Call for Papers
Proposals will be accepted starting 1 January 2010 for the 2011 NGS Family History Conference, to be held in Charleston, South Carolina, 11–14 May 2011.
Deadline for Submissions—1 April 2010
Charleston is a city which is rich in history. Since 2011 is the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War at nearby Ft. Sumter, lectures about Civil War records or other military records are encouraged. We also invite lecture submissions on topics about Native Americans, African Americans, and other ethnic immigration groups including Scotch-Irish, German, Huguenot and Jewish; research in South Carolina and the surrounding states; migration patterns from South Carolina to Georgia, Tennessee and the other Gulf States; general genealogical topics including methodology, skills building, record analysis, problem solving and writing family history; and lectures for the GenTech track which should focus on technological innovation in genealogy.
Sessions are generally limited to fifty minutes plus a ten-minute question-and-answer session. Syllabus material (PDF files), due in early 2011, is required for each lecture or workshop presentation.
Guidelines
Proposals should include the following information:
- Speaker’s full name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.
- Lecture title, not to exceed fourteen words, and a brief but comprehensive outline
- Short summary of the lecture; word count not to exceed twenty-five words, which will be used in the program, if selected.
- Speakers are expected to use an electronic presentation program and provide their own digital projectors. NGS will provide the VGA cable, cart and power strip projector support.
- Brief speaker biography, not to exceed twenty-five words.
- Resume of recent lectures given by the speaker. Those who have not spoken previously at a regional or national conference are encouraged to submit an audio or video tape of a recent lecture.
Individuals may submit any number of proposals. NGS members will be given first consideration as speakers. Complete proposals must be e-mailed to callforpapers@ngsgenealogy.org with the subject: 2011 NGS Family History Conference-Call for Papers.
Selected speakers will be notified in the fall of 2010. Speakers whose sessions are not sponsored will receive a complimentary full conference registration with CD syllabus. Compensation, per diem, and lodging will be based on the number of lectures given, and transportation expenses will depend upon the speaker’s home address.
Speakers who have their sessions sponsored will receive a complimentary one-day registration from NGS for the day of the presentation. Any additional expenses related to conference registration, compensation, per diem, lodging, and transportation expenses are per the discretion of the sponsoring organization.
Organizations wishing to sponsor a lecture or track of lectures at the 2011 Family History Conference in North Charleston, South Carolina, can see the details and sponsor requirements at www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/sponsor_a_session.
Questions? Contact the NGS Conference Manager at conference@ngsgenealogy.org.
