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2024, 9-14 April; Proposal due date: 31 May 2023; The Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS) 2024 Annual Conference
- The OGS Annual Conference will be held at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Sandusky, OH.
- A wide variety of topics will be considered; the program committee is specifically seeking new, unusual, and dynamic proposals.
- Interested speakers are strongly encouraged to submit multiple proposals for either one-hour general sessions, or two-hour workshops.
- The deadline for submission of proposals is May 31, 2023.
For full details on suggested content, proposal requirements, compensation, and submission information, please see our OGS Call for Proposals Flyer.
2024, 21-22 June; Proposal due date: 1 Sep 2023; The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary Conference
“Tracing Our Western Pennsylvania Roots: The Journey of Our Ancestors.”
- The WPGS conference will be held June 21-22, 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA, and virtually. Presentations will be recorded and made available to participants for 30 days.
- WPGS is seeking new presentations from dynamic speakers on the following topics: Immigration/Migration; Western Pennsylvania Records and Repositories; Methodology; Western Pennsylvania Case Studies; Writing/Organizing Your Research; Religious and/or Ethnic Groups; and DNA in genealogy.
- Other topics will be considered. Examples in presentations are encouraged to have connections to western Pennsylvania.
- Presentations should be 50 minutes and allow 10 minutes for questions. Presenters may submit proposals for up to (3) three lectures. Please do not submit lecture proposals that are freely available online.
- Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2023.
For full details on presentation and submissions requirements, and a link to the submission form, please see the WPGS 50th Anniversary Speaker Details flyer.
We also have a downloadable PDF WPGS 50th Anniversary Call for Presentations flyer.
2024, 20-21 September; Proposal due date: 15 March 2024; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society 2024 New York State Family History Conference (NYSFHC)
“Connect at the Crossroads”
- This year’s conference will be held September 20-21, 2024, both online and in-person in Syracuse, NY.
- The NYG&B is specifically seeking lecture and webinar topics on New York records and repositories; methodology; migration and settlement; immigration and immigrant communities; New Yorkers of color and others whose stories have been historically underrepresented; DNA and genealogy; military service; and New York biographies.
- Examples in presentations should use connections to New York whenever possible.
- Length of in-person presentations should be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions and can include various formats. Panel discussions and similar formats will also be considered for in-person presentations.
- Speakers are encouraged to submit up to five proposals.
- Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2024.
For additional information, including compensation details, please see on our 2024 Call for Presentations flyer. If you have any questions, please email education@nygbs.org.
Proposals can be submitted online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZL75K5X