ABA Town Hall and Annual Membership Meetings on May 28 at BEA

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The American Booksellers Association is encouraging all members to attend its 2015 Annual Membership Meeting, to be held on Thursday, May 28, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., in Room 1E15/16 of the Javits Convention Center in New York City during BookExpo America. The meeting agenda will include the formal announcement of ABA’s 2015 election results, reports from the president and CEO, a membership and financial update, and the opportunity for members to bring old and/or new business to the attention of the Board of Directors.

The Annual Meeting will be preceded by the Town Hall, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., also in Javits’ Room 1E15/16. The Town Hall provides booksellers with the opportunity to express their opinions and concerns and to share ideas with ABA Board members and staff in a less formal setting.

To provide an opportunity for as many members as possible to speak during the Town Hall, a sign-up sheet will be prominently displayed starting Wednesday morning, May 27, in the ABA Member Lounge (Meeting Room 214 at the front of “200” aisle on the BEA trade show floor). Booksellers will be called upon to speak at the Town Hall in the order in which they sign up. An ABA member trade show badge is required for entrance to the lounge.

ABA’s Consolidated Financial Statements (2014 and 2013) and Form 990 are now available to members in the Governance section of BookWeb. A BookWeb username and password are required to access these documents.

Questions about the Town Hall and/or the Annual Membership meetings should be addressed to Membership and Marketing Officer Meg Smith.

For information about ABA programming at the show, visit BookWeb.org; to receive a free badge to the trade show, booksellers must register as ABA members via BookExpoAmerica.com.