May be of interest to the list.<div><br></div><div>Tod Robbins<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Gordon Clarke</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ClarkeGJ@familysearch.org">ClarkeGJ@familysearch.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:19 PM<br>Subject: [FSDN] RootsTech 2012 Call for Presentations<br>To: <a href="mailto:FSDN@lists.lds.org">FSDN@lists.lds.org</a><br><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The RootsTech 2012 Call for Presentations is now open (see details below). We would appreciate your help in spreading the word (emails, blogs, newsletters, website, etc.) to anyone in your circles of influence who you feel would be interested in submitting a presentation outline. The details can be found below, attached, or at <a href="http://rootstech.org" target="_blank">rootstech.org</a> (see the direct link below). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.75pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.75pt">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Call for Presentations </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.rootstech.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RootsTech 2012</span></b></a></span><b><span style="color:black"> in Salt Lake City, Utah</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Dates/Venue: <span> </span>February 2-4, 2012, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Call Opens: May 25, 2011</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Call Closes: June 30, 2011</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Notification: August 27, 2011</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The inaugural RootsTech Conference in 2011 was a huge success. Over 3000 attendees filled the presentation venues to learn about technologies and applications that could impact the many emerging facets of family history-related consumer markets worldwide. The Community Zone bustled with technology vendors and demonstrations and the Internet buzzed with blogs, tweets, chats, and articles for a month following the close of the conference. We expect </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.rootstech.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RootsTech 2012</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> to continue to exceed expectations.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Consider being part of the RootsTech 2012 excitement as a presenter! Please look into the list of suggested topics attached as a guideline for what we're seeking (you are certainly welcome to suggest additional topics). RootsTech 2012 presentations will be 40-50 minutes.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Submit your presentation proposal(s)<a name="1303ee9d29b6f8bf__GoBack"></a> online at </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://rootstech.org/presenters.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RootsTech 2012 Call for Presentations</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please forward this email to colleagues, business partners, friends, or anyone else you think might be interested in presenting at RootsTech 2012.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">About RootsTech</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The RootsTech conference is designed to bring technologists together with genealogists to learn from each other and find solutions to the challenges faced in family history research today. The conference’s activities and offerings are focused on content that will help genealogists and family historians discover exciting new research tools while enabling technology creators to learn the latest development techniques from industry leaders and pioneers.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p>
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