Winter Institute Registration, Hotel Waitlists Forming

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Winter Institute 13 logoRegistration for the American Booksellers Association’s 13th annual Winter Institute (Wi13) opened on Wednesday afternoon, September 13, to all ABA bookstore and provisional members. The institute reached full capacity on Thursday morning, September 14.

Interested booksellers can add their names to a waitlist by filling out the registration form on BookWeb; those on the list will be notified on a first-come, first-served basis if space becomes available. Registered booksellers who are no longer planning to attend are asked to notify ABA as soon as possible so waitlisted booksellers can take their places.

Thanks to the Winter Institute’s sponsors and other industry partners, more than 70 scholarships will be awarded to booksellers to attend Wi13. Booksellers at ABA member stores that did not have a Winter Institute scholarship winner in 2016 or 2017 are eligible to apply for a publisher-sponsored scholarship even if they are not registered for Wi13. Booksellers are encouraged to fill out the Winter Institute scholarship application form by October 29 or drop off a business card at the ABA booth at any of the fall regional trade shows to apply for an award, which covers the conference fee, up to four nights plus tax at the Sheraton, and transportation costs up to $400.

Accommodations at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown are also currently fully booked. Booksellers can fill out the hotel reservation form to be added to the waitlist or to modify or cancel current reservations as ABA works to accommodate hotel booking requests. Questions about hotel reservations can be directed to the ABA Winter Institute Housing Bureau.

The 2018 Winter Institute will be held January 22–25 at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel and the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The institute is made possible by support from lead sponsor Ingram Content Group and from publishers large and small.

Questions about Winter Institute can be addressed to [email protected].