IBPA Boot Camp: 2026 Staff of Indie Pubs: Full Schedule

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8:30am PDT

Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am PDT

Log on for community introductions to 'find your peeps' before our opening welcome and keynote! With community leads TBA.

Sign up for this Boot Camp to get access to the on-demand video of all the presentations as well as the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)

Speakers

Brittany Griffiths

Director of Editorial, Design, and Production , Cornell University Press

Kayci Wyatt

Senior Managing Editor, Technica Editorial Services

A native of North Carolina, Kayci Wyatt has worked in publishing in a variety of different roles before joining Technica Editorial Services in 2018. As a Senior Managing Editor, Kayci is experienced in project management and all phases of manuscript development, including copyediting; peer review; editorial support; production... Read More →

Lee Wind

Chief Content Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am PDT

Community Time

12:15pm PDT

Lunch & Community Time Discussion: How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?

Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:15pm - 12:55pm PDT

Reconnect with your cohort while everyone refuels and discusses How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?

Speakers

Brittany Griffiths

Director of Editorial, Design, and Production , Cornell University Press

Kayci Wyatt

Senior Managing Editor, Technica Editorial Services

Lee Wind

Chief Content Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:15pm - 12:55pm PDT

Community Time

2:30pm PDT

Community Time Closing Session

Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT

Gather with your cohort to share take-aways and make plans to stay connected.

Remember to sign up for the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)

Speakers

Community Time

8:30am PDT

12:15pm PDT

2:30pm PDT

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