Hi, sounds like a meeting I would like to attend... any report of the meeting would be greatly appreciated. thanks, sherri> From: [email protected]> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:29:02 -0500> To: [email protected]> Subject: [NCDOGS] D-OGS CIG> > The D-OGS Computer Interest Group Meeting will meet on Saturday morning, 13 > December 2008 at 9 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Library downstairs in the small > conference room.> Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC > > Topic: "It Was a Great Year - Positively Electrifying - and Digitizing" > The economy has undergone some upheaval in recent months that may have an > effect on genealogy in general and on individual researchers. Maybe that big > trip to visit all the cemeteries in the region of your ancestors' homes is not > as realistic as it appeared to be when you first planned it, but perhaps > technology can step in and lend a hand. Did you put that fancy new digital camera > on hold for a bit and now you're looking for a way to work with images that > you acquire from other sources? Where are they, and what are the copyright > issues involved in using them? On the other hand, is now the time for you to > stay home like a bear in hibernation and put the whole pile of material into > print? What do you need to accomplish this now that it's not as simple as merely > sharpening your pencil? What about those POD sites? > Changes happen in genealogy almost as fast as in technology and sometimes we > need a hand in keeping track of them and sorting out the things that will > help us the most. Tell us what you have found most useful in 2008 and how you > used it to advance your genealogy. Let's nominate the most useful innovation > for the year. Think websites, mega-subscription sites, cruises, camera > equipment, file storage facilities, software, what have you. > Because new websites pop up every day, we can't possibly each know about all > of them, so send me some URLs for sites that have caught your attention > recently and we will visit them and discuss them. (This goes for distant D-OGS as > well, we need your input for the CIG to be a success, and you always benefit > from what others bring to the CIG each time you read the summary of the > meetings on the members-only page.) > As usual there will be an article to share, and several new sites I've come > across. If you have made a CD to share as a result of our discussing the > topic please bring it along and let us take a look at it. Please bear in mind , > what makes the CIG worthwhile is your participation! Let's keep the show on > the road. > See you in December! > Carol> > Please send in interesting new web sites, and other items you'd like to > share with the group well ahead of time so they can be included on the agenda.> **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)> *************************> Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/> Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message