From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Feb 22 14:56:14 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1MLuEjb002688; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:56:14 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1MLuD48017022 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:56:13 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1MJQsFI007637 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:26:54 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1MJQsUu007636 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:26:54 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1MJ3hFI007551 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:03:43 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1MLWq0M023917 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:32:52 -0700 X-Envelope-From: RRoberts@cslib.org Wed Feb 22 14:32:52 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1MLWqjb023908 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:32:52 -0700 Received: from ns2.cslib.org (mail.cslib.org [149.152.89.126]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1MLWmXh006864 for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:32:49 -0700 Received: from CSL1-MTA by ns2.cslib.org with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:34:03 -0500 Message-Id: <43FC9268020000130007AFEA@ns2.cslib.org> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 7.0 Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:33:44 -0500 From: "Richard Roberts" To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Last call for papers - 2007 New England Regional Genealogical Conference 2007 New England Regional Genealogical Conference Call For Papers Call For Papers Call For Papers New England Connections 2007 April 26 - 29,2007 Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut Convention Center and adjoining Hartford Marriott Downtown Hotel Lecture proposals are now being accepted for the ninth New England Regional Genealogical Conference to be held April 26 to April 29, 2007 at the Connecticut Convention Center and adjoining Hartford Marriott Downtown Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. The deadline for submission is no later than March 1, 2006. Preference will be given to topics relating to the Conference theme, "New England Connections", i.e., those that will provide guidance to genealogists wishing to "connect" to: - ancestors who immigrated to and migrated out of New England (including settlement and migration patterns). - the wealth of information available in New England's repositories (archives, libraries, historical societies, etc.). - specific types of source records (church, cemetery, vital, military records, newspapers, city directories, etc.), research strategies or methodologies. - resources and to one another through technology. Each session will last one hour, including questions and answers. Camera-ready syllabus material, due November 1,2006 is required for each presentation. The syllabus will be distributed at the Conference. Any number of proposals may be submitted and more than one proposal may be selected. Each participating NERGC society must propose and have accepted one lecturer (who does not need to be a member of that society) for one session, whose honorarium for that session will be determined and paid for by the sponsoring society. Proposals selected by the Program Chairs through this Call for Papers will receive an honorarium of $200 from NERGC. All speakers will receive complimentary conference registration for their first lecture and a complimentary meal ticket for each additional lecture. Please include the following information with each one-page proposal: - Title of the presentation with a brief, comprehensive outline or abstract demonstrating a relationship to the Conference theme - Short summary (50 words or less) for the Conference brochure - Audience level- beginner, intermediate, advanced - Audio/visual requirements - Speaker's full name, address, email, telephone, and fax - Society or organization sponsorship (if applicable) - Brief speaker biography - Resume of previous lecture experience Submissions may be mailed or emailed to the program chair at the following address: Allison L. Ryall NERGC 2007 32 Arundel Road Raymond, ME 04071 allison@allisonryall.com (Please put NERGC 2007 in the subject line) Richard C. Roberts Unit Head, History & Genealogy Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106-1537 (860) 757-6580 FAX (860) 757-6677 http://www.cslib.org/handg.htm