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ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting 2014




The next ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting will be held February 26 - March 1st 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

AS OF THIS MOMENT, WE HAVE CLOSED THE REGISTRATION PROCESS TO RETAILERS.

IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO COME, PLEASE EMAIL marco@comicspro.org AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR MARCO.  PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, COMPANY NAME, AND PHONE NUMBER.

MEETING REGISTRATION
If you are a member, please log into the website and then register here.  If you are a non member, you can register here, and the cost of the annual meeting will go towards your membership fee if you want to later join our organization.

KEYNOTE
We are very excited to announce that MARK WAID will be joining us in Atlanta to deliver the Keynote Address at our 2014 Annual Membership Meeting! From award-winning writer to Editor-in-Chief to Chief Creative Officer to comic book retailer, from print to digital, Mark has a perspective on this industry that few can match. Just one more reason why Atlanta is the place to be this February.

SPONSOR / VENDOR Registration

All Sponsor/Vendor Registration is closed. For more information, please email marco@comicspro.org  Details about sponsorship can be found on our Sponsorship Information Page.


HOTEL RESERVATIONS


The 2014 Meeting will be held at the Hilton Atlanta Downtown. Reserve your room by

January 29, 2014 and get the preferential ComicsPRO meeting rate of 
$109/night.

If you prefer to reserve your room by phone, call the hotel directly at 404-659-2000 and be sure to reference the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in order to get our special group rate.


ABOUT THE COMICSPRO ANNUAL MEETING


Join us for what has become one of the most important retailer gatherings in the industry! Retailers, publishers, distributors and vendors gather to discuss major industry issues and to develop ways to improve our market. All retailers, and all vendors interested in reaching comic book retailers, are invited. ComicsPRO members also use this meeting as an opportunity to discuss the organization's current projects and plans. Help plan the direction of your trade association, and get involved in the discussion that kicks off the industry's year at our Annual Meeting!

HOW CAN MY COMPANY PARTICIPATE?


Comic Book Stores:
Comic book retailers can register online. The registration fee is discounted for ComicsPRO members, but you do not have to be a member to attend! Attendees must be able to represent their company in votes and decisions during the discussion, so if you are a comic book store employee, the store owner must designate you as a company representative. Six meals are included in your registration fee, and all retailer attendees are presented with a gift bag of product donations from our sponsors! 

Publishers, Distributors and other Vendors:

Publishers, distributors and other vendors interested in working with the industry's most progressive retailers are invited to attend the AMM as official sponsors. 

SCHEDULE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

Wednesday: February 26
8 - 10:00 PM  Opening Night Reception Sponsored by Valiant.  (Trader Vics' - inside the hotel).

Thursday: February 2/27  DC Day  
9:00 - 11:00 Registration
11:00 - 12:00 ComicsPRO Membership Session
12:00 -1:20 Lunch DC Entertainment Introduction 
1:30 - 2:30 PM State of DCE/Industry
2:30 - 3:00 DC Collectibles
3:00 - 4:00 DC Digital
4:00 - 4:15 Break
4:15 - 6:15 Sales and Marketing
6:15 Break for Dinner
7:00 Dinner
8:30 Cocktails

Friday: February 28  - Other Publishers
8:00 - 9:30 - Breakfast (Image Comics)
9:45 - Keynote Speech - Mark Waid
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM- Board of Directors
10:20 - 11:00 TBA
11:05 AM - 11:25 - (Boom Comics)
11:35 - 12:20 Workshops
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch (IDW & Titan)
1:45 - 3:00 Roundtables
3:00 Break
3:15 - 4:00 Workshops
4:00 - 4:10 Break
4:15 - 5:30 Roiundtables
5:30 End of First Day
5:30 - 7:00 Break for Dinner (On your own)
7:00 - Archie Comics Cocktail Hour
8:00 - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Cocktail Hour
9:00 - Auction to Support CDLDF.

Saturday: March 1st  
8:00 - 9:30 - Breakfast (Diamond Comics)
9:45 - 11:00 - Roundtables
11:10 - 11:30 - (Dark Horse Comics)
11:30 - 11:40 - Break
11:45 - 1:00 - Roundtables
1:10 - 2:10 - Lunch (NBM/Papercutz)
2:10 - 4:00 - Closing 
4:00 End of Conference

Saturday late-afternoon activity
The conference is officially over at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday.   Hopefully, We will be able to organize an evening activity for people who are staying until Sunday morning.  



 

 

A big THANK YOU to all of our SPONSORS who make this event possible!

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