A Reminder to RSVP for Forums in Denver, Atlanta, and Memphis

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For planning purposes, booksellers and prospective booksellers in the Mountains and Plains and Southern regions who are planning to attend an American Booksellers Association Booksellers Forum set for Denver, Atlanta, or Memphis are asked to RSVP within the next few days.

Each program will include the ABA education session “Conversations That Work” and an open forum discussion about industry issues as well as updates on various association projects. “Conversations That Work” will present ideas and suggestions about what to say and how to handle a variety of irksome situations in the store, including showrooming, aggressive customers, and use of store inventory to copy information.

Here are the schedules and contact information to RSVP:

Wednesday, March 5: Denver, Colorado
In conjunction with Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association, at El Jebel Event Center, 4625 West 50th Avenue, Denver

  • 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:  “Conversations That Work”
  • 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Booksellers Forum led by ABA CEO Oren Teicher. Lunch will be provided.
  • 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: MPIBA Author Reception at BookBar, 4280 Tennyson Street, Denver

Booksellers who are planning to attend the program in Denver are asked to RSVP via e-mail to ABA Member Relationship Manager Nathan Halter by Friday, February 28, with “MPIBA Spring Forum RSVP” in the subject line.

Friday, March 7: Atlanta, Georgia
In conjunction with Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, at the Great American Bargain Book Show at AmericasMart, 240 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta

  • 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: “Conversations That Work”
  • 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Booksellers Forum discussion led by ABA CEO Oren Teicher. Lunch will be provided.

Booksellers who are planning to attend the Booksellers Forum program in Atlanta are asked to RSVP via e-mail to ABA Member Relationship Manager Nathan Halter by Friday, February 28, with “SIBA Spring Forum RSVP (Atlanta)” in the subject line.

The forum will take place during the “GABBS and SIBA in the Springtime” event. The ABA education session and the forum/lunch will be held in the same location, the draped area in back of the GABBS Show Floor. ABA members can attend GABBS for free but must register via the GABBS Atlanta 2014 event page. GABBS show floor hours run Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 9.

SIBA is also hosting a full day of education on Thursday, March 6, prior to the opening of the show floor.  More information on SIBA programming is available on SIBA’s dedicated webpage

Friday, March 14: Memphis, Tennessee
In conjunction with Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, at The Booksellers at Laurelwood’s Booksellers Bistro, 387 Perkins Road Extended, Memphis

  • 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: “Conversations That Work”
  • 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Booksellers Forum discussion. Lunch will be provided.

Booksellers who are planning to attend the program in Memphis are asked to RSVP via e-mail to ABA Member Relationship Manager Nathan Halter by Wednesday, March 5, with “SIBA Spring Forum RSVP (Memphis)” in the subject line.

Over the years, the forums have become invaluable opportunities for members to share best practices with their colleagues and with ABA, and for ABA to garner meaningful feedback on a wide range of topics. The complete list of 2014 Spring Forums is available on BookWeb.