It’s that time of year again! The RootsTech conference will be held March 2 to 4, 2023. This year, they’re offering the conference both in-person and virtually. I made the decision not to attend in person, but I did register for the virtual conference and spent a little bit of time this morning putting some sessions onto my playlist. (It’s not too late to register for either option!)
I’m easily overwhelmed by choices and I found the choices of sessions to watch over the last two virtual conferences a little overwhelming. In case you’re the same way, I thought I’d share how I went about creating a playlist for me to watch next week or beyond. (I’m assuming, though I don’t know for sure, that the main stage sessions will be recorded for future watching.)
- First, I registered for the conference. (I did that back in January.)
- Then I logged into the Rootstech website by clicking on Sign In in the top menu bar.
- I clicked RootsTech 2023 in the top menu bar, then Calendar (in the Virtual section). I went through both the Main Stage and Sessions listings, clicking the Add to Playlist button for those sessions I didn’t want to miss.
- Then I clicked On Demand in the top menu bar, then Browse the Library. I was pleased to see 2023 sessions listed, though I won’t be able to watch them until the conference starts. I added to my playlist the sessions that caught my fancy.
- I didn’t want to have to browse all the offerings, so I clicked on Search the Full Library. Then I put the Filters to work for me. I selected English and 2023 (that narrowed it to 228 classes) and then I used the Search function. I searched for Organizing and got a very manageable 13 results. I selected some of those to add to my playlist.
In less than ten minutes, I added 22 sessions to my playlist. And I noticed that my playlists from 2021 and 2022 are still available!
There are so many learning opportunities at RootsTech. I’m sad not to be attending in person but I am very grateful that RootsTech makes it so easy (and inexpensive–it’s free!) to participate from home.
That’s very useful, thanks Janine. I’ve also found it a bit overwhelming over the last couple of years. Looking forward to this one though
Thank you very helpful. I did find it overwhelming last year but watched a lot after the event.
I will have to do the same this year as on holiday at the moment , and cant watch on the actual days of transmission. Thank goodness its virtual as live in UK and there isnt any way I would be able to attend any year. Well done Roots Tech.
I hope you have enjoyable time learning lots at RootsTech this year, Joan!
I’ve got my playlist up too, Janine. Some of the sessions are very short though. I’m heavy so far on the ‘what’s new/what’s coming’ and the Nordic countries’ sessions. Looking forward to connecting virtually with others!
I put mine in a spreadsheet so I could sort it by date and time.
Great idea, Cynthia!