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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

 

 


Sponsors

TAA thanks the following 2007 Conference Sponsors:


Sponsorship Opportunities

Conference Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities: download full PDF packet

Provide items for our "Goody Bags" — gift bags that will be given to our first 50 conference registrants.

Goody Bag item donors will receive sponsorship credit at the $100 level (all the benefits of a $100 sponsorship. See below). Goody Bag items can be promotional items you already have on hand: notepads, post-its, highlighters, pencils, etc.

If you have any questions about sponsoring the TAA Conference, or have other ideas for sponsoring, contact Kim Pawlak, Associate Executive Director, at (608) 687-3106 or kmpawlak@centurytel.net

Those who purchase the following sponsorships receive the following Basic benefits:

  • Pre-conference (upon purchase of sponsorship) through post-conference (3 months) company logo with link to your company website on TAA Conference website
  • Inclusion of logo or company name in pre-conference promotional campaign materials.
  • Signage listing sponsors in the registration area with logo
  • Special sponsor ribbons for personnel badges if also exhibiting at conference or attending conference.
  • Company logo in the Conference Program
  • Your literature placed on a table near the registration desk or inside the session meeting rooms.
  • One Full TAA Conference Registration (see Application Form for details)

Welcome/Continental Breakfast (Fri. or Sat.)
$2,000 Exclusive; $500 Sponsor

All the Basic benefits plus verbal recognition as the Exclusive Sponsor or a Sponsor during the Welcome on both days.

Friday & Saturday Snack Breaks
$600 Exclusive Sponsored by Lennie Literary & Author's Attorneys

All the Basic benefits plus verbal recognition as the Exclusive Sponsor or a Sponsor during the Welcome on both days.

Friday Awards Luncheon (Buffet)
$3,000 Exclusive; $750 Sponsor

This luncheon honors TAA's 2007 Textbook Excellence Award and McGuffey Longevity Award winners, as well as volunteers and staff who have gone above and beyond in their service to the association.

All the Basic benefits plus recognition as the Exclusive Sponsor or a Sponsor during the Welcome on both days.

Saturday Roundtable Discussions Luncheon (Buffet)
$3,000 Exclusive; $750 Sponsor

This luncheon features 6-10 roundtable discussions on various topics.

All the Basic benefits plus recognition as the Exclusive Sponsor or a Sponsor during the Welcome on both days and the opportunity to moderate a roundtable discussion on a topic of your choice (must be information-based).

Download PDF of Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Form


Additional Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsor the TAA Conference for only $100!

For $100, you can sponsor the TAA Conference and promote your company to our target audience of textbook and academic authors!

$100 Sponsors receive:

  • Company logo and URL on TAA Conference website
  • Company logo on signage at the conference
  • Company logo in conference program
  • Verbal recognition during the Welcome on both days of the conference
  • Space on the TAA literature table at the conference

And ONE of the following:

  • Your logo on the TAA Conference Evaluations (only five logos will be placed there)
  • An insert (no larger than 8 1/2" by 11") in TAA Conference bags
  • A half-page ad in the conference program

Advertisement Opportunities

Conference Program
Full-page B&W Size: 8-1/2' by 11" $150
Half-page B&W Size: 7" by 4-1/2" $100

Submit high-resolution jpg of ad to kmpawlak@centurytel.net Ad materials deadline: April 1, 2007

Download PDF of Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Form

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