Buenos Aires nominated as World Book Capital 2011

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Selection Committee of the World Book Capital 2011, made up of the representatives of the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Booksellers Federation (IBF), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and UNESCO, met on 12 June 2009 and nominated the city of Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011 on the account of the consolidated strategy underpinning the program, as well as of the quality and variety of its candidature file.



World Book Capital is a title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote books and reading and the dedication of all players in the book industry.



The title was bestowed to Madrid (2001), Alexandria (2002), New Delhi (2003), Antwerp (2004), Montreal (2005), Turin (2006), Bogota (2007), Amsterdam (2008), Beirut (2009) and Ljubljana (2010).



The designation runs from April 23 (UNESCO's World Book and Copyright Day) of one year until April 22 of the following year.