In six weeks, from September 19 to 26, the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) will hold its virtual conference. Fourteen international speakers, all experts in their own field, will be featured in 15 presentations over eight days.
The theme of the conference is Irish Lines and Female Finds: Exploring Irish records, female ancestors and genetic genealogy. The presentations will appeal to new and experienced genealogists.
The speakers are Mia Bennett, Gerard Corcoran, Martin Curley, Brian Donovan, Dr. Janet Few, Mags Gaulden, Dr. Edmund Gilbert, Maurice Gleeson, Roz McCutcheon, Prof. Mark McGowan, Chris Paton, Gena Philibert-Ortega, Dr. Jim Ryan, and Kyla Ubbink.
BIFHSGO has a plan to help recreate the buzz of an in-person conference.
There are two new additions to the society’s conference program — Conference Connect and Exhibitor Connect. These sessions will provide an opportunity for conference registrants to meet, mingle, ask questions, share information, or just listen and learn in informal settings.
Conference Connect
Two sessions of Conference Connect will be offered on non-presentation days — Tuesday, September, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, and Thursday, September 23, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Registrants are invited to visit one of several breakout rooms, each covering a conference theme — Irish records, female ancestors and genetic genealogy — where experienced researchers will be available to share their knowledge and exchange ideas among the registrants.
Exhibitor Connect
There will also be two sessions of Exhibitor Connect where participants can visit breakout rooms hosted by conference exhibitors to learn more about their products and services. The sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 22, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., and on Saturday, September 25, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., just before the beginning of the presentations on those days.
The registration fee, CDN$45 (about US$35), includes access to all of the presentations and the Connect events, as well as access to the presentation videos and handouts for two weeks after the conference.
To learn more, visit the conference website.
