International Conference on Safety at IIT Gandhinagar

Taylor & Francis India participated in the International Conference on Safety at IIT Gandhinagar from 12^th Oct to 13^th Oct. 2012 in collaboration with our local book seller, Books India, Ahmedabad. There were around 250 participants from the across the world. We displayed the titles of CRC Press – Special Indian Edition Handbooks, Health & Safety and NEBOSH specific titles. A very positive response was received from the participants & the attendees.

We look forward to participate in similar conferences in the future.

Broadcast event at National Exhibition Centre in Goregoan – Mumbai

Taylor & Francis India had participated in a Broadcast event organized by Saicom – an event management company at National exhibition centre in Goregoan – Mumbai from 10 Oct – 12 Oct 2012. The participants in this event were mainly companies from the camera, sound, film, television, animation, cable and satellite sectors. Entry was restricted through invites only. 

We participated in collaboration with Sterling Book House/Computer book shop. We sold approximately 210 units of Focal press titles which was received from UK. We also displayed other titles brought by our distributors. 

The visitors had come from across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. We also got the chance to interact with the visitors comprising of film directors, Photographers, cinematographers, music composers, Production companies, Film Animations companies & discuss about new courses being launched in the area of film studies, animations, photography, photoshop etc. Our titles in the field of lighting, 3D Directing, production, Photoshop CS6, Composing music, video & Cinematography and Audio received special interest and popularity at the exhibition.     

Overall our participation in this exhibition served as a wonderful platform to launch our Focal press titles. This event would certainly help in generating more sales in the coming months, it helped us spread the word that Focal Press is now a part of The Taylor and Francis Group which would further impact the sale of our Routledge UK edition titles on these subject areas.

CRC Editorial Workshop and Book Exhibition at IIT Indore

Taylor & Francis India participated in a CRC Press Editorial Workshop and Book Exhibition at Indian Institute of Technology, Indore from 8^th October to 9^th October 2012. We participated in alliance with our distributor – Academia Book Distributor, Delhi. It was held at two different campuses of IIT Indore. On 8^th October, it took place at Devi Ahilya Bai University Campus followed by PACL Campus, Mhow on 9^th October 2012. We had displayed our wide range of titles on Engineering, Humanities and Social Science. A very positive response was received from the faculty and students. They also recommended our books for the library.

The event was a success and a wonderful experience.  

Teachers' and Administrators' Conference at Taj, Cochin

Taylor & Francis Group participated in the Teachers' and Administrators' Conference organized by The Association of International Schools of India (TAISI) at Vivanta by Taj in Cochin from 26 – 30 Sep 2012. The conference aims at professional development which is beneficial to all in the field of education. In India, more than 300 international schools are operational out of which 120 are the member of TAISI & few are the member of CIS (Council of International Schools) as well. There were around 40 participants from across India.

It was a good platform to understand and interact with people from the International School market. The market is big and growing each year with schools spending from 3 to 10 lakhs for reference purchase.  It helped us identify product from our existing basket and what plans should be done for future which will definitely facilitate us in capturing substantial share in this market. We displayed the books from our various imprints i.e. Routledge, CRC Press, Psychology Press etc.

It was a successful and a wonderful experience. We look forward to more challenging conferences in the future.

Book Exhibition at National Insititute of Design, Ahmedabad

Taylor & Francis India had participated in a book exhibition organized in National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad on 11^th Sept & 12^th Sept 2012 through local book supplier i.e. Books India, Ahmedabad. There were total 11 participants (Library Suppliers) including Sage, Oxford etc. We displayed titles in the following subject areas: Design, Art, Management, Media and Mass Communication, Architecture and Photography. Our titles from Focal Press got a good response from the institute as they were displayed by a few library suppliers present at the event.

The event was a successful and a wonderful experience. We look forward to participating in this event again which may took place in the month of Dec 2012 or Feb 2013.