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This page has been created to support the discussion about a proposed RootsTech 2012 Un-Conference session (to be scheduled when the conference opens). | This page has been created to support the discussion about a proposed RootsTech 2012 Un-Conference session (to be scheduled when the conference opens). | ||
<br> '''This is a Wiki page... if you can read it you can change it! Please share your thoughts and ideas here and at the meeting!''' | <br> '''This is a Wiki page... if you can read it you can change it! Please share your thoughts and ideas here and at the meeting!''' | ||
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*While there are many ways to go about creating web sites, there is a good chance that many of us have made the same choice and could benefit from sharing and comparing. | *While there are many ways to go about creating web sites, there is a good chance that many of us have made the same choice and could benefit from sharing and comparing. | ||
*Those who are considering creating (or upgrading) a web site would surely appreciate hearing the strengths and weaknesses of the various options from others who are actually doing it using the software they are considering.<br> | *Those who are considering creating (or upgrading) a web site would surely appreciate hearing the strengths and weaknesses of the various options from others who are actually doing it using the software they are considering.<br> | ||
*We all could benefit from sharing information about integraing other tools such as Blogs, Wiki's, Facebook and Twitter.... What works? What doesn't? | *We all could benefit from sharing information about integraing other tools such as Blogs, Wiki's, Facebook and Twitter.... What works? What doesn't? | ||
*Many societies have digitized local records that are not available from other sources. We can and should work together to make these records globally discoverable and accessable. | |||
*Many societies have developed their own unique applications and some might be willing to make the code available to other societies. Some mechanism to facilitate such an exchange shold be identified. | |||
*Cooperative development and support of applications of common interest could increase the quality and quantity of such applications. | |||
An additional goal should be to encourage RootsTech, FGS and NGS to consider this topic when scheduling future conferences. | An additional goal should be to encourage RootsTech, FGS and NGS to consider this topic when scheduling future conferences. | ||
*To RootsTech credit, their solicitation for presentations is relateively close to the actual conference (which makes it easier to propose topics on current subjects), and they allow ad-hoc gatherings through their un-conferences. | *To RootsTech credit, their solicitation for presentations is relateively close to the actual conference (which makes it easier to propose topics on current subjects), and they allow ad-hoc gatherings through their un-conferences. | ||
*NGS and FGS make it much harder to propose and conduct timely sessions by requiring proposals so far in advance. While this approach may make sense for traditional Genealogical topics it does not work well for the fast pace of technological change. | *NGS and FGS make it much harder to propose and conduct timely sessions by requiring proposals so far in advance. While this approach may make sense for traditional Genealogical topics it does not work well for the fast pace of technological change. Perhaps they would/should consider creating a track of sessions that would be scheduled closer to the actual conference to facilitate this need. | ||
So what is the desired outcome of this? Any or all of these would seem beneficial: | So what is the desired outcome of this? Any or all of these would seem beneficial: | ||