WMM Singapore bound

In a surprise announcement (well, surprising to me, anyway), the magazine publishers' association FIPP has decided to move its well-established World Magazine Marketplace (WMM) from London to Singapore. The event will take place at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 10-11 December 2007.

I'm not sure whether this is an indication that Asian publishers have already become so important to international publishers or that people hope they will be. FIPP is promising more information on this soon and I look forward to hearing what they have to say.

In the meantime, it is clear that many of the publishing industry's great and good will be gathering in Beijing for FIPP's World Congress which takes place there in May.