Discover the fascinating world of genetic genealogy! Written for the non-scientist, YGG is a source of unbiased news on the major genealogy DNA testing companies. Written by CeCe Moore, an investigative genetic genealogist and television consultant.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Announcing the 2014 Institute for Genetic Genealogy Conference
The Institute for Genetic Genealogy is pleased to announce the 2014 International Genetic Genealogy Conference, which will be held August 15-17 in Washington, DC at the National 4-H Conference Center. This conference has been planned in order to address the great need for genetic genealogy education.
An outstanding group of genetic genealogists and population geneticists have agreed to speak at the conference, including representatives from all of the major genetic genealogy companies. Dr. Spencer Wells, who heads the National Geographic Genographic Project, will be the keynote speaker.
The main portion of the conference will be held on August 16 and 17 with a packed schedule of presentations from morning until night for those who want to learn as much as possible during this unique opportunity. Saturday will run from 8:30 am until 9:15 pm and Sunday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Additionally, Family Tree DNA will hold a workshop in the evening of August 15. (Other genetic genealogy companies have also been offered the opportunity to present workshops on August 15 during the afternoon.)
More details about the conference and registration information can be found at the website. The registration fee for the conference is $85 and will be limited to 800 total attendees. Meals and lodging will be available at the conference center but must be purchased at least one month in advance. The preliminary conference schedule can be found here and descriptions of the presentations and biographical background about the speakers can be found here.
Tim Janzen (with the assistance of his wife Rachel Janzen) and I have been planning and making preparations for this conference for the past six months. Angie Bush, Charmaine Riley Holley and Paul Woodbury have also provided valuable assistance, including distributing conference flyers at RootsTech and running the Institute for Genetic Genealogy's booth there.
We are grateful to all of the speakers who are willing to share their knowledge with the genetic genealogy community. A complete list of the speakers and their presentations is as follows:
1. Ancestry.com representative - Ancestry.com DNA products
2. Jim Bartlett - Getting the Most of Your Autosomal DNA Matches and Triangulation, an Essential Tool to Sort out Your Matches and Map Your DNA
3. Terry Barton - Surname Project Administration
4. Dr. Blaine Bettinger - Using Free Third-party Tools to Analyze Your Autosomal DNA
5. Angie Bush - DNA Case Studies
6. Rebekah Canada - Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup H
7. Shannon Christmas - Identity by Descent: Using DNA to Extend the African-American Pedigree
8. Karin Corbeil, Diane Harman-Hoog, and Rob Warthen - Not Just for Adoptees: Methods and Tools for Working with Autosomal DNA Results from the Team at DNAGedcom
9. Family Tree DNA representative - FTDNA Products
10. Dr. Maurice Gleeson - An Irish Approach to Autosomal DNA Matches
11. Katherine Hope-Borges - ISOGG
12. Bill Hurst - Mitochondrial DNA Focusing on Haplogroup K
13. Dr. Tim Janzen - Using Chromosome Mapping to Help Trace Your Family Tree
14. Dr. Kathy Johnston - From X Segments to Success Stories: The Use of the X Chromosome in Genetic Genealogy
15. Thomas Krahn - I've Received my Y Chromosome Sequencing Results - What Now?
16. Dr. Doug McDonald - Understanding Autosomal Biogeographical Ancestry Results
17. 23andMe representative - 23andMe Features
18. CeCe Moore - The Four Types of DNA Used in Genetic Genealogy
19. Dr. Ken Nordtvedt - Y Haplogroup I — Very Early Europeans?
20. Dr. Ugo Perego - Native American Ancestry Through DNA Analysis
21. Dr. David Pike - The Use of Phasing in Genetic Genealogy
22. Bonnie Schrack - Y chromosome Haplogroups A and B
23. Larry Vick - Using Y-DNA to Reconstruct a Patrilineal Tree
24. Debbie Parker Wayne - Mitochondrial DNA: Tools and Techniques for Genealogy
25. Dr. Spencer Wells - the Genographic Project
26. Dr. Jim Wilson - BritainsDNA's Chromo2 test and Y chromosome research
We hope to see you there for this wonderful educational opportunity!
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As someone from Australia is there any possibility of virtual presentations being done? I would be VERY happy to pay for this or to purchase copies of the presentations.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen,
DeleteWe don't know yet, but we are looking into the possibility. I will update everyone once we have a better idea about this.
Thanks for your interest.
CeCe
Good question.....I would also be very interested!!
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