FYI.
Tina
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From: "Shari Handley" <srh(a)tyaskin.com>
To: <STATE-COORD-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:24 PM
Subject: [STATE-COORD] Last Call - FGS Conference Lectures
REMINDER-LAST CALL!!!
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