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The third biennial CODEX International Book Fair and Symposium will take place February 6-9, 2011 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. We are gathering together a congress of the world’s finest private presses, book artisans, artists, curators, collectors and scholars in the spirit of an Old West rendezvous. The Symposium and Bookfair will provide an opportunity to see and be seen in a relaxed setting. The best and most current work of a truly international group of artists and artisans will be on display. Participants from all the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand have responded. The San Francisco Bay Area’s libraries, book-arts & bibliophilic organizations host an abundance of events, exhibits and receptions during the week. Finally, the following weekend, will be the 44th annual California International Antiquarian Book Fair, certainly one of the biggest and best in the world. This will be an historic “bookweek” in the grand scale of the San Francisco tradition!
The Book Fair will be limited to 135 tables and will be held in the 10,000 square foot Pauley Ballroom and mezzanine at the top of Telegraph Avenue. Each exhibitor will be furnished with a 2.5 x 6 ft. table and 2 chairs. Please bring your own cloth table coverings. Exhibitor registration packets with maps, schedules, badges and more will be on the tables in the ballroom.
The Pauley Ballroom will be closed and securely locked except during Sunday’s setup hours and the published fair hours. Exhibitors with badges will be admitted after 11 a.m. each day to the exhibition area.
Arrival, set-up, and break-down information will be posted soon. Please see website schedule for dates and times.
The ballroom’s floor-to-ceiling windows look out over Sproul Plaza and the UC Berkeley campus and every effort will be made to create a festive atmosphere within.
The price of admission to the fair for the general public for Four days is $15. A single-day ticket is $10. A FOUR-day ticket for students (with I.D.) is $5.
CODEX 2011 Exhibitors
HOTELS
We have negotiated a special rate at the Hotel Durant for attendees of the bookfair or symposium. You must book your room with them by January 11th, 2011 to get the discounted rate. Click here for more information.
Other hotels near campus include:
The Downtown Berkeley Inn - (510) 843-4043
Berkeley City Club - (510) 848-7800 - The Berkeley City Club is near the University campus and has rooms available.
The UC Berkeley Faculty Club - (510) 540-5678 - Rooms are available on campus.
Other places to stay in Berkeley - A large list from the Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau.
TRAVEL
The nearest airport is the Oakland International Airport (OAK), San Francisco International (SFO) is also nearby.
Both airports are about 30 - 45 minutes travel by car from Berkeley. Both are also accesable by BART (regional train /
subway). The BART stop for the conference is the Downtown Berkeley station, a one block from the University campus.
February weather in Berkeley is cool but not freezing and often rainy.
The 2011 CODEX Foundation Symposium will be held at the Berkeley Art Museum
book art object [volume 2]
We are currently making preparations to publish a companion volume to book art object that will include selected 2009 & 2011 symposium papers, additional essays, and books exhibited by artists and publishers at the 2011 book fair. More information will be forthcoming soon. Please check the website regularly.
Support the Foundation that works for you!
We are a very small group of friends and volunteers who do the enormous job of making the book fair and symposium a pleasurable and hopefully profitable experience for you. The Codex Foundation has a tradition of offering cocktail parties, an open bar at the gala dinner, and other delightful amenities and subventions. Please consider making a donation to help provide our hospitality.