You won't want to miss the next Conference in the States, sponsored by the National Genealogical Society, when the nation's genealogists will come together in Raleigh. The conference will be held in the new Raleigh Convention Center on 13–16 May 2009. The North Carolina Genealogical Society is the local sponsor of this national conference. More information about the conference can be found on the internet at http://www.ngsgenealogy.organd http://www.ncgenealogy.org/. This is your chance to attend a national conference right here in North Carolina! There will be speakers, book dealers, genealogy products vendors, networking opportunities and much, much more for every level of genealogical experience. Volunteers are needed for this major genealogical conference both before and during the event. How about you? More information about volunteering can be found at http://www.ncgnealogy.org/pdf/press/volunteer.pdf. If you are interested contact Rob Elias (rcgenealogy@aol.com) or Cathy Elias ( cathyelias@aol.com). -- North Carolina Genealogical Society Publicity Committee