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ABA will honor NPR and its President and CEO, Vivian Schiller, at the evening reception that caps Wi6’s Legislative Day.  The reception, at the Library of Congress’ Madison Building, is co-sponsored by the Center for the Book and is open to all Wi6 attendees.

ABA member stores should be on the lookout for their 2011 dues renewal notices to arrive this month. Changes instituted this past summer created a standard dues year (February 1 to January 31).

In what’s become an annual tradition, several ABA senior staff members volunteered at member stores during the 2010 holiday crunch. Their goal was to help out wherever needed and to gather information about bookselling on the frontlines.

All ABA member stores should be on the lookout for their 2011 dues renewal notices to arrive in January. Changes instituted by ABA this past summer created a standard dues year that begins February 1.

All stores with IndieCommerce websites – whether or not they wish to sell Google eBooks™ – must have a new contract and ACH Authorization Form on file with ABA by January 31, 2011.

Leaders from trade associations and other organizations representing independent businesses will come together on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, in Washington, D.C., for the Advocates for Independent Retail (AIR) Summit, organized by the American Booksellers Association.

ABA CEO Oren Teicher writes about his recent visit to Shenzhen, China, where he participated in the city’s 11th annual Reading Month festivities at the invitation of Shenzhen’s “Reading Month Committee.”

In the culmination of a process that has taken nearly two years, this October the voting members of the Association of Booksellers for Children cast ballots in favor of a merger with the American Booksellers Association at a rate of more than 4-to-1.

Last week, ABA members with IndieCommerce websites received an e-mail communication from ABA COO Len Vlahos that included a new IndieCommerce contract, which must be signed in order for stores to be able to sell Google Editions when they launch.

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors held its 2010 fall meeting in Tarrytown, New York, from Sunday, October 17, through Wednesday, October 20.

Here are snapshots from the last two fall shows.

In an e-mail sent to members on Wednesday, October 20, ABA President Michael Tucker urges bookstores to submit their financial data to the ABACUS Survey by the October 29 deadline to ensure that a 2010 report will be produced.

On Sunday, October 17, ABA IndieCommerce completed its long-planned switch from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 and successfully launched several major upgrades that significantly improve the customer experience.

ABA members have until October 29 to nominate director candidates to serve on the association’s Board.

The deadline for nominations of booksellers to serve on ABA's Board of Directors is just two weeks away. Any member may submit nominations by the October 29 deadline.