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SUMMARY:BIC's Physical Supply Chain Committee meeting
DESCRIPTION:BIC’s Physical Supply Chain Committee\nQuarterly meeting of the BIC Physical Supply Chain committee – this meeting is for BIC members only.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-physical-supply-chain-committee-meeting-6/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:BIC ONIX: Essentials Plus Training Course -  Nov 2025
DESCRIPTION:This online course introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing & distributing good book metadata.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Essentials Plus training course \n#bictraining \nPurpose of the Course\nThis intensive course (provided as an online course in three\, half-day training sessions) introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing\, and distributing good book metadata. It mixes the background and theory of metadata with real-world practice and guidance in an approachable but authoritative way. \nThis course has been extended from two to three afternoons to allow the inclusion of additional data elements relating to digital products\, open access\, audio material and chapter-level metadata\, plus extra time for discussion. \nBenefits of Attending\nDelegates will be provided with all the vital information to understand the basics of ONIX and how it is used in the book industry. \nCourse Level\nThis course is suitable for beginners with no knowledge of ONIX\, although it will also be of value to those already familiar with ONIX. It is aimed at staff with management responsibility for metadata\, either in editorial\, IT\, marketing\, or production within a publisher\, or in similar roles within distribution and retailing. It is not highly technical\, but software developers seeking to understand ONIX would benefit from this course. \nCourse Outline\nThe overall content is as follows: \n1) Introduction: \nSome of this introduction is pre-recorded\, for viewing before the training. \n\nExplanation of what ONIX is\, with typical use cases\nBrief history of ONIX and its governance\nBrief overview of the other ONIX standards\, e.g.\, for ONIX serials\, ONIX for transactional messages\, etc.\n\n2) More Detail: \n\nOverview of the different versions of ONIX\, i.e.\, 2.1 vs 3.0\nMore detail on ONIX for Books 3.0\nBusiness benefits of: using ONIX; the BIC Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) Accreditation Scheme\nIntroduction to XML syntax\nSemantics and code lists\nONIX for Books data feeds and best practice\n\n3) Key Data Elements: \n\nRecord reference\nProduct identifiers\nProduct form and detail\nDigital products (including audiobooks)\nAccessibility\nUsage restrictions and licensing\nOpen access\nContributors\nXHTML encoding of rich text\nTitles\nSets\, series\, or collections\nSubject codes (BISAC\, Thema\, CBMC\, etc.)\nKeywords\nDescriptive text and other collateral material\nChapter-level metadata\nImprint and publisher\nPublication date and sales embargo\nTerritorial sales rights\nNon-territorial sales restrictions\nRelated works and products\nPublishing status and availability\nSimple markets\nSupply details and pricing\nFree of charge products\n\n4) Best Practice Guidelines \n\nWhere to look for further information\n\nThe Trainers\nGraham Bell \nExecutive Director\, EDItEUR \nGraham is Executive Director of EDItEUR\, and is responsible for the overall development of EDItEUR’s standards and the management services it provides on behalf of other standards organisations (ISNI International Agency and the International DOI Foundation). He joined EDItEUR as its Chief Data Architect in 2010\, focusing on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books\, Thema\, EDItX and on other EDItEUR standards for the global books and serials sectors. \nGraham is an experienced trainer and speaker. He previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK\, where most recently he was Head of Publishing Systems. \nChris Saynor \nStandards Editor\, EDItEUR \nChris is responsible for EDItEUR’s book publishing standards including ONIX\, Thema and EDItX. He joined the organisation in late 2016. For the previous eight years\, Chris worked for GiantChair Inc. in Paris as a metadata specialist and project manager and has been responsible for implementation of the Onixsuite application in many publishing organisations. He is widely known for his work with French industry liaison body CLIL and with BISG committees. Prior to that\, Chris has a 20-year background in bookselling with Waterstones and WHSmith. \nFeedback for this Course\n“The course was excellent – no improvement required for the content of the course at all.” – Huw Alexander\, SAGE Publications \n“The course was very well structured and thorough. The trainer explained everything in detail and with clear examples. Plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions.” – Nia Beynon\, Faber & Faber \nDates of this Course\nTues 11th – Thurs 13th November 2025 – afternoons only. \nBespoke and In-House Training\nBIC is committed to providing high quality\, accessible training for the book industry. We are able to provide both bespoke courses and in-house training to suit your requirements. This course is suitable for in-house training so please do contact us to request further information or to make a booking: info@bic.org.uk \nCourse Location\nThis course will be held online via the GoToMeetings platform. Full log in instructions will be given to trainees one week ahead of the course start date. \nCourse Length\nThis is a 1.5-day course which will be delivered in three\, half-day training sessions\, 1.00pm – 5.30pm (UK) on the three dates specified\, above. \nPrices\nBIC & EDItEUR Members £470.