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From: "Jana Cortez" <>
Subject: Re: [ABChat] Fw: Speakers, Educational and Promotional Resources
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:18:50 -0500
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This sounds great to me. I'm sure that Joe would do an excellent job.

Jan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cyndie" <>


> With regards to the idea of including this in existing Genealogical Events
> Project, Joe Markovich, the Genealogical Events Project Coordinator, has
> indicated that he is "ready to help out here if this idea is officially
> adopted."
>
> Thanks,
> Cyndie
> SP Rep.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Cyndie
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:33 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ABChat] Fw: Speakers, Educational and Promotional Resources
>
> Just a few questions. . .
>
> The USGenWeb Project has a Genealogical Events Project under Special
> Projects:
> http://genevents.genwebsite.org/
> Is this something that would be better incorporated here to match
> volunteers
> with events? Seems like the Genealogical Events Project could be expanded
> a
> little to include this instead of creating a new site/page in a different
> place that covers similar information.
>
> If not,
>
> Will it be the webmaster's responsibility to maintain this content or will
> there be a person assigned to oversee the task of managing the additions,
> deletions and updates that has access to keep the pages updated?
>
> If there will be a person assigned (coordintator), will they be appointed
> by
> the AB?
>
> What about events looking for speakers in a location where there are no
> volunteers listed?
>
> What about other volunteer activities that are not specifically speaking,
> such as handing out brocures or information at an event?
>
> Thanks,
> Cyndie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Tina S. Vickery
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:56 AM
> To:
> Subject: [ABChat] Fw: Speakers, Educational and Promotional Resources
>
> Moving this to ABChat for discussion.
>
> Tina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tina S. Vickery
> To:
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:02 PM
> Subject: Speakers, Educational and Promotional Resources
>
>
> In the October newsletter I wrote, in part:
>
> "As the USGenWeb Project enters our 12th year, we face many great
> possibilities! My hope as your National Coordinator, is to facilitate a
> greater presence among the genealogical community of the work that our
> many
> volunteers and contributors do to make -- the USGenWeb Project ... the
> Land
> of Free Genealogy!
>
> Among the ideas is a "speakers bureau" of Project volunteers willing to
> speak on behalf of the Project, and to create a place on our national
> pages
> to promote that service to the genealogical community. I have seen such
> talent within the USGenWeb Project. PROMOTE!"
>
> I have had our web master do a mock-up of my initial thoughts for these
> pages and offer it now to all of you to discuss.
>
> http://www.usgenweb.org/education/speakers/
>
> Thank you Linda for your work on these pages.
>
> Additional considerations are:
>
> -- How does a Project member submit his/her own name or idea?, and to
> whom.
>
> -- The feasibility of this being a joint service [clearinghouse of sorts]
> with Genealogical, Historical Societies on state or local levels.
>
> Discussion and other considerations please.
>
> Tina
>
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