BEA Announces Big Changes

Reed Exhibitions has announced a number of changes to future BookExpo America conventions. The BEA will be held in New York City through 2012; a decision that scraps plans to hold the convention in Washington, D.C. in 2010 and Las Vegas in 2011. Beginning in 2010, the convention will be held Tuesday through Thursday, with the exhibit running on Wednesday and Thursday only. Lance Fenterman, industry v-p and show manager for BEA said in a press release, “To put it simply, our goal in planning the show this year and beyond has been on quality, not quantity.”