The 1st International Workshop for University & Professional Society Presses was held in Singapore from September 14-15, 2006. Focusing on trends and issues in STM and academic publishing, the workshop gave publishing professionals opportunities to share experiences and exchange new ideas. It also provided a much needed interface and platform facilitating collaboration, interaction and networking between publishers in the East and West.

The black-and-red color theme workshop drew about 80 attendees from the East and the West, including publishers from the USA, the UK, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Mr Sonny Leong, Executive Vice President of Routledge-Cavendish, UK, opened the workshop with a welcome speech.

Organized jointly by the Singapore British Business Council, World Scientific Publishing and Imperial College Press, the workshop received support from the Economic Development Board of Singapore and the National Library Board (Singapore), as well as sponsorship from the Media Development Authority (Singapore) and RSP Architects, Planners and Engineers (Pte) Ltd.