We're doing this year's ABA/GLiBA Forum and Seminar at the NACS Continuing Education Center, 500 E. Lorain Street, Oberlin, Ohio, on Friday, April 9. Here's the schedule:
10:45 a.m. Check in (Coffee/Tea)
11:00 Seminar: Increasing Profitability with High Margin Merchandise &Gifts
12:30 Tour of Showroom
1:00-2:45 ABA Booksellers Forum over Lunch (Lunch is FREE)
By meeting in Oberlin, we're taking advantage of ABA's new, closer working relationship with NACS (National Association of College Stores). In addition to having our seminar on sidelines, we'll be able to go through their sidelines showroom and visit their distribution center.
he seminar will be led by Joan Keehan of NACSCORP and feature panelists Terri Hudson, Manager of the Ashland University Bookstore and Tom Lowry, owner of Lowry's Books & More in Three Rivers and Sturgis, Michigan
The forum will be led by ABA CEO Oren Teicher. This is the first ABA Forum since Oren took over the top job there, so it's a great opportunity to hear what new directions and initiatives ABA is taking. Attendees help guide the agenda of the forum, so booksellers are encouraged to come with questions and comments. Lunch will be served ompliments of ABA and GLiBA.
We encourage all GLiBA and ABA members to attend. Feel free to bring staff. Please, just let us know how many are coming so we can cater appropriately. RSVP to
joan@gliba.org or 800-745-2460 or to Cindy at NACS, 800-622-7498. For more information, visit
www.gliba.org.