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £560.00 + VAT \nNon-Members £640.00 + VAT \nPlease note: the price does not include the Eventbrite processing fee \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only. \nCheck BIC Membership and/or EDItEUR membership \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both the BIC’s Advanced ONIX Course and this ONIX: Essentials Plus training course will be eligible to receive a £100 discount on the combined cost of their tickets. This offer is open to BIC & EDItEUR Members\, Friends of BIC and Non-Members. Contact BIC info@bic.org.uk for further information and to receive your discount code (prior to booking your place); tickets purchased using this discount code will not be transferrable within your organisation. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other or discount code. \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact us: info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \nBIC Training Courses\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the UK book industry. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with key stakeholders in the industry to produce quality training courses that are created and delivered by expert\, highly respected trainers on a wide range of supply chain topics. Being a not-for-profit organisation\, BIC is able to offer all of its training at highly competitive rates. If there is a topic that you would like us to provide training on\, that we do not provide at present\, get in touch; we also welcome enquires about the provision of bespoke in-house courses. \nCancellations by BIC\nPlease note: as we price our training courses so competitively\, the running of them is dependent on there being a set minimum number of delegates registered by the time the booking period ceases. For this reason\, please be aware that unfortunately some courses may be cancelled if this requirement is not met. Should this happen\, BIC will arrange for full refunds for all training courses booked. We will liaise with registered delegates at least 2 weeks prior to each course date regarding this. \nRefund Policy\nPlease take a few moments to familiarise yourself with our refund policy. \nShould you need to cancel your ticket\, refunds may be given as follows: \n\nUp to 6 calendar weeks (i.e. 42 calendar days) before the event: full refund minus Eventbrite fee\nLess than 6 calendar weeks\, but more than 2 calendar weeks (i.e. 14 days) before the event: 50% refund\nLess than 2 calendar weeks before the event: no refund\n\nIf you (or a colleague in your place) do not attend the training course you have booked\, no refund will be given. \nPlease note: Tickets are transferable within your organisation.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-onix-essentials-plus-training-course-nov-2025/
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SUMMARY:BIC Production Directors Steering Council meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual meeting of BIC’s Production Directors Steering Council. For BIC members only.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-production-directors-steering-council-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Committee meeting
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SUMMARY:BIC's Physical Supply Chain Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A workshop to explore the development and delivery of physical supply chain training courses.\n\n\nBIC’s Physical Supply Chain Training Workshop\n \nOur supply chain is the infrastructure that keeps books moving\, so it’s important that we understand how it works\, what to do when things go wrong and how to make best use of it. \nRead on to find out how you can help define our industry’s physical supply chain training needs. These will complement BIC’s best-in-class standards and best practice work that we undertake on behalf of our members and the wider book industry. \nBIC is holding a workshop to explore how to enhance support for its members and the wider industry through the development and delivery of physical supply chain training courses. The workshop will be a precursor to a project group scoping a development and delivery proposal. \nDate and time\nTuesday 18th November 2025\, 10.00am – 4.00pm\, arrive at 9.30am for teas/coffees. \nLocation\nGfK\, BlueFin Building\, 110 Southwark Street\, London. SE1 0SU. \nWho should attend?