To get started, "like" NGS and post your conference experiences on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/ngsgenealogy. Subscribe or check the NGS Conference Blog at http://www.facebook.com/ngsgenealogyfor daily updates.
Free WiFi sponsored by FamilySearch and NGS will be available for conference attendees in the Duke Energy Convention Center. Access instructions for the network will be in the conference program distributed at check-in. In addition, all conference hotels provide free Internet in the hotel rooms as part of your stay.
A free conference mobile app is available for the conference. The app contains the complete Conference Program; maps of the Duke Energy Convention Center; presenter and exhibitor information; and a Twitter feed. Information on the app is instantly updated throughout the conference.
Before the conference, explore the app–be sure to create a personalized agenda with reminders, make a "to do" list, and check the Duke Energy Convention Center maps. During the conference you can provide feedback and post conference pics.
Twitter provides a great forum to ask questions of other attendees before and during the conference. Send NGS a tweet (@ngsgenealogy) and use the official hashtag #ngs2012 for NGS 2012 Family History Conference tweets. Everyone can follow the chatter on Twitter through the conference app.
Eventbrite is a free tool allowing you to organize a pop up event during the conference and invite anyone. Desire to organize a genealogy breakfast? Want to assemble a surname group? Would you like to suggest an evening get together? Eventbrite will help personalize and organize your conference experience.
Using Foursquare at conferences can be fun. Want to know who’s in the room with you during any given NGS session? Check-in using Foursquare and you’ll be able to see who you might want to meet!
Phones are smart. Before the conference, why not download your family tree and your research files for Cincinnati (“Research in the Cincinnati Area” in the conference flyer).
Feel free to take photographs in the Exhibit Hall, but please refrain from taking photographs during the sessions or capturing, transmitting or redistributing the syllabus or presentation materials. Click on http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/social_media_policy to review the NGS Social Media Policy.
See you in Cincinnati!
Margie Aker
Will I even be able to enjoy the conference or find my way around without a smart phone;)? I'm very excited about the conference but feel like a tidal wave of technology is washing those of us without it away. For the record, I am not technology impaired but have chosen not to have a smartphone or Twitter.
ReplyDeleteCan you rovide the link to the conference app? I couldn't find it in the App Store for either an iPhone or an iPad. Thanks very much.
ReplyDeleteThere's a link to the Mobile App on the left side of the Conference page, or go directly to http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/maximize_your_experience.
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