FamilySearch announced yesterday its RootsTech conference will expand to international borders, beginning with the United Kingdom next year. The conference will take place in London, England from October 24 to 26, 2019 at the ExCeL London Convention Centre.
Nick Barratt, author, broadcaster, and historian known for his work on BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? series, has been already been announced as one of the featured speakers.
“We are incredibly excited to take the learnings and excitement of RootsTech to London and to our friends in the United Kingdom and beyond,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “Interest in one’s family discovery is growing throughout the world, particularly throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and this event will provide many people who are unable to attend the conference in Salt Lake City with the same excitement, resources, learnings, and motivation to discover more about their families and themselves.”
The RootsTech London 2019 conference will follow a similar model that has proved successful over the past nine years the event has existed in Salt Lake City. RootsTech London 2019 will offer more than 150 lectures taught by industry experts, an exhibit hall where vendors will display family history technology and services, entertainment, and inspirational keynote sessions.
RootsTech London 2019 will not replace the annual conference in Salt Lake City but will serve as an additional RootsTech event. All sessions of the RootsTech London conference will be conducted in English. Registration for RootsTech London 2019 will open in February 2019. To learn more, and to watch for continued updates, visit RootsTech.org/London.
