Wednesday, October 15, 2014

CGSSD Mini-Fair on Saturday, 18 October

The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (CGSSD) meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month  (except December) from 9:00 am to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego.  See our web page www.cgssd.org  for directions.  The next meeting will be held on 18 Oct 2014.  Here are the details:

MINI FAIR 
Saturday, 18 October 2014

Two sessions and two topics per session
No user groups or SIGS this month

9:00 am - 10:00 am Session 1

Room A: Cloud Genealogy 2014 -  Gary Hoffman 

Your deceased ancestors may be in Heaven, but your ancestors' data is probably in the Cloud. The best genealogy computer program for you may be no program at all but rather a website you own or contribute data to. Learn what's new in cloud genealogy from private trees, shared trees, to community trees. Gary Hoffman has been following online genealogy advancements since the advent of the World Wide Web. Learn which cloud service is best for you, updated for 2014.

Room B:  Open Source Genealogy Software -  Judy Jiru

Exploring open source genealogy software.
  
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break / Announcements

10:30 am - 11:30 am Session 2

Room A:  Genealogy & DNA - Kathleen Fernandes 
                
Learn the fundamentals of using DNA & Genealogy with the three main testing companies - FamilyTree DNA, 23 & me, and Ancestry DNA.

Room B: Heritage Photo & Document Scanning - Dona Ritchie

Learn the best ways of scanning to preserve your heritage photos, slides, and negatives, and the best practices to maximize the digital data you capture for use in genealogical applications, charts, and reports, in scrapbooks and photo books, and for sharing these precious resources with your family members. Be the best guardian of your original photos and documents, and your family will thank you!

We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pines Road, turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any space other than those specifically reserved for UCSD vehicles. Signs will mark directions to our meeting room. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website for directions.


Thank you to Linda Brady for forwarding this information.

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