With our calendars for 2025 filling up very quickly, the Association invites you to save the date for an in-person AUPresses Press Directors Summit this October.
Dates and Times
The AUPresses Directors Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 22-Friday, October 24. The summit begins with an opening dinner and introductory remarks at 6:30pm CT on Wednesday, October 22, continues with a full day of programming from 8:30am-4:30pm CT on Thursday, October 23, and concludes with a half-day session from 8:30am-1:30pm CT on Friday, October 24.
The AUPresses Board of Directors will hold its Fall meeting on Tuesday, October 21 and board members will plan to attend the Summit afterwards.
Location and Other Logistics
The Directors Summit will be returning to the Big Ten Conference Center in Rosemont (O’Hare), Illinois.
Meals from dinner on Wednesday through lunch on Friday will be included in the registration fee; a social event is planned for all press directors on Thursday evening.
Details regarding hotel, local transport, and registration fees will be available in the spring.
Programming
The 2025 Summit aims to address topics such as the future of the book, usage as the new currency, and of course artificial intelligence.
The program committee, chaired by John Sherer (UNC Press, at-large member, AUPresses Board of Directors), is fleshing out the agenda, which will include plenty of opportunities for structured peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
Why Attend
Networking and informal interaction are the greatest benefit of Press Directors gathering annually in-person. While the AUPresses Annual Meeting will be virtual in 2025, the Association recognizes the value of in-person programming for Press Directors—and is committed to providing it. The sixty-seven member press directors who attended the 2023 Press Directors Summit rated the experience very highly—and we urge you all to join us for this special and enriching gathering in 2025.