{"id":1237,"date":"2012-11-09T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2016-11-18T22:36:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T22:36:41","slug":"inspiring-encounters-at-littworld-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/ar\/inspiring-encounters-at-littworld-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring encounters at LittWorld 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Author and blogger <a title=\"Joan Campbell\" href=\"http:\/\/joancampbell.co.za\/blog\/inspirational\/inspiring-encounters-at-littworld-2012\/\">Joan Campbell<\/a> of South Africa shares her reflections on LittWorld: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/flags_sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"134\" \/>Last week I had a little taste of what a UN meeting must feel like. I was attending the LittWorld 2012 Conference in Kenya, with the theme \u201cPublishing for Global Impact.\u201d There were 194 delegates from 50 countries, and today I would like to introduce you to a few of them.<\/p>\n<p>But first, let me set the scene. The Brackenhurst conference facility is set in lovely garden-like grounds, surrounded by lush green coffee and tea plantations, and small tracts of indigenous forest. The conference organisers, <a title=\"Media Associates International\" href=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/ar\/\" target=\"_blank\">MAI<\/a>, had put together a fascinating and varied programme of talks and panel discussions: \u2013 a publisher from the Philippines, urging the development of local writers; an Egyptian author speaking about his use of social media in addressing some of the pressing needs in his country; and an African publisher from the Ivory Coast, succeeding at building his publishing business despite the unrest and political turmoil in his country.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there were elective sessions by well-known authors such as <a href=\"\/ar\/www.robinjonesgunn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robin Jones Gunn<\/a>, <a href=\"\/ar\/www.harrykraus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Kraus<\/a>, and publishing gurus from around the globe. However, some of the most valuable lessons I learnt came from the\u2014often brief\u2014encounters I had with people over meals, on walks or on the bus. Time, space (and my reader\u2019s short attention span) doesn\u2019t allow me to introduce each one, but here are just a few of the people who had an impact on me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&gt;&gt;Read more on <a title=\"Joan Campbell\" href=\"http:\/\/joancampbell.co.za\/blog\/inspirational\/inspiring-encounters-at-littworld-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joan Campbell&#8217;s blog<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo above courtesy of Joan Campbell<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author and blogger Joan Campbell of South Africa shares her reflections on LittWorld: Last week I had a little taste of what a UN meeting must feel like. 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