The 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Conference took place at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Thank you for joining us in Banff. Information regarding next year's conference will be available in early 2025.
The 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Conference took place at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Thank you for joining us in Banff. Information regarding next year's conference will be available in early 2025.
Your registration fee includes breakfast and lunch on Thursday, September 12 & Friday, September 13, as well as the BPAA Banquet Dinner on Thursday, September 12.
All conference sessions will take place in the Kinnear Centre, room KC 305.
All meals, with the exception of the BPAA Banquet Dinner, will be in the Vistas Dining Room.
4:00pm-5:00pm
BPAA Board Meeting (in KC 305)
5:00pm-6:00pm
BPAA Board Dinner
6:30pm-7:00pm
AGM Registration
7:00pm-8:00pm
AGM (in KC 305)
8:00pm-11:00pm
Opening Reception with Beer, Books and Trivia - Paul Matwychuk (in KC 301)
8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast (in Vistas Dining Room)
9:00am-9:15am
Welcome - Matt Bowes
9:15am-10:15am
Making the Pieces All Fit Together - Brian O'Leary
10:15am-10:30am
Coffee break
10:30am-11:30am
Accessible Alberta and eBOUND Update - Paula Bruce, Amanda Lee, Deborah Nelson
11:30am-12:30pm
Improving Discoverability and Relationship Building with Booksellers - Kelly Dyer, Karlene Nicolajsen, Dave Reynolds
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch (in Vistas Dining Room)
1:30pm-2:30pm
Building Library Collections with Alberta Libraries - Sarah Chomyc, Sarah McCormack, Andrea Newland, Jocie Wilson
2:30pm-2:45pm
Coffee break
2:45pm-4:15pm
Conversation Cafe
6:30pm - 11:00pm
BPAA Banquet Dinner (in KC 301)
8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast (in Vistas Dining Room)
9:00am-9:30am
An Exchange with Canada Council for the Arts - Marilyn Desrosiers
9:30am-10:15am
Digital Bookselling with Apple - Nic Boshart
10:15am-10:30am
Coffee break
10:30am-11:15am
The State of Access Copyright - Kate Edwards
11:15am-12:00pm
Publishing Association Updates - Jack Illingworth, Laura Rock Gaughan
12:00pm
Closing Remarks - Matt Bowes
12:15pm
Lunch (in Vistas Dining Room)
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Head of Books, Apple
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Sales and Marketing Manager, eBOUND Canada
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Collection Strategies Librarian, University of Alberta Library
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Director, Supporting Artistic Practice, Canada Council for the Arts
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Manager/Buyer, Audreys Books Ltd.
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CEO, Access Copyright
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Executive Director, Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG)
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Executive Director, Association of Canadian Publishers
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Consultant / eBOUND
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Library Director, Banff Public Library
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CEO, eBOUND Canada
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Deputy Director & Manager of Library Services Parkland Regional Library System
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Manager, Shelf Life Books
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Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group
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Category Manager, Nonfiction - Indigo Books
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Manager, Collections and Resource Sharing; Yellowhead Regional Library
107 Tunnel Mountain Dr
Banff, AB T1L 1H5
A full map of the Banff Centre campus is available here.
For more information, including transportation and parking, please visit the Venue page.
Please note: A National Park Pass is required for any vehicles entering Banff National Park. Park Passes can be purchased online, at the park gates if driving to Banff National Park, or in person at the Visitor Centres in Banff and Lake Louise. Your park pass must be printed and displayed on the dash of your vehicle while traveling in the national park.
Photos courtesy of the Banff Centre.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Justin Pitt, Project Coordinator at jpitt@bookpublishers.ab.ca