----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Leonard" <oshanna50@yahoo.com> To: <FLOWERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:37 PM Subject: [FLOWERS] Fwd: [Burton-L] FYI...Family History Radio > > > TreeVines <treebines@mchsi.com> wrote:Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:27:40 -0600 (Central Standard Time) > From: "TreeVines" > Subject: [Burton-L] FYI...Family History Radio > To: BURTON-L@rootsweb.com > > CONTACT: Al Jensen, > al@familyhistoryradio.com > For Immediate Release: > > Family History Radio announces eGenConference > The first global Genealogy Conference offered on the Internet > Scheduled for June 10-12, 2003 > > > Salt Lake City, Utah - (February 18, 2003) Family History Radio, LLC (www > familyhistoryradio.com) announced today the debut of the first Internet > based genealogy conference, eGenConference. Scheduled to be online from > June 10-12, the conference will be sponsored by Genealogy.com (www.genealogy > com), Genealogy Research Associates (www.graonline.com) and the Federation > of Genealogical Societies (FGS) (www.fgs.org ). Open to the general public, > the conference full registration will only cost 69.95 for the entire event > Karen Clifford, President of Genealogical Research Associates Inc. and > curriculum director of the Family History Radio Genealogy School is the > program director for eGenConference. > "eGenConference will bring together leaders from the genealogy industry from > all over the world to share their expertise," said Clifford. "The > conference will provide professional and amateur genealogists alike the > opportunity to learn about the latest new products, research tips and much > more - all from the convenience of their home." > > "The Federation of Genealogical Societies is very excited about being part > of the first Internet Genealogical Conference and feels that it will help us > in meeting our goal of providing services for our member societies and their > individual members. Every opportunity to further education in the community > grows the community as a whole," said Dean J. Hunter, President of the > Federation of Genealogical Societies. > eGenConference is a virtual genealogy conference which offers benefits > unique to the world wide web. Imagine strolling through exhibit areas > without aching feet and learning from proven genealogy instructors without > the worries of long delays at airports, lost luggage, or room cancellations. > Conducted entirely on the Internet, the June 10-12, 2003 conference will > feature genealogy speakers and presenters, round table discussions with > industry professionals, exhibitors, and Genealogy School social events, not > to mention a virtual store with family history related products and services > > For those who cannot participate in the live events, the conference will > remain open with archived content for an additional 30 days. During the > live and near-live presentations, participants from all over the world will > be able to ask questions via email as well as listen to the presentation and > view visual presentations using the Internet. . > "We have found that people throughout the world want to attend genealogy > conferences; however the cost of participation, travel and time, prohibit > them from going. This conference will provide an opportunity for these > people to attend at their convenience for a very moderate price from their > own home," states Al Jensen, President of Family History Radio. > In addition to the presentations, eGenConference will also have a virtual > exhibit area where participants can visit virtual booths, view and demo > products and purchase items online. There will be rooms to pick up press > materials, view presentations and obtain literature. There will be an online > school called "The Genealogy School" where participants can take lessons on > a variety of genealogy topics. During the conference visitors can visit the > eGenConference Virtual Social Hall where they can interact with other > genealogists, visit discussion rooms on special topics of interest and learn > more about genealogy societies, products and services. > "We are very excited to participate as a major sponsor for eGenConference > and to reach out to a worldwide genealogy audience. The conference offers > participants the opportunity to share in the wealth of information available > only at major genealogy conferences, which up to this time have realized > only limited audiences due to travel expenses. I am sure that the benefit > to the genealogy community will be felt for years to come," said Rob > Armstrong, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Genealogy.com. > About Family History Radio > Family History Radio provides online genealogy training, news and events. > This is done through the "Genealogy School", "The Karen Clifford Show" and > GenConference. The Genealogy School provides lessons from beginners to > advanced genealogists. The Director of Curriculum is Karen Clifford a > renowned genealogist with over 30 years professional genealogical experience > "The Karen Clifford Show" is an online Family History talk radio show that > answers people's genealogy questions, give the latest genealogy news, teach > research skills, and introduce notable guests from the genealogy community. > Recently The Karen Clifford Show has added "Genealogy News and Technology > with Dick Eastman". Dick Eastman is recognized for his genealogy expertise > especially in the field of technology. eGenConference is an online > genealogy conference allowing those who cannot travel to conferences the > ability to participate and receive professional training in family history > on the internet through their own computers. More information can be found > about Family History Radio at www.familyhistoryradio.com > About Genealogy.com > Genealogy.com is a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks. The company > enriches the lives of its customers by providing the tools, resources, and > community that empower them to uncover and share their unique family stories > Headquartered in Fremont, CA, Genealogy.com designs, develops, and markets > genealogy software applications and online resources that enable family > history enthusiasts to research, organize, and document their heritage at > home or away. Broderbund distributes its software programs at retail. > Developing software since 1984, Genealogy.com continues to be the leader in > the genealogy technology space, producing the1- selling family tree > software-Family Tree Maker-for more than a decade. The company provides > extensive online genealogy resources, including subscriptions that give > researchers continuous, easy access to valuable family history information. > Additional information about Genealogy.com can be found at www.Genealogy.com > > > About FGS > The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), founded in 1976, is a > national organization representing genealogical societies throughout the > United States. FGS has three major purposes: serving the needs of its > member societies, providing products and services needed by member societies > and marshaling the resources of its member organizations. They work > together to provide society management training, genealogical education, and > to support strong records preservation policies and practices. Additional > information about The Federation of Genealogical Societies can be found at > www.fgs.org. Additional information about The Federation of Genealogical > Societies can be found at www.fgs.org > > About Genealogy Research Associates, Inc > The mission of GRAonline.com has been to 1) simplify the research process; > 2) provide practical genealogical educational training; 3) help clients find > and preserve their family records; and 4) create innovative information > technologies. Family History Radio and eGenConference.com goals are totally > in agreement with these objectives. For additional information about > GRAonline go to www.graonline.com > Go to www.familyhistoryradio.com to register. > > For further information, go to www.familyhistoryradio.com or email us at > info@familyhistoryradio.com > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > "Even worse than a storm or riot, is a bunch of kids who are suddenly quiet." > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > > ==== FLOWERS Mailing List ==== > > If you have any problems or questions about this list email one of us and > we'll try our best to resolve them. 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