University of Tokyo International Publishing Initiative (UT-IPI) is going to have an online symposium, “Publishing in English for International Audiences”. The goal of this event is to encourage you to write books in English and provide specific useful advice on how to do so. This Symposium will feature Breakout Sessions for individuals to select at their preference. We encourage you to attend Breakout Sessions that interest you the most.

Date and time: Friday, 19 November 2021, 14:30-17:00

Hosted via Zoom: REGISTER AT: Registration

Program:
Introductory Remarks: 14:30 – 14:45
James Babb (UT-IPI editor, Social Sciences)
Takeshi Fujitani (UT-IPI editor, Law)
Christopher Gerteis (UT-IPI editor, Humanities and Area Studies)

Breakout Sessions: 15:00 – 15:45
1) Publishing Opportunities at the University of Tokyo
 Koichiro Kokubun (UT Global Studies Series, Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
 Yasuhiro Matsuda (UT Studies on Asia Series, Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
2) Publishing Opportunities at Taylor and Francis/Routledge
 Tips for Preparing a Strong Book Proposal for Humanities or Social Science Authors
 Katie Peace (Taylor & Francis, Pacific Asia)
 Simon Bates (Routledge, Singapore)
3) Publishing Opportunities at Springer Nature
 Alex Westcott (Springer Nature, Singapore)
 Satvinder Kaur (Springer Nature, India)

Breakout Sessions: 16:00 – 16:45
1) Some Thoughts on the Future of Publishing
 Andrew Schuller (Oxford University Press, retired)
2) Special Session on STEM
 Tips for Preparing a Strong Book Proposal for STEM Authors
 Andrew Stow (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Japan)
 Akiyuki Tokuno (Springer Nature, Japan)
3) Revising Your Manuscript for American and European Publishers
 Michiko Suzuki (Institute for Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
 Kanako Kusanagi (Center for Advanced School Education & Evidenced Based Research, The University of Tokyo)
4) Publishing Opportunities at Cambridge University Press
 Chris Harrison (Cambridge University Press)
5) Publishing Opportunities at Edgar Elgar
 Alex Pettifer (Edgar Elgar)

Closing Remarks: 16:45 – 17:00
James Babb (UT-IPI, Social Sciences)
Takeshi Fujitani (UT-IPI, Law)
Christopher Gerteis (UT-IPI, Humanities and Area Studies)

For more information on UT-IPI:
  https://web.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ut-ipi/
  https://ut-ipi.org/

If you have any questions, please contact：
Dr James BABB,ISS,(babb[at]iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Dr Christopher GERTEIS, IASA,(christopher.gerteis[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)