BIC Brunches 2023

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The Thema Sessions: Making the most of Thema

Overview

BIC Brunches are a series of live webinars which have been created for BIC members and non-members to attend to discuss book industry supply chain topics (including issues, successes, and challenges). Each BIC Brunch session is dedicated to one key area of the supply chain, offering attendees a unique opportunity to gather knowledge about that topic from experts in the field.

Introduction

Join us for this online panel discussion session to hear how bookselling experts are making the most of Thema, and how you can work with them to maximise the discoverability opportunities this global subject classification scheme affords. The session will also include a look at what can be achieved by using Thema that can’t be achieved using “BIC Codes”, Attendees will have plenty of time for questions.

The Host

Karina Urquhart, Executive Director, BIC

The Speakers

• Adam Hewson, Owner, Hewson Books
• Simon Pallant, Digital and Data Services Manager, Gardners Books Ltd
• Juana María Ruiz Martínez, Taxonomist, Amazon
• Chris Saynor, Standards Editor, EDItEUR
• Kieron Smith, Digital Director, Blackwell’s & Wordery

Who should attend?

With deadline for the obsolescence of BIC codes fast approaching (February 2024), this BIC Brunch session will be of interest to anyone involved in the world of book subject classification, from publishers to data aggregators, system providers, service providers, retailers and so on. Attendees are welcome from all areas and roles within the book/content supply chain. BIC encourages attendance in particular from marketing departments, editorial, sales, metadata professionals, system developers.

Registration

Tickets are FREE for BIC, EDItEUR, The Booksellers Association, and Publishing Scotland members.

Non-members are asked to pay a nominal fee.

To register, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.

Not sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here.

Can’t make it?

If you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason, you can watch our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. Following the event, the footage will be uploaded to the channel.

Also, if you’re unable to attend this event but have a question for one of our speakers then do get in touch. Either tweet at @BIC1UK using hashtag: #bicbrunch (before or during the event) or contact us at info@bic.org.uk (prior to the event) to have your question put to our speakers.

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We look forward to seeing you!