Focus on Tracks-GenTech

We have a dynamic GenTech track this year!  It will feature the latest information about apps, websites, software, and more. The GenTech track spotlights technologies that assist the genealogist with a variety of research applications—some developed and proved while others are on the cutting edge of development. The presentations are given by some of the foremost experts in the field.

WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY
11:00 a.m., W128, "How the Genealogist Can Remember Everything with Evernote!" by Lisa Louise Cook

2:30 p.m., W148, "Genealogical Writing Made Easier with Scrivener" by Kimberly T. Powell

4:00 p.m., W158, "Social Media Tools for Genealogy" by Gena Philibert-Ortega

THURSDAY, 9 MAY
8:00 a.m., T208, "Search Techniques for Computer-Indexed Sources" by Barbara Ann Renick

9:30 a.m., T218, "Cloud Genealogy" by Shamele Jordon

11:00 a.m., T228, "Software Strategies: Choosing the Best Genealogy Software for Your Genealogy Project" by Kimberly T. Powell

2:30 p.m., T248, "A Mac User in a PC World," by Laura G. Prescott

4:00 p.m., T258, "How to Create an Exciting, Interactive Family History Tour with Google Earth" by Lisa Louise Cooke


FRIDAY, 10 MAY
8:00 a.m., F308, "Online Catalogs: A Bridge to Successful Research" by Pamela J. Cooper

9:30 a.m., F319, "iGenealogy: There is an App for That" by Shamele Jordon

11:00 a.m., F328, "Microsoft Excel: A Little-Known Genealogy Research Tool" by Jill N. Crandell, AG

2:30 p.m., F349, "Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames: Quality Results in Less Time!" by Lisa Louise Cooke

4:00 p.m., F359, "Publish Your Genealogy Online" by Laura G. Prescott


SATURDAY, 11 MAY
8:00 a.m., S408, "Do It Yourself Photo Restoration" by The Ancestry Insider

9:30 a.m., S418, "ePublishing" by Barbara Ann Renick

11:00 a.m., S428, "Pinterest: A Visual Tool for Genealogist" by Jennifer Crowder Daugherty, MLS

2:30 p.m., S448, "Visual Aids: Enhancement to the Presentation, Not 'Show and Tell'" by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG

4:00 p.m., S458, "Face Recognition and Photo Tagging for Genealogy Research" by Daniel Horowitz


For additional information on these lectures and the entire program, go to http://members.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/Program2013.cfm for the searchable program, or the PDF version of the registration brochure is available at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info.

Focus on Tracks-GenTech