\nRepresentatives from BIC member organisations with direct experience in a leadership role and responsibility for the training and development of colleagues\, are invited to attend this face-to-face workshop. Spaces will be limited for the event \nThis workshop will be of interest to many stakeholders in the industry. Your role does not have to necessarily be in the supply chain to have an impact on how the “supply chain” functions. For example: \n\nTimely and accurate product information ensures the smooth movement of goods across international borders\nHow orders for books and related products are placed directly impacts the speed of supply\nConfident and accurate buying reduces book miles and returns\n\nWhat’s more\, many industry professionals will be reliant on the smooth operation of the supply chain to fulfil their own role\, including: \n\nSales order processing\nGoods handling teams\nBooksellers\n\nSo\, if you understand the importance of an efficient supply chain\, want to spread the word and share your expertise to help develop training courses delivered by BIC\, then this workshop is for you. \nAttendees will be expected to speak on behalf of their respective organisations and take a proactive role during the workshop by contributing their ideas about how BIC might best develop and deliver critical information about the supply chain. \nWe should emphasise that this workshop is not designed to cover supply chain scenarios unique to a particular business or trading relationship. This is all about ensuring industry colleagues understand how the supply chain’s many moving parts fit together and how so many roles and responsibilities involve or rely on the supply chain in some shape or form. \nPreparation\nAhead of the workshop\, BIC will contact confirmed attendees and ask them to research and concisely document (on behalf of their organisation) physical supply chain knowledge gaps in the following areas: \na) Product metadata \nb) Manufacturing and printing \nc) Transactional data \nd) The physical movement of product \ne) Other \nWhat will happen after the workshop?\nBIC will use the submissions and the workshop outcomes to draft a report summarising training opportunities. This workshop report will be used to inform the brief for a strategic project kicking off later in 2025. \nThe Host\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC. \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karinaurquhart/ \nThe Facilitator\nStephen Long\, Book Supply Chain Consultant \nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenjlong/ \nRegistration\nTickets are free\, limited in number and are reserved for BIC members only. Please use the ‘get tickets’ button to register. Registration closes on Tuesday 11th November 5.00pm. \nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member\nCheck here to find out. \nKeep in Touch\nIf you would like to know about upcoming BIC events\, join our mailing list and follow us on LinkedIn. \nArrival time and proof of ID\nPlease note that all delegates will need to arrive at the BlueFin Building promptly in order to clear security. Proof of ID is required (photo ID is not necessary a bank card is fine). \nThanks to NielsenIQ BookData\nWe’d like to thank BIC member organisation NielsenIQ BookData for generously allowing us the use of their meeting rooms at the BlueFin Building.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-physical-supply-chain-training-workshop/
LOCATION:Blue Fin Building\, 110 Southwark Street\, London\, England\, SE1 0SU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:BIC Making and Managing Monochrome Books - Nov 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our new\, flexible monochrome course will help you and your teams understand how monochrome books are made and the process managed.\n\n\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the book industry. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with key stakeholders in the UK book industry to produce quality training courses that are created and delivered by expert\, highly respected trainers on a wide range of supply chain topics. Being a not-for-profit organisation\, BIC is able to offer all of its training at highly competitive rates. If there is a topic that you would like us to provide training on\, that we do not provide at present\, get in touch; we also welcome enquires about the provision of bespoke in-house courses. \nAll BIC Production courses are designed in conjunction with a panel of Production Directors from leading publishing houses to ensure that they focus on what you need to know. Each course contains a formal assessment recognised by many of the UK’s publishing houses. \nBIC’s Privacy Policy \nBIC’s Making and Managing Monochrome Books Course \nCourse Structure \nThis two-day course can be taken as one comprehensive programme across both days\, or you can join us for just one of the days. Each day stands alone\, the first focuses on the process\, how monochrome books are made and the second on managing that process. No matter where you are in your production career\, there is something here for you. \nPurpose of the Course \nBIC’s commitment to a sustainable book industry is reflected in our training where sustainability\, ethical and environmental considerations are front and centre. On this course we look at the production methods\, materials and processes involved in the creation of monochrome books\, giving you practical\, up-to-date information on their environmental impact\, helping you make informed\, ethical\, sustainable and practical decisions. \nBenefits of Attending \nAll our courses focus on the practical application of