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Call for Papers

Professional Management Conference (PMC)

sponsored by the

Association of Professional Genealogists

2 September 2009

Little Rock, Arkansas

in conjunction with

Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Conference

Deadline for Submission: 1 March 2008

Lecture proposals for the 2009 Professional Management Conference are now being accepted. The theme for the conference, Get Your Business On Target encourages all members of the genealogical profession to look at ways to improve both their genealogical and their business skills.

Lectures should:

* Challenge genealogical professionals to think outside the box

* Help professionals evaluate and review their current business

* Encourage professionals to meet the demands of the twenty-first-century client

Lectures must be new, original, and on topics relevant to professional genealogists, but do not need to be specifically genealogical. Presentations from other professional fields that would benefit professional genealogists will be considered. Lectures will be one hour, including questions; however, consideration will be given to longer or interactive presentations.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to admin@apgen.org either in Microsoft Word or PDF format and should include the following:

* Name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address of speaker

* Title of the presentation

* Detailed description of the presentation (one or two paragraph summary)

* Short (50 words or less) summary for the program brochure

* Short (50 words or less) biography for the program brochure

* Biography of 150 words for publicity and PMC syllabus

* Audio visual requirements

* Recent lectures given

Honorarium is $400 for a one hour lecture and $650 for a two-hour workshop.

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