tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post6267874975783285730..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: My Conference Learning StrategyMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-36792742885845027722012-03-11T01:26:06.508-05:002012-03-11T01:26:06.508-05:00Great timing, Marian. I'm currently trying to ...Great timing, Marian. I'm currently trying to pick sessions for two conferences--the Ohio Genealogical Society and NGS. With 10 lectures per time slot, NGS is particularly hard to plan for. I tend to gravitate toward topics that hold a lot of interest for me and speakers that I know are top-notch--although I've attended very good presentations by lesser known speakers as well.<br /><br />If I'm really stuck between two sessions, I usually choose to attend the one I think will depend more heavily on graphics and demonstrations (technology topics, for instance). Then I order a recording of the other one. When I listen to it at home, I follow along in the syllabus, just as if I was sitting in the audience. It's interesting to hear how others answer this--great question!Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-13896242978860832922012-03-10T21:41:34.928-05:002012-03-10T21:41:34.928-05:00Marian, thanks for the great post. Very helpful.Marian, thanks for the great post. Very helpful.NoOceanInKansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237144751730157486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-17693893957884614942012-03-10T09:12:52.408-05:002012-03-10T09:12:52.408-05:00Your timing is perfect. I am facing this problem ...Your timing is perfect. I am facing this problem this coming up weekend at the Family History Day that Ancestry and NEHS are putting on in Tarrytown, NY. I have been torn between which sessions to go to. I will take a new look at the schedule. This weekend with the Virtual Conference put on by FTU at least you can download all the syllibus and video presentations. You don't have to choose. That way I can go to the Roots Tech archive and check what I missed with that. Wooo too much genealogy sometimes.Clare Turncliff Gunningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-68395574864308602702012-03-10T00:08:48.943-05:002012-03-10T00:08:48.943-05:00Rock stars first. After that I love to learn about...Rock stars first. After that I love to learn about record groups am less familiar - or unfamiliar with. Hmm, something like using guardianship records....<br /><br />I might add that the more speakers I hear, I'm developing a list of speakers that I would make an effort to hear - call them crooners or folk singers. And a couple I will avoid...Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-57120740578461416282012-03-09T21:38:18.871-05:002012-03-09T21:38:18.871-05:00Marian, I agree with No. 1 at in person conference...Marian, I agree with No. 1 at in person conferences. Next, I look for something that will challenge me, so I look for subjects I don't know a lot about.Brenda Leyndykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530495186632931677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-78061515351846088632012-03-09T17:32:52.695-05:002012-03-09T17:32:52.695-05:00Somewhere, sometime, someone told me that at least...Somewhere, sometime, someone told me that at least one conference session to attend was one that was "outside of your comfort zone." I always try to make room for one or two lectures that I really don't have any reason to attend. And I've found most of them very worthwhile.<br /> Sounds like you are doing the same thing by selecting topics that concern things you might never think you'll research. Hope to see you at a conference someday.<br /><br />Suziesmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229122992622035709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-35627000196628446852012-03-09T13:45:10.363-05:002012-03-09T13:45:10.363-05:00Marian, I haven't been to a conference in a ve...Marian, I haven't been to a conference in a very long time--and I've never been to a genealogy conference!--but one thing that came to mind when I read your question was that I always appreciated being able to buy a copy of a taped recording of the sessions that I thought were exceptionally insightful. When conferences provided that service, it also helped when I was torn between hearing speaker A and speaker B in the same time slot (with no other recourse for alternate attendance). Also, that way, I could go back, later, and study the presentation in more depth, at my own speed, and refresh my memory on that presentation.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com