> In Florida, I try to work closely with the Genealogical Societies. This > year the Florida State Genealogical Society is teaming up with the The > Federation of Genealogical Societies to host a National Conference in > Orlando, FL. They have put a lot of hard work into this conference, it > should be a really great one. I would really appreciate it if you could > find a way to pass the following along to your CCs and other Volunteers. > I hope to see you there. > > Thanks and have a great day, > Jim > Jim Powell Jr > > > Dear USGenWeb State Coordinators, > Would you be so kind as to share the following message your Volunteers? > It has been 12 years since there was a national genealogy conference in the > Southeast. So, we want to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you > have any questions feel free to contact us. Thank you. > > > Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures > > Have you ever been to a genealogy conference? No. Well now is the time. > In the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, genealogists > from all over the country, Great Britain and Europe will be attending > the Federation of Genealogical Society Conference, hosted by the Florida > State Genealogical Society. > > Why Should you attend? > 1) Over 200 LECTURES and over 95 top-of-the line SPEAKERS. Track > descriptions are as follows: > > Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe) > Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada) > Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida) > Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research) > Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies) > A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research) > Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)! > > For more detailed information about each lecture, visit > http://www.fgs.org <http://www.fgs.org/> > > 2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes > such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt Lake > City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in > Birmingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in > England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for > more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site. > > You can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if you > subscribe to the E-zine.To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email > message (no text or subject is necessary) to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>. > You will receive a confirmation message to which you must reply within 24 > hours. > > 3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a > list of our current exhibitors at > http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp > > 4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are > in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain. > All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same > building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people > for one price. > > 5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the > conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic > Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as > Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other wonderful > places! > > 6) SOCIETIES CAN WIN $200 worth of genealogy books from Betterway Books. If > you advertise the conference in your newsletter, send us a copy and we will > add it to the drawing to be held at the conference. We have made it very > simple for you. Use the media kit at > http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-media.htm > > Hurry, the EARLY CONFERENCE registration deadline for the lower price is > July 15th. > > HOTEL registration deadline is August 4th. 1-800-327-6677; 407-351-5555 > > > Jim and Pam Cooper > FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs > > Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures > 3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida > http://www.fgs.org <http://www.fgs.org/> or > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eflsgs/> > P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 >