Dear List Members, Many of you are familiar with Mr. Stasa Cvetkovic, the well-known genealogist who specializes in Banat and Batschka research. Some of you may have heard him speak at the Mt. Angel Treffen in Oregon in 2014. Stasa will be in Minneapolis for the Int’l German Genealogy conference in July and is planning a seminar to be held either before the conference dates, or just after (the seminar will not be part of the IGGC program). I am posting the following announcement on behalf of Stasa: Mr. Staša Cvetković, Serbian genealogist specializing in Donauschwaben genealogy, will be in the Twin Cities this summer for the International German Genealogy Conference, July 28-30. We are conducting a short survey in order to plan a seminar to be presented by Mr. Cvetkovic. Please take a few minutes to reply to this survey as soon as possible. Thank you! a) Are you going to attend 2017 International Germanic Genealogy Conference from 28 – 30 July 2017 in Minneapolis? b) Would you be interested in a related genealogy event that would occur either before or after that conference? MULTIMEDIA LECTURES by experienced genealogist from Serbia, Mr. Staša Cvetković, would address some of the important topics related to the GENEALOGY OF ETHNIC GERMANS in the area of today’s Romania, south Hungary including Slavonia, and Serbia (Banat, Batschka). Some of the subjects to be covered: · Civil records repositories and access to the records which are protected by privacy protection laws (usually 100 years); · Use of land survey records in genealogy; · Closing of the remaining gaps related to the parish records in the region; · Private life of Banaters in 18th, 19th and the first half of the 20th century with the special spotlight on the Banat geography, architecture, regional cuisine, transportation and other subjects. · Your suggestions and questions related to the topics are very welcome, especially at this point of planning! c) If you are interested, which day(s) would be best to hold the lectures? Before the conference dates: Wednesday 26 July; Thursday 27 July; OR after the conference dates: Monday 31 July; Tuesday 1 August 2017? Would you attend a daylong event, or only evening(s)? We would like to point out that the most probable location for the lectures would be in South St. Paul, MN. d) The price would be $40.00 USD for early registration for the daylong event (early registration will be opened around 20 April and would last until 15 June**). After 15 June, the cost would be $50.00 USD for a day-long event registration, $30.00 USD for half of the full day event (block of 3-4 lectures). **Tentative dates. We would inform you about the exact window for the early registration. e) Mr. Staša Cvetković will be available for one-on-one genealogy consultations during his stay in Minneapolis. If you are interested, please e-mail directly to Mr. Cvetković at synergia@gmail.com <mailto:synergia@gmail.com> with the description of your interest or genealogy problem. Please also include a copy (CC) of your e-mail to the program organizer, Mrs. Vicki Albu at valbu@comcast.net <mailto:valbu@comcast.net> f) If you are interested, would you like to receive the updates about the event by e-mail? Please note that we are also planning an additional daylong seminar for Romanian Genealogy Society on one of these dates. Let us know if you would be interested in that program as well. Please reply to both Staša Cvetković synergia@gmail.com <mailto:synergia@gmail.com> and organizer Vicki Albu at valbu@comcast.net <mailto:valbu@comcast.net> as soon as possible. Thank you! Staša Cvetković -- Stasa Cvetkovic http://www.synergia.rs/ <http://www.synergia.rs/> Tel/fax: +381 21 553 265 <tel:+381%2021%20553265> Mobile: +381 62 598 517 <tel:+381%2062%20598517> Novi Sad, Serbia Visit our webpage <http://www.synergia.rs/>