Majestic Ballroom, Majestic Level, Tower Building

• Monday, February 24: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Tuesday, February 25: 9:00 AM to – 6:00 PM
• Wednesday, February 26: 9:00 AM to – 6:00 PM

The always-popular Galley Room is filled with ARCs of upcoming titles from Wi2025 sponsors. A limited supply of book totes will be on hand.

The FedEx Shipping Desk will also be open to assist in shipping your galleys back to your bookstores.

Meet the Presses

Plaza Exhibit Foyer, Concourse Level, Plaza Building

• Monday, February 24: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 25: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 26: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Meet with small and mid-size publishers for informal conversations. These publishers will have sample copies of their books, and some will have additional copies for giveaways.

Vendor Showcase

Plaza Exhibit Foyer, Concourse Level, Plaza Building

• Monday, February 24: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 25: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 26: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Check out gift vendors, ABA business solution partners, POS vendors, and other service providers at the Vendor Showcase. Check the Wi2025 site on BookWeb.org often for the full list of participating vendors and to make appointments.

The Affinity Group Meetups are dedicated spaces reserved for booksellers, publishing staff, and authors who identify as members of the Black, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disability, and/or Neurodiverse bookseller communities to gather for community, support, resources, and networking. These spaces are not open to press or media representatives. Affinity Group members are welcome to utilize these spaces in addition to and alongside all other social spaces during the conference.

The communities served by affinity group members are also welcome to utilize the Affinity Group pop-up meeting room in Aspen on the Mezzanine level of the Tower Building if you need a space to gather or meet individually or as a group during the conference, or just take a moment to yourselves in a dedicated space. While allies are greatly appreciated, these spaces are available only for people who identify as members of these communities. However, if you are in the process of exploring your identity and relationship with a community, you are welcome!

Affinity Groups Evening Reception — Grand Ballroom Foyer, Second Level, Tower Building

• Sunday, February 23, 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Individual Affinity Group Meetups — Mezzanine Level, Tower Building

• Sunday, February 23, 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, following Affinity Group Evening Reception
• Monday, February 24, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• Wednesday, February 26, 5:30 pm – 6:30pm

Affinity Group Pop-Up Meeting Room — Aspen, Mezzanine Level, Tower Building

Black & BIPOC Bookseller Pop-Up Meeting Room — Colorado, Mezzanine Level, Tower Building

We acknowledge that the available meetup times will not fit everyone’s schedule and/or intersecting identities. The Affinity Group Pop-Up Meeting Room and the Black & BIPOC Bookseller Pop-Up Meeting Room are reserved spaces for booksellers who identify as members of the Black, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Disability, and/or Neurodiverse bookselling communities to gather for connection, support, community, resources, and networking throughout the conference. Affinity group members are invited to use these spaces in addition to and alongside other social spaces during the conference. While allies are greatly appreciated, these spaces are available only for people who identify as members of these communities.

ABA Board Office Hours — Governor's Square Foyer, Concourse Level, Plaza Building

• Monday, February 24, 9:15 am –10:45 am, and 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
• Tuesday, February 25, 9:15 am –10:45 am, and 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
• Wednesday, February 26, 9:15 am –10:45 am, and 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Bookseller Lounge — Governor’s Square 16, Concourse Level, Plaza Building

• Sunday, February 23, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Monday, February 24, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 25, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Open to all booksellers, this space provides an opportunity to chat with colleagues and take a break before heading back to the conference.

Quiet Room — Governor’s Square 17, Concourse Level, Plaza Building

• Sunday, February 23, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Monday, February 24, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 25, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Quiet Room is intended to provide a quiet, calm space where attendees can spend time away from noise, bright light, and other stimuli of conference spaces. Put your feet up and relax. This space is not available for conversations or meetings.

12-Step Meetings — Aspen, Mezzanine Level, Tower Building

• Sunday, February 23, 7:00 am – 7:30 am
• Monday, February 24, 7:00 am – 7:30 am
• Tuesday, February 25, 7:00 am – 7:30 am
• Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 am – 7:30 am

A morning 12-Step Meeting is held each day at 7:00 am. All in recovery are welcome. A schedule of local meetings can also be found at the Denver Area Central Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous.

ABA is a non-profit trade association. In a trade association, members help run the organization by participating on councils and serving on the Board of Directors. These are all voluntary and unpaid positions. Member bookstore owners and booksellers who work in member stores may also participate in education as panelists or speakers. All member panelists are paid a $100 honorarium. This rate is comparable with market rate in the book industry and among trade associations. Council members and Board members are also comped registration, travel and hotel for some Institutes as are scholarship recipients; all bookstore owners and booksellers who work in a member store are eligible to apply for scholarships. Publishers support authors appearing at Winter Institute, and training companies that facilitate education are paid by ABA.