Monthly Archives: February 2012

March Technloogy SIG Topic: Optical Character Recognition

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Tony Hanson

Please plan on attending the March Technology SIG meeting beginning at 6:30 on Thursday March 1. Our presentation will be on Optical Character Recognition by DGS member Kathleen Murray. We’ll be meeting in the Studio room on the 3rd floor … Continue reading →

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The Visionary Mr. Verkler

Posted on 4 February 2012 by Tony Hanson

Thursday’s keynote address was another one to remember… Jay Verkler (former CEO of Family Search and probably the single person most responsible for the existence of the RootsTech conference) was, as always, informative, fascinating and thought provoking. His talk focused … Continue reading →

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Un-Conferences are alive and well at RootsTech 2012!

Posted on 3 February 2012 by Tony Hanson

My “Genealogical Society Webmasters” group was small but motivated, vocal and very knowledgeable. We had an outstanding discussion about a wide variety of topics that are affecting us all. At the end we agreed to establish a closed FaceBook group … Continue reading →

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The Conference Within The Conference

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Tony Hanson

One of the features of RootsTech that really impressed me last year was their UnConference sessions. They set aside a few rooms and let people sign up to discuss a topic of their choice on a white board (at a … Continue reading →

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