knowledge and this one is no exception. You will spend time in the press-room and bindery\, seeing first hand how books are produced and learning how to apply this knowledge in your day-to-day role. \nThis course will provide delegates with the tools to be proactive in their role\, better express their requirements\, choose the right supplier for their project\, and solve or even prevent problems. \nAs the factory can be very noisy and to ensure our attendees get the most out of the day\, we limit the number of delegates for this course to 4. \nCourse Level \nThe course is aimed at those new to mono production\, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those that are ready for the ‘next step’ and would like a deeper understanding of how to manage the manufacture of monochrome books. \nCourse Outline \nDay One: Making Monochrome Books \n\nThe components of a book\nThings to think about when requesting a cost and placing an order\nHow to prepare files for press\nThe fundamentals of litho text printing\nThe essentials of digital printing\nWhen to use litho or digital printing\nHow covers are printed and finished\nHow books are bound\nHow special editions are produced\n\nDay Two: Managing Monochrome \n\nAn overview of the market\nWhat can you control/adjust on press\nHow to spot a printing error and what may have caused it\nWhat to consider when designing a cover\nHow to get the best out of cover finishes\nColour management\nThe advantages and limitations of the different digital technologies\nHow to choose the right binding method\nThe pros and cons of buying your own paper\nHow to calculate paper usage\nHow to spot a paper problem\nHow to manage the costs of your project\nHow to make your books more sustainably\nUnderstanding auto stock replenishment (ASR)\nManaging zero inventory and print on demand\n\nPlease email info@bic.org.uk for a copy of the course outline. \nThe Trainer \nHeather O’Connell Consultant \nHeather has more than 20 years’ experience in book publishing. Specialising in book production\, she has held various positions including Production Director for Penguin UK and HarperCollins Publishers. Heather now runs a consultancy\, using her passion for and knowledge of the industry to support a broad range of print and publishing clients and industry initiatives. \nDate & Frequency of this Course in 2025 \nTuesday 18th November and Wednesday 19th November 2025. This course will run once in 2025. The course begins promptly at 9.30am each morning. \nBespoke and In-House Training \nBIC is committed to providing high quality\, accessible training for the book industry. We are able to provide both bespoke courses and in-house training to suit your requirements. This course is suitable for in-house training so please do contact us to request further information or to make a booking: info@bic.org.uk \nCourse Location \nClays\, Popson Street\, Bungay NR35 1ED. \nCourse Length \nThe two-day course can be taken as one comprehensive programme across both days\, or you can join us for just one of the days. \nPrices \nSingle Day \nBIC Members £340+ VAT \nFriends of BIC £415 + VAT \nNon-Members £480 + VAT \nNB: The ticket price excludes the Eventbrite processing fee and travel and accommodation costs. \nBoth days \nBIC Members £620 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £735 + VAT \nNon-Members £852 + VAT \nNB: The ticket price excludes the Eventbrite processing fee and travel and accommodation costs. \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC members only. \nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member? You can check here. \nAlternative Payment Option: \nIf you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \nOn the Day \nAll of BIC’s full-day courses include refreshments and a full working lunch. \nDress Code \nPlease be aware that delegates will spend time in the factory\, please bring socks as safety boots will be provided. \nWIFI Access \nA password will be provided on the day to delegates. \nTravel information Tube / Rail Stations: \nNearest station: Diss or Beccles \nhttps://www.nationalrail.co.uk \nCar Park: \nShould you choose to drive to this course\, there is limited parking available onsite at Clays. Please request a parking space on registration. \nAlternative\, nearby car parks include Bungay Car Park (approx. 6 min walk) \nAccommodation Information: \nUpon receiving your booking confirmation for this course\, we will be in touch to provide accommodation suggestions to our delegates. \nCourse Cancellations \nPlease note: as we price our training courses so keenly\, the running of them is dependent on there being a set minimum number of delegates registered by the time the booking period ceases. For this reason\, please be aware that unfortunately some courses may be cancelled if this requirement is not met. Should this happen\, BIC will arrange for full refunds for all training courses booked. We will liaise with registered delegates at least 2 weeks prior to each course date regarding this. BIC apologies for any inconvenience caused. \nRefund Policy \nPlease take a few moments to familiarise yourself with our refund policy: \nShould you need to cancel your ticket\, refunds may be given as follows: \n\nUp to 6 calendar weeks (i.e. 42 calendar days) before the event: full refund\nLess than 6 calendar weeks\, but more than 2 calendar weeks (i.e. 14 days) before the event: 50% refund\nLess than 2 calendar weeks before the event: no refund.