Professional Management Conference a hit
Somewhat overshadowed by its bigger and noisier neighbor, the RootsTech conference that gets underway today, the Professional Management Conference of the Association of Professional Genealogists that concluded yesterday here in Salt Lake City was an absolute wonder.
More than 100 serious, dedicated professionals gathered for sessions ranging from Thomas W. Jones’ Variables in Professional Genealogists’ Approaches to Research and Overcoming Surprising Research Barriers — An Interactive Case Study to Thomas MacEntee’s Launching an Effective Marketing Campaign.
Tucked in between were folks like Elissa Scalise Powell with a workshop on The Best Educational Plan for You, Jean Wilcox Hibben on Organization for Genealogy Speakers, Lisa Louise Cooke on Video Marketing: Killer YouTube Strategies, and yours truly with a workshop Order in the Court: Hands-On with Court Records and More than the Begats: Using the Law to Spice Up a Research Report.
It was wonderful, it was exhilarating, it was impossible to sit in any session at any time without learning something important, and it all ran as smoothly as silk.
On my part, let me offer my thanks to APG for inviting me, my thanks to the attendees for their attention (and for helping me celebrate my brand-spanking-new Certified Genealogical Lecturer credential) and my strong recommendation to all — APG members or not — to think about next year’s APG PMC — an opportunity for professional education unequalled anywhere in the genealogical community.
Your “Spicing Up” lecture was a hit, too! Great examples.
Judy (virtual attendee via online streaming–hooray!)
Thanks so much for the kind words, Judy!
I second Judy Kellar Fox’s cheer for the opportunity to attend virtually offered to APG members!
APG is doing a great job making benefits available to members!
I agree and again kudos to APG for allowing the live-streaming of your, Tom’s and Elissa’s presentations. What a great learning opportunity for those of us unable to attend in person. I thoroughly enjoyed your talk.