Sessions at RootsTech 2011 about Genealogy

Thursday 10th February 2011

• Opening Keynote

  by Shane Robison and Jay Verkler

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  • Genealogy
  • Keynote
  • Technology

  At 8:00am to 9:00am, Thursday 10th February

  Coverage note

• Best Uses of Mobile Devices

  Explore potential software needs of genealogists in the near and distant future, including database management and organizational tools.

  • Genealogy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Technology

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Thursday 10th February

• Expanding genealogy into healthcare: A family health history tool from Intermountain Healthcare’s Clinical Genetics Institute

  by Grant Wood

  • Family History
  • Genealogy
  • Healthcare

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Thursday 10th February

• Four Developers + 40,000 New Users in Two Weeks = The Controlled Chaos of Mobile Development by a Small Internal Team and Lots o

  by Rob Fotheringham

  • Genealogy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Technology

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Thursday 10th February

• Interactive Genealogists Part 1

  by Lisa Alzo

  • Genealogy
  • Social Media
  • Technology

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Thursday 10th February

Friday 11th February 2011

• Friday Keynote - The Changing Face of Genealogy

  by Curt Witcher

  • Genealogy

  At 8:30am to 9:30am, Friday 11th February

• How to Create a Podcast

  by Lisa Louise Cook

  • Genealogy
  • Podcasting
  • Technology

  At 9:45am to 10:45am, Friday 11th February

  Coverage write-up

• Genealogy Blogs: Impact and Influence in the Genealogy Community

  by Thomas MacEntee

  A panel overview and discussion of genealogy blogs, their impact and influence on the community, and how genealogy vendors and genealogical societies can engage bloggers and the blogging community.

  • Blogging
  • Genealogy

  At 1:45pm to 2:45pm, Friday 11th February

  Coverage write-up