Kfar Saba, Israel 44233

Phone: +972 (52) 464.22
Available to travel throughout Israel, United States and Europe

Email: daniel@genealogy.org.il
URL: www.searchingformyroots.com

Awards:

“Project of the year” Herzl-Bialik school award (2001)
“Gonzalo Benaim Pinto” Venezuela national award (2004)
Daniel’s students received 9 consecutive awards (1997-2005) at the “Bet Hatefutsoth/Museum of the Diaspora” international annual competition: "My Family Story".

Speaking Conditions:

All presentations are PowerPoint ready and have an adjustable duration betwen 1 and 2 hrs.
Lectures can be given in English, Spanish or Hebrew.
Required: Projector with proper cable connection for laptop, power supply, screen or wall to project images.
Contact directly for current session fees.

Previous Engagements:

2009
Dec 01: Fifth National Seminar, Tel Aviv: "How we share and preserve memories in the digital Era"
Aug 23: JCC Memphis, TN: "Latest Technologies Tools from MyHeritage for Genealogist"
Aug 13: Blair County Genealogical Society, Hollidaysburg, PA: "Latest Technologies Tools from MyHeritage for Genealogist"
Aug 2 - 7: 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Philly, PA:
        - Genealogy Super Search Engine
        - Jewish Genealogical Resources in Latin America
        - Engage Children in Learning by Teaching Family History
        - Family Tree Builder 4.0
        - Face Recognition and Photo Tagging for Genealogy Research
July 28: Bernards Family History Interest Group, NJ: "Latest Technologies Tools from MyHeritage for Genealogist"
July 27: Genealogical Society of Bergen County, Ridgewood, NJ: "Latest Technologies Tools from MyHeritage for Genealogist"
July 19: Shorashim BaGalil - Israel Genealogy Society (IGS): "MyHeritage Genealogy Super Search Engine"
March 31: JGS of North Jersey, Wayne, NJ: "Latest technology tools for Genealogy"
March 19: The Israeli Center for Libraries, Tel-Aviv: "Building your Family Tree on-line"
March 13-14: Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy, Provo, UT:
        - Smart Matching Technology
        - Family Tree Builder 3.0
Feb 18: Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) Jerusalem: "MyHeritage Photo Manager and face recognition technology"
More at: www.searchingformyroots.com

Specialties:

Technology.
Computer hands-on workshops.
Methodology.

Lectures:

Bio:

Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, 1971. Graduate from “Moral y Luces Herzl-Bialik” high school (1989). Computer technician (1996) & BS.c. in computer engineering (2002). Specializations in education (1994) & management of educational institutions (2004). Educator at “Moral y Luces Herzl-Bialik” School (1991-2005) where he was computer instructor & teacher/director of the genealogy project "Searching for My Roots" editing and creating the material to be used; presents genealogy workshops for students and parents. Founder member and lecturer of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Venezuela - AGJUVE (2001-2005). Residence in Israel since 2005; Member and webmaster of the Jewish Family Research Association - (JFRA) and the Horowitz Families Association. Lecturer at various International Conference as well as local genealogy groups. Working at MyHeritage (since 2006). Board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - IAJGS (since 2008)