Registration for the American Booksellers Association’s 15th annual Winter Institute [6] in Baltimore, Maryland, is full, but booksellers can visit BookWeb.org to be added to the waitlist or to register for the new $75 Day Pass option [7], which grants access to the institute on Friday, January 24, plus the Author Reception on Thursday, January 23, at 5:15 p.m.

In addition to regular education sessions, special events taking place on Friday, January 24, include a bookselling bootcamp, an employee manual workshop, and Baltimore-area bookstore tours.

Visit the Winter Institute page on BookWeb [6] to learn more about the event and to see the full lineup of offerings for Friday, January 24.

Registered booksellers who are no longer planning to attend Winter Institute are asked to notify ABA as soon as possible [8] so waiting booksellers can be offered a chance to attend. Booksellers on the waitlist will be notified on a first-come, first-served basis if cancellations are received.

Refunds will be given for event cancellation requests received by 9:00 p.m. ET on November 22, 2019. Thereafter, there will be no refunds except if ABA cancels the event for any reason. All cancellation requests should be e-mailed to [email protected] [8].

Winter institute will take place January 21–24, 2020, at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. Questions about Winter Institute can be directed to [email protected] [9].

For questions about accessibility or to make a request, contact ABA Meetings & Planning Officer Jill Perlstein at (914) 406-7542 or [email protected] [10].