Denise did you not see the offer by Karen De Groote, SC IAGenWeb, ASC MNGenWeb, to pay the $250 from her father's trust fund an offer to pay for the booth for the USGenWeb in his name. Les S On 8/22/2015 11:54 AM, Denise Wells via wrote: > I haven't heard from anyone about this. Is anyone willing to contribute to the cost of maintains a table at the conference which just 30-40 minutes away from where I live. I think this would be a great opportunity for USGW. > > Also, I am going to approach NGS about allowing us to possibly run a tract with speakers from our Project. If you are or have been a speaker, please contact me to discuss this possibility. > > Small financial contributions from lots of members would support this very quickly. > > Let me hear from you if you are interested in helping and feel free to write to me privately. > > Thanks. > > Denise Wells > > > >> On Aug 21, 2015, at 4:53 AM, Denise Wells <ncusgenweb@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> We have been invited to exhibit at the May 2016 NGS Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Please see the email I received below. >> >> Since I am changing jobs, I certainly do not have the funds to pay for this great opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary. If I did, I would gladly get us registered immediately. >> >> How should we go about handling this? Should we ask for donations? Do we know someone who would want to sponsor us for this event? >> >> Looking forward to hearing from AB members as well as other project members of The USGenWeb Project. >> >> For non-AB members who cannot post to the Board list, please write to me at ncusgenweb@gmail.com. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Denise Wells >> >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Erin Shifflett <eshifflett@ngsgenealogy.org> >>> Date: August 20, 2015 at 8:19:23 AM EDT >>> To: undisclosed-recipients:; >>> Subject: NGS 2016 Family History Conference – Exhibiting Invitation >>> >>> NGS would like to invite you to exhibit at the 2016 conference which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL from 4-7 May 2016. >>> >>> Exhibit booths are $310 for a business or non-profit 10’x10’ booth and $250 for a society/association 10’x10’ booth. The Exhibit hall will be located at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. For booth availability please see the floor plan at http://fp37.a2zinc.net/clients/NGS/NGS2016/public/eventmap.aspx?shExhList=1. >>> >>> If you would like to exhibit, please follow the directions for purchasing a booth at http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/exhibit/. >>> >>> Hope to see you in Ft. Lauderdale! >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Erin >>> >>> Erin Shifflett >>> National Genealogical Society >>> Conference Manager >>> 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300 >>> Arlington, VA 22204 >>> >>> Mark Your Calendars - NGS Family History Conference, 4-7 May, Ft. Lauderdale, FL > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I did see Karen's response and am now on the phone with her. Denise Wells National Coordinator 2014-2016 The USGenWeb Project www.usgenweb.org USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml (Agenda to be updated shortly) On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Les Shockey <LesShockey@frontier.com> wrote: > Denise did you not see the offer by Karen De Groote, SC IAGenWeb, ASC > MNGenWeb, to pay the $250 from her father's trust fund an offer to pay for > the booth for the USGenWeb in his name. > > Les S > > On 8/22/2015 11:54 AM, Denise Wells via wrote: > > I haven't heard from anyone about this. Is anyone willing to contribute to the cost of maintains a table at the conference which just 30-40 minutes away from where I live. I think this would be a great opportunity for USGW. > > Also, I am going to approach NGS about allowing us to possibly run a tract with speakers from our Project. If you are or have been a speaker, please contact me to discuss this possibility. > > Small financial contributions from lots of members would support this very quickly. > > Let me hear from you if you are interested in helping and feel free to write to me privately. > > Thanks. > > Denise Wells > > > > > On Aug 21, 2015, at 4:53 AM, Denise Wells <ncusgenweb@gmail.com> <ncusgenweb@gmail.com> wrote: > > We have been invited to exhibit at the May 2016 NGS Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Please see the email I received below. > > Since I am changing jobs, I certainly do not have the funds to pay for this great opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary. If I did, I would gladly get us registered immediately. > > How should we go about handling this? Should we ask for donations? Do we know someone who would want to sponsor us for this event? > > Looking forward to hearing from AB members as well as other project members of The USGenWeb Project. > > For non-AB members who cannot post to the Board list, please write to me at ncusgenweb@gmail.com. > > Thank you. > > Denise Wells > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Erin Shifflett <eshifflett@ngsgenealogy.org> <eshifflett@ngsgenealogy.org> > Date: August 20, 2015 at 8:19:23 AM EDT > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: NGS 2016 Family History Conference – Exhibiting Invitation > > NGS would like to invite you to exhibit at the 2016 conference which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL from 4-7 May 2016. > > Exhibit booths are $310 for a business or non-profit 10’x10’ booth and $250 for a society/association 10’x10’ booth. The Exhibit hall will be located at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. For booth availability please see the floor plan at http://fp37.a2zinc.net/clients/NGS/NGS2016/public/eventmap.aspx?shExhList=1. > > If you would like to exhibit, please follow the directions for purchasing a booth at http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/exhibit/. > > Hope to see you in Ft. Lauderdale! > > -- > Regards, > Erin > > Erin Shifflett > National Genealogical Society > Conference Manager > 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300 > Arlington, VA 22204 > > Mark Your Calendars - NGS Family History Conference, 4-7 May, Ft. Lauderdale, FL > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >