![](/graphics/articles/200604/paco.jpg) Paco Underhill Photograph by Wyatt Counts
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This week, the American Booksellers Association announced that Neal Osten, federal affairs counsel for communications and interstate commerce at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), will be a speaker at ABA's first-ever Legislative Day in conjunction with BookExpo America. Osten will provide attendees with an update on the current status of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax legislation (SSUTA) in Congress.
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Roger Bilheimer, an independent consultant who handles media and publishing industry relations for BookExpo America (BEA), and who this year is overseeing special events at the trade show, offers 10 tips for a successful trip to Washington, D.C., this May:
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On Wednesday, May 17, the American Booksellers Association's first-ever Legislative Day at BookExpo America will begin at noon with a featured presentation by Robert Barnett, senior partner at the prestigious Washington law firm Williams & Connolly LLP.
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The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) is urging publishers, booksellers, and others in the book industry to support the fight for free expression by contributing to the ABFFE Silent Auction, to be held from Friday, May 19, through Sunday, May 21, at BookExpo America in Washington, D.C. The ABFFE website, www.abffe.com, will feature a concurrent Online Auction, which will continue for two weeks after the conclusion of BEA.
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The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) is once again offering special events open to BookExpo America attendees. Taking advantage of the show's location in Washington, D.C., NAIBA is sponsoring two bus tours that will visit many of the capital's most memorable sites. The first tour, leaving from the Washington Convention Center on Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m., will include viewings and stops at the Washington Monument, the U.S.
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On Tuesday, April 4, BookExpo America announced the appointment of Lance Fensterman as show manager. Fensterman, who was most recently store manager for R.J. Julia at Elm Street Books in New Canaan, Connecticut, will report to Courtney Muller, group vice president at Reed Exhibitions. He will begin his job at Reed Exhibitions on April 10.
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The American Booksellers Association will honor longtime South Carolina independent booksellers and community leaders Betty and Rhett Jackson with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Celebration of Bookselling at this year's BookExpo America. The award will be presented to the Jacksons by fellow South Carolinian, and longtime friend, author Pat Conroy. The Jacksons opened their bookstore, The Happy Bookseller, in 1975 in Columbia, South Carolina.
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![](/graphics/articles/200603/newhart.jpg) Bob Newhart
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This week, ABA announced that, at its first-ever Legislative Day', Dawn P. Latham, CAE, director of public policy, for the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), will be on hand to provide attendees with an update on the current status of Association Health Plan (AHP) legislation in Congress. "'Small business health plans is such a critical issue," Latham said. "I look forward to meeting the members of ABA to discuss this important legislation."
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Booksellers should be on the lookout for the BookExpo America event program and registration booklet, which should arrive by mail soon. The booklet contains information about all facets of the show, including educational programs, special events, author appearances, autographing, a registration form, and more. This year's BEA runs from Thursday, May 18, to Sunday, May 21, at the Washington Convention Center in D.C.
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Among the highlights of the American Booksellers Association's programming scheduled for Saturday, May 20, at this year's BookExpo America are a reprise of the popular "Budgeting & Monitoring" seminar; a meeting of the Above the Treeline Users Group; and the panel presentation "Coping With Disaster: What to Do When Catastrophe Strikes." The day also features "Threats to Press Freedom in the War on Terror
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Now in its fifth year, the Editor & Bookseller Buzz Forum at BookExpo America (BEA) will feature some of the publishing industry's top professionals presenting their favorite titles for the upcoming season. Panelists scheduled to present include:
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The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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