RootsTech 2014 is now open. It looks to be quite a production this year. The morning General Session is underway now with keynote speakers Dennis Brimhall (President & CEO of FamilySearch International), Annelis van den Belt (of DC Thompson Family History), and Ree Drummond (of The Pioneer Woman website). The exhibit hall is set to open at 10 am. I counted over 170 additional speakers that are to speak during the conference. Although Rootstech itself is the next 3 days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), they sponsored what was called an Innovator yesterday afternoon. I had planned to attend a few sessions of it, but found myself doing last minute work in setting up our booth.
I am writing this from booth #1164 in the back of the exhibit hall. Family Roots Publishing has just one booth in the hall this year – where I am exhibiting the books that Family Roots Publishing publishes (the German Map Guides, Dollarhide books, etc). Sales of any of these items are actually being made at the Maia’s Books booth #931. We also have a large display where we are selling books in the Heritage Room of the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel across South Temple.
I plan to spend a lot of my time explaining to folks the advantages of joining us at the 30th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour this next December.
