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8:00am CDT

Small Group Breakfast Meetups (ADDITIONAL $35 FEE APPLIES) Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Great America 1-2)

11:00am CDT

Welcome First Timers! Learn How to Get the Most out of IBPA Publishing University Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Purdue/Wisconsin)Angela Bole • Brooke Warner

12:30pm CDT

Conference Kick-Off! Welcoming Remarks from IBPA CEO Angela Bole Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3)Angela Bole

12:50pm CDT

Opening Keynote -- Rethinking Book Publishing: Innovation and Culture 2019, with Dominique Raccah Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3)Dominique Raccah

2:00pm CDT

Ask the Experts: An IBPA Original - Often Copied, Never Duplicated! Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3) Be Seen in the Jungle: Book Positioning Insights that Matter Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Northwestern)Torrey Sharp Headshot Photo Booth (First Come; First Served, sponsored by IngramSpark) Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salon Lobby) So, You Want to Launch a Podcast? Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Purdue/Wisconsin)Michele Cobb • Tavia Gilbert • Peter Goodman • Brooke Warner The Ten Habits of a Successful Publisher Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Lincolnshire)Kathleen Welton You're #1: Strategically Grow Your Audience with eBooks and Hit the Bestseller Lists Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Great America 1-2)Kelly Peterson • Elizabeth Turnbull

3:15pm CDT

Ask the Experts: An IBPA Original - Often Copied, Never Duplicated! Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3) Garnering Media Attention in 2019: Media Tell-All and Shark Tank Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Purdue/Wisconsin)Dale Bowman • Jaclyn Chute • Marika Flatt • Whitney Reynolds Headshot Photo Booth (First Come; First Served, sponsored by IngramSpark) Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salon Lobby) Marketing & Selling to Schools Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Great America 1-2)Jane R. Wood The Many Facets of Educational Publishing Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Northwestern)Ian Lamont • Richard Lena • Karen Pavlicin The Upside of Bad Reviews: How to Bounce Back from Negative Reviews and Use Them to Your Marketing and PR Advantage Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Lincolnshire)Leslie Browning • Corrin Foster • Michelle Schingler • Kathryn "Kiffer" Brown

4:30pm CDT

Building a Loyal Fanbase, Gaining Visibility, and Establishing Authority Through Author Websites Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Purdue/Wisconsin)Amy Collins Copyright Clarity: A Non-Biased View of the Law Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Northwestern)Jonathan Kirsch IBPA's Hybrid Publisher Criteria: One Year Later Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Great America 1-2)Angela Bole • Brooke Warner The Ins-and-Outs of Book Distribution Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Lincolnshire)Robin Cutler • Peter Goodman • Miriam Warren • Richard T. Williams

6:00pm CDT

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards™ Ceremony (ADDITIONAL $35 FEE APPLIES) Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3)