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NGS moves to virtual for its May 2020 conference

April 16, 2020 By Janine Adams 3 Comments

I feel so fortunate that the RootsTech conference was held in February, just prior to the COVID-19 crisis’s grip on the world. The National Genealogical Society wasn’t so lucky with its conference, which was to be held, like RootsTech, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The NGS conference was scheduled for May 20 to 23, 2020.

Today, NGS announced that the 2020 conference will be virtual. The plan, as explained on their website, is for a full day of NGS Live! on May 20, from 11 am to 7 pm eastern. “In addition, streaming access to many more sessions will be available starting in July.” The conference organizers promise more updates as they become available.

To me, this seems like a smart approach and it’s better than canceling the conference. (RootsTech announced last month that its planned November 2020 conference in London is being postponed for a year. But that announcement came less than a month after the conference was announced, so the planning was in its early stages.) I’m sure it was a very difficult decision for the conference organizers and that it will be a logistical challenge.

I was to have attended the conference of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals in early April and that conference was canceled entirely. I’m happy for the NGS registrants that there will be some type of conference next month.

These are interesting times, aren’t they?

Filed Under: General, Reflections Tagged With: conferences, learning opportunities, NGS

Comments

  1. Donna Cox Baker says

    April 16, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    This is great news, Janine. Thanks for the heads-up!

    Reply
  2. Jerry Hereford says

    April 16, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    It will be interesting, if virtual conferencing will be the new norm in the future. I hope not.

    Reply
    • Janine Adams says

      April 22, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      I hope not too, Jerry! You can’t beat those chance meetings at conferences!

      Reply

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I'm Janine Adams, a professional organizer and a genealogy enthusiast. I love doing family history research, but I find it's very easy for me to get overwhelmed and not know where to turn next. So I'm working hard to stay organized and feel in control as I grow my family tree.

In this blog, I share my discoveries and explorations, along with my organizing challenges (and solutions). I hope by sharing what I learn along the way I'll be able to help you stay focused and have fun while you do your research, too.

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