A REPORT ON ROOTSTECH 2017 (ROOTSTECH.ORG) Salt Lake City Salt Palace Convention Center February 8 11

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1 A REPORT ON ROOTSTECH 2017 (ROOTSTECH.ORG) Salt Lake City Salt Palace Convention Center February 8 11 Bill Hannah August 3, 2017

2 TOPICS Conference overview Schedule & Tracks Planning to go Scheduling Classes attended Demos

3 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Hosted by FamilySearch, seventh annual conference In partnership with Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Largest global family history event in the world Over 200 classes! Expo Hall 250+ exhibitors 35 countries represented

4 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW SPONSORS

5 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW TRACKS RootsTech Computer Lab Innovator Summit* Getting Started Family Discovery Day Seasoned Genealogy Topics LDS * Winner, OldNews USA mobile app

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7 SCHEDULING Example from 2015

8 PLANNING TO GO NEXT YEAR Feb 28 March 3, 2018 Wed Sat; main events start Thurs 1st Register early! Oct/Nov Sign up for labs - Nov/Dec Planning your sessions On line Free app Catalog Get there early and register on Tues evening (if available) or early Wed AM

9 REGISTRATION AVOID THIS! Early Wed afternoon

10 ROOTSTECH WEBSITE SITE TOUR Innovator Summit Winner

11 CLASSES ATTENDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (Innovator Summit Keynote and General Sessions in AM & PM Rootstech Track sessions in in PM) Underused databases for Scottish Genealogy RT0550 Christine Woodcock, Genealogy Educator/Lecturer, organizer of research tours of Scotland The Digital Revolution in Irish Genealogy RT0607 Brian Donovan, CEO & Head of Irish Data & Business Development, Findmypast Co-Founder Eneclann (1998); currently CEO and Director enneclann.ie

12 CLASSES ATTENDED THURSDAY KEYNOTE Family Traditions Day: Steve Rockwood, CEO, FamilySearch Int l; Scott Brothers, Hosts of HGTV s Property Brothers Wolfram Alpha for Genealogists RT1340 Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry RT2077 Thomas MacEntee - Professional genealogist specializing in technology applications for genealogy research The Scottish Poor Law: A Source for Genealogists RT9893 Dr. Patricia Whatley - professional archivist. University of Dundee: Senior Lecturer in History & Archival Studies, Director for the Centre for Archive & Information Studies Darris Williams - Findmypast, Family Search. Accredited for Welsh research by ISAPGen. See ser:williamsda Scottish Genealogy Yes, the Records Do Exist! RT8872 Dr. Bruce Durie Top genealogist in Scotland. Founded Postgraduate Program in Genealogical Studies, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow; BBC Radio Scotland genealogy series, authored over 30 books

13 CLASSES ATTENDED FRIDAY KEYNOTE African Heritrage Day: Levar Burton, Actor/Producer/Director/Author; Kenyatta Berry, Sherry Camp, and Melvin Collier What to Know Starting Scandinavian Genealogy RT9437 Finn Karlsen, Regional State Archive of Trondheim (retired). Past Chairman of National Board of Genealogical Society of Norway, researcher/presenter for Norwegian Who Do You Think You Are Military Pension Law RT2463 Richard Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. Specialties in federal and state land, National Archives, military, maps, urban research, and government documents. Finding Your Roots in Your Danish Tree RT1335 Jason Oler, MyHeritage.com Senior Program Manager. Published major Danish collections The General Land Office Website - RT2400 Richard Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. Specialties in federal and state land, National Archives, military, maps, urban research, and government documents.

14 CLASSES ATTENDED SATURDAY KEYNOTE Personal Heritage Day: Cece Moore, Genetic Genealogist; Buddy Valastro TLC s Cake Boss Irish Research Using Online Sources RT2502 What is Your Revolutionary War Ancestor s Story? RT1045 Richard Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA. Specialties in federal and state land, National Archives, military, maps, urban research, and government documents. Exhibit Hall Ken Nelson, Family Search Accredited Genealogist. Specialties in U.S. military research and National Archives. Beyond Ethnicity How DNA Connects Us to Our Path RT9834 Ross Curtis, Ancestry DNA Team. Computational biologist specializing in genetics and visual analytics.

15 DEMO WOLFRAM ALPHA

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18 ROOTSTECH QUESTIONS?