----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 10:43 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Fw: [USGW-Discuss] USGenWeb at FGS 2006 - Early Bird Deadline FYI Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Joshua Taylor" <josh@djoshuataylor.com> To: <USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 12:25 AM Subject: [USGW-Discuss] USGenWeb at FGS 2006 - Early Bird Deadline > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - FGS 2006 CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION > DEADLINE > > IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USGenWeb MEMBERS > > > USGenWeb members planning to attend the FGS 2006 Conference in Boston, > Massachusetts are encouraged to register early to take advantage of the > “Early Bird Discount” offered by the Federation of Genealogical Societies > for those who register for the conference before December 31, 2005. The > conference will feature over 330 sessions, including lectures, luncheons, > and workshops covering both national and international genealogy-related > topics. The complete program will be posted on the website in the next > week. There will also be an exhibit hall, featuring genealogical vendors > from all over the world. > > > > At the conference, USGenWeb will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and > will be sponsoring 20 of the events for the conference. Key events for > USGenWeb members to look at attending are: > > > > * USGenWeb Luncheon (Thursday afternoon), Cost - $20.00 > 10 Years Later-The USGenWeb Project: A Valuable Research Resource Chuck > Knuthson During the luncheon we will be celebrating with USGenWeb members > and other genealogists from around the country. > > > > * USGenWeb Sponsored Classes > While USGenWeb is sponsoring 19 lectures at the conference, the Program > Committee was careful to choose lectures that would help USGenWeb members. > Below are just a few of the fantastic lectures available to USGenWeb > members. > > > Secrets of Easy Website Maintenance-Holly Timm > Learn how to use basic server side, simple cascading style sheet codes, as > well as ‘boilerplate’ paragraphs to simplify and streamline the creation > and > maintenance of web sites. > > Putting Date Online: Getting it From Here to There-Joy Fisher > Learn tips and tricks for converting information from many sources, such > as > books, photographs, databases, and word processing files to web pages. > Discover how to use scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) > effectively. > > Copyright and Privacy in a Digital World: What Genealogists Need to > Know!-D. > Joshua Taylor > “Can I use that?” Learn the basics of copyright rules and regulations for > genealogists, while learning how to protect and preserve your own privacy > and the privacy in others as you do genealogy in a digital world! > > Working Together: Managing a Website With a Partner-Linda Haas Davenport > Thinking about asking someone to help you with your web site? Wondering if > it will work out? Learn how to build a successful partnership. > > > Successful Partnerships Between USGenWeb and Genealogical Societies- Betsy > Mills > Learn how USGenWeb County Coordinators and members of local genealogical > societies can work effectively together to make information available for > online researchers while enhancing the society’s publication sales. When > local societies work as partners with the USGenWeb county site, everyone > benefits! > > Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should -Linda Woodward Gieger, CGRS, > CGL > Tips and tricks for making your USGenWeb sites user friendly for all, > including those with physical disabilities. > > Conference registration is normally $185.00, but is offered for $135.00 if > mailed in before December 31, 2005. Additional information is available > at > http://www.fgs.org/2006conf/FGS-2006.htm. Further information about the > conference hotel and travel may be found at > http://www.fgs.org/2006conf/conf-accomodations.htm. If you need a > roommate, > please feel free to contact any member of the committee to be added to the > “Roommate List” for the conference. > > Registration is available online at > http://www.fgs.org/2006conf/conf-order.asp > > > If you are planning on attending, please e-mail Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com to > ensure you are included in the USGenWeb events that will be held > separately > from the conference. > > If you have any questions about the FGS conference, or about USGenWeb’s > involvement please contact the USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Committee Chair, D. > Joshua Taylor at Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. > > We Hope to See You There! > > D. Joshua Taylor, chair > USGenWeb at FGS 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/2005 > > > > > ==== USGENWEB-DISCUSS Mailing List ==== > CLICKABLE USGENWEB MAP - SURF TO YOUR STATE > http://www.usgenweb.org/states/index.shtml > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >