The following is an announcement from the U.S. National Genealogical Society:
Proposal Deadline - 1 April 2005
The National Genealogical Society is pleased to accept lecture proposals for the NGS Conference in the States which will held in Chicago, Illinois, 7-10 June 2006.
The program committee invites you to submit lecture proposals for potential presentations at this conference. Possible presentation topics include ethnic oriented subjects, immigration, migration, and regional records. NGS also encourages proposals on methodology and skill building, use of technology, and Internet resources. The committee will consider proposals on records generated by all groups, both civil and religious, as well as information on regional libraries and repositories. Sponsored lecture proposals are welcome.
Sessions are generally limited to one hour. Camera-ready handout material, due in 2006, is required for each lecture or workshop presentation and will be included in the syllabus distributed to all conference registrants.
- Title of the presentation and a brief but comprehensive outline
- Short summary of the lecture for the program brochure. The word count of title plus description should not exceed forty words
- Identification of the audience level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced
- Overhead or slide projectors will be provided by NGS; speakers requiring digital projectors must provide their own
- Speaker's full name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address
- Brief speaker biography (two or three sentences)
- Resume of recent lectures the speaker has given. Those who have not spoken previously at a regional or national conference are encouraged to submit an audio tape or videocassette of a recent lecture
Each speaker may submit any number of proposals. NGS members will be given first consideration as speakers. Lecturers will receive compensation, travel expenses, per diem, and hotel accommodations based on the number of lectures given. Complimentary conference registration and publications are also included.
Proposal Deadline - 1 April 2005
