I am currently at Samford University in Birmingham, AL for their weeklong IGHR Genealogy week. I can only do about 1-2 things like this out of town, but well worth the expense.

I am learning so much. I am taking their African American classes this year. It is a great educational week full of learning and networking with other genealogists who understand your passion.

I am also lucky that I am able to attend in October 2012 the Forensic Genealogy Institute in Dallas, Texas. This is a new topic for me and I hope to gain a better understanding of that subject to apply to my research.

Do you have a place you were able to attend this year? a lecture? a class? I have never been able to attend to conference such as NGS or FGS, but hopefully one day I will be able to.

Will write more when I return home.

Tina

That's exciting Tina. What an opportunity. I try to get to a lecture or two here in the Richmond Area. I belong to the Gen. Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA) and they have a conference each year. I have missed most of the meetings, however, and they have great speakers at those meetings.

I'm into webinars right now. It's the best I can do.