Hi everyone, Just a little over two months from the GenTech conference, and, while we've got a pretty good start, there are a number of fairly urgent needs to make our presence at the conference fruitful for USGenWeb. We've raised just enough money to pay for the booth and a small part of the other expenses. In other words, we'll BE there at GenTech. The question now becomes, "Will we have a nice display?" As it stands right now, it won't be a whole lot to write home about <g>. We can do better. So I'm writing this note in hopes that we as a Project will pitch in with the same "Can Do" attitude that has made us the best all-volunteer genealogy project on the Internet. Here's what I need to make our GenTech display a winner: 1. People. If you're planning on attending GenTech, please let me know. I'd like to have some assistance setting up and manning the booth, and it would be lots of fun to spend some time with other USGenWeb folks. :) 2. Equipment. We need a couple of laptops at a bare minimum. It would be cool to have a projector and screen for a very visible PowerPoint presentation. If no more money is raised, we for sure won't be able to pay for internet connectivity, and so this would be a decent alternative. So, if you are going to GenTech and I can count on you to bring some of this kind of equipment with you, please let me know! 3. Brochures. Even if you *aren't* going to GenTech, here's an area where you can help out! I'm looking for finished product, here . . . flyers, trifold, half-fold, whatever, but already printed out and ready to hand out. I'd love to see a brochure for each state and special project - Here's your chance to shine! Counties and towns can make their own brochures, too. If you'd like to send me (however many) brochures, I will get them to GenTech and make sure they're available to attendees. They can be mailed to my home . . . I'll give the addy to any who are interested. 4. Monetary Donations. As I wrote earlier, we've raised enough money to cover the charge for the booth and a little extra (and *many thank* to those who have donated!). As of this writing, we've got a grand total of $222.99. After paying for the booth ($150), that leaves $72.99 for everything else. We'd like to have a number of topic-specific flyers printed up to pass out (such as "What is a CC", "How Can I Help?", "Getting the Most From USGenWeb Sites", and others - we're looking for more ideas!). I'd like these to be a little higher quality than plain-paper copies if we have the budget for it. Perhaps a light card stock? Color? Also, if the budget will allow, it would be nice to decorate the booth instead of just leaving it as-is. We need to know soon just *what* the budget will be! If you read this far, thanks! So - if you are able to help out in any of these ways, please contact me. You can also visit the USGenWeb GenTech Donation page at http://www.usgenweb.org/GenTech/ . I'd like to say thanks once again to the Utah Genealogical Society for their donation of a sign/banner for our booth, and to D. Joshua Taylor (who will also be teaching at the conference) for all of his help and for donating an ad in the conference program for USGenWeb. I'm looking forward to spreading the word about USGenWeb at the GenTech Conference! With your help, we can have a professional-looking, interesting, helpful display that we can be proud of. Shari Handley shari@tyaskin.com This message may be forwarded to other internal USGenWeb mailing lists (such as state lists). Thanks!