Conference Centers

92ND STREET Y Give your special event the extraordinary and versatile venue it deserves at 92nd Street Y. Year after year, people in the know come to 92nd Street Y to host corporate conferences, meetings, film screenings, award shows, private parties, graduations, photo shoots and more. After all, 92NY offers spacious, elegant rooms with state-of-the-art lighting, along with audio and video technology. These include Kaufmann Concert Hall, known for its world-class acoustics, as well as Buttenwieser Hall, Weill Art Gallery and Warburg Lounge. 92NY’s pool, gymnasiums and art studios—all run by a highly trained staff—are also available for private parties. 92NY is your open door to extraordinary events. Address: 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10128 Phone: 212-415-5500 Contact: Chris Bynum, executive vice president, operations management and master planning Email: [email protected] Website: 92ny.org AMA NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER Located in the heart of Times Square, the AMA New York Executive Conference Center is only blocks away from some of the city’s most famous restaurants, shops and entertainment. Featuring five spacious meeting rooms and over 13,000 square feet of meeting space, which can accommodate up to 70 participants, the conference center also has an expansive lounge. Overlooking Broadway, the lounge is ideal for business receptions and conference events. Aside from its meeting rooms and lounge, the conference center provides all attendees 1 GB... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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Children's Conference takes shape for 2017

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RIGHTS EDITION: International Books Headed to London Book Fair’s Rights Center

From Italy, Brazil, Iraq, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Germany, the UK, and more, agents and publishers are lining up their offers for #LBF17. The post RIGHTS EDITION: International Books Headed to London Book Fair’s Rights Center appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Turnout for PubWest Conference

Approximately 250 people attended this year's PubWest's annual conference, the largest turnout since Kent Watson has been executive director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: Politicized Writing Conference Ends With White House Vigil

This year's politically-charged AWP conference concluded Saturday evening with a candlelight vigil outside the White House and strong sales reported from the book fair floor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: Writers Get Political as Conference Opens

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, kicked off its annual conference on Thursday with politics on people's minds, as exhibitors, panelists and attendees expressed their opposition to the Trump presidency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: This Year's Conference Will Be All About—and Against—Trump

Anti-Trump protests and political actions are planned throughout this year’s AWP conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bohme and Corcut to keynote LBF’s Quantum Conference

Steve Bohme, research director at Nielsen Book Research UK and Sophie Corcut from retail trends consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence will keynote this year’s Quantum Conference at London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles LGBT Center wins big in local theater awards

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Select Book Conferences, Festivals, and Fairs in 2017

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China, Brexit Big Topics at Global Kids Connect Conference

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back to The FutureBook: Audio Gets Its Own Channel at the Conference

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair’s ‘Building Inclusivity’ Conference Explores Diversity

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Laube Launches a Writer’s Learning Center, New Imprint

In addition to launching the Christian Writers Institute (CWI), a website offering classes for writers in a range of formats, literary agent Steve Laube is now publishing books under a new CWI imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Live video takes center stage on Election Day

Dozens of news publishers including ABC News, NowThis and the Washington Post plan to produce hours of live Facebook videos during Election Day. Most are focused on providing the latest election news from around the country. NowThis plans to counter-program by hosting a watch party on Facebook... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify and Pearson to speak at FutureBook Conference

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Publishing: Is Paris Still the Center?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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