Plan to get away from the winter cold and enjoy some of the 320 days of sunshine that the city of Mesa, Arizona offers. The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society, International is sponsoring a Third Winter Symposium to be held February 21-23, 2003 at the Sheraton Phoenix East in Mesa, Arizona. Optional events will be offered Friday evening with a full round of speaker sessions on Saturday including such topics as "What the Family History library DOES have for the Czech Genealogist", "The Odyssey of the Czech and Slovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920", "Researching the Austro-Hungarian Empire", "Translating and Interpreting Eastern Bohemian Church Records", Internet Case Studies and How to put them together", "Tales of the Czechs", "A Mountain of Microfilm: acquiring and preserving the world's records", "Trends in Czech and Slovak Immigration History" and "Why Was the First Democracy in East-Central Europe Established in Czechoslovakia? Lessons for Today." Dinner with entertainment by the Rusyny Dance Troupe of Phoenix and Tucson. Sunday morning will provide registered conferees with the opportunity to exchange information within each of the archival districts. We have assembled some of the best speakers on genealogical, historical and cultural topics! Emphasis will be placed on research on the peoples of the land formerly known as Czechoslovakia. Speakers from Arizona, California, Minnesota and Utah. For details and speaker profiles, sign on http://cgsi.org or call (763) 595-7799). All conference events will take place at the Sheraton Phoenix East (aka Mesa Sheraton) located 12 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Special hotel rates have been negotiated but reservations at this rate must be placed prior to January 22. John Kracha Member, Czechoslovak Genealogical Society Member, House of Czech and Slovak Republics, San Diego Member, Computer Genealogical Society of San Diego