Attendee registration <https://guildofbookworkers.org/content/standards-2023> for the Standards of Excellence Seminar in Hand Bookbinding will close at 11:59pm Pacific time on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Vendor registration <https://guildofbookworkers.org/civicrm/event/register?id=290&reset=1> will remain open until Thursday, September 14. The seminar will take place from September 28-30 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Registration and hotel information is available here <https://guildofbookworkers.org/content/standards-2023#hotel>. Seminar rates will expire September 5, so please be sure to secure accommodations before then. We look forward to presentations from Brien Beidler, Gabby Cooksey, Jeff Peachey and Steph Rue. Space is also available on several area tours <https://guildofbookworkers.org/content/standards-2023#tours>. If you have registered for Standards and would like to purchase additional tour or banquet tickets, contact Larry Houston, GBW Treasurer at treasurer@guildofbookworkers.org. Saturday evening’s banquet will include the presentation of the Laura Young and Lifetime Achievement Awards, and a live auction benefiting future scholarship recipients. We are so grateful to those individuals and organizations whose contributions help to make Standards possible. Please visit the Guild of Book Workers’ website for more information on Sponsorship Opportunities <https://guildofbookworkers.org/civicrm/event/register?id=291&reset=1>, or to donate an auction item <https://gbw.formstack.com/forms/auctiondonation2023> to benefit scholarship recipients. Please direct all questions to Jennifer Pellecchia, Standards Chair, Guild of Book Workers at standards@guildofbookworkers.org. We hope to see you in San Francisco! Jennifer Pellecchia (she/her/hers) Standards Chair, Guild of Book Workers standards@guildofbookworkers.org