This summer, the board of directors for the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) met to plan the organization’s 2016 convention, which is scheduled for April 27–30, 2016 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
The RPMDA board includes president Christie Smith (Alfred Music), vice president–Program Don Langlie (Popplers Music), vice president–secretary/treasurer David Jahnke (Hal Leonard Corporation), past president Carol Wilbur (Pender’s Music), and members at large Mike Watson (Remenyi House of Music) and Jenny VanPelt (Lorenz Corporation).
The convention will offer session tracks for novice print music employees, buyers, and owners or managers with presentations by industry leaders and professional speakers in areas ranging from technology and marketing to inventory and training. 2016 also marks RPMDA’s 40th anniversary, and the celebration promises to be a veritable who’s who of the print music world.
Photo: Back row – David Jahnke, Carol Wilbur, Mike Watson, and Don Langlie; Front Row: Christie Smith and Jenny VanPelt.
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