Mark Your Calendars: The Fall Trade Show Schedule

The regional trade show season will begin in less than two months, with the first show kicking off on September 7 in Naples, Florida. Here’s a look at this fall’s schedule, which includes a combined GLIBA/MIBA show.

• Heartland Fall Forum [1]: Hosted by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association
  October 3 - 5, 2012, at The Depot in Minneapolis, Minnesota
   
• Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show [2]
  September 20 - 22, 2012, at the Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver, Colorado

•  New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference [3]
  September 28 - 30, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
   
• New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference [4]
  October 3 - 5, 2012, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island
   
• Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show [5]
  October 11 - 12, 2012, at the South San Francisco Conference Center in South San Francisco, California
   
• Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Show [6]
  October 13 - 15, 2012, at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington
   
• Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Authors Feast & Trade Show [7]
  October 20, 2012, on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California
   
• Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Trade Show [8]
  September 7 - 9, 2012, at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Florida

Also in the fall, the American Booksellers Association will be offering two specialty institutes:

• An IndieCommerce Specialty Institute [9] on Thursday, September 13, in White Plains, New York, with an opportunity to schedule a one-on-one session for the 12th or the 14th; and,
   
• An Events Specialty Institute [10] on Wednesday, October 3, at The Depot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an opening reception on the evening of the 2nd

And looking down the road to 2013:

• Winter Institute 8 [11] will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, from February 23 - 25, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of the 22nd
   
• BookExpo America [12]will be back in New York City, from May 30 - June 1, 2013

Watch for more information on these events in upcoming editions of Bookselling This Week, and check the regional association websites for fall trade show registration, hotel information, program schedules, and more.