The San Francisco Bay Region of the California State Genealogical Alliance will host a "California Conference" Oct 17-19, 2003 at the Crowne Plaza, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City CA 94404. The main conference will be held on Saturday with tracks in California records, record preservation and research methodology. On Friday and Sunday there will be guided field trips and indoor workshops on photo preservation, cemetery research (includes and afternoon field trip), organizing a research project and hands on preservation techniques. NARA will be opened on Sunday for Conference attendees. To obtain a brochure contact Cath Trindle at CA [email protected] or 56 Orchard Ave, Redwood City CA 94061-3720. The conference web site will be up shortly at: http://users.lmi.net/catcn/ca_conf. A small block of hotel rooms has been set aside for Thursday thru Sunday nights at the special conference rate of $85. Contact the Crowne Plaza at 1-800-2-crowne to reserve before they are gone. The booking code is CGA. This conference is sponsored by: California State Genealogical Alliance, Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society, San Mateo County Genealogical Society, Contra Costa County Genealogical Society, Marin County Genealogical Society, Stanislaus County Genealogical Society, California Genealogical Society, Sacramento German Genealogical Society, Roots Cellar - Sacramento and NARA-Pacific Region. Saturday Conference Speakers include: Helen Crishman Rosemarie Capodici George Garrison Caroline Irwin Melinda Kashuba Rose Mary Kennedy Chuck Knuthson Martha Loeffler Jeanne Low Carol March Dan Nealand Sheila Prader Sandra Shafer Cath Madden Trindle