Sessions at Federation of Genealogical Societies 2011 Conference about Event Planning

Wednesday 7th September 2011

• W-105: Tour Guide and Travel Agent: Planning Your Society's Next Research Trip

  by D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS

  Ready to plan your Society's next trip? Explore the ins and outs of hotel contracts, working with repositories, developing schedules, and preparing a tour budget.

  • Event Planning
  • Focus on Societies
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Travel

  At 9:30am to 10:30am, Wednesday 7th September

• W-112: Reaping the Rewards of Your Annual Seminar

  by Donna M. Moughty

  Planning is the key to making your society's annual seminar financially rewarding as well as providing visibility within the community to increase your membership and highlight products and services you provide. On the other hand, a poorly planned seminar can have the opposite result. A great coordinator (who is good at delegating), plenty of planning time, and the involvement and support of your members will help your society reap the rewards from your effort.

  • Event Planning
  • Focus on Societies
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Non-Profits

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Wednesday 7th September

• W-120: Publicity for Society Events: Simply Supercharged

  by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG

  If you don't tell them they won't come. If you don't tell them soon enough, repeatedly, or without enough details, they won't come. Attract decent registration numbers by following some simple rules that we will apply in the session.

  • Event Planning
  • Focus on Societies
  • Genealogy Societies
  • Marketing
  • Social Media

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 7th September