Draft of 7/17/2008 – subject to change and confirmation
Book2Buk -
Talking about PNG books
11th – 12 th August, UPNG Waigani Campus
Theme – “Books : Sources of information, inspiration and education"
Goal – To celebrate and advance the role of books in preserving the heritage of Papua New Guinea
This meeting is being run in association with the 2008 Waigani Seminar by UPNG Press and Bookshop. It will be an unabashed reflection of the book culture and a chance to meet those who have made significant contributions to PNG and Pacific books. It will also draw attention to the improved facility at UPNG Bookshop. This now has a stock of 50000 items and turnover is growing rapidly. Its PNG area is probably the best shop collection of for sale items about the country anywhere in the world. As it will be a week after the customary National Book Week it will provide a welcome piece of continuity.
“There is only the unknown and the known – in between there are books”
Monday 11 August
0900 1000 Inauguration of the permanent Papua New Guinea Book Fair at UPNG Bookshop
Camilus Narakobi, Chairman of UniVentures, UPNG Pro-Chancellor
Forum area
“Permanent” as unlike MV Doulos the local book trade will be a ship that will not sail away
Come and buy books published and from publishers and sellers of PNG material eg ANU, Pacific Book House. In addition AMREF books and books of other organizations companies (such as Sterling publishers) distributed by UPNG Press will be on sale. A wide selection of books from the Institute of Pacific Studies will also be available.
1000-1200 “Books – the source? – reflections on their role” - Chair, Prof Waiko. Panel
Ron Crocombe, Emeritus Prof.,USP
Ron May, ANU
Max Quanchi, QUT – TTPF and writing history
Clive Moore, QUT – writing biography
1300-1500 Books in education –about writing and books from UPNG staff
Bernard Minol coordinates a panel of UPNG authors
1530-1700 Access
What is a picture worth? .. book illustration, typography, role of the graphic artist - Chair Michael Mel, UOG
Displays and discussions organized by Philemon Yalamu
Launches – posters produced under support of the MDI – Peter Ella
About MDI – Nimo Kama
The photo exhibition – Daniel Waswas
Where there is no library (and that’s not unusual!)
SLQ initiatives – Motsy David
NGO initiatives – e.g. Buk bilong Pikinini, Leditami Group
“If he shall not lose his reward who gives a cup of water to his thirsty neighbour, what will not be the reward of those who by putting books into the hands of those neighbours, open to them the fountains of eternal life” Thomas A Kempis
Tuesday 12th August
MLT
0900 – 1030 Role of booksellers, publishers and the web in development. Chair: Prof. A. Mellam.
Bill McGrath, Pacific Book House
Robert Brown, Pictorial Press
Subba Rao – UPNG - copublishing texts
TH Slone, Masalai Press, Oakland, Ca
PNG Folklore on the Web
1100-1200 Books for inspiration
MLT. Panel of announcements and launch of new publications – Chair, Prof. Isi Kevau
Pari book project - Ian Maddocks
Stori Tumbuna series and 1001 PNG nights – Slone
Tony Power – CD compilation
UPNG Publishing and reprint programme – John Evans
Book notes regarding “Decolonising the mind – Ulli Beier” and “Mama Kuma – Deb Carlyon”
Tuesday PM
MLT
1300-1430 Don’t forget to remember
Books and other devices in support of local history, biography and local knowledge. Chair – August Kituai
“How can we live without our lives? How will we know it’s us without our past?” Steinbeck, The grapes of wrath.
Edward Wolfers, University of Wollongong, Bibliographic treasures
Stephen Pokawin, Manus’ other Meads
Kekalem Nork, Gardens and local history
Prof. John Waiko / Anne Turner – Where there is no historian :writing about PNG history
1500-1630 Pacific publishing
PNG launches of books from the Institute of Pacific Studies.
South Pacific – 8th ed. – Ron Crocombe
Asia and the Pacific – Ron Crocombe
also panel on Pacific Books – coordinated by Nicholas Garnier /
Doing dictionaries – Dicks Thomas
1630 – Concluding remarks - Our future plans – Prof. Ross Hynes / Wilson Go for UniVentures
“For the things that are kept are always ‘realities’, which transport an individual or group back to another time, which place them once again before their origins, before the origin” Godelier, The enigma of the gift (trans. Scott)
Scope - This year will of necessity be mainly focused on UPNG – but suggestions for the future will be welcomes as we hope this becomes an annual event.
Admission free (but may be subject to security checks). Refreshments will need to be bought at the catering stands close by.
Closed meetings - Planning and Developmental issues - UPNG Press and Bookshop / Training sessions. Meeting for PNG Acquisitions Librarians – separate programme
Book2Buk is a lead in to
The 2008 Waigani Seminar 13-15th August on Living history and evolving democracy
All week 11-15 August Display of books at Michael Somare Library
Photo exhibitions – Daniel Waswas – MIAC Art Gallery (old FCA area) – all of August –
Contact – - Fax – 3267368 Phone – 3267675 0r 3267284