Help NGS Promote the NGS 2012 Family History Conference

The NGS 2012 Family History Conference will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mark your calendars for 9–12 May 2012. The conference theme is The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier, and the local host societies are the Ohio Genealogical Society and Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. NGS and local host societies would most appreciate anything that you and/or your society can do to help promote this great educational opportunity through your newsletters, websites, and other publications.

NGS has developed several sizes and styles of banners that can be used to link to the conference information page from the websites of attendees, exhibitors, and local genealogical societies. Please help promote the NGS 2012 Family History Conference in Cincinnati by adding one or more of these banners below to your website and linking them to http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info?id=banner.

Thank you all in advance! We really appreciate your support.

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Exhibit Sales Now Open

Exhibit sales for the 2012 NGS Family History Conference in Cincinnati are now open. Many exhibitors have already reserved their spaces in the Duke Energy Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A. 

Fees

Booths are 10' x 10'. Regular booths are $270, and society booths are $210 each. Companies may purchase any number of booths. Additional costs may be associated with exhibiting for internet connections, electrical connections, telephone lines, etc. Online booth reservations can be completed only if payment is made with a credit card. To reserve a booth and pay with a check, mail the exhibitor booth reservation form.

Booth staffing

Up to ten people are allowed onsite to staff a booth throughout the conference. One designated person from each exhibiting company receives a complimentary conference registration (excluding luncheons, workshop and other additional paid events).

Exhibit hours (subject to change)

Set-up hours for exhibitors:
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 10 am - 5 pm;
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 7:30-9:30 am

Show hours, open to the public:
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm;
Thursday and Friday, 10-11 May 2012, 9 am - 5:30 pm;
Saturday, 12 May 2012, 9 am - 3 pm
Exhibitor tear down: 3-5:30 pm

For more information, see the exhibitor information page.

Exhibit Sales Now Open

Hotel Information

Reservations are being accepted now at the three 2012 Conference hotels in Cincinnati. All three hotels are across the street or within one block of the conference site, Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm Street, and all rooms include free high-speed wireless Internet. To receive the special conference rates, request the NGS rate when you make your reservation.

Hyatt Regency Cincinnati

151 West Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: http://www.cincinnati.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Reservation Website: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/enat
Telephone: 513-579-1234
Distance to Convention Center: Hyatt is across the street from the Duke Energy Convention Center.
Rate: $120 plus taxes, single/double. Rate Code: ENAT.
$130 plus taxes, triple.
$140 plus taxes, quad.
Valid for stay through: 6–12 May 2012.
Cut-off date: 9 March 2012
Parking: $10 (no in/out privileges)

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza

35 West Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/CVGNPHF-Hilton-Cincinnati-Netherland-Plaza-Ohio/index.do
Reservation Website: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CVGNPHF-NGS-20120506/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Telephone: 800-445-8667
Distance to Convention Center: One block east of the Duke Energy Convention Center and connected via skywalk.
Rate: $120 plus taxes, single/double/triple/quad. Rate Code: NGS at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Valid for stay through: 7–13 May 2012.
Cut-off date: 16 April 2012
Parking: $10 (no in/out privileges)

Millennium Hotel

150 West Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: http://www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumcincinnati/index.html
Telephone: 800-876-2100
Distance to Convention Center: Directly across from the Duke Energy Convention Center and connected via skywalk. Rate: $110 plus taxes, single/double/triple/quad. Rate Code: 1205NATION.
Valid for stay through: 6–12 May 2012.
Cut-off date: 6 April 2012
Parking: $15 valet parking

Questions? Contact the NGS Conference Manager at conference@ngsgenealogy.org.

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2012 NGS Conference News Blog

Welcome to the National Genealogical Society’s news blog for the 2012 Family History Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 9-12: “The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier.” Here you’ll find the latest news about lectures, presenters, events, vendors, registration, accommodations, local research and historical sites, and practical tips for conference veterans and newbies alike.

The Ohio River has served as a major passageway for travelers and goods going west since the eighteenth century. Cincinnati overlooks Northern Kentucky just across the river, and southeast Indiana is only a few miles to the west. Explorers, frontiersmen, pioneers and immigrants left an abundance of family history to discover in Cincinnati.

The four-day conference will include more than fifty national speakers providing over 150 lectures including ethnic research, African American research, research in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, migration to and out of the tri-state area, immigration, methodology, military, family history writing, ethnic workshops, technological innovation in genealogy (GenTech), BCG Skillbuilding track, and much more.

Duke Energy Convention Center, the conference site, is located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, just blocks from I-71 and I-75 (minutes from I-74) and ten minutes from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The downtown area offers shopping, dining, theatre, and a lively arts and music scene, and is just a short walk from the Ohio River. The extensive genealogical collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is located four blocks from the Convention Center.

The Ohio Genealogical Society and the Hamilton County Chapter of OGS are the local hosts working with the National Genealogical Society to create a memorable experience for genealogists in the Queen City of the West. An outstanding conference in a unique city, with plentiful research opportunities: it's a combination you won't want to miss!

2012 NGS Conference News Blog