----- Original Message ----- From: "Bosque Lover" <nana321@earthlink.net> To: <USGENWEB-SW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: [USGenWeb-SW] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: USGENWEB at FGS 2006 -----Original Message----- From: Shari Handley [mailto:srh@tyaskin.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:56 PM To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [STATE-COORD] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: USGENWEB at FGS 2006 Please pass this very exciting and important announcement on to your state/regional lists! USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Call for Speakers The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our 10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be held in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical society in the United States and the local host for the 2006 conference - the New England Historic Genealogical Society, August 30-September 2, 2006 We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and Genealogy, Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and Internet Publishing for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website publicity, website building, strategies for converting data, etc.) Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). USGenWeb will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four day conference. While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or speaking time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the program of a national genealogical conference, and share their methods and ideas to hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected speakers will receive a complimentary free registration to the 2006 FGS Conference. Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to present multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not required to have spoken at a regional or national conference before, but are encouraged to have some experience teaching their topics. An example of a submission may be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any questions at all, please direct them to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005. Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should include: -Class Title -Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address -Designation of audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced) -Length of presentation -Class Description (1-2 sentences) -Brief Class Outline -Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences) -Audio-Visual Needs -List of Recent Lecture Experiences -List of USGenWeb Involvement Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your proposals! USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee ==== USGENWEB-SW Mailing List ==== The Advisory Board: http://www.usgenweb.com/about/advisoryboard.shtml