UNAIR NEWS聽– Various events initiated pre-national work meeting (Mukernas)of the Association of Indonesian College Publishers Association (APPTI) held at 东京热.聽The opening which took place on Monday evening, October 2, was enlivened with band performances, book bazaar, food bazaar, and cheap batik bazaar.聽The event was opened by Vice Rector III of Prof. Amin Alamsjah.
The appearance of Sekaring Jagad聽band聽started the event held in the yard of Airlangga University Press building.聽Head of the event committee and Head of the AUP Drs.聽Aribowo, M.S. said, pre- mukernas was carried out with art and cultural performances so it could be enjoyed by the academicians.
“If we only sell books alone, book review, that’s normal.聽We felt the need to show art and cultural events, “said Aribowo who once served as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
The one-week pre-mukernas was filled with various arts and cultural events including book review, art performances, film screenings and discussions, dance performances, magic shows, keroncong music performances, poetry parades, to theater performances.
Prof. Amin Alamsjah appreciated the APPTI’s event.聽He inaugurated the AUP book store.聽He hoped in the future AUP can be a beacon for academic progress in UNAIR or other universities.
“I saw a breakthrough this time.聽Held outdoor, with art and culture performances, ” said Amin.
The plan, mukernas taking place on 6-7 October will invite Minister of Research and Technology Dikti Muhammad Nasir as聽keynote speaker.聽The series of events will be continued with panel discussions and workshops.
The workshop will discuss the cover design, layout, and presentation of an聽excellence聽book;聽creative and efficient聽printing聽with聽print听辞苍听demand聽;聽effective and efficient production management in a printing press;聽and book marketing strategies that can penetrate the market.聽(*)
Author: Binti Q. Masruroh
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
