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Children’s Institute Hotel Sold Out; Overflow Hotel Block Now Open [3]
- By Sydney Jarrard [4]
[5]Registration is underway for the American Booksellers Association’s fifth ABC Children’s Institute [6] (Ci5), to be held April 5–7 in Portland, Oregon.
The ABA room block at the host hotel, the Red Lion Hotel on the River – Jantzen Beach, is now sold out. Booksellers planning to attend should make reservations with the Oxford Suites Portland – Jantzen Beach. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 548-7848 and requesting the ABA rate of $129 per night, plus tax.
Booksellers can learn more about Children’s Institute hotel and travel here [7]. Questions about hotel accommodations should be directed to ABA Meetings & Planning Officer Jill Perlstein [8].
When booking hotel and travel accommodations, booksellers should keep in mind that the Children’s Institute opening reception at Powell’s City of Books [9] will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, and at 5:00 p.m. for Children’s Institute scholarship winners. In addition, bookstore tours will be offered on April 5; registration for the bookstore tours will open later this month.
Booksellers at all ABA member stores are welcome to register for Children’s Institute [10]. The Ci5 conference fee is $99 per bookseller, but space is limited and there is a maximum of five registrants per ABA member business. Questions about the ABC Children’s Institute should be sent to [email protected] [11].
Booksellers are also encouraged to review the current Children’s Institute program [12] and contact ABC Group Manager Gen de Botton [13] if they have expertise to share on any of the planned session topics.
Registered booksellers may cancel their Children’s Institute registration at any time by e-mailing [email protected] [14]. Cancellations received prior to March 1 are eligible for a full refund of registration fees; cancellations received on or after March 1 are not eligible for refund.
Children’s Institute 2017 is made possible by the support of lead sponsor Baker & Taylor with additional support from publisher sponsors large and small [15].