The Seminar on Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding is the annual Guild of Book Workers conference. Held annually at a different location in the country, participants attend presentations by leading experts in the fields related to the book and paper arts. Tours of binderies, conservation facilities, rare book libraries and papermaking establishments are regularly arranged in conjunction with the event. Seminar presentations are videotaped and made available to members. The Guildʼs Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with the seminar.
For more information about the Standards of Excellence Seminar, contact Christopher McAfee, Standards Committee Chair.
Standards Links
Instructional Videos of Standards Presentations (available for sale to anyone or rental to members)
2009 Standards of Excellence
October 29-31, 2009
Hotel Kabuki
San Francisco, California
Registration is now closed.
If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please contact Alicia Bailey, GBW Treasurer.
Info on This Year's Seminar
Seminar Schedule
General Information and Logistics
Travel Info for the Hotel Kabuki
Presenters and Presentations
Thursday Tour Information
Scholarship Information
Vendor Information
Auction Donation Form
The above links are from the official seminar information which was sent in the June 2009 GBW Newsletter. For updated information, please see the web advertisement.
Scholarship Applications
There are a limited number of scholarships to attend the Standards Seminar. The scholarship application is available in PDF format. For more information, please contact the Standards Chair.
Suppliers and Vendors
Are you a supplier for the book arts? Would you like to meet current and new customers? Set up a vendor's table at Standards!
Please contact the Standards Chair for more information.
Travel Information
For directions on where the Hotel Kabuki is and how to get there, please see the Hotel Kabuki website.
If using public transportation, Margaret Johnson sent the following information via the GBW listserv:
Take BART to the Church Street Station; take the 22-Fillmore bus going north toward the bay. At Post and Fillmore Streets, walk up Post Street toward Japantown. The hotel is three blocks on the right.
If you cannot download these forms, contact the GBW Web Binder at webmaster@guildofbookworkers.org.