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In-Person Event: What I Wish Other Departments Knew About My Job
Registration is now open for MBPR’s May in-person luncheon, What I Wish Other Departments Knew About My Job.
Creating a book is highly collaborative, but many jobs focus on just one part of the process. Title planning, sales, and marketing can feel mysterious to those in production, and vice versa. Yet understanding these other roles can be key to producing quality products and improving efficiency. Join MBPR for a peek behind the curtain at different parts of the publishing process and tips for improving collaboration at each step along the way.
The panel discussion will be followed by a brief Q&A. This session will be recorded and shared with those who register.
About the Panelists
Elizabeth Dingmann Schneider has 20 years of experience in children’s educational publishing. Her career has spanned a variety of roles, including publicity, project management, and editorial. She currently serves as Editorial Director at Capstone, where she oversees the editorial and media research teams. Elizabeth has a BA in English from the College of St. Benedict, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University.
Derek Zobel‘s career path has gone from publishing, to robotics, to medical devices, and back to publishing. Prior to his current role as Publisher at North Star Editions, he was the Publisher at Bellwether Media and held marketing communications roles at Recon Robotics and Medtronic. He is passionate about public schools and quality educational materials, serving on his local elementary school PTA and the district wide council for Bloomington Public Schools. Derek has a BA in English from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas Opus School of Business.
Where & When
Open Book (Target Performance Hall)
1011 Washington Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Check-in and networking begins at 11:30 am. The program starts at 12:00 and will run for about an hour.
Tickets
Tickets are $20 for members and students. They are $25 for nonmembers with advanced reservation. If space allows walk-ins, those without reservations will be charged $30 at the door.
Registrations accepted until Tuesday, April 28th at midnight.
Food
Lunch will be provided for preregistered attendees.
Parking & Transit
There is a small side lot next to the Open Book building (just past the building on the right as you are heading east on Washington; for those heading west, turn on 10th or 11th and go down the alley to access the lot). If the Open Book lot is full, other options are:
- Meters along 10th and 11th
- Guthrie ramp: Enter on 9th Ave (between Washington & 2nd Street S)
- Municipal parking ramp across from the Mill City Museum
- Transit information is available at www.metrotransit.org/trip-planner