IBPA Publishing University 2025: Grid

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Intercontinental - Governors I (lower level, below lobby)	Intercontinental - Governors II (lower level, below lobby)	Intercontinental - Great River Court (first level, above lobby)	Intercontinental - Kellogg I (lobby level)	Intercontinental - Kellogg II-III (lobby level)	Open Book

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Thursday Workshop 1: Building a Publishing Company in Real Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Thursday Workshop 2: Grants, Funding, & Other Opportunities for Under-Resourced Indie Publishers 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Welcome Reception - Literature & Libations 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Thursday Workshop 4: Business Management 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Thursday Workshop 3: Optimizing Amazon for Profit 1:00pm - 5:00pm

IBPA Think Tank for Established Publishers - at Open Book in Minneapolis 9:00am - 4:30pm

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Intercontinental - Governors II (lower level, below lobby)	Intercontinental - Great River Ballroom (first level, above lobby)	Intercontinental - Great River Court (first level, above lobby)	Intercontinental - Kellogg I (lobby level)	Intercontinental - Kellogg II-III (lobby level)	Intercontinental - Minnesota Court (lower level, below lobby)

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Breakout 1 (Author Publishers) - Your Brand and Value Propositio... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Author Publishers) - Consumer Marketing 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Exhibit Hall Hours (meet our sponsors!) 11:00am - 5:30pm

Welcome and Opening Keynote: The Pillars of Publishing – Copyrig... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lunch & Meet Our Sponsors 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Board Recognition

Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 1) - Ask the Experts and... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 2) - Ask the Experts and... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Friday Afternoon Keynote Panel: AI and Publishing - Opportunities, Challenges, a... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

IBPA Book Awards Dinner and Ceremony 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Friday Afternoon Snack and Meet... 2:15pm - 2:45pm

IBPA Book Awards Reception 6:00pm - 7:00pm

IBPA Book Awards After-Party and Photos 9:30pm - 10:30pm

Welcome First Timers! Learn How to Get the Most... 10:00am - 10:45am

Breakout 1 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Non-English... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Diversify Yo... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Breakout 1 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Grant Writing... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Leveraging Te... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Small Group Breakfasts (additional fee) 8:00am - 9:45am

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Intercontinental - Governors II (lower level, below lobby)	Intercontinental - Great River Ballroom (first level, above lobby)	Intercontinental - Great River Court (first level, above lobby)	Intercontinental - Kellogg I (lobby level)	Intercontinental - Kellogg II-III (lobby level)

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Breakout 3 (Author Publishers) - Author to Thought Leader to Publicist-in-chief: You as a Speake... 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 4 (Author Publishers) - Data-Driven Decisions for Autho... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 (Author Publishers) - Cover Design Live Critique Pane... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakfast and Intentional Member... 8:30am - 9:00am

Exhibit Hall Hours (meet our sponsors!) 8:30am - 5:30pm

Saturday Morning Keynote Panel: Re-Thinking Business Models 9:15am - 10:30am

Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 3) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! 10:40am - 12:10pm

Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 4) - Ask the Experts and... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 5) - Ask the Experts and... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Closing Session and Raffle 4:40pm - 5:30pm

Lunch and Meet Our Sponsors! 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Saturday Afternoon Snack and Meet Our Spon... 2:40pm - 3:20pm

Breakout 3 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Revitalizing Your Backlist (Newly Acquired o... 10:40am - 12:10pm

Diversity in Publishing Roundtable Discussion 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Breakout 4 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Accessing Gl... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Succession P... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakout 3 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - How to Successfully Partner With Your Distrib... 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 4 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Book Reviews:... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Environmental... 3:30pm - 4:30pm