Attend RootsTech Without Leaving Home!

Are you not able to attend RootsTech this year and wishing you could?  Now you can!  RootsTech organizers have announced they will be broadcasting LIVE presentations for you to view from home … FREE!

Here’s the schedule:

Thursday, Feb 2:

• 8:30-10:00 am: Inventing the Future, as a Community (Keynote Address) by Jay L. Verkler
• 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Do I Trust the Cloud? by D. Joshua Taylor
• 1:45-2:45 pm:  Effective Database Search Tactics by Kory Meyerink
• 3:00-4:00 pm: Twitter – It’s Not Just “What I Had for Breakfast” Anymore by Thomas MacEntee
• 4:15-5:15 pm: Eleven Layers of Online Searches by Barbara Renick

Friday, Feb 3:

• 8:30-9:30 am:  Exabyte Social Clouds and Other Monstrositites (Keynote Address) by Josh Coates [Note: If you know what that means, you know more than I do!]
• 9:45-10:45 am: Publish Your Genealogy Online by Laura G. Prescott
• 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Optimize Your Site for Search Engines by Robert Gardner
• 1:45-2:45 pm: Genealogists “Go Mobile” by Sandra Crowly
• 3:00-4:00 pm:  Google’s Toolbar and Genealogy by Dave Barney

Saturday, Feb 4:

• 8:30-9:30 am: Making the Most of Technology to Further the Family History Industry (Keynote Address) by Tim Sullivan and Ancestry.com Panel
• 9:45-10:45 am: Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101 by Lisa Louise Cooke
• 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Future of FamilySearch Family Tree by Ron Tanner
• 1:45-2:45 pm: Privacy in a Collaborative Environment by Noah Tatuk

To view these presentations, go to RootsTech.org. 

Also, World Vital Records has a deal for you available only during RootsTech until Feb. 5.   It is a 47% savings on a one year subscription for a total price of $79.95.  If you’d like to take advantage of this offer, you may click on the text link that reads, “RootsTech 2012 Special Officer Expires Feb 5th,” right under my Facebook button.

So, I don’t want to see any more tears.  This lineup should make you happy!