SYP AGM 2022: NAVIGATING PUBLISHING TODAY

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What does it take to join the publishing industry? How does this affect hopefuls and new employees?

SYP AGM 2022: NAVIGATING PUBLISHING TODAYSTART 10:00 | END 13:35What does it take to join the publishing industry? How does this affect hopefuls and new employees?Curious? Our featured panel is going to tackle these questions and more at the Society of Young Publishers annual general meeting on 30 January 2022. Come and join us in welcoming the new Society of Young Publishers chairs and committees, and to find out what the outgoing chairs have been up to and what the new ones have planned for the year ahead. Tune in to hear our guest speakers share what navigating publishing looks like today, and drop in to our <a href="https://wonder.me/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wonder</a> networking sessions to make connections!The AGM will be hosted virtually on Zoom with networking sessions taking place on Wonder. You will receive invitation links for Zoom and Wonder after you register (for free) through Eventbrite.Schedule10:00 Welcome, outgoing speeches from UK chair and regional chairs10:40 Break10:55 Panel discussion11:55 Break12:10 Networking in Wonder12:35 Incoming UK chair and regional chair speeches, announcement of new committees13:05 End of AGM. Networking in Wonder open until 13:35Guest speakersLAURA SUMMERS (she/her) is Director and Co-founder of BookMachine, a fast-growing community for publishing professionals and a creative agency specialising in digital product development, events and marketing for the book industry. Laura started her career in-house, working at leading publishers – Pearson Education, Oxford University Press and Cengage Learning, before moving into the world of start-ups, which culminated in co-founding her own business, BookMachine, in 2010. Through the BookMachine Community, Laura aims to provide publishers globally with the knowledge, ideas and connections to help them to progress in their careers.JAINI HARIA (she/her) is Marketing Manager – Trade, Digital &amp; PR at Kogan Page, an independent business book publisher, and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Having studied politics at university, Jaini worked in the third sector for almost four years before moving to Kogan Page. After an unconventional route into the publishing industry, she is keen to highlight the different routes available. In 2021, she was named as a Rising Star by the Bookseller and is an advocate for inclusive and accessible marketing. Twitter: @Jaini_HariaJASMIN KAULDHAR (she/her) is a publicity assistant at Penguin Random House Children’s. Prior to her role as a publicity assistant, Jasmin worked in communications, administrative roles and for the NHS. During her undergraduate degree in English at the University of Bristol she completed a two-week work experience placement in marketing and publicity at Penguin General. She also has a master’s in Literature and Culture from the University of Birmingham.PHOEBE DAR (she/her) is the manager of Publishers Pending, a social media project with the goal of making publishing more accessible to those hoping to break into the industry. Since launching last year, they have shared over 100 posts breaking down barriers and offering an insight into publishing. A publishing hopeful herself, Phoebe is most interested in publicity and marketing, and is currently a full time English Literature student. Twitter: @phoebedarbooks @pubpending

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