At the ABA Bookseller Forums, booksellers can meet with ABA staff and members of the ABA Board of Directors to discuss industry issues, voice their concerns and offer input on the future direction of ABA, receive updates on ABA programs and initiatives, and take part in ABA educational seminars.
ABA held 12 Booksellers Forums in March and April 2010 to provide booksellers in every region of the country with an opportunity to meet with ABA senior staff to their share ideas, discuss industry issues, and receive updates on various association projects. Forum programs also offered an education component from Winter Institute 5.
Here's a BTW wrap-up on the main issues and topics discussed at the 12 forum stops from ABA CEO Oren Teicher and COO Len Vlahos: Report From the Road: An Update on the 2010 ABA Spring Forums.
Friday, March 12
Orlando, Florida - Orange County Convention Center
Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) and NACS/CAMEX
Sunday, March 21
St. Louis, Missouri - Left Bank Books
Midwest Booksellers Association (MBA)
Saturday, March 27
Atlanta, Georgia - Spring Book Show, Cobb Galleria Centre
SIBA and the Spring Book Show
Wednesday, April 7
Portland, Maine - University of Southern Maine
New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)
Friday, April 9
Oberlin, Ohio - NACS Continuing Education Center
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association (GLIBA) and NACS
Tuesday, April 13
Lake Forest Park, Washington - Third Place Books
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
Wednesday, April 14
Long Beach, California - The Queen Mary
Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA)
Friday, April 16
Santa Fe, New Mexico - Inn of the Governors; followed by a reception at Collected Works Bookstore
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)
Sunday, April 18
San Francisco, California - Thoreau Center, Presidio National Park
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
Tuesday, April 20
New York, New York - Simon & Schuster Offices, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor Boardroom
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)
Wednesday, April 28
La Vergne, TN - Lightning Source Inc.
SIBA
Thursday, April 29
San Antonio, Texas - The Studio (adjacent to The Twig Bookstore)
MPIBA
If you have general questions about the Bookseller Forums, contact Jill Perlstein at (800) 637-0037, ext. 6642.