Annual Members Meeting 2007
Tuesday, November 06, 20079:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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OVERVIEW:
Each year at the BISG Annual Meeting of Members, book industry professionals from across the supply chain gather to discuss new research, emerging trends, and exciting new possibilities.Our member-driven organization uniquely represents all segments of the publishing industry from publishers to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, libraries, printers and manufacturers, authors, and other organizations concerned with the book community as a whole. This November, we celebrated what we've accomplished together and discussed how we plan to continue meeting industry needs going forward.
AGENDA:
| BISG Annual Meeting of Members 2007 Please note: Due to the steam pipe explosion which shut down the BISG office from July 18 thru August 28, the BISG Annual Meeting of Members was pushed back to November 6, 2007 from its originally scheduled date of September 28, 2007. | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Dominique Raccah, Founder & CEO, Sourcebooks Co-Chair, BISG Board of Directors BIO |
| 9:15-9:55 | A Year in Review: 2006-2007 Michael Healy, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group BIO | PRESENTATION (4.5 MB) | TRANSCRIPT (214 KB) |
| 9:55-10:05 | A Tribute to Jan Nathan (1939-2007) Florrie Kichler, President, Independent Book Publishers Association BIO | PRESENTATION |
| 10:05-10:15 | BISG Audited Financial Statements John McParland, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP BIO |
| 10:15-10:25 | Election of BISG Directors Michael Healy, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group BIO |
| 10:25-10:30 | A Word From Our Sponsor Mike Irving, Vice President of Publishing, IBS BIO |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:35 | Identifying, Discovering and Trading Digital Publications: Challenges for the Book Industry Michael Holdsworth, Consultant formerly Managing Director, EMEA, Cambridge University Press BIO | PRESENTATION (819 KB) | TRANSCRIPT (312 KB) In this presentation Michael Holdsworth will address some of the challenges posed by the proliferation of digital products in the supply chain and preview some of the findings of a White Paper jointly commissioned by the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and Book Industry Communication (BIC) for release later in 2007. |
| 11:35-12:10 | Measuring the Quality of Product Information: Compliance and Certification Issues Richard Stark, Manager, Content & Category Development, Barnes & Noble BIO | PRESENTATION (880 KB) This fall, BISG will launch the first ever Product Data Certification Program for the U.S. book industry. Many publishers and booksellers have long understood that good product information sells books and that the availability of comprehensive, accurate and timely product information is critical to the successful operation of the modern book supply chain. How will BISG's new program for data certification work -- and what will be its benefits to you? |
| 12:10-12:45 | Realizing GDSN in the U.S. Book Supply Chain Ian Singer, Vice President of Data Services, Bowker BIO | PRESENTATION (974 KB) While many industries have been participating in GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) for some time and seeing the benefits of continuous data synchronization between trading partners, the book industry has been slow to adopt it. This may be about to change. In this presentation, Ian Singer from Bowker will profile a new GDSN Pilot Program and address the potential benefits for the U.S. book industry. |
| 12:45-1:00 | Closing Statement Andrew Weber, SVP of Operations and Technology, Random House Co-Chair, BISG Board of Directors BIO |
| 1:00-2:30 | Members' Lunch |
Yale Club of New YorkGrand Ballroom
50 Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, NY 10017
For details email: Angela Bole
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