--------------050500090906050408020800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In Florida, I try to work closely with the Genealogical Societies. This year the Florida State Genealogical Society is teaming up with the The Federation of Genealogical Societies to host a National Conference in Orlando, FL. They have put a lot of hard work into this conference, it should be a really great one. I would really appreciate it if you could find a way to pass the following along to your CCs and other Volunteers. I hope to see you there. Thanks and have a great day, Jim Jim Powell Jr Dear USGenWeb State Coordinators, Would you be so kind as to share the following message your Volunteers? It has been 12 years since there was a national genealogy conference in the Southeast. So, we want to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you have any questions feel free to contact us. Thank you. Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures Have you ever been to a genealogy conference? No. Well now is the time. In the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, genealogists from all over the country, Great Britain and Europe will be attending the Federation of Genealogical Society Conference, hosted by the Florida State Genealogical Society. Why Should you attend? 1) Over 200 LECTURES and over 95 top-of-the line SPEAKERS. Track descriptions are as follows: Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe) Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada) Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida) Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research) Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies) A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research) Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)! For more detailed information about each lecture, visit http://www.fgs.org <http://www.fgs.org/> 2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt Lake City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in Birmingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site. You can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if you subscribe to the E-zine.To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email message (no text or subject is necessary) to fgs2003-announce-on@lists.csc.cc.il.us <mailto:fgs2003-announce-on@lists.csc.cc.il.us>>. You will receive a confirmation message to which you must reply within 24 hours. 3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a list of our current exhibitors at http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp 4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain. All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people for one price. 5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other wonderful places! 6) SOCIETIES CAN WIN $200 worth of genealogy books from Betterway Books. If you advertise the conference in your newsletter, send us a copy and we will add it to the drawing to be held at the conference. We have made it very simple for you. Use the media kit at http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-media.htm Hurry, the EARLY CONFERENCE registration deadline for the lower price is July 15th. HOTEL registration deadline is August 4th. 1-800-327-6677; 407-351-5555 Jim and Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures 3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida http://www.fgs.org <http://www.fgs.org/> or http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eflsgs/> P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 --------------050500090906050408020800--