The "Family History and DNA: Genetic Genealogy in 2013" conference will be
held on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Hotel,
2500 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California. While it is being offered in
conjunction with the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, the conference
is a separate event co-sponsored by SCGS and the International Society of
Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG). The groundbreaking event is the first genetic
genealogy conference not sponsored by a commercial DNA provider.
This is a quick note to let everyone know that interest is very strong for
"Family History and DNA: Genetic Genealogy in 2013," and we are already 25
percent sold out. This is well ahead of the registration response that we
typically see for Jamboree. If you plan to attend, in the words of my Iowa
grandmother, "Don't let the grass grow under your feet." We will very
likely
sell out.
Featured speakers include Dr. Spencer Wells, Explorer in Residence at the
National Geographic, and lunch speaker Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Please note that lunch requires an additional payment.
This is truly becoming an international event, with attendees from the UK,
Australia, the Netherlands, and points beyond, as well as locations around
the US. We are excited to see that family historians everywhere are
embracing the concept of an independent day-long conference about genetic
genealogy.
Plan to stay for Jamboree, which starts on Friday, June 7. Friday morning's
sessions are JamboFREE, and Friday afternoon features a DNA panel as well as
an African American DNA session. Of course, we encourage you to stay for the
entire Jamboree weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 7 through 9, 2013.
Read more about it on the Jamboree blog,
http://genealogyjamboree.blogspot.com/2013/03/registration-update-family-his
tory-and.html
Southern California Genealogical Society
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA 91504
scgs(a)scgsgenealogy.com
www.genealogyjamboree.com