\n\nIf you (or a colleague in your place) do not attend the training course you have booked\, no refund will be given. \nPlease note: Tickets are transferable within your organisation. \nHeather O’Connell\, Consultant \nHeather has more than 20 years’ experience in book publishing. Specialising in book production\, she has held various positions including Production Director for Penguin UK and HarperCollins Publishers. Heather now runs a consultancy\, using her passion for and knowledge of the industry to support a broad range of print and publishing clients and industry initiatives. \nClays are long established as a key supplier of monochrome books to the publishing industry\, and in addition as offering supply chain solutions around print. At their factory in Suffolk they are producing 150m books/year from single copy print-on-demand through to mass market bestsellers with print runs up to a million copies. \nClays has benefited from significant investment over the last ten years\, to enable them to provide digital production services and an extensive distribution offering which complements the ever changing and fast moving books supply chain. \nClays have a wealth of experience from a long established and stable workforce\, many of whom are excited to have this opportunity to share their breadth of knowledge through this training programme.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-making-and-managing-monochrome-books-nov-2025/
LOCATION:Clays Factory\, Bungay\, Popson Street\, Bungay\, Suffolk\, NR35 1ED\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:BIC ONIX: Advanced Topics Training Course -  Nov 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aimed at experienced ONIX users\, this online course provides guidance on optimising your metadata and the more complex aspects of ONIX.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Advanced Topics training course\n#bictraining \nPurpose of the Course\nRecent research shows that good metadata leads to increased sales*. With that in mind\, this advanced course mixes the theoretical discussion of metadata with practical examples and guidance\, and links metadata very clearly with supply chain effectiveness and commercial success. \nPlease note: Some training material on data elements relating to digital products\, open access\, audio material and chapter-level metadata that was previously part of this course has been transferred to the new ONIX Essentials Plus course. If a delegate completed the ONIX essentials course prior to 2022\, some content may have been missed. This missed material may be covered again in this course provided that time allows. \n*Nielsen White Paper: The Link Between Metadata and Sales. \n \nBenefits of Attending\nExperienced ONIX users will learn how to optimise their metadata and deal with the more complex aspects of ONIX by attending this course. \n \nCourse Level\nThis course is suitable for delegates with a good background knowledge of publishing and experience working with ONIX. Attendees do not require a technical background\, the course is aimed at staff with management responsibility for product metadata or software developers seeking more in-depth domain knowledge. Delegates should previously have attended the BIC ONIX Essentials training course or have gained extensive knowledge and experience of metadata management and ONIX over several years. \n \nCourse Outline\nThe content of this course is modular and will be tailored to the particular interests of delegates; consequently\, each course will be different. However\, the overall content will most likely include many of the following topics: \n1) Modules  \n\nThe importance of core semantics;\nConceptual modelling\, WMI entity stack in indecs and interoperability with library metadata models;\nIdentifiers; GTINs and ISBNs; ISNI and name identification; ISCCs\, work IDs and the product lifecycle;\nLinked data and schema.org optimization of web pages;\nDiscoverability\, keywords and structured subject coding including Thema;\nSales rights and restrictions; advanced international pricing and multiple markets\, tax\,  discounts\, commodity codes and international trade\nCollections\, sets and series\nChapter-level metadata (for audio\, scholarly etc)\nOpen access\nMulti-item/multi-component products\n Multilingual metadata\nPromotional events\nPractical XML validation\nBlock updating\nONIX Acknowledgement message\n ONIX 3.0 migration; differences from 2.1\, changes and benefits; migration strategy\nONIX 3.1 migration\nNew data elements in recent ONIX revisions (3.0\, 3.0.1–3.0.8\, 3.1\, 3.1.1)\nUnderused features and opportunities; common errors\nSummary and further resources\n\n2) Discuss your issues \n\nDelegates may choose to submit real-world books and metadata of their own for discussion and pointers for improvement (you must contact info@BIC.org.uk at least one week in advance. It cannot be guaranteed that all issues will be looked at or ‘solved’)\n\n3) Practical Demos (spread throughout the day): \n\nHow to validate ONIX messages\nWhy character sets and encodings are important\nTag