Early Registration for DC2011 conference opens January 4!

Attention, everyone planning to come to the 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Call for PapersEARLY BIRD registration will open on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. In addition to reduced rates, everyone who registers by January 31 is eligible for a drawing for a FREE, 5 nights stay at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Washington during the conference. Your choice of a room with a king or two double beds:

All accommodations offer:

  • 42-inch flat panel television with remote control, HDTV cable movie channels, and in-room pay movies
  • Plush Grand Bed®
  • Individual climate control, convenience outlets
  • Electronic door lock
  • iHome® alarm clock radio
  • Coffeemaker
  • Voice mail, cordless and corded telephones with message light
  • Video messages, video account review, video checkout

Drawing to be held during the first week of February.

To register at the Conference site,  Click Here!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend great lectures by top-notch speakers on topics of interest to genealogists. We are making a concentrated effort to attract fresh lectures on subjects that have not been previously addressed. Programs at the hotel conference center by the staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, National Archives, and Library of Congress. Evening program and a great Vendor Showcase.

There will be a variety of workshops, include a special track of workshops and classes for beginners, as well as sessions for intermediate and advanced researchers. Workshops will be held in one of our two computer classrooms – PC or Mac.

The Resource Room will abound with books, maps and 40 computers (PC and Mac) for research. We will have links on the computers to two dozen databases that are normally fee-based, but for the conference, you will be able to use them for free.

We anticipate record-setting attendance, and that means more potential “cousins” and lots of networking.

The following is a summary of the fee schedule for DC2011 – the 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy:

FEE SCHEDULE
Early Bird  5/1/11 – 7/31 /11 On-site
Full-Weekly Registration $ 275 / 310 / 340 Save $ 65
Companion-Weekly $ 175 / 210 / 240 Save $ 65

Student-Weekly
High School $ 50 / 50 / 50
College $ 100 / 100 / 100

Daily
Sunday $ 120 / 120 / 120
Monday – Thursday $ 100 / 100 / 100
Friday $ 50 / 50 / 50

Don’t miss the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C., and all of its rich resources. Great rates at the Grand Hyatt apply for nights before and after the conference.

See you in August!

Your conference Co-Chairs:
Marlene Bishow
Vic Cohen
Sue Isman

P.S. Sign up now to receive the 31st IAJGS Infernational Conference on Jewish Genealogy Discussion Group. Login to Jewishgen, click on “MY Profile” and select “View/Edit” under Mailing Lists. Select 2011 DC Conference.

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Call for Papers for DC 2011 Conference

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D.C. Conference Call for Papers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 12, 2010

Call for Papers

2011 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

Call for Papers Opens October 17, 2010

The 31st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be hosted by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW) from August 14-19, 2011, in Washington, DC.

More than 1,200 genealogists from across the US and more than 30 countries will attend the Jewish genealogy event of the year in the richest genealogical resource location in the US.

The program will offer some 160 lectures, panels, workshops and breakfast sessions, as well as a Film Festival, Repository Fair, Vendor Showcase, Gala, Keynote Address and more.

The Call for Papers will open October 17, and presenters with unique expertise and experience are invited to submit proposals covering an unlimited range of relevant themes and programs.

To submit a program proposal, go to www.DC2011.com, click on “Call for Papers,” read the instructions and FAQ.  The submission deadline is January 15, 2011. Accepted speakers will be notified on March 15, 2011 and will receive free conference registration.

Suggested topics: Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and geographic area in Russia, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Palestine, Israel, Australia, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, India, and others.

  • Research using the records of the International Tracing Service (ITS)
  • Jewish life in the Southern US
  • Repositories in the Greater DC area
  • Getting the most out of the 1940 census
  • Technology and computer workshops
  • Publishing family histories
  • DNA and genealogy
  • Cemetery research
  • Geographical/historical resources and methodology
  • See http://www.dc2011.org/index.php/call-for-papers for a complete list of geographic and topic categories.

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“Roots-Key” is Outstanding Publication!

JGSLA is extremely pleased to share with all our members the happy news that Roots-Key, our Society journal, was awarded the Outstanding Publication recognition by IAJGS at the conference banquet on July 15, 2010. The award was accepted by Roots-Key’s editors, David B. Hoffman and Sonia Hoffman. The editors also want to acknowledge the tremendous contributions to Roots-Key by its previous editor, Nancy Holden, who is also award-winning in our eyes and hearts!

The language of the award is as follows:

Outstanding Publication Award
Presented to the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles

This award, for the second time, recognizes that for many years, Roots-Key, the Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, has been consistent in providing original articles and book reviews with high quality insight into world-wide and functional aspects of Jewish genealogy, not only to genealogists in Los Angeles but also to the broader Jewish genealogical community.

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
Michael Goldstein, President
July 2010

We can all agree that this award was well-deserved! Heartiest congratulations to the editors and all who have worked with them to publish this outstanding journal!

Sandy Malek
President, JGSLA

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Lifetime Achievement Award

Award Winner Hal Bookbinder

On July 15, 2010, the IAJGS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD was presented to our member and Board of Directors member, Hal Bookbinder.

The inscription on the award read as follows:

This award is given to you in deep appreciation for your many contributions to the world of Jewish genealogy. For over 20 years you have demonstrated your dedication to helping all Jewish family researchers through your leadership at annual conferences, as a Director and President of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, as creator and editor of the Jewish Genealogy Yearbook and a author of numerous articles and presentations on a wide range of genealogical topics.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES
MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN, PRESIDENT
JULY 2010

Well deserved, Hal! Congratulations from all of us!

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