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From: "John W Konvalinka" <>
Subject: APG Professional Mgt Conference Austin TX Sept 8,2004
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:20:27 -0400

The place "where family history professionals meet" this fall to develop
business skills is in Austin, Texas at the Association of Professional
Genealogists (APG) Seventh Annual Professional Management Conference.

Genealogists and those in related professions at the conference, known as
the PMC, will learn from the masters in a full day of lectures on Wednesday,
Sept. 8, 2004 in the Austin Convention Center. The PMC will be held in
conjunction with Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and Texas State
Genealogical Society's 2004 Conference from Sept. 8-11, where attendees will
celebrate APG's 25th anniversary.

The PMC helps beginning to veteran professional genealogists, librarians,
researchers, teachers, writers and others in family history to balance a
variety of skills necessary to run a successful business. PMC Coordinator
Eileen Polakoff says, "It takes lots of talent to balance computer
technology with lecturing, research, and other skills and also find a way to
a business profit."

Polakoff says anyone may attend the PMC by registering for both the FGS and
PMC conferences. Conference registration and program details are found at
the APG Web site, www.apgen.org. The professional conference fee includes a
separate syllabus, continental breakfast and networking luncheon plus lots
of fun with many door prizes. Early registration discounts end July 26, and
space is limited.

"Attendees say they learn more about their business in one day at the PMC
than all year on their own," Polakoff says. "We can almost guarantee you
will make contacts there that will send you business."

Six in-depth PMC lecturers will cover these topics: "Just a Few Ways to Get
the Ink on the Paper" (presented by Craig R. Scott, CGRS); "Effective
Communications in the Age of Technology" (Michael J. Leclerc); "Quality,
Time, and Completion: Developing a Research Plan" (two parts) (J. Mark
Lowe, CG); "College and Adult Education Level Teaching" (John W. Konvalinka,
CGRS, CGL), and "Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard in Difficult
Situations: Client Research with Unexpected Results" (Helen F. M. Leary,
CG).

Established 25 years ago in Utah, APG is the leading worldwide professional
organization of genealogists and related professionals devoted to supporting
high standards in the field. The group now has 21 chapters and more than
1,400 members in all populated continents and is based in Westminster,
Colorado, near Denver.

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