Jewish and non-Jewish list members may find this conference very helpful. We all know how good most of the Jewish genealogy websites are and many of us use them as the first search for information. Karen Don't miss the exciting, innovative program of lectures, panel discussions, and computer workshops planned for the 26th IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) International Conference on Jewish Genealogy this August 13th to 18th at the New York Marriott Hotel in Manhattan, hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society (New York). Speakers will be coming from many countries, including Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, the US, and Uzbekistan. There will be a comprehensive set of hands-on computer labs teaching everything from genealogical applications of Excel and PowerPoint to accessing JewishGen databases. We will be offering lectures on Ashkenazic and Sephardic genealogy; a series of lectures focusing on Russian genealogy to assist the large Russian émigré population in New York; panel discussions on cemetery restoration in our shtetlekh, genealogy education, genetics and genealogy, and travel for the genealogist; and lectures from librarians and archivists from New York City repositories as well as repositories in the nations from which our ancestors emigrated. Dr. Neville Lamdan, the Director of the new International Institute for Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem will speak. An interesting article about the conference was published online today at http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3223248,00.html. You'll find additional information about the program, registration, and research in New York City on the conference website at http://www.jgsny2006.org. Joy Rich Co-chair, Repositories Committee International Conference on Jewish Genealogy