Showing posts with label couch surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label couch surfing. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2009

EL represent at BEA (and FREE passes!)

Your Emerging Leaders Council members (as well as the younger generation of booksellers as a whole) looms large in the recently announced program schedule for ABA's Day of Education for Book Expo 2009. Here's where you can find us on Thursday, May 28:

- Jennifer Laughran (EL rep, NCIBA region) talks about Book Club Brainstorming

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Jessica Stockton Bagnulo (EL rep, NAIBA region) talks about Bookstore as the Third Place: Making Your Store a Community Center Through Innovative Events

- Jen Northington (EL rep, MPBA region) talks about Going Digital: An Industry Discussion on Selling E-Content

- Megan Sullivan (EL rep, NEIBA region) talks about Social Media and the Independent Bookseller


Want to join us in NYC for the Day of Education and all the buzz of Book Expo? Email us! The Emerging Leaders Council has a limited number of free passes to BEA available for Emerging Leaders booksellers. And if you need a place to stay, you can get in touch with the couchsurfing network through Ning, Twitter, or via email. See you at BEA!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Couch Surfing BEA '09

Book Expo American 2009 is fast approaching (May 28-31), and this year (and probably the next few years) it's happening in NYC. Booksellers will be descending on the city from all over the country to partake in the conference. This year, registration is free for booksellers -- but they'll still need a place to sleep. Since bookstores may be cutting travel costs, Emerging Leaders booksellers may be unable to afford hotel rooms.

What to do? Well, there are a couple of options! You could pool resources with other booksellers or find a comfy couch to crash on (or provide one!). How to find those booksellers? Emerging Leaders has you covered.

The Emerging Leaders Council will be working on pairing booksellers in need of trade show accommodations with those who have places to offer. Need a place to stay, want to pool funds, or have a couch on offer? Email us at abae...@gmail.com, join our Couch Surfing BEA group on Ning, or follow #BEAcouchsurf on Twitter.

This is a chance to foster the camaraderie and professionalism of our industry, learn about how other bookstores operate, and maybe make new friends and contacts in bookstores outside the city. At the very least, you'll have someone to show up at parties with.

See you at BEA!