In today’s edition of Vault Vednesday I’ll talk about the plethora of conferences schedules for the days before the NGS Family History Conference. And I’ll spotlight some awards garnered by the microfilm operations in the vault.
Pre- and Post-Conferences and Workshops
Not since the Great Seagull Conflagration Conglomeration of ‘92 (a result of one of my kids dropping a sandwich on the beach) have I seen such a large aggregation. This time, however, it is not seagulls but genealogy conferences and workshops. As if you didn’t have enough reasons to attend the NGS Conference already!
Here’s the NGS Conference, itself:
Conference | Dates (2010) | Audience | Cost |
2010 NGS Conference | 28 April – 1 May Wednesday-Saturday | Anyone excited to attend a premiere national conference and anyone else who has ancestors or a brain. | $210 NGS member $245 other $100 single day |
Here are the pre-conference conferences and workshops. Notice that the three BYU conferences usually held on campus are being held in Salt Lake City this year to accommodate attendees wishing to attend the NGS conference. Most of these do not require NGS registration. The exceptions might be the BCG Education Fund and the Librarians’ Program. If you have questions about these two, e-mail registration@ngsgenealogy.org or call (703) 525-0050 ext. 112.
Conference | Dates (2010) | Audience | Cost |
BYU Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy | 26-27 April Monday-Tuesday | Anyone excited to attend a premiere regional conference or wanting an entire week of fun. | $120 $25 student |
FamilySearch Developer's Conference | 27 April Tuesday | Programmers excited about restful APIs, Flex, .NET, PHP, C#, XML, etc. Oh yeah, and genealogy. | $75 $50 early $25 student |
BCG Education Fund Workshop | 27 April 8:45am-4pm Tuesday | NGS registrants excited about learning early handwriting and synchronized research & reporting. Limited to 60. | $90 Lunch included. Register using NGS registration |
Beginner’s Workshop | 27 April 9-noon Tuesday | Beginners and those wanting to refresh their skills. Learn where to start and how to handle information from a wide variety of records. | $30 Register using NGS registration |
Family History Consultant Training Seminar | 27 April Tuesday | Family History Consultants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | Free No registration required |
Librarians’ Program | 27 April 8:45am-4pm Tuesday | Librarian NGS registrants excited to serve genealogists. | Free Register using NGS registration |
Brigham Young University Family History Technology Workshop | 28 April Wednesday | Scholars excited about academic papers, bilateral filters, hidden-Markov models, statistical analysis (and genealogy). | $75 advance $85 door $35 student |
Here are the post-conference workshops. NGS conference registration is not required. Use the NGS conference registration to register for these workshops. If you have any questions, e-mail registration@ngsgenealogy.org or call (703) 525-0050 ext. 112.
Workshop | Dates (2010) | Audience | Cost |
Genealogy 101 | 1 May, 9-noon, Saturday | Beginners and those wanting to refresh their skills. Learn where to start and how to handle information from a wide variety of records. | $40 or free* box lunch included |
Genealogy 201 | 1 May, 9-noon, Saturday | Genealogists with some experience. Organize and maximize information from paper, microfilm, and digital sources. | $40 or free* box lunch included |
Genealogy Kids Camp | 1 May, 9-noon, Saturday | Kids grades 4 through 12. Fun classes, games, storytelling, Genealogy merit badge classes. | Free Space is limited |
* Free (without box lunch) for NGS registrants.
Pre-registration must be postmarked by 12 April 2010. There are just 18 days left.
The conference begins 28 April 2010. There are just 34 days left.
Vault Awards
In 1971 Van A. Neiswender (left, in the photograph)“was presented the third annual ‘Pioneer in Dry Photography Award’ by Kalvar Corp., New Orleans, for his ‘important contributions’ to the microfilming programs of [FamilySearch] and particularly for his part in establishing its extensive branch microfilm library.”
Kodak recognized FamilySearch for its 50 year partnership in 1989. Company president, Kay Whitmore (center, in the photograph) presented a plaque to Elder Boyd K. Packer (left) and Richard W. Elbert, Jr. (right).
Sources
"Microfilm Firm Honors Utahn," Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 24 February 1971, p. 18 A, cols. 1-2; digital images (http://news.google.com/newspapers : accessed 25 December 2009). Neiswender, 100 branches.
"Kodak Commemorates 50 Years of Helping LOS Church Meet Its Microfilming Needs," Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), 24 February 1989, p. B 9, cols. 1-3; digital images (http://news.google.com/newspapers : accessed 25 December 2009).
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