Virtual Genealogical Society call for proposals

From the Virtual Genealogical Society (www.VirtualGenSoc.com):

Call for Proposals
Deadline for Submission - Friday, August 31, 2018 at 11:59pm Eastern

Notification of Acceptance - before Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:59pm Eastern (i.e. Eastern Standard Time USA/Canada)
The Virtual Genealogical Society invites engaging and dynamic speakers to submit diverse proposals in all areas of genealogy for our 2019 monthly programs that are broadcast live via GoToWebinar.

Presenters are paid $100 for providing a 50-minute webinar followed by a 10 - minute question-and-answer period, and an accompanying handout. Recorded webinars and handouts are stored behind the VGS member wall for 6 months following the live broadcast.

Presenters may submit a proposal for up to 4 webinars that are relevant to a worldwide audience in a single PDF via email to info@virtualgensoc.com with the following information:
1. Broadcast day preference
(Sunday at 1pm Eastern, Tuesday at 8pm Eastern, or Saturday at 11am Eastern)
2. Webinar title
3. Webinar description
4. Webinar outline
5. Audience level (beginning, intermediate or advanced genealogists)
6. Presenter biography
7. List of presentations given during the last 12 months. List must include presentation date, title, description and audience (society meeting, conference, webinar, etc.)

CHECKLIST:
□ Proposal sent before Friday, August 31, 2018 at 11:59pm Eastern
□ Proposal sent as single PDF emailed to info@virtualgensoc.com
□ No more than 4 webinars included in proposal
□ Webinars are applicable to worldwide audience
□ All requested information (see numbers 1-7 above) included in proposal

Questions about VGS or this Call for Proposals can be sent via email to info@virtualgensoc.com

(With thanks to Christine Woodcock)

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

Family Tree Live - call for papers

From Family Tree magazine (https://www.family-tree.co.uk):

Call for papers

Family Tree Live, being held at Alexandra Palace on 26 and 27 April 2019, will offer family history enthusiasts of all levels the opportunity to attend talks presented by an inspiring and knowledgeable range of experts in their subject.

The lecture programme will cover a full range of family history topics, aimed at different levels of experience, and the Family Tree Live lecture programme organisers invite summaries for the delivery of 30-minute talks. 10 minutes will be allowed for questions at the end of each talk.

Please can you present your submission by supplying the details requested below.

Submissions should be sent to helen.t@family-tree.co.uk and editorial@family-tree.co.uk on or before Friday 17 August 2018.

(With thanks to Helen Tovey)

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

Toronto OGS call for presentations

From the Ontario Genealogical Society (www.ogs.on.ca):

This is a quick reminder that the deadline for submitting proposals for presentations at the Ontario Genealogical Society's Conference 2016 is Friday August 14, just a couple of weeks away.

The Conference will take place on June 3-5, 2016 at Toronto's International Plaza Hotel and will be hosted by the Toronto Branch of OGS. The theme of Conference 2016 is “Genealogy on the Cutting Edge”.

The Call for Presentations can be found on the OGS Conference website at http://www.ogs.on.ca/conference/call-for-presentations/. To submit proposals or ask questions, please contact the Conference 2016 Program Committee at: conference2016@ogs.on.ca.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.