This Genographic Project is by National Geographic url: https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/participate.html I think there will eventually be a link on your pages to join this as well if you like...that's for those that currently have DNA results at FTDNA.... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>,<[email protected]> Subject: New members from the Genographic Project Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:37:55 -0500 To Coats group manager, Family Tree DNA started delivering results to the Genographic Project during the last week of May. Along with all the information received, they have, in their personal pages at the Genographic website, the opportunity to upload their results to Family Tree DNA, and in the process they can choose to join a Surname or Geographical Project. When they opt to join Family Tree DNA, the system looks at their surname and performs a surname search. As a result, they receive the different options of projects existing for their surname, and the person gets to see each description in order to select one of them. Once they select it, they can join the Group. We have called a few Group Administrators that have their project set as "Do not allow joining without request" and asked them what they would prefer in this case. They were all unanimous in saying that they would like those new members to be allowed to join without having to request, but they would like to be notified when a new person has joined the project. We have coded the system accordingly and all Group Administrators should be notified as someone joins their project coming from Genographic. All new members coming from Genographic will have a number preceded by the letter N. Of course, like in any case now, a person is given the opportunity of changing projects by contacting us. After the first weekend since the initial results were presented, we already have a few hundred individuals joining Family Tree DNA and several Projects. This is exciting news for us and for Group Administrators that always wanted a way to see their projects increase in numbers. We would encourage you to welcome the new members and help them understand the genealogical aspects of their test, including whether to upgrade their test or not. As always, we appreciate your input and support. E-mail me any time! Max Blankfeld Vice-President, Operations and Marketing http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com "History Unearthed Daily" [email protected] 713-868-1438