From: "Shari Handley" <srh(a)tyaskin.com>
Reply-To: USGENWEB-ALL-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: USGENWEB-ALL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [ALL-L] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: USGENWEB at FGS 2006
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 00:21:26 -0400
Please pass this very exciting and important announcement on to your
state/regional lists!
USGenWeb at FGS 2006
Call for Speakers
The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our
10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation
of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be held
in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical society in
the United States and the local host for the 2006 conference - the New
England Historic Genealogical Society, August 30-September 2, 2006
We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the
USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and Genealogy,
Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and Internet Publishing
for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website publicity, website
building, strategies for converting data, etc.)
Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions.
Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). USGenWeb
will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four day
conference.
While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or speaking
time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the program of
a national genealogical conference, and share their methods and ideas to
hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected speakers will receive a
complimentary free registration to the 2006 FGS Conference.
Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to present
multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not required to have
spoken at a regional or national conference before, but are encouraged
to have some experience teaching their topics. An example of a
submission may be found at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any
questions at all, please direct them to Josh(a)DJoshuaTaylor.com.
Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their
lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus
will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of
acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005.
Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to
Josh(a)DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should
include:
-Class Title
-Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
-Designation of audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced)
-Length of presentation
-Class Description (1-2 sentences)
-Brief Class Outline
-Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences)
-Audio-Visual Needs
-List of Recent Lecture Experiences
-List of USGenWeb Involvement
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your
proposals!
USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee
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