ABA Winter Institute
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 22 – 25, 2019
Wi14 officially kicks off with the Welcome Reception at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque on Tuesday, January 22. Tuesday also offers a full day of programming and planned activities.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
- Santa Fe Day Trip [3]*
- Acoma Pueblo Tour [4]*
- Paz “Opening a Bookstore” Workshop [5]*
- IndieCommerce Institute [6]*
- Ingram's Indies by the Fireside [7]
- Small Business Management Seminars* (Human Resources [8], In-Store Design [9], Used Books [10])
Self-directed historic and cultural tour information will be available for attendees on Tuesday, January 22. FREE guided tours organized by Roger Zimmerman of Arcadia Publishing are scheduled for Tuesday at 10 am, 12 pm and 1 pm. Sign up here [11] and meet at the Arcadia Publishing table.
The Closing Reception and Author Signing are on Friday, January 25.
REFUGEE BOOK DRIVE!
Spanish-language books are being collected to benefit parents and children from Central America and Mexico. Organized by Denise Chávez
(Casa Camino Real Bookstore, Las Cruces, NM) and administered by Border Servants Corps. Genres and subject suggestions will be listed on BookWeb.org.
(Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes or their country, either because of war, economic or societal problems, their political or religious beliefs, or natural disaster.)
POST-INSTITUTE SKI TRIP!
For ABA bookseller members and their families. Details in BTW. [12] (Subject to cancellation based on enrollment.)