MEMBERS ATTEND FOR FREE!!

The BIC Breakfasts have been introduced for 2013 as a series of short, informal monthly breakfast sessions for BIC members & non-members to pop along to before work (sessions will be approx 90 mins) to chat about any industry supply chain issues/success/challenges of interest or concern.

These sessions cover a specific topic each time and will also serve as great opportunities for networking  and are open to all levels of membership.

Sessions (with breakfast) are free to all BIC members and there is a small charge for non-members.
The entire BIC Breakfast Schedule for 2013 can be found here. 

Spaces are limited to 20 per session in order to keep in relaxed and informal - so don't leave it too late to book!

Our first session on Metadata in January 2013 sold out! More information on this particular session here:


MARCH BREAKFAST - ONIX 3. VS ONIX 2.1
27 March 2013, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE

The March Breakfast will look comparatively at ONIX 3 and ONIX 2.1. Guest speaker Graham Bell, Chief Data Architect at Editeur, will talk about migration.

Graham joined EDItEUR in 2010, and he focuses on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books, and on other EDItEUR metadata standards for the global book, e-book, and serials sectors. Graham previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK where he was Head of Publishing Systems. He led the development of bibliographic and digital asset management systems, and was involved with the launches of many recent HarperCollins digital initiatives including e-audio, e-books, and print-on-demand programs. Prior to HarperCollins, he worked as an editor and in IT roles within the magazine industry with Redwood Publishing. Graham also runs BIC's 'Bibliographic Metadata and ONIX: practical guidance and best practice' and 'Advanced ONIX for Books' courses. 

To book please visit Eventbrite. The breakfast is being held at BIC HQ in London; CILIP Building, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE.

 
 APRIL BREAKFAST - DIGITAL  - SPONSORED BY NIELSEN
 11 April 2013, Pain Quotidien, Soho

The April Breakfast, sponsored by Nielsen, has a Digital focus, and is taking place at the charming Soho branch of Pain Quotidien in Wardour Street. Delicious pastries and coffee will set the scene for this informal occasion, where both members and non-members alike willdiscuss the digital issues at the forefront of the supply chain. 

SPEAKERS:

Andre Breedt, Head of Publisher Account Management at Nielsen BookScan
Andre will be talking about ebook buying trends - the facts and figures.

Andre's background is in book retail and market research.  Since joining Nielsen BookScan he has worked on projects ranging from analysing the Chinese book market to library borrowings.  Currently he is focusing on analysing the digital market and what that means for publishers. He was identified as a “Rising Star” of the book trade in 2011 by the Bookseller http://www.thebookseller.com/feature/next-generation.html. 

Dan Franklin, Random House Group
Dan will be talking about the Digital Supply Chain.

Patrick Crowley, ePubDirect
Patrick will be talking about the future of digital distribution and the supply chain.


To book a place on April's breakfast please visit Eventbrite. 


A word about our sponsor...

Nielsen Book has four key brands: Registration Agencies (ISBN and SAN Agencies for UK & Ireland, ISTC), BookData, BookNet and BookScan. The Nielsen BookData service provides comprehensive, enriched and timely bibliographic data worldwide. There is a range of information services for booksellers, libraries and publishers in 100 countries around the world. The Nielsen BookNet service provides value-added transaction services to the industry. The Nielsen BookScan service provides the world’s only continuous retail monitoring service for English-language books in the UK, Ireland, US, Australia, South Africa, Italy, New Zealand, Denmark and Spain. The company launched LibScan earlier this year, allowing the collection and analysis of library borrowing data.  To-date, 66 UK public library authorities have joined the panel.  The group employs 120 staff in the UK. The company is wholly owned by The Nielsen Company.  For more information, please visit: www.nielsenbook.co.uk

About The Nielsen Company
The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and business publications. The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information, please visit, www.nielsen.com

If anyone is interested in contributing ideas, sponsoring an event, or getting involved, please get in touch.

Karina@bic.org.uk
Tel: +44(0) 20 7255 0516