Washington Book Publishers Program List 1999

Taming the Wild Web: If a Web Site’s a Place, Not a Thing, How do you Develop and Manage One?
Date: January 7, 1999
Location: Heldref
Cosponsored with the Women’s National Book Association
Presenters:
Candee Wilson, Director of New Media, EEI
Gabriel Goldberg, President, Computers & Publishing
Karl Signell, Owner, Garuda Productions

Updating Your Skills for a Changing Marketplace
Date: March 3, 1999
Location: George Washington University
Presenters:
Marilyn Millstone, George Washington University
Ralph Eubanks, Library of Congress

Working with Agents and Book Packagers
Date: April 14, 1999
Location: US Institute of Peace
Presenters:
Gail Ross, attorney/literary agent
Diane Maddex, “packager”, Archetype Press
Glen Ruh, editor, Time-Life Books
and moderator Deborah Grosvenor, literary agent

Annual Book Design & Effectiveness Awards
Date: May 20, 1999
Location: CSIS
Judges:
Steve Moyer, Chapters Literary Bookstore
Dana Pratt, consultant
Richard Freese, National Book Network
Stephen Krafft, designer

*Secrets of C-SPAN
Date: September 23, 1999
Bag lunch; tour of C-SPAN studios on N. Capitol St. NE

An Evening with Peter Osnos, publisher/CEO of Public Affairs Press
Date: November 9, 1999
Location: Wilson Center
How his press is changing the way books are sold

Changing Demands on the Editorial Profession: What Editors and Their Bosses/Clients Need to Know
Date: December 9, 1999
Location: CQ Press
Barbara Hart, President, Publications Professionals
Claire Reinburg, Editorial Director, American Psychiatric Press
Sarah Flynn, freelance development editor

*noon brown bag lunch program. All others are evening events

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