 15.30

IBBY Honour List 2012 presentation

15.30 - 16.00 

Tea with Random House authors

16.00 - 17.30

Parallel Sessions

19.45 -21.45

Gala Reception and presentation of the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards at the Science Museum

The 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards are sponsored by Nami Island Inc.

Sunday 26 August

09.00 - 10.30        

Plenary Session 3

a)  Jamila Gavin, Elizabeth Laird, Beverley Naidoo  Since Time Immemorial: Stories from Everywhere for Everyone
b)  Storytellers Panel

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30

Plenary Session 4

a)  Patsy Aldana  How can we live together?  Giving Everyone a Voice
b) Michael Rosen  Migration - Towards a New Normal

12.30 - 13.15

Lunch break, 1st sitting  / Kai Meyer in conversation with Anthea Bell (1)  Author and Translator: A Literary Partnership

13.15 - 14.00

Lunch break, 2nd sitting  / Kai Meyer in conversation with Anthea Bell (2)  Author and Translator: A Literary Partnership

Kai and Anthea are sponsored by Templar Publishing

14.00 - 15.30

IBBY General Assembly

14.00 - 15.30

Professional Meetings

14.00 - 16.00

Walking Tours

         1. Peter Pan's London
         2. Charles Dickens' London
         3. Shakespeare's London

Tour booking will open shortly

15.30 - 16.00

Tea break

16.00 - 17.30

IBBY General Assembly

16.00 - 17.30

Professional Meetings

18.00 - 20.00

Closing Ceremony

 

Monday 27 August

09.00 - 17.00

IBBY Executive Committee Meeting

Monday 27 August - Wednesday 29 August

Post Congress Tours