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Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 1 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 3 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 5 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 7 (2nd floor)	Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union 329	Powell's City of Books, 3rd Floor Pearl Room

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Thursday Registration Opens 8:00am - 4:00pm

Market with Precision. Sell at Scale. (IngramSpark free workshop for conference attendees) 9:00am - 11:00am

Thursday Workshop: Marketing Launch Plan Workshop: Build, Customize, and Scale Your Book Campaigns 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Thursday Workshop: Grants, Funding, & Other Opportunities for Under-Resourced Indie Publishers 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Thursday Workshop: Starting Your Publishing Business 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Thursday Workshop: Optimizing Amazon for Profit in an AI Age 12:00pm - 4:00pm

IBPA Think Tank for Established Publishers 11:00am - 4:30pm

Welcome Reception - Literature & Libations 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 1 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 3 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 5 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 7 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency Portland, Oregon Convention Center - Regency Ballroom & Foyer

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Breakfast with Small Group Ask the Experts, Peer Tables, and Open Tables (included) 8:00am - 9:45am

Welcome and Opening Keynote by Donald Miller: Rise Above the Noi... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Rittenhouse Award...

Friday Afternoon Keynote Panel - Reaching Readers Beyond Bookstores, Libraries,... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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

Friday Registration Opens 7:30am - 4:00pm

Registration Opens for the IBPA Book Awards 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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 (Hot Topics A) - Audiobooks: Leveraging Subrights, Pr... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Hot Topics A) - Direct to Consumer (D2C) Advantages,... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Breakout 1 (Established Publishers) - Inventory Management 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Established Publishers) - Rights Licensing 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Breakout 1 (Hot Topics B) - A Post-Funnel Approach to Book Marke... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Hot Topics B) - Large Print Books - Why and How to A... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Breakout 1 (Publishing 101) - Market Research for Emerging Publi... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Breakout 2 (Publishing 101) - AI-Powered Self-Editing 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Exhibit Hall Hours (meet our sponsors!) 10:30am - 5:30pm

Lunch & Meet Our Sponsors (and Donald Mill... 12:00pm - 12:40pm

Main Ballroom & Foyer (During Breakout Session 1) - Meet our Spo... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Friday Afternoon Ask the Experts... 2:15pm - 2:45pm

Main Ballroom & Foyer (During Breakout Session 2) - Meet our Spo... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Regency Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 1 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 3 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 5 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency - Willamette 7 (2nd floor)	Hyatt Regency Portland, Oregon Convention Center - Regency Ballroom & Foyer

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Breakfast, Board Recognition, and Intentional Membership 8:00am - 9:15am

Saturday Morning Keynote: Matt Braly on Merging the worlds of Content Creation a... 9:15am - 10:30am

Closing Session and Raffle 4:45pm - 5:30pm

Saturday Registration Opens 8:00am - 4:00pm

Breakout 3 (Hot Topics A) - Cover Design & Live Critique Panel 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 4 (Hot Topics A) - Publishing Manga and Graphic Novels 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 (Hot Topics A) - Reaching a Gen Z Audience 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakout 3 (Established Publishers) - The Ins and Outs of Effective Trade Sales 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 3 (Hot Topics B) - Protecting Your Rights 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 4 (Hot Topics B) - Equity Innovations in Publishing (Ye... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 (Hot Topics B) - Making the Most of Hurts, Remainders... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakout 3 (Publishing 101) - From Indie to Enterprise: Build Your 12-Month Operating Plan (That... 10:40am - 12:10pm

Breakout 4 (Publishing 101) - Key Publishing Contract Clauses fo... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Breakout 5 (Publishing 101) - Booking International Author Event... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Exhibit Hall Hours (meet our sponsors!) 8:00am - 5:00pm

Main Ballroom & Foyer (During Breakout Session 3) - Meet our Sponsors! 10:40am - 12:10pm

Lunch, Ask the Experts, and Meet Our Sponsors! (and Matt Braly Book Signing) 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Main Ballroom & Foyer (During Breakout Session 4) - Meet our Spo... 1:40pm - 2:40pm

Saturday Afternoon Ask-the-Experts, Snack,... 2:40pm - 3:20pm

Main Ballroom & Foyer (During Breakout Session 5) - Meet our Spo... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

IBPA Publishing University 2026

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