> >From: "Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter" <[email protected]> >Subject: Special Edition: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > > Special Edition of > Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > > June 26, 2002 > > Please feel free to forward copies of this newsletter to other > genealogists. > > ========================================================== > >The following is a "special edition" of my weekly newsletter. A >breaking news event has major financial impact to hundreds of >genealogists. I elected to not wait until next week's newsletter >to distribute the following article. > > - Dick Eastman > >============================================================== > > - International Roots Conference Is Canceled, Would-be Attendees Lose Money > >The International Roots Conference has been canceled. If you >registered in advance, you need to read the following information. > >In the June 5 edition of this newsletter, I wrote about the >International Roots Conference to be held in Dearborn, Michigan on >July 14 through 18, 2002. I wrote that conference organizers >Marilyn R. Natchez and Steve Rosman, operating under the business >name of "My Conference Planners, LLC," were planning a big >conference. While I didn't mention any expected numbers of >attendees in that article, the conference Web site advised that >2,000 people were expected to attend this conference. > >All of that came crashing down in the past few days. Last Friday, >only three weeks before the scheduled start of the conference, My >Conference Planners, LLC ceased operations and declared >bankruptcy. The company's Web site was shut down on Tuesday, June >25. Would-be conference attendees who paid in advance for tickets >are now receiving letters from a law firm advising that the >conference has been canceled. > >Reportedly, all the money paid in advance is gone; so, creditors >are advised to not contact anyone for refunds. In other words, >those who paid money in advance are ***** (insert your own >expletive here). Most would-be attendees paid $200 to $300 each, >depending upon the luncheons, dinners and workshops selected. The >owners of My Conference Planners, LLC have not released any >numbers. However, if only 500 people paid in advance, the amount >in question would be $100,000 to $150,000. > >What happened? I have no idea. Marilyn R. Natchez and Steve Rosman >have not yet returned my phone call and e-mails. > >The lawyer handling this bankruptcy case is David Miller of the >law firm Erman, Teicher, Miller, Zucker & Freedman, PC, located >at: > > 100 Galleria Officentre Ste 333 > Southfield, MI 48034-8429 > Phone: (248) 827-4100 > Fax: (248) 827-4106 > > Attorney David Miller can be reached at: > [email protected] > >Those who feel that they have been "ripped off" might want to >contact the office of Jennifer M. Granholm, the Attorney General >for the State of Michigan. The Attorney General's office has an >online Web site for those who wish to file consumer complaints, >at: http://www.ag.state.mi.us/cp/complaint/cp_complaint_page.htm > >If you do file a complaint, you will be asked for the company's >name and address. It is: > > MY CONFERENCE PLANNERS, LLC > 24901 Northwestern Highway, Suite 313-B > Southfield, Michigan 48075-2207 > (248) 415-0159 > >I suspect you will be reading more about this story in future >weeks. > >============================================================== > > > > >--+------------------------------------------------------------------ >You are subscribed as: [email protected] >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[email protected]> >or go to: http://eastman.biglist.com/unsub.php/newsletter/[email protected] >--+--