Book Space for Your Affinity Group!

Take advantage of the opportunity to weave a web of community at the PNBA Fall Tradeshow. Whether your existing or envisioned group is based on a shared interest (knitting, cats, reading/writing genres) or identity (LGBTQIA2S+, Neurodivergent, POC, etc.), Affinity Groups offer the chance to meet with your friends, share support, and launch new ideas within the bookselling community and beyond.

This year, we have reserved space for show attendees that can be booked in slots of 30-45 minutes. If you'd like to request a bit more time, or if your group topic is sensitive and you'd prefer a little more privacy between group sessions, please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate.

Sunday, September 29: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Monday, September 30: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Monday, September 30: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

While PNBA is happy to promote your group to attendees up to and during the show, these groups are specifically meant to be member-driven. You can chose how you'd like to spread the word through your networks, if you'd like to take the lead with a presentation, or simply instigate and attend a gathering for open conversation.

Book Breakout Education Sessions!

Are you a teacher at heart? Is there something you've learned in your years in bookselling that you wish you could share with others in your PNBA community? Or is there something you wish the community would come together to brainstorm? Now is your chance to craft your education experience!

This year, we reserved space for pop-up education opportunities on the first two days of the show. Interested parties have booked the rooms for breakouts on Monday—everyone is invited—but we still have time and space for two more 45-minute pop-ups, Sunday afternoon. And just like Affintiy Groups, this opportunity is available to all PNBA members.

Sunday, September 29: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Again, while PNBA is happy to promote your group to attendees up to and during the show at your request, these groups are specifically meant to be member-inspired and led.

Contact Tiffany LaSalle, PNBA Program Support, to discuss your preferences and reserve an Affinity Groups or Education Breakout Session today!

We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you in Portland!

—Team PNBA

Executive Director, Brian Juenemann

Executive Sidekick, Larry West

Program Support, Tiffany LaSalle

Tradeshow Director, Greg Holmes

Social Media & Events, Grace Rajendran