Conference announcement posted by request of the NY Genealogical & Biographical Society.
--Moderator, NYHIST-L
DNA FOR GENEALOGISTS:
HOW TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR ANCESTRY THROUGH DNA
An all-day workshop,
Saturday, June 18, 2005
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
122 East 58 Street, New York, NY
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is pleased to present a
fascinating day-long workshop about the revealing world of DNA testing for
genealogists. This workshop is geared to help the newcomer to DNA testing
learn the essentials, from an understanding of DNA to being tested and
interpreting the results.
Led by two top experts in the field, Family Tree DNAšs president Bennett
Greenspan and genealogist Megan Smolenyak, this workshop offers a practical,
understandable, step-by-step, start-to-finish guided journey into what the
genealogist needs to know about DNA testing.
Learn:
* What DNA is
* What DNA testing offers genealogists
* How DNA testing can advance the genealogical and anthropological knowledge
of your ancestry
* How to choose the right DNA tests for you and where to find them
* How to start a DNA surname project or take the test on your own
* How to interpret the results
Take advantage of the discounted conference rate of $99 for Y-12 DNA testing
(usually $159) and do your DNA cheek-swab test on-the-spot! Or take the test
kit to give to a man in your family. Testing kits for a full array of
tests--Y-DNA for men and mtDNA for men and women--will be available to
conference attendees at special discount prices.
SCHEDULE
9:30 AM - 10:00: AM REGISTRATION AND DNA TESTING
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM WELCOME
10: 15 AM - 11:45 AM REAL WORLD DNA TESTING. Megan Smolenyak
With amazing swiftness, "genetealogy" (the marriage of genetics and
genealogy) is graduating from pioneering research to standard practice. But
what is it exactly and how can we use it to further our genealogical
endeavors? Come hear one of the co-authors of Trace Your Roots with DNA
discuss her own experience launching and managing a DNA project, including
such considerations as test selection factors, vendor choice criteria (e.g.,
number of markers, cost, etc.), and convincing others to participate. Shešll
also address other genealogical DNA tests such as mtDNA, SNP, and DNAPrint.
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM BUFFET LUNCH/ DNA TESTING/ DNA VIDEO/ NYG&B
LIBRARY TOUR
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM DNA TESTING FOR THE MODERN GENEALOGIST: ANALYSIS
AND INTERPRETATION MADE (ALMOST) SIMPLE. Bennett Greenspan
Bennett Greenspan will discuss both the deep anthropology and the recent
genealogical information that you have stored within your DNA, from learning
about the migratory patterns of your ancestors thousands of years ago to
confirming your personal heritage within recent generations. This rich
history can shed new and exciting light on your ancestry. This lecture will
unravel the secrets used by molecular anthropologists in terms
understandable to any non-science major.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Q& A PANEL: ASK THE EXPERTS
Bennett Greenspan, Anita Lustenberger, Meriwether Schmid, Megan Smolenyak
Bring your questions to our speakers and two other experts in DNA testing,
genetics, and genealogy.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM DNA TESTING
OUR SPEAKERS AND Q&A EXPERTS
Bennett Greenspan is President and CEO of Family Tree DNA, a world leader in
the field of Genetic Genealogy and the first genealogy-driven and most
popular DNA testing service in the United States. An entrepreneur and
life-long genealogy enthusiast, Mr. Greenspan founded Family Tree DNA in
1999, turning a hobby into a full-time vocation.
Anita Anderson Lustenberger, CG is a certified genealogist and a certified
genetic counselor, who worked for twenty years in genetics and birth defects
clinics in New York. She is a NYGBS Trustee.
Meriwether Schmid, FGBS, is a Trustee of the NYGBS, Secretary of the New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogy Chair of the Historical
Society of the Town of Greenwich, Trustee and DNA project administrator for
the Meriwether Society, and project administrator for the Cowgill Cousins
Group.
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has been an avid genealogist for more than three
decades and is an expert at family history research and a DNA project
administrator. She is a consultant with the U.S. Army's Repatriation project
using genealogical research and DNA testing to trace families of servicemen
killed or MIA in Korea and Vietnam. A popular speaker throughout the
country, she is the author of the several books, including Honoring Your
Ancestors and the newly-released Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic
Tests to Explore Your Family Tree.
COST
Purchase the combined workshop and Y-12 DNA testing (for men) or pay just
the price of the workshop and decide about the testing at the workshop.
Workshop and buffet lunch: $60 members/ $90 non-members
Workshop, buffet lunch, Y-12 DNA test (for men): $159 members/ $189
non-members
Upgrades to Y-25 and Y-37 DNA tests for men, as well as mtDNA tests for men
and women are available at discounted conference prices upon request.
Results in approximately 7 weeks.
Space is limited. Please visit www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org or call
212-755-8532 to register.
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