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Sept 6 – Sept 12, 2010 Edition Book Industry Meeting to Focus on Technology

The Book Industry Study Group’s (BISG) annual membership meeting will host more than 150 professionals from across the industry in a discussion of emerging trends and new opportunities.

The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Friday September 24 in New York City and will focus on how new media and technology are shaping the book industry.

BISG has assembled an exciting roster of speakers and topics:

BISG: Alternative Abbreviations Maureen McMahon, President & Publisher, Kaplan Publishing BISG: Improving the Ratio of Signal to Noise for an Industry in Transformation Scott Lubeck, Executive Director, BISG “It’s publishing, Jim, but not as we know it.” Kate Wilson, Founder, Nosy Crow The Next Chapter in Educational Publishing David Jolliffe, Vice President, Cross Media Publishing Services at Pearson Canada Ensuring That “The Book” Will Survive David “Skip” Prichard, President & CEO, Ingram Content Group

The Annual Meeting is FREE, but open only to BISG members.

For more information or to register, visit: http://www.bisg.org/events-0-560-annual-meeting-of-members-2010.php