Regional Trade Shows

Each autumn the regional bookseller associations hold their annual trade shows. ABA exhibits at each show, and typically presents one or more educational sessions that are open to all attendees. The 2013 season dates and cities are listed chronologically below.

SIBA              September 20—22    New Orleans, LA
SCIBA            September 27—28    Los Angeles, CA
NAIBA            September 30—October 2, 2013    Somerset, NJ
NCIBA            October 3—4    San Francisco, CA
Heartland Fall Forum (GLIBA & MIBA) 
                       October 4—6    Rosemont, IL
PNBA             October 6—8    Portland, OR
NEIBA            October 6—8    Providence, RI
MPIBA            October 10—12    Denver, CO  

The fall regional trade show season kicks off with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance at the Sheraton New Orleans from Friday, September 20, through Sunday, September 22. ABA staff, including CEO Oren Teicher, Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger, and Member Technology Director Neil Strandberg, will be there to meet with booksellers on the trade show floor and to present a special education session on the Affordable Care Act and what it means for bookstore owners and their employees. - See more at: http://www.bookweb.org/news/health-care-reform-focus-aba-program-siba-sh...

Check Bookselling This Week for details about all the regional trade shows, including information on ABA Education sessions. Direct links to each regional trade association are below.

 

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