Minnesota Genealogical Society Announces a Call for Papers

The following announcement was written by the Minnesota Genealogical Society:

The Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS) announces a Call for Papers for breakout sessions of the 6th annual MGS North Star Conference, “Discovering and Telling Family History,” to be held October 4–5, 2013 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. The deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, March 1, 2013.

The conference will feature keynote presentations by Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie’s Ghosts, as well as 12–16 one-hour breakout sessions. Because MGS can offer only a modest honorarium, this call will be most attractive to genealogists in the Upper Midwest, but MGS welcomes proposals from any genealogists who would like to join us in the Twin Cities in October.

The program theme is “Discovering and Telling Family History.” The program committee will give strong consideration to presentations related to genealogical writing and publishing (both in print and online). The Committee also encourages proposals for educational presentations on:

Genealogy records and genealogical source
Libraries and archives
Genealogical research on the Internet
Publishing options (print-on-demand, online, offset printing)
Software for managing genealogy research
Software for managing genealogy research
Technology for creating, capturing, and managing images
Genealogy research methods (including application of DNA and case studies that illustrate successful problem-solving)

Standard sessions are approximately 50–60 minutes. Illustrated talks are preferred. Proposals for two-hour, workshop-type sessions will also be considered.

The full call for papers can be viewed at http://www.mngs.org/pdf/NorthStarConf2013callforpapers.pdf. We hope you can join us this fall.