BISG Annual Meeting 2006


The Book Industry Study Group's (BISG) Annual Meeting of Members 2006 was held in New York City on September 8, 2006. Meeting highlights included an address from BISG's newly appointed Executive Director, Michael Healy, and approval of new BISG Board of Director Co-Chairs, Andrew Weber of Random House and Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks, Inc.

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

10:00am-11:00am

Registration & Networking (breakfast provided)

 

11:00am-1:00pm

Annual Meeting of Members

  1. Call to Order and Opening Remarks, Joseph Gonnella, Chair Emeritus of the Book Industry Study Group Board of Directors and VP of Inventory Management & Vendor Relations for Barnes & Noble, Inc.
  2. Passing the Gavel, Introduction of new BISG Officers
  3. Approval of 2005 Annual Meeting Minutes
  4. Election of Class 2 BISG Board Members
  5. Welcoming Statement, Michael Healy, incoming Executive Director, BISG
  6. Overview of Annual Report FY2006, Angela Bole, Marketing and Communications Manager, BISG
  7. Distribution Executives Interest Group report, Craig Bauer, BISG Distribution Executives Interest Group Chair and VP, Global Sourcing, Houghton Mifflin
  8. ISBN-13 Task Force report, Robert Bolick, BISG ISBN-13 Taskforce Chair and VP & Director of Global Business Planning, McGraw-Hill Companies
  9. Research Committee report, Kelly Gallagher, BISG Research Committee Chair and General Manager, Business Intelligence, R.R. Bowker
  10. BISAC Committee report, Wendell Lotz, BISAC Chair and VP Product Database Development, Ingram Book Group
  11. Treasurer’s Report and Budget Approval, Jan Nathan, BISG Treasurer and Executive Director, PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association (includes presentation of audited financial statements by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP)
  12. New Executive Director Address, Michael Healy, incoming Executive Director, BISG
  13. Adjournment for Members’ Lunch in the adjacent McGraw-Hill Gallery

1:00pm-2:30pm

Members' Lunch

 

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For more information about this or any other BISG event, please contact Angela Bole, BISG Associate Director, at 646-336-7141 or angela@bisg.org.