Thursday, February 3, 10:00 AM –- 5:30 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Hall C
EXPO 2011 EXHIBITORS:
Go to the 2011 Exhibitor Directory page for a listing of exhibitors and sponsors.
EXPO is an integral part of the educational and networking experience that is Super Conference
- See the latest technologies, trends, services and programs
- over 200 firms and 700 personnel ready to answer your questions
- Compare products and prices in a time-efficient way
- Do your product analysis with colleagues without scheduling a meeting
- Bring your problems and let the experts solve them
- Tips for improving programs, products and services
- After all these years the Passport to Prizes is still fun to win
- Great Thursday afternoon reception sponsored by EDU Reference Publisher's Direct
- Public access email stations
- New programming in the EXPO Theatre
Thursday afternoon @ 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
EXPO WINE AND CHEESE
Enjoy music and the relaxing feel that comes at the end of a long day as the good folks from EDU Reference Publishers Direct host their annual highlight on Thursday afternoon in the EXPO Hall. Visit with EDU and mingle with a glass of wine in your hand.
Sponsored by EDU Reference Publishers Direct Inc
PASSPORT TO PRIZES
You have until 1:00 PM tomorrow to win!
Make sure you drop off your completed Passport in the drum outside the entrance to EXPO 2011!
AUTHOR SIGNINGS
9:30 AM
- PJ Kwong, Bookland Press – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
10:00 AM
- Bobbie Kalman – Crabtree Publishing, Booth #420
- Lynn Peppas, Corvette – Follett International, Booth #711/713
10:30 AM
- Andrew Larsen, The Luck of Jude – James Lorimer & Company, Booth #433
- John Maar, Bookland Press – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
- Brenda Dougall Merriman, Genealogical Standards of Evidence, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
- Chad Solomon, Adventure of Rabbit and Bear Paws – GoodMinds.com, Booth #115/117
- Rebecca Upjohn, The Last Loon – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
11:00 AM
- Steve Barwin, Fadeaway and Icebreaker – James Lorimer & Company, Booth #433
- Linda Granfield – S & B Books, Booth #511
- Janice Nickerson, Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
11:30 AM
- Rona Arato, On A Canadian Day and On A Medieval Day – Kate Walker & Company, Booth #415
- Anne Dublin, Second Story Press – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
- Lesley Livingston, Once Every Never – Penguin, Booth #118/120
- Deb Loughead, The Snowball Effect – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
- Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Genealogy and the Law in Canada, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
12:00 Noon
- Erin Bow – S & B Books, Booth #511
- Rebecca Upjohn, Second Story Press – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
12:30 PM
- Nancy Belgue, Colette and the Silver Samovar – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
- Janet Kellough, On the Head of a Pin, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
- Liane Shaw, Second Story Press – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
1:00 PM
- Barbara Reid – S & B Books, Booth #511
- Adrienne Shadd & Natasha Henry, The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
1:15 PM
- Patrick Bowman, Torn from Troy: Odyssey of a Slave – Literary Press Group, Booth #332
1:30 PM
- Craig Battle and Mary Ng, You Asked? – Kate Walker & Company, Booth #415
- Andrea Beck, Pierre's Friends – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
- Rob Weston, Dust City – Penguin, Booth #118/120
- Lorraine Williams, Memories of the Beach, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
- Owl Kids’ 35th Birthday Party – Kate Walker & Company, Booth #415
2:00 PM
- Carolyn Molnar, Compassionate Messenger: True Stories of a Psychic Medium, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
- Nazneen Sheikh, Cormorant Books – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
- Vikki VanSickle, Words that Start with B – GoodMinds.com, Booth #115/117
2:30 PM
- Alyxandra Harvey – Penguin, Booth #118/120
- Marilyn Helmer, Adventures at Camp Lots-O-Fun – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
- Aldona Sendzikas, Stanley Barracks: Toronto’s Military Legacy, – Dundurn, Booth #428/430
- Richard Thake, Sir Seth Thistlewaite and the Sooth Sayers Shoes, – Kate Walker & Company, Booth #415
3:00 PM
- David Homel, Cormorant Books – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
3:30 PM
- Vicki Grant, Comeback – Orca Book Publishers, Booth #410/412
- D.J. McIntosh, The Witch of Babylon – Penguin, Booth #118/120
4:00 PM
- Sylvia Warsh, Cormorant Books – Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, Booth #220/222
YOU CAN ALSO...
• Check your email.
• Meet at the café with its expanded menu and seating.
