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

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