Winter Institute 2019 Program at a Glance

7:30 am to 6:00 pm

ABA Welcome and Registration Desk Ground Level, West Building 2nd Street Entrance (ACC)

Refugee Book Drive Ground Level, West Building 2nd Street Entrance (ACC)

8:15 am to 4:15 pm

Acoma Pueblo Tour West Building 2nd Street Entrance (ACC)

8:30 am to 4:15 pm

Santa Fe Day Trip West Building 2nd Street Entrance (ACC)

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

IndieCommerce Institute Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Paz Workshop: Introduction to Retail Bookselling Apache (17 Lower West ACC)

10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Free Downtown Guided Tours Ground Level West Foyer 3rd Street Entrance (ACC)

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Staff Management and Human Resources: Small Business Management Seminar Nambé/Navajo (23 Lower West ACC)

11:00 am to 4:30 pm

Ingram's Indies by the Fireside La Sala (Lower West ACC)

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Design for Strategic In-Store Merchandising: Small Business Management Seminar Cochiti (18 Lower West ACC)

Used Bookstore Forum: Small Business Management Seminar Isleta/Jemez (19 Lower West ACC)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Independent Publishers Caucus Crystal Ballroom (DoubleTree )

4:15 pm to 4:45 pm

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Sierra Vista (Hyatt Regency )

4:45 pm to 5:30 pm

Mentor/Mentee Meet & Greet Grand Pavilion Ballroom Foyer (Hyatt Regency )

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Wi14 Welcome Reception, co-sponsored by Shelf Awareness Grand Pavilion Ballroom (Hyatt Regency )

9:30 pm to 10:00 pm

The Bookshop Band Hotel Andaluz Lobby

10:00 pm to 1:00 am

The Afterparty Casablanca Ballroom (Hotel Andaluz)

6:45 am to 7:15 am

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Sierra Vista (Hyatt Regency )

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Ask ABA Desk Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

7:30 am to 7:45 am

Mentors-Mentees Meet for Breakfast Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

7:45 am to 9:00 am

Breakfast Keynote: Reshma Saujani Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Galley Room and Winter Institute Shipping Desk powered by Ingram Ballroom A (Upper West ACC)

9:00 am to 11:55 am

IndieCommerce One-on-One Appointments Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

9:00 am to 4:30 pm

MPIBA Hospitality Suite Laguna (20 Lower West ACC)

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Quiet Room San Juan (22 Lower West ACC)

9:20 am to 10:20 am

Bookseller Discussion Groups Various Locations

Education for Publishers: ABACUS and Bookstore Finances Crystal Ballroom (DoubleTree )

10:40 am to 11:40 am

Your Landlord, Your Business Partner

Selling International and Diverse Books: Panel with Bookselling Without Borders Alumni & Organizers Isleta/Jemez (19 Lower West ACC)

Bringing Play and Revenue into the Store: Board Games are Back! Ruidoso (220 Upper East ACC)

ABC Group Presents: Hosting A+ Educator Nights Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Industry Trends and Analytics Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

Lower Your Cost of Goods Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

11:55 am to 1:55 pm

Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch - Day 1 Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

Education and Lunch for International Guests: The State of the U.S. Book Industry La Cienega (240 Upper East ACC)

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-One Appointments Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Attendee Coffee Break (Sponsored by Boom! Studios) La Sala (Lower West ACC)

2:10 pm to 3:10 pm

Stars of Albuquerque Indie Retail Nambé/Navajo (23 Lower West ACC)

ABC Group Presents: Selling Direct to Schools Pecos (230 Upper East ACC)

Yes She Can: Programs and Partnerships to Empower Women Ruidoso (220 Upper East ACC)

Advanced Education: Idea Exchange for the Newer Owner or Manager (Less Than 6 Years) Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Maximizing and Marketing Pre-Order Sales Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

Advanced Education: Idea Exchange for the Experienced Owner or Manager (6 Years or More) Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

3:25 pm to 4:25 pm

Afternoon Keynote: Hanif Abdurraqib Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

4:45 pm to 5:30 pm

Bookseller and Publisher Focus Groups - First Shift Various Locations

5:30 pm to 6:15 pm

Bookseller and Publisher Focus Groups - Second Shift Various Locations

6:20 pm to 7:30 pm

Ingram Drinks & Hors d'oeuvres Open Reception La Sala (Lower West ACC)

9:30 pm to 11:30 pm

Scholastic’s YA Fest Afterparty Barcelona Ballroom (Hotel Andaluz)

6:45 am to 7:15 am

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Sierra Vista (Hyatt Regency )

7:30 am to 7:45 am

Mentors-Mentees Meet for Breakfast Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

7:30 am to 5:00 pm

Ask ABA Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

7:45 am to 9:00 am

Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Erin Morgenstern Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

7:45 am to 8:00 am

The Bookshop Band Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Galley Room and Winter Institute Shipping Desk powered by Ingram Ballroom A (Upper West ACC)

9:00 am to 10:30 am

IndieCommerce One-on-One Appointments Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

MPIBA Hospitality Suite Laguna (20 Lower West ACC)

The Quiet Room San Juan (22 Lower West ACC)

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Consultation Station Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

9:20 am to 10:20 am

Introduction to Publisher Event Grids

Idea Exchange: Making Strides in Diversity and Equity in Your Store Pecos (230 Upper East ACC)

Advanced Education: Developing Leaders in Your Store, with Alden Mills Ruidoso (220 Upper East ACC)

Author in Focus: Why James Baldwin Always Matters, Presented by Casey Gerald and Robin Coste Lewis With the National Book Foundation Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Top Tips for Instagram Success With Two Cats Communications Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

How to be a Highly Effective Bookseller, Manager or Buyer Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

10:40 am to 11:40 am

ABA Town Hall Meeting Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch - Day 2 Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

Author Education and Lunch Crystal Ballroom (DoubleTree )

Education and Lunch for International Guests: Idea Exchange La Cienega (240 Upper East ACC)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-One Appointments Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

Consultation Station Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

2:20 pm to 3:20 pm

The Indies Introduce Authors and Booksellers Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

3:40 pm to 4:40 pm

Using ABACUS as a Budgeting Tool Isleta/Jemez (19 Lower West ACC)

ABC Presents: Crash Course in Kids' Bookselling Nambé/Navajo (23 Lower West ACC)

Idea Exchange: Tech Tools to Manage Programs and Communicate with Staff Pecos (230 Upper East ACC)

Advanced Education: Developing Leaders in Your Store With Alden Mills Ruidoso (220 Upper East ACC)

Bookstores Launch the Open Discussion Project Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Dealing With Difficult People Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: Building Successful Relationship With Publishers Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Author Cocktail Reception Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

9:30 pm to 11:00 pm

"I Am Not Your Negro" Film Screening presented by the National Book Foundation Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

6:45 am to 7:15 am

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Sierra Vista (Hyatt Regency )

7:30 am to 8:00 pm

Galley Room and Winter Institute Shipping Desk powered by Ingram Ballroom A (Upper West ACC)

7:30 am to 3:00 pm

Ask ABA Desk Kiva Foyer (Upper West ACC)

7:45 am to 9:15 am

Rep Picks Breakfast Presentations Ballroom B/C (Upper West ACC)

9:15 am to 5:00 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-One Appointments Anasazi (10 Lower West ACC)

The Quiet Room San Juan (22 Lower West ACC)

9:15 am to 4:00 pm

MPIBA Hospitality Suite Laguna (20 Lower West ACC)

9:15 am to 12:00 pm

Meet the Presses La Sala (Lower West ACC)

Consultation Station Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

9:15 am to 10:45 am

Publisher Office Hours La Sala (Lower West ACC)

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Managing a Multi-Location Business

ABC Presents: Experiential Reading — Graphic Novels Shape the Way Young People Read Isleta/Jemez (19 Lower West ACC)

Independent Bookstore Day Ruidoso (220 Upper East ACC)

Mixing Bookstores and Bars Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Edelweiss Presents: The New Shelf Report Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

Do We Need to Talk? ​Surviving the Political ​& Cultural ​Divide With Your Co-Workers Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

10:45 am to 11:45 am

ABA Past Presidents in Conversation Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Author Lunch Reception Brazos (115 Main East ACC)

1:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Meet the Presses La Sala (Lower West ACC)

1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

POS User Groups Ballroom B/C

Thriving as a New Bookstore Owner Nambé/Navajo (23 Lower West ACC)

Idea Exchange: Marketing to Genre Readers Pecos (230 Upper East ACC)

IndieCommerce Can Probably Do That For Your Website! Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni (32 Lower West ACC)

Expect the Unexpected: Planning for Store Longevity Cochiti/Taos (18 Lower West ACC)

Dazzling In-Store Displays Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana (27 Lower West ACC)

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Consultation Station Upper West Foyer ( ACC)

2:45 pm to 3:15 pm

The Bookshop Band La Sala (Lower West ACC)

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Salute to Authors of New Mexico Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

4:15 pm to 4:45 pm

Wi14 Debrief with Bookseller Discussion Groups Ballroom C (Upper West ACC)

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

The Mariachi & Murder Wi14 Grand Finale Kiva Auditorium (Upper West ACC)

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Wi14 Closing Reception and Author Signing Kiva Foyer (Upper West ACC)