Booksellers Forums in Colorado, Georgia & Oregon Next Week

Three American Booksellers Association Forum programs are on tap for the remainder of this month: on Thursday, March 27, in Estes Park, Colorado, and on Saturday, March 29, in Atlanta, Georgia, and Portland, Oregon. The owners and staff of all ABA member stores, as well as those of the respective regional associations, are invited to attend. The events will feature an education component and an opportunity to discuss concerns and hear the latest news about the association's programs and initiatives from ABA senior staff and Board members.

Estes Park, Colorado

The ABA Booksellers Forum program will be held in conjunction with the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA) Spring Meeting, which runs from Wednesday, March 26, through Friday, March 28, at Rocky Mountain Park Holiday Inn (101 South Vrain Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517).

On Thursday, March 27, ABA will present a Booksellers Forum and "Booksellers at the Tipping Point: Leveraging Localism and Independence to Promote Your Store." ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz, COO Oren Teicher, and Board member Cathy Langer of Denver's Tattered Cover Bookstore will participate in the program. (Read more.)

Atlanta, Georgia

Due to damage from last week's storms in Atlanta, the ABA Booksellers Forum program in conjunction with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has been moved, along with the Spring Book Show, from the Georgia World Congress Center to the Hilton Atlanta (255 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta; 404-659-2000). The Spring Book Show runs from Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30.

On Saturday, March 29, ABA will present a Booksellers Forum and "Booksellers at the Tipping Point: Leveraging Localism and Independence to Promote Your Store." ABA COO Oren Teicher and Chief Marketing Officer Meg Smith will participate in the program. (Read more.)

Portland, Oregon

The ABA Booksellers Forum program in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association will be held at Heathman Hotel (1001 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97207) on Saturday, March 29. The ABA program, which will include the education session "Booksellers at the Tipping Point: Leveraging Localism and Independence to Promote Your Store," will be followed by PNBA's 2008 Book Awards Presentation Party.

Participating in the ABA program will be CEO Avin Mark Domnitz, Chief Program Officer Len Vlahos, and President Russ Lawrence of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana. (Read more.)

For planning purposes, booksellers who will be attending any of the ABA Forum programs are asked to RSVP to sarah@bookweb.org.