The San Luis Obispo Genealogy Society is hosting a conference on Saturday, May 5, 2005. The society has asked if we want to particiapte, and if so, in what way? As I see it, our options are: 1) Not participate 2) Send 200 copies of our brochures (who is the keeper of our brochures anyway?) 3) Send an item that they can use in the raffle 4) Buy an ad in their syllabus (rates are very reasonable, in my humble opinion) 5) Any combination of 2, 3 and 4. The San Luis Obispo County (California) Genealogical Society http://home.kcbx.net/~slogen/ will be hosting its annual seminar on Saturday, March 5, 2005. For the previous five years, we have averaged over 200 attendees at this event, drawing participants from all over California and occasionally from out of state (it IS very pleasant here in the winter J). Theme this year is “Digital Resources and DNA Technology.” Speakers include Max Blankfeld from FamilyTreeDNA, Leland Meitzler from Heritage Quest, and Geoff Rasmussen from Legacy Family Tree. Topics for beginning to advanced family historians include "Census Online," "Digital Imaging," "DNA in Genealogy Research," "Newspapers and Genealogy," and "Researching Your Big City Ancestors." [Seminar schedule: http://home.kcbx.net/~slogen/sem05.htm; Seminar registration: http://home.kcbx.net/~slogen/reg05.htm] We offer your firm or organization the opportunity to reach California Central Coast family historians by: (1) Donating a prize for our raffle drawing. This could be a book, CD, DVD, video cassette, subscription, chart, gift certificate, or other item. Each company donating raffle prizes received by February 25 will be listed as a sponsor in the printed seminar syllabus. In addition, raffle prize donors will be announced as the raffle takes place. If you can donate a raffle prize, please send it as soon as possible to: SLO Genealogy Society, c/o Cafi Cohen, 375 Plancha Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. (2) Donating ITEMS for distribution at our freebie table. These could be magazines, pins, pencils, blank charts, rulers, DVD’s, and so on. Donors should send approximately 200 copies of freebies, if possible. Lesser amounts also welcome, of course. Mail to: SLO Genealogy Society, c/o Cafi Cohen, 375 Plancha Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 (3) Sending material for our advertising table. We welcome copies of your company’s or organization’s brochures and flyers and will make space available at the seminar to distribute them. Please send approximately 200 copies to SLO Genealogy Society, c/o Cafi Cohen, 375 Plancha Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 (4) Buying a half or full page of advertising in our seminar syllabus. Half-page rate is $40, full page rate is $70. Space is limited; first come, first served. We must receive ad copy and payment not later than February 20, 2005. Please consider any combination of options 1-4. If you have questions, hit REPLY and ask away! If you prefer to talk, just dial the phone number below. We look forward to hearing from you, Cafi Cohen Education Chair & 2005 Seminar Raffle and Publicity Chair San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society 805 473-4963 cfcohen@pacbell.net SLO County Genealogy Society: http://home.kcbx.net/~slogen/ 2005 Seminar schedule: http://home.kcbx.net/~slogen/sem05.htm -- Iris Carter Jones