Nashi Predky Call for Proposals The Nashi Predky-Our Ancestors Family History Group of the Ukrainian Historical & Educational Center announces an invitation to submit lecture and workshop proposals for the 4th Annual Nashi Predky Fall Conference. The 2017 theme is Unlock Your Heritage: Discover Your Ancestry. The conference will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey on October 6-7, 2017. Criteria for Presentations and Workshops * Presentations will be 60 minutes, which includes 10 minutes reserved for questions and answers. Workshops will be no less than 2.5 hours, and include 20 minutes reserved for questions and answers. * Suggested topics include but are certainly not limited to: DNA, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires, U.S. immigration resources, Cyrillic alphabet, religion, technology/online resources, or researching in Ukraine and other ancestral locations. Submission of Proposals Speakers may submit up to 6 presentations. Speakers interested in presenting lecture presentations or workshops must submit their proposals through the online application form: https://goo.gl/forms/HNkiw8kcz7bbgXrA2 The Nashi Predky Conference draws attendees of all experience levels, from the beginner to the professional. Submissions utilizing our theme are encouraged. All submissions must include: * speaker's full name, address, telephone, and e-mail address * speaker biography * presentation title * presentation summary * brief, but detailed outline * audience level: beginner, beginner-intermediate, intermediate, intermediate-advanced, advanced, or all. Selected speakers receive an honorarium, travel stipend, conference registration, and hotel accommodations based on the number of lectures presented. For more details, please view the full Call for Speakers (www.NashiPredky.org/call-for-proposals <https://www.ukrhec.org/call-for-proposals/family-history-group>). The deadline for submission of proposals is February 20, 2017. Everyone who submits a proposal will be notified by email no later than April 20, 2017 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted. You may contact the Program Committee at genealogy@ukrhec.org with any questions or comments. -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko "Our Ancestors -- Наші предки / Ukrainian Genealogy" https://www.facebook.com/groups/NashiPredky/ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107238252771720982783 Co-Coordinator, Family History Group Ukrainian Historical & Educational Center of NJ http://www.ukrhec.org/family-history-group jerseyrootsgenealogy.wordpress.com Member, Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) New Jersey Chapter of APG "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield