{"id":5278,"date":"2015-01-23T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:51:36","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:51:36","slug":"writingrt2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/writingrt2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing-Related Sessions at RootsTech 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/images\/RootsTechGeneric.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/rootstech.org\" target=\"_blank\">RootsTech 2015 Conference<\/a> will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 12-14, 2015.\u00a0 The early registration deadline ends today, so if you haven\u2019t registered yet, <a href=\"http:\/\/rootstech.org\" target=\"_blank\">head over and do so<\/a> to save some $$$.<\/p>\n<p>Since one of my passions is writing, I always try to compile a list of writing-related sessions at the major genealogy conferences.\u00a0 So here\u2019s the list for RootsTech 2015, along with the topics related to preservation, since these topics sometimes go hand-in-hand.\u00a0 The full schedule can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/rootstech.org\/schedule?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are attending the 2015 FGS Conference in conjunction with RootsTech, you might also want to review my post <a href=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/writingFGS2015\" target=\"_blank\">Writing-Related Sessions at the 2015 FGS Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telling Your Stories Through Digital Scrapbooking with Panstoria Artisan (Shelley Murray, 11:00 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Storytelling in the Cloud (Mark Davis, 11:00 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Self-Publishing for Genealogists: Tips, Tricks, and Tools (Lisa Alzo and Thomas MacEntee, 11:00 AM)<\/li>\n<li>RootsMagic: Sharing and Publishing Your Family Tree (Michael Booth, 11:00 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Saving Stories &amp; Protecting Legacies with \u201cPermanent\u201d Online Storage (David Keener, 1:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Modern &amp; Creative Ways to Create &amp; Capture Your Memories Throughout the Generations (Kristen Wright, 3:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Play it Again: How Vintage Videos Can Enhance Your Family Legacy (Brian Knapp, 3:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Save Your Stuff \u2013 Collection Care Tips for Vintage Family History Items (Scott Haskins, 3:00 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a Digital Genealogy Album (Barb Groth, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Saving Stories &amp; Protecting Legacies with \u201cPermanent\u201d Online Storage (David Keener, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Blogging Your Research, Memories, and Family Stories (Laura Hedgecock, 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>I Couldn\u2019t Put It Down! Series: Flipboard Your Family History (Marlis Humphrey, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Personal History Triage: How to Tell the Best Stories of Your Like (Alison Taylor, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Tech of How (Janet Hovorka, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ve Done the Research\u2026Check! Collected the History\u2026Check! Now What? (Andi Gooch, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>The Write Stuff. Leaving a Recorded Legacy: Personal Histories, Journals, Memoirs and Letters (Valerie Elkins, 4:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Unite, Teach and Inspire a Community of Organization Through Stories (Kathryn Larsen, 4:00 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday, February 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telling Your Stories Through Digital Scrapbooking with Panstoria Artisan (Shelley Murray, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Treasures in the Attic (Denise Levenick, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>How to Get Your Family Involved in Sharing Your Story (Harrison Tang, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Conducting Story-Driven Research (Tammy Hepps, 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Using Microsoft Word for Writing a Family History: Tools, Tips, and Tricks (Penelope Stratton, 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>In the Age of the Cloud, is There Still Room for a Book? 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