Genealogists and software developers make an interesting mix. Almost 4,400 of us are gathering in Salt Lake City for a few days to learn from each other. In its second year, this conference is using innovative formats to promote the exchange of ideas.
The Family History Library is going to be open until midnight Friday! Exciting, don't you think!? Today it was announced that pizza will be served at 11pm. My first thought had to do with greasy fingers on the microfilm and computer keyboards. I don't know if I'll stay there for pizza. I do know I'll be there beyond the usual 9 pm closing time.
Each morning an opening session is held in a HUGE room. There's lots of people, loud music, flashy PowerPoints, and talk about the future of genealogy and technology. Yesterday's and today's speakers were techy people who are very involved in shaping genealogy technology and software for the future.
The exhibit hall is one of the most interesting
and exciting areas at a conference such as this.
The people in the black hats are with a British company
that is trying to break into the US market.
Microsoft has a playground area that is being heavily used
-Using Google Earth to make a family history tour
-YouTube Your Family History
-How-To Guide to Website Building
-Creating Interactive Family Histories
-Recording Your Living Family History
-Using a Blog as Your Online Research Log
-ancestry.com Techniques
-Google's Toolbar and Genealogy
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Dick Eastman blogs here about RootsTech and all that's going on in the genealogy community. Several interesting side notes about Eastman. He has decided to get rid of all paper in his life; he's blogged about that process. Recently he started his life in an RV that he's going to drive around the country.
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