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Join us for the 2007 TAA Conference at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo in downtown Buffalo, NY, June 22-23

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Announcements

Preliminary Conference Schedule now available
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Book Raffle
IIL Publishing, New York will raffle four books at the 2007 TAA Conference
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Coming to Buffalo? Put these two books on your reading list
City of Light by Lauren Belfer
Trip to Niagara Falls by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic)
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Special Features

Mentoring Sessions
Several veteran authors have agreed to serve as mentors at the conference. Attendees will be able to sign up at the conference registration desk for 15-minute sessions with a mentor. A list of mentors will be available soon.

Roundtable Discussions Luncheon
Saturday, June 23
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Choose from 10 different moderated roundtable discussions related to textbook and academic authoring.
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Dinner at The Anchor Bar
Thursday, June 21, 6 p.m.
The restaurant where Buffalo-style wings were invented
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Buffalo, NY Waterfront Tour
Friday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Take a guided tour of the Buffalo waterfront
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Karpeles Manuscript Musuem and Library Tour
Friday, June 22, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
View Walt Disney illustrations and documents, among others
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Social Networking Event: A Chartered 3-hour Dinner Cruise Aboard the Grand Lady
Friday, June 22, 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Four-hour Guided Tour to Niagara Falls (American side)
Saturday, June 23, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tour full.
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Free one-on-one sessions with an authoring attorney or literary agent
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2006 A Look Back

Click here for information from the 2006 TAA Convention:

• Articles
• Convention Q&A
• Convention Materials
• Photo Gallery

Archive of past conventions

 

 


Special Features

Conference Field Trip Maps

Thursday, June 21
6:00 p.m.
Dinner at the Anchor Bar, where Buffalo-style wings were invented

From:
Hotel at 2 Fountain Plz Buffalo, NY 14202
To:
1047 Main St Buffalo, NY 14209

Distance: 1.2 mi

1. Head west on W Huron St toward Pearl St - go 0.1 mi
2. Turn right at Franklin St - go 0.3 mi
3. Turn right at W Tupper St - go 0.1 mi
4. Turn left at Main St - go 0.7 mi


Friday, June 22
Trip to Karpeles Manuscript Museum and Library - info coming soon

From:
Hotel at 2 Fountain Plz Buffalo, NY 14202
To:
453 Porter Ave Buffalo, NY 14201

Distance: 1.9 mi

1. Head west on W Huron St toward Pearl St - go 0.3 mi
2. Turn left at S Elmwood Ave/RT-5 W - go 0.1 mi
3. Turn right at Niagara St/RT-266 - go 1.1 mi
4. Turn right at Porter Ave - go 0.4 mi


Saturday, June 23
Tour of Prometheus Books - info coming soon

From:
Hotel at 2 Fountain Plz Buffalo, NY 14202
To:
59 John Glenn Dr Buffalo, NY 14228

Drive: 17.2 mi

1. Head west on W Huron St toward Pearl St - go 0.1 mi
2. Turn right at Franklin St - go 0.3 mi
3. Turn right at W Tupper St - go 0.5 mi
4. Continue on Kensington Expy/RT-33 E - go 6.8 mi
5. Merge onto I-90 E/New York State Thruway E via the Thruway/I-90 E/I-290 exit to Albany - go 1.3 mi
6. Merge onto I-290 W/Youngmann Expy via the I-290 exit 50 to Niagara Falls - go 5.2 mi
7. Take the Niag Falls Blvd/US-62 exit 3 - go 0.3 mi
8. Turn right at Niagara Falls Blvd/US-62 - go 1.8 mi
9. Turn right at Creekside Dr - go 0.8 mi
10. Turn left at John Glenn Dr - go 0.2 mi

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