[NEWS] RootsTech 2011: Select Presentations Online

[Daniel Horowitz]

If you missed the popular inaugural RootsTech 2011 conference last February in Salt Lake Cityt, Utah, you can now at least get a sampling of what all the excitement was about at http://rootstech.familysearch.org/video.php

The inaugural conference, hosted by FamilySearch, was a runaway success. With over 3,000 in-person attendees and another 4,500 attending remotely over the Internet, it was arguably one of the largest genealogy-related conferences ever held in the country. In-person attendees hailed from 42 states and 15 countries. Some came from as far away as China, New Zealand, Australia, Namibia, and Israel. Paul Nauta, RootsTech public relations chair, reported that there were over 40 bloggers in attendance. “Between online articles, blog posts, and nonstop tweets, the online community was buzzing 24 hours a day during the conference and for weeks following—and amazingly, articles and tweets are still going strong,” noted Nauta. The RootsTech 2012 conference is scheduled for February 2–4 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to the six video presentations mentioned above, video interviews of other conference speakers and developers can be watched at Genealogy Gems YouTube.

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Best regards
Daniel Horowitz
Chief Genealogist
MyHeritage.com

[Daniel Horowitz]

I have recently came across a project that collects names from freely available sources published more than 100 years old. This project is in
Russian:  http://www.names-index.com
Enjoy