I just received an email from the RootsTech 2013 permitting the Official Bloggers to announce the Thursday (21 March) Keynote speakers...
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INTRODUCING THURSDAY’S KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT ROOTSTECH
DENNIS C. BRIMHALL
Dennis Brimhall is
currently the President and CEO of FamilySearch International.
FamilySearch International is a worldwide organization helping
individuals find, preserve, catalogue, and search genealogical
information. FamilySearch
International is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. He was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of
University of Colorado Hospital
from 1988 to 2005. A native of Provo, Utah, Mr. Brimhall earned an
undergraduate degree in zoology from Brigham Young University in 1972
and a master’s degree in management from the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University in 1974. Mr. Brimhall
and his wife Linda have four children and live in Dammeron Valley,
Utah.
SYD LIEBERMAN
Syd is a nationally
acclaimed storyteller, an author, and an award-winning teacher. Many of
his best-loved stories deal with growing up in Chicago and raising a
family in Evanston, Illinois. Syd is also known for
his original historical pieces. He
has received commissions to write stories for some of America’s leading
institutions and agencies, including the Smithsonian; Historic
Philadelphia, Inc.; NASA;
and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. His
work has garnered awards from the American Library Association,
Parents' Choice, and Storytelling World. Syd was one of six tellers
featured on the television special The Call
of Story. He has also performed numerous times at the Timpanogos and
National storytelling festivals.
D. JOSHUA TAYLOR
D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
is the Business Development Manager – North America for brightsolid
online publishing, the creator of findmypast.com. A nationally known and
recognized professional genealogist, lecturer,
genealogical author, and researcher, Taylor is the current president of
the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
and the
former Director of Education at the New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Taylor holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History)
from Simmons College, and is the recipient of
numerous awards and honors, including the Federation of Genealogical
Societies Award of Merit, and the Rubincam Youth Award from the National
Genealogical Society. Taylor was also a featured genealogist on NBC's
Who Do You Think You Are?.
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No word on topics...but we can guess!
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