ON STAGE AT THE EXPO THEATRE
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
IEEE eBooks and eLearning – Exciting New Developments
Ruth Wolfish, IEEE Client Services Manager
IEEE eLearning has a new name, new course levels, and a new robust IEEE Learning Management System. IEEE eBooks are delivered through IEEE Xplore with over 400+ titles with many search options to the chapter level. Come join us and be entered in a raffle for an AMEX gift card and other prizes.
11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
World Book Online – more than just an encyclopedia?
Ian Glassford and Rick Rumney, World Book
Ian and Rick will lead an examination of the other databases and features involved in World Book Advanced Reference Suite. This will be suitable for new subscribers and also for the those who have been with us for some time and would like to make even more use of the product.
12:00 Noon – 12:25 PM
Oh the Horror! Getting Monsters, Ghouls, Zombies, & Vampires in Your Library
ABDO / EDU Reference
Books so good they’re scary! Don’t be scared about horror in your library—in fact, it’s one of the best ways to reach reluctant readers and increase circulation. This fun session looks at the roots of the horror genre, and shares resources for collection development, ideas for displays and programs, and more, including horror resources for titles from 2nd–12th grades.
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM
The All-New ProQuest platform
Micromedia ProQuest
The all-new ProQuest platform is here! Come see how ProQuest’s customer-driven design to the new platform will simplify access to information and bring together complementary content types and formats, including leading journals, periodicals, news content, rare and archival information, dissertations, research reports, ebooks, and multimedia.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (two 1 hour sessions)
Speed-dating with Crime
Crime Writers of Canada authors can write about crime, but do they have the gift of gab? Find out at the CWC Speed-Dating with Crime event where 20+ authors each have two to three minutes to sell you on their nefarious deeds… uh, novels. Authors making their pitch include some rising new stars in the crime and mystery genre as well as some of your library’s old favourites. Crime Writers of Canada… for the best in Canadian crime writing.
Catherine Astolfo
Seventh Fire: An Emily Taylor Mystery, Moe Publications
Rick Blechta
The Fallen One, RendezVous Crime/Napoleon & Company—coming Fall 2011
Janet Bolin
Dire Threads: A Threadville Mystery, Berkley Prime Crime—coming June 2011
Liz Bugg
Red Rover, Insomniac
Hilary Davidson
The Next One to Fall, Forge/Tom Doherty Associates—coming November 2011
Vicki Delany
Among the Departed: A Constable Molly Smith Novel,Poisoned Pen Press—coming May 2011
Barbara Fradkin
The Fall Guy, Rapid Reads / Orca—coming April 2011
Roy French
Raven’s Shadow, Tafford Publishing
Anne Grobbo
Most Valuable Victim: A Gloria Trevisi Mystery, Double Dragon Publishing—ebook; lulu.com—trade pb
Ian Hamilton
The Water Rat of Wanchai: An Ava Lee Novel, House of Anansi
R. J. Harlick
A Green Place for Dying: A Meg Harris Mystery, RendezVous Crime / Napoleon & Company – coming 2011
Janet Kellough
Sowing Poison: A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery, Castle Street Mystery / Dundurn—coming Fall 2011
Kathy Diane, Leveille
Let the Shadows Fall behind You, Kunati—cloth; iUniverse—trade pb
April Lindgren
Headline: Murder, Second Story
N. J. Lindquist
Glitter of Diamonds: A Manziuk and Ryan Mystery, MurderWillOut Mysteries
Hilary MacLeod
Revenge of the Lobster Lover, Acorn Press
Mary Jane Maffini
The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder: A Charlotte Adams Mystery, Berkley Prime Crime—coming April 2011
Alex Markman
ContraODESSA, Asteroid Publishing—coming August 2011
D. J. McIntosh
The Witch of Babylon: Book One in the Mesopotamian Trilogy, Penguin Canada—coming June 2011
John Moss
Reluctant Dead: A Quin and Morgan Mystery, Castle Street Mystery / Dundurn—coming Spring 2011
Brent Pilkey
Savage Rage, ECW—coming May 2011
Jon Redfern
Trumpets Sound No More, RendezVous Crime / Napoleon & Company
Howard Shrier
High Chicago: A Jonah Geller Novel, Vintage Canada / RHC
Caro Soles
Drag Queen in the Court of Death, MLR Press—ebook & trade pb
Michael Van Rooy
A Criminal to Remember, Turnstone
Sylvia Maultash Warsh
The Queen of Unforgetting, Cormorant