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Program Archive: 2009-2010
President: Christopher Kelaher, Brookings Institution Press
Vice President: Julian Graubart, American Pharmacists Association

An Evening with Kevin Smokler
Date: September 27, 2009

Location: Reiters Bookstore, 1890 K Street NW, Washington, DC

Presenter:

  • Kevin Smokler, Founder and CEO of Booktour.com

Event Summary


The Value of Publishing in a Knowledge-Based Society
Date: October 29, 2009

Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Presenter:

  • Tom Allen, president and CEO of Association of American Publishers
Event Summary

The Rights Attitude: Contract Issues in Book Publishing

Date: November 17, 2009

Location: CQ Press, 2300 N Street, NW

Presenters:

  • Elaine English, attorney and literary agent, Elaine P. English, Esq.
  • Bob Pursell, associate publisher for advertising, sales, and marketing at American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
Event Summary (to come)

WBP Holiday Party and Book Exchange

Date: December 10, 2009

Location: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW


Navigating the E-Market: The Devil Is in the E-Tails

Date: April 8, 2010

Location: CQ Press, 2300 N Street, NW, Suite 800

Presenters:

  • Sheila Bounford, deputy managing director, National Book Network International

  • Becky Clark, former president of WBP; marketing director, Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Chris O'Brien, College Group Marketing Manager, CQ Press
  • Ed Tureen, director of publications, marketing, and web development, Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Event Summary


Book Design & Effectiveness Awards Ceremony

Date: June 10, 2009

Location: Resources Conservation Center, 1400 P Street NW, Washington, DC

Judges:
  • Nancy Bratton, Nancy Bratton Design
  • Robert Faherty, Vice President and Director, Brookings Institution Press
  • Don Reisman, Publisher, RFF Press
  • Piper Wallis, Director of Design, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

 

Link to 2010 Slideshow (PDF, 6.5 MB)
Link to 2010 Ceremony Program (PDF, 317 kb)

All About E-Books: Formats, Markets, Requirements, and Sales
Date: June 24, 2010
Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Presenters:

  • Puja Telikicherla, intellectual property manager, Georgetown University Press
  • Betsy Kulamer, acquisitions editor of ASCE Press
  • Chris Kelaher, marketing director, Brookings Institution Press

Event Summary (to come)




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