BISG Annual Meeting of Members
Time & Location
About the Event
The 2021 BISG Annual Meeting of Members will explore different ways that the book industry supply chain is ensuring a sustainable future, whether in its attention to the environment, business models, core efficiencies, and materials and workflows.
BISG Members: FREE
Non-Members: $49
Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks (9:35)
Andrew Savikas, BISG Board Chair (Outgoing)
Opening Keynote: “Publishing for a Sustainable Future” (9:45)
Sherri Aldis, Chief of UN Publishing at the United Nations
The opening keynote is kindly sponsored by knk Publishing Software.
Sustainability in Practice: The Green Book Alliance (10:15)
Noah Genner, BookNet Canada Brian O’Leary, Book Industry Study Group Karina Urquhart, Book Industry Communication (UK)
Futureproofing Your Staff: Change Management in the Age of COVID-19, HR's New Role, Revisited (10:45) Andrea Weinzimer, Hachette Book Group Kate Danser, Princeton University Press Randy Petway, LinkedIn
Inclusivity and Accessibility of Digital Content: Organizing Content to Serve Wider Markets (11:15)
Moderator: Laura Brady, House of Anansi Press
Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning Guillian Hetzler, Benetech Tzviya Siegman, John Wiley & Sons
Top Ten Operational Efficiencies for Every Organization (11:45)
Tyler Carey, Westchester Publishing Services Patricia Stockland, Kind World Publishing
Innovations in Paper, Ink, and Process (12:10)
Paul Randall, Hewlett Packard
Lynn Terhune, Books International
Brian O'Leary, BISG
BISG Business Session (12:45)
Votes to approve a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 and a slate of candidates for the BISG Board of Directors
Annual BISG Industry Awards (1:00)
Sally Dedecker Award for Lifetime Service, presented to Maureen McMahon (Kaplan Publishing)
Industry Champion Award, presented to Connie Harbison (Baker & Taylor)
Industry Innovator Award, presented to Andy Hunter (Bookshop.org)
Closing Remarks (1:30)
Kathleen Reid, Elsevier, BISG Board Chair (Incoming)