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Winter Institute Program at a Glance

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Bookstore Tour (Full Day)

Motor Level

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

How to Succeed at Retail Bookselling

St. Helens

1:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Bookstore Tour (Half Day)

Motor Level

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Opening Reception at The Elliott Bay Book Company

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

7:00 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

Elliott Bay Anteroom

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Publisher Scholarship Recipient Reception

Grand Crescent

8:30 am to 10:00 am

Opening Plenary Breakfast with Dan Heath (Decisive)

Grand II & III

10:15 am to 11:30 am

Bookseller Discussion Groups

11:45 am to 1:45 pm

International Booksellers Workshop

Grand Crescent

Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch 

Grand II & III

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Grand I

2:30 pm to 3:45 pm

Cascade I-AB

Handselling 101

Fifth Ave Room

Advanced Learning Session: Managing the Changing Workplace

St. Helens

Managing Cash Flow, Part I: The System

Pine

Producing Professional Events with Limited Staff

Pike

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

Cascade I-AB

ABC Group Presents: Selling Sad and Dark Young Adult Lit

Fifth Ave Room

Managing Cash Flow, Part 2: Roundtable Discussion on Payroll, Inventory, and Occupancy

Pine

How to Publicize Your Killer Events

Pike

9:00 pm to 11:45 pm

The Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party

Fifth Ave Room

Thursday, January 23, 2014

7:00 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

Elliott Bay Anteroom

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Breakfast and Discussion: The Seattle 7 Writers

Grand II & III

10:15 am to 4:15 pm

Consultation Station - Day 1

Grand Crescent

10:30 am to 11:45 am

Building B-to-B Sales

Cascade II

ABC Group Presents: Starting Tween and Teen Advisory Boards

Cascade I-AB

Data Watchers Report: BISG/the Codex Group/Nielsen

Fifth Ave Room

The Passion Conversation: Understanding, Sparking, and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing

St. Helens

Understanding Online Payment Security and PCI Compliance

Pine

Making Social Media Work for Your Store

Pike

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

International Booksellers Luncheon

Grand Crescent

Rep Picks Lunch 

Grand II & III

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Grand I

2:30 pm to 3:45 pm

Publisher/Bookseller Focus Groups - Day 1

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

ABC Group Presents: A Year of In-Store Promotions

Cascade I-AB

Planning for Natural Disasters

Fifth Ave Room

Advanced Learning Session: Bookseller "Shark Tank"—Pitch an Idea for Business Expansion

St. Helens

Understanding Basic Bookstore Accounting Principles

Pine

Independent Retail in Seattle: Success Stories

Pike

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Len Vlahos Presents The Scar Boys (Egmont USA)

Grand Crescent

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Author Reception and ABFFE Silent Auction for Free Speech in Children's Books

Friday, January 24, 2014

7:00 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

Elliott Bay Anteroom

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Small & Independent Press Breakfast

Grand II & III

10:15 am to 1:00 pm

Consultation Station - Day 2

10:30 am to 11:45 am

Building an Effective Frequent Buyer Program

Cascade II

International Insight - Getting a Global Perspective on Bookselling

Cascade I-AB

How to Negotiate Everything

Fifth Ave Room

The Passion Conversation: Understanding, Sparking, and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing

St. Helens

Creating Compelling In-Store Displays

Pine

IndieCommerce Best Practices

Pike

12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

Get Buzzed with "Indies Introduce Debut Authors"

Grand II & III

1:30 pm to 2:45 pm

Publisher/Bookseller Focus Groups - Day 2

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

ABC Group Presents: Using Common Core to Develop Your Community Profile

Cascade II

Alternative Sources for Raising Capital

Cascade I-AB

Developing Key Leadership Skills

Fifth Ave Room

Identify and Cultivate Your Store Brand

Pine

Kobo Users Group

Pike

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Small & Independent Press Closing Reception 

Fifth Ave Room