Showing posts with label Faith United Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faith United Church. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2019

Call For Speakers - Durham Region Branch's "Day of Learning"

Durham Region Branch will be holding their annual Day of Learning from 9 – 4 on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Faith United Church, Courtice.

The theme is “Fresh Approaches to Thorny Problems”

The Call for Proposals is now open, under the following sub-themes:
·      Oral Histories: interviewing, cold calls, that crucial first email
·      Going Forward with Your DNA Test Results: Next Steps – analyzing & contacting your matches, new tools, websites
·      Advanced Irish Research – what’s new, using DNA, possibly with a case study
·      Planning a Research Trip – what works, what doesn’t, case study?

Speakers who wish to submit lecture proposals may submit up to three proposals electronically at the e-mail address below. The speaker compensation is at the usual OGS conference rate, but travel compensation is minimal. Please include the following information for each submitted proposal: speaker's full name, address, telephone, and e-mail address; presentation title; and a brief, but comprehensive outline. 

The deadline is March 6th. Please send your submissions to:  durhamevents@ogs.on.ca



Saturday, January 13, 2018

Call for Speakers for the June 23rd, 2018 "Day of Learning"

Call for Papers – Durham Region Branch Day of Learning
Nancy Trimble, Chair, Durham Region Branch

Durham Region Branch will be holding their annual Day of Learning from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Faith United Church, Courtice.

The theme will be “Microcosm to Macrocosm”.

The call for proposals is now open, under the following sub-themes:

  • Beginner’s DNA
  • Intermediate DNA
  • Using the FamilySearch Website: What You Didn’t Know
  • Maximizing the Use of FindMyPast and MyHeritage Websites
Speakers who wish to submit lecture proposals may submit up to three proposals electronically at the e-mail address below.  Please include the following information for each submitted proposal: speaker's full name, address, telephone, and e-mail address; presentation title; and a brief, but comprehensive outline. The speaker compensation is at the usual OGS conference rate, but travel compensation is minimal.

The deadline is February 15th. Please send your submissions to:  durhamevents@ogs.on.ca.