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84th ABA Annual Conference 2008
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| Carbon Neutral |
The ABA conference has partnered with carbonneutral.com.au to plant trees to offset the carbon emissions emanating from the conference.
CarbonNeutral provides an easy to use calculator to assess carbon emissions from energy use in business, residential and transport environments. Planting trees helps to combat greenhouse gas emissions, as trees absorb and store carbon dioxide during their lifetime. Trees also help to combat salinity, reduce soil erosion, release oxygen, clean underground water systems and provide habitat for wildlife.
This is a long-term commitment and it is important to start today: it can take around six trees to absorb one tonne of CO2, or up to 100 years to neutralise the emissions we create today. Our current carbon dioxide emission levels are causing global warming and we can all contribute to some extent in reducing and reversing this unsustainable trend.
To obtain more information and view an MS Powerpoint presentation click here.
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| Dates & venue |
When: Sunday 15, Monday 16, Tuesday 17 June 2008
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| Where: The Sebel Albert Park, 65 Queens Road, Melbourne 3004 (opposite the Albert Park Lake) |
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The ABIA Dinner on Sunday 15 June location is The Plaza Ballroom 191 Collins Street, Melbourne.
The 84th Annual Booksellers Dinner on Monday 16 June location is 65 Queens Road, Melbourne 3004 (between St Kilda Road and the Albert Park Lake).
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| Delegate registrations |
Registrations opened on 17 March and closed officially on 18 April 2008.
Unfortunately late registrations for the conference can no longer be accepted.
Only registered delegates will be admitted to the Conference and exhibition on presentation of their name tag.
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| Exhibition & delegate satchel inserts |
A trade exhibition will be held on Monday 16 June featuring 80 publishers and suppliers.
To view the floorplan, list of exhibitors and their contact details to make appointments to discuss your business press here.
Only registered delegates will be admitted to the exhibition on presentation of their name tag.
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| Program & sponsors |
The program features an eclectic mixture of industry focused, inspirational sessions and social events. The conference theme is sustainability of the industry, both environmentally and financially. To view the supporting sponsors, the 3 day program and the featured speakers click here.
Highlights include:
Sunday - Tim Flannery, scientist, explorer, author and 2007 Australian of the Year, in the keynote opening address
Monday - bookshop focused sessions; the ABA member forum; inventory management system and bibliographic database demonstrations; the trade exhibition with over 80 suppliers
Tuesday - the open forum, entrepreneurship and the keynote closing address on counter-intuitive business thinking by Peter Sheahan, gen y expert.
The program includes two gala dinners:
Sunday - the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) and announcement of awards including the publisher, bookseller and book of the year.
The ABIA Dinner on Sunday 15 June location is The Plaza Ballroom 191 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Monday - the 84th Annual Booksellers Dinner and announcement of the 2008 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award
The 84th Annual Booksellers Dinner on Monday 16 June location is 65 Queens Road, Melbourne 3004 (opposite the Albert Park Lake).
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| Nielsen BookData 2008 Booksellers Choice Award |
The Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award recognises the book that booksellers most enjoyed reading or hand-selling during the previous year. This is a special award, because it is decided by the people who care enough to personally recommend and put a book in the hands of the reading public. This award is the only genuine reflection of booksellers' preferences and is proudly supported on the membership's behalf by Nielsen BookData and the ABA. The generous prize from Nielsen BookData is presented to the winning author at the Annual Booksellers Dinner. Booksellers are congratulated on their excellent choices since the Award's inception in 1994, shown here.
2008 Shortlist
To view the Nielsen BookData 2008 Booksellers Choice Award short list click here.
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| Airport bus |
SUNBUS provides a 'Meet & Greet' service with a direct transfer from Melbourne International or Domestic Airports to hotels in the Melbourne central business district and the St. Kilda Road vicinity (including The Sebel in Queens Road). This is a door to door service that must be pre-booked by email or fax at least 48 hours prior to arrival. The cost is $22 per person each way and payment is by MasterCard or VISA. Please note: The following information must be supplied at the time of booking: Date of Arrival/Departure, Time of flight arrival / departure, Flight Numbers, Hotel Name, Passenger Name(s) & No.(s)
Also note: the travel time between Tullamarine Airport and Queens Road is approximately 45 minutes, excluding the hotel stopovers on route; that rerun journeys must also be re-confirmed with SUNBUS.
To view further SUNBUS details or pre-purchase tickets press here.
Parking
There is a commercial car park located next door to The Sebel accessible via Lorne Street. The car park has 400 parking bays and there is a fee per exit payable.
The current rate is $12 per exit though fees are subject to change without notification.
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| Discovering Melbourne |
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For information on shopping, sports, arts, culture, nightlife and other attractions press here.
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