The following was received from Douglas Dunks, with the Florida State Genealogical Society:
FSGS 37th Annual Conference Organizers Seek Lecture Proposals
Maitland, Florida 19 August 2013 – The Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) is accepting lecture proposals for the 2014 Annual Conference. The three-day conference will be held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville, Florida on 28 – 30 March 2014. The deadline for proposals is 27 September 2013.
Call for Speakers Details
Among the topics being considered are lectures on Computers/Technology, Beginning Genealogy, Research Sources, Immigration/migration, Florida Research (i.e., history, available records, repositories, ethnic and religious groups, etc.), Society Management, and broader genealogical topics including methodology, problem solving, publishing, military records, land records, etc.
Proposals should include the following information:
– Name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address of speaker
– Title of the lecture
– Audience sill level (i.e., beginner, intermediate advanced, etc.)
– Summary of the lecture (less than 100 words)
– Detailed description of the lecture (not to exceed 1,000 words)
– One-sentence biography for the program brochure
– Biography of 150 words for publicity and the syllabus
– Audio/visual requirements
– List of lectures given in the last 18 months, including topic and location
Each lecture will be limited to a total of one hour (50 minute lecture and a brief ten-minute question-and-answer period). Camera-ready syllabus material (due 14 February 2014) will be required for each lecture. The syllabus will be distributed at the conference.
Each speaker will be limited to a maximum of three lectures; however, up to six proposals can be submitted. FSGS conference lecturers will receive a limited compensation package (available upon request).
Interested individuals should submit proposals and questions to the FSGS Conference Chair, Douglas Dunks, 1016 Thomas Dr. #109, Panama City Beach, FL 32407; e-mail: conference@flsgs.org Proposals may be submitted via e-mail in a PDF file or an MS-Word Doc file.