name conversion\n\n \nThe Trainer\n\n\n\nEDItEUR membership Graham Bell \nExecutive Director\, EDItEUR \nGraham is Executive Director of EDItEUR\, and is responsible for the overall development of EDItEUR’s standards and the management services it provides on behalf of other standards organisations (ISNI International Agency and the International DOI Foundation). He joined EDItEUR as its Chief Data Architect in 2010\, focusing on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books\, Thema\, EDItX and on other EDItEUR standards for the global books and serials sectors. \nGraham is an experienced trainer and speaker. He previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK\, where most recently he was Head of Publishing Systems. \nFeedback for this Course\n“Graham Bell is an excellent teacher making the courses interesting even when the subject matter is not that ‘light’. He provides explanations in a clear and concise way.” – Angela Kendall\, Nielsen \n“I can think of many people in my company who would benefit from attending this course.” – Anon. \n \nDates and Frequency of this Course\nTues 18th\, Weds 19th and Thurs 20th November 2025 (over 3 half days). Last session in 2025. \n \nBespoke and In-House Training\nBIC is committed to providing high quality\, accessible training for the book industry. We are able to provide both bespoke courses and in-house training to suit your requirements. This course is suitable for in-house training so please do contact us to request further information or to make a booking: info@bic.org.uk \n \nCourse Location\nOnline / Virtual Training. \n \nCourse Length\nThis is a 1.5 day course which will be delivered in three\, half-day training sessions\, 1.00pm-5.30pm (UK)on the dates specified\, above. \n \nPrices\nBIC & EDItEUR Members £470 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £560 + VAT \nNon-Members £640 + VAT \nNote: Ticket price excludes the Eventbrite processing fee. \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both this ONIX: Advanced Topics and either of the ONIX Essentials Plus courses will be eligible to receive a £100 discount on the combined cost of their tickets. \nThis offer is open to BIC & EDItEUR Members\, Friends of BIC and Non-Members. Contact BIC (info@bic.org.uk) for further information and to receive your discount code (prior to booking your place); tickets purchased using this discount code will not be transferrable within your organisation. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other or discount code. \nThe fully discounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only. \nCheck BIC membership and /or EDItEUR membership. \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact us: info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \n\n\n\nBIC Training Courses\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the book industry. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with key stakeholders in the UK book industry to produce quality training courses that are created and delivered by expert\, highly respected trainers on a wide range of supply chain topics. Being a not-for-profit organisation\, BIC is able to offer all of its training at highly competitive rates. If there is a topic that you would like us to provide training on\, that we do not provide at present\, get in touch; we also welcome enquires about the provision of bespoke in-house courses. \nCourse Cancellations\nPlease note: as we price our training courses so competitively\, the running of them is dependent on there being a set minimum number of delegates registered by the time the booking period ceases. For this reason\, please be aware that unfortunately some courses may be cancelled if this requirement is not met. Should this happen\, BIC will arrange for full refunds for all training courses booked. We will liaise with registered delegates at least 2 weeks prior to each course date regarding this. BIC apologies for any inconvenience caused. \nRefund Policy\nPlease take a few moments to familiarise yourself with our refund policy. \nShould you need to cancel your ticket\, refunds may be given as follows: \n\nUp to 6 calendar weeks (i.e. 42 calendar days) before the event: full refund minus Eventbrite fee\nLess than 6 calendar weeks\, but more than 2 calendar weeks (i.e. 14 days) before the event: 50% refund\nLess than 2 calendar weeks before the event: no refund\n\nIf you (or a colleague in your place) do not attend the training course you have booked\, no refund will be given. \nPlease note: Tickets are transferable within your organisation.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-onix-advanced-topics-training-course-nov-2025/
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SUMMARY:BIC 2025 AGM
DESCRIPTION:BIC members only
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-2025-agm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:BIC Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:Deadline for TEiLA Accreditation Application
DESCRIPTION:Applications due for the Technology Excellence in Libraries award (TEiLA) quarterly review.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/deadline-for-teila-accreditation-application-9/
LOCATION:Online
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