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----- Original Message -----
From: "astaley" <astaley(a)comcast.net>
To: <NYNASSAU-admin(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:12 PM
Subject: Genealogy Conference
>
> Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures
> Have you ever been to a genealogy conference?
>
> Genealogy is a continuing education. Learning about documents and
> resources often takes us to places that we never dreamed could be
helpful to
> us. Now, in the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, there
is a
> place where genealogists from all over the country, Great Britain and
Europe
> will be attending the Federation of Genealogical Society Conference,
hosted
> by the Florida State Genealogical Society.
>
> Why Should you attend?
> 1) Over 200 LECTURES on a variety of topics and over 95 top-of-the
line
> SPEAKERS. Track descriptions are as follows:
>
> Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe)
> Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada)
> Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida)
> Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research)
> Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies)
> A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research)
> Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)!
>
> For more detailed information about each lecture, visit
> http://www.fgs.org
>
> 2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes
> such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt
Lake
> City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in
> Birmingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in
> England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for
> more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site.
>
> You can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if
you
> subscribe to the E-zine.To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email
> message (no text or subject is necessary) to
> fgs2003-announce-on(a)lists.csc.cc.il.us>. You will receive a
confirmation
> message to which you must reply within 24 hours.
>
> 3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a
> list of our current exhibitors at
> http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp
>
> 4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are
> in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain.
> All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same
> building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people
> for one price.
>
> 5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the
> conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic
> Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as
> Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other
wonderful
> places!
>
> 6) SOCIETIES CAN WIN $200 worth of genealogy books from Betterway
Books. If
> you advertise the conference in your newsletter, send us a copy and we
will
> add it to the drawing to be held at the conference. We have made it
very
> simple for you. Use the media kit at
> http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-media.htm
>
> Hurry, the EARLY CONFERENCE registration deadline for the lower price
is
> July 15th.
>
> HOTEL registration deadline is August 4th. 1-800-327-6677;
407-351-5555
>
> Jim and Pam Cooper
> FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs
> Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures
> 3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida
> http://www.fgs.org or http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/
> P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066