The 1st International Marine Publishing Summit (IMPS) is to be held in Bremen, Germany next week. The summit, which runs from February 21-22, features a programme of talks, case studies and presentations on the specialist yachting and boating media.

The event is expected to attract publishers, commercial managers, journalists, marketing executives, investors and more.

During the summit, Simon Owen, publishing director of IPC Marine Media, owner of IBI and seven other marine leisure titles, will give a presentation on the ‘status quo’ of the marine publishing industry and future strategies.

Other speakers include Stefan Detjen, editor of Switzerland’s Wave magazine, and Arthur van’t Hof, editor of Spiegel der Zeilvaart in the Netherlands. A panel discussion on blogging featuring Stephan Boden of Digger Hamburg, James Boyd of Daily Sail and Pierre Orphanides of VSail (ex-Valencia Sailing) will also be held.

On Day 2, the morning begins with a discussion panel of marketing executives from the marine industry, followed by presentations on advertising, image banks, professional photography and the use of social media.

IMPS 2014 will be held in the VIP Lounge (Hall 7) of Messe Bremen. The event coincides with Boatfit 2014, a boat maintenance and refit fair taking place in the same venue.

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