[APG Public List] SLIG Registration Opens Saturday!

[Christy Fillerup]

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Contact: Christy Fillerup
Director, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
christy.fillerup at gmail.com

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Opens Registration for 2012
June 4, 2011, 9:00 AM (Mountain Time)

2012 Track Offerings
Visit http://ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=112 for detailed class 
descriptions

Course 1: American Research and Records: Focus on Families with Paula 
Stuart-Warren, CG, FUGA
Course 2: Advanced New England Research (in conjunction with NEHGS) with D. 
Joshua Taylor
Course 3: Welsh Research with Darris Williams, AG
Course 4: Swedish Research with Geoffrey Morris, AG
Course 5: Midwest U.S. Research with Kory Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA
Course 6: Genealogy Software and Research Tools with George G. Morgan
Course 7: Principles of Effective Genealogy Librarianship with Drew Smith, 
MLS
Course 8: Beyond the Library: Using Original Source Repositories with John 
Phillip Colletta, Ph.D., FUGA
Course 9: Advanced Methodological Methods with Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, 
CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS
Course 10: Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum with Angela McGhie
Course 11: Advanced Research Tools: Land Records with Richard G. Sayre, CG 
and Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
Course 12: Problem Solving with Judith Hansen, MLS, AG

The Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) is pleased to announce the opening 
of registration for the 2012 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)! A 
premier educational opportunity, SLIG is highly regarded among professional 
and serious researchers. Registration will open at 9:00 AM Mountain Time 
(11:00 AM Eastern and 10:00 AM Central) and will be accessible via the UGA 
website at www.ugagenealogy.org. Tuition is $350 for UGA members and $400 
for everyone else. You MUST be logged in to the members area of the website 
prior to registering to receive the member discount. If you are not a UGA 
member, but would like to receive the discount, you may join the society for 
$35 for the year. It is highly advisable that members check their logins 
before Saturday, June 4th, and that new members join prior to Saturday as 
well. These tuition prices are applicable through October 30, 2011 when the 
early-bird registration expires. (Non-early-bird tuition is $400 for UGA 
members and $450 for everyone else.) Two payment options have been provided: 
pay online with your credit card via PayPalor pay via check through the 
mail. Your place in the course is reserved upon checkout.

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy will be held January 23, 2012–January 
27, 2012 with a welcome social the evening of January 22, 2012. The Plenary 
Session will be presented Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 PM by Thomas W. 
Jones. The topic is "The Genealogical Proof Standard: What It Is and What It 
Is Not" and is free to the public. A banquet will be held to honor graduates 
on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Awards will be presented at the 
banquet, including the prestigious Fellow of the Utah Genealogical 
Association (FUGA); Lou Szucs will present the banquet program, subject TBD.

We will again be offering evening sessions. These sessions are open to both 
registrants and the public for $10/each. For a full schedule visit our 
website. Due to their smashing success in 2011 we will again offer vendor 
lunches Monday through Thursday. A standard lunch hour will facilitate these 
lunches and ensure students are able to attend without disrupting their 
regular class schedule. The vendor lunch schedule is available online and 
tickets can be purchased through the SLIG registration process.

We highly recommend staying at the conference hotel, the downtown Salt Lake 
City Radisson. The rate is $85/night for single or double occupancy, The UGA 
rate is available from January 19, 2012–January 30, 2012. RootsTech begins 
February 2, 2012 and also has a dedicated rate at the Radisson as well. If 
you are staying through both conferences please send an email to 
christy.fillerup at gmail.com with the subject line SLIG/RootsTech Hotel and 
the dates you are staying to ensure your hotel reservations are processed 
correctly. Book your SLIG reservation directly through our website—link will 
be available shortly.

About the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy has been providing top-notch 
genealogical education for fifteen years. The courses are primarily focused 
at the advanced level, with Course 1: American Research and Records Parts 1 
and 2 with Paula Stuart-Warren, providing a good intermediate foundation. 
SLIG is structured in "tracks". Each track equates to either a locality or a 
methodological subject. Each track provides at least twenty hours of 
in-depth instruction. Students choose one track for the week and leave with 
a deeper understanding of their chosen topic than a traditional conference 
can impart. SLIG is dedicated to providing a forum for the best genealogical 
educators in the field to present their knowledge to avid family historians.

About the Utah Genealogical Association

The Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) is an enthusiastic community of 
researchers who desire to improve their research skills and more effectively 
utilize genealogical resources within Utah. UGA provides genealogical 
information, sources and education through personal instruction and 
published media on state and national family history topics, while promoting 
high standards and ethical practices.

UGA was formally organized September 25, 1971, and chartered December 1, 
1971, by the State of Utah as a nonprofit educational organization. UGA is 
not affiliated with any religious or political organization.To learn more 
visit http://www.infouga.org.  Also follow us on Facebook.com/ugagenealogy 
and Twitter: @ugagenealogy