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ABA Announces 2012 Spring Forum Schedule
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On March 8, representatives of the American Booksellers Association (Board members and senior staff) will be hitting the road for the first in this year’s series of spring Booksellers Forums. These open forums are designed to provide member booksellers with the opportunity to share ideas, discuss industry issues, and receive updates on various association projects. In addition, at each of the 10 forums, there will be an educational session drawn from the recently concluded Winter Institute.
The forums will run from March 8 through April 25.
This season’s educational component will be “The Best of Wi7’s Best Practices Sessions.” The 2012 Winter Institute featured a series of 12 half-hour “Best Practices” sessions on everything from children’s bookselling, human resources, and Google Analytics to marketing your store as a digital location, empowering your indie business alliance, and more. Join ABA at the forums for “The Best of the Best,” a roundup of booksellers’ top tips from Wi7. The “Best of Best” will also be presented in March at the Great American Bargain Book Show in Atlanta.
Below is a look at the schedule to date. Watch for updates in upcoming editions of BTW and for invitations with complete details arriving via e-mail from ABA’s Member Relationship Managers (MRM) closer to the program in your area.
Questions about the schedule should also be addressed to ABA’s MRMs (Nathan Halter in the GLIBA, MIBA, MPIBA, PNBA, and SIBA regions or Kaitlin Pitcher in the NAIBA, NCIBA, NEIBA, and SCIBA regions).
2012 ABA Spring Forum/Education Program
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Thursday, March 8: Collegeville, Pennsylvania
In conjunction with the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; at the Towne Book Center & Café
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Tuesday, March 13: Nashville, Tennessee
In conjunction the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance; at the Green Hills Area Library and Parnassus Books
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Friday, March 16: Atlanta, Georgia
*Education program only, in conjunction the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance; at the Great American Bargain Book Show at the Cobb Galleria Centre
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Thursday, March 22: Wichita, Kansas
In conjunction with the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association; at Watermark Books
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Friday, March 23: Denver, Colorado
In conjunction the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
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Sunday, March 25: San Francisco, California
In conjunction with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association; at the Presidio National Park
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Tuesday, March 27: Long Beach, California
In conjunction with the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
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Wednesday, March 28: Portland, Oregon
In conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; venue TBD
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Tuesday, April 17: New York City
In conjunction with New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
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Friday, April 20: Naperville, Illinois
In conjunction with the Great Lakes and Midwest independent booksellers associations; at the Downtown Naperville Alliance
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Wednesday, April 25: Medford, Massachusetts
In conjunction with the New England Independent Booksellers Association; at Springstep