35 Years On – The Way Forward Conference & AGM 2014 « Prev1 / 1Next »Guild of One-Name Studies AGM 2014The Future of Genealogy and Family History for One-Namers by Dick EastmanFamily Names of the UK by Dr Paul CullenHow I Run My One-Name Study by Tessa Keough, Paul Howes & Colin SpencerONS Tools by Bob CumberbatchMapping Surnames by Tyrone BowesCloudy with a chance of Genealogy by Dick Eastman« Prev1 / 1Next » 2014 Guild Conference and AGM “35 Years On – The Way Forward” Date: Friday 11th – Sunday 13th April 2014 Location: Ashford International Hotel, Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UX, United Kingdom The 35th Guild Conference is another great opportunity to meet other Guild members from around the world, as well as learning from the fascinating lectures given by various speakers during the course of the weekend. Programme Conference photo gallery: https://guild-dev.org/35-years-on-the-way-forward-conference-agm-2014-photo-gallery/ Friday 11th April 15:00 onwards Registration 18:30–20:00 Dinner (fork buffet in the Canterbury Suite) 19:30-20:30 Peter Hagger: Review of the Guild’s Constitution in the Kent Suite 20:30-21:30 Bob Ogley: Kent in the 19th Century in the “Kent Suite” Saturday 12th April Saturday starts with the Annual General Meeting after the official opening of the Conference by the Guild President. The programme for the day is: 07:00-08:45 Breakfast in the Horizon Restaurant 09:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening of the Conference – Guild President followed by theAnnual General Meeting in the Kent Suite 10:30-11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee in the Kent Foyer 11:00-12:00 Dick Eastman: Keynote Speaker sharing his vision of the future of genealogy and family history for One-Namers 12:00-13:00 Dr Paul Cullen: Family Names of the UK – Kentish Surnames 13:00-14:00 Lunch in the Horizon Restaurant 13:00-14:00 Committee meeting in the Courtyard Suite 14:00-16:00 Panel Session: How I run my study – a discussion panel of One-Name experts revealing their different approaches to conducting their studies. Bob Cumberbatch will be chairing and acting as moderator for this session in which the following will be telling you how they undertake their One-Name Studies: Tessa Keough studying the surname Keough Paul Howes studying the surname Howes and House Colin Spencer studying the surname Lefever 16:00-16:30 Afternoon tea/coffee in the Kent Foyer 16:30-17:30 Breakout Sessions: provided by the following: Miriam Silverman, Ancestry – in the Tonbridge Suite Paul Smart, Family Search – in the Maidstone Suite Laurence Harris, MyHeritage – in the Courtyard Suite 19:00 – 19:30 Reception in the Kent Foyer 19:30 – 00:00 Banquet in the Kent Suite Sunday 13th April Sunday’s programme is: 07:00-08:45 Breakfast in the Horizon Restaurant 08:30-09:30 Ecumenical Service – the Reverend David Gynes: To be held in the Charing room 10:00-11:00 Breakout Sessions: Provided by the following: Miriam Silverman, Ancestry – in the Tonbridge Suite Paul Smart, Family Search – in the Maidstone Suite Myko Clelland , FindMyPast – in the Maidstone Suite 11:00-11:30 – Morning Tea/Coffee in the Kent Foyer 11:30-12:30 Jayne Shrimpton: Dating and Understanding Family photographs, 1840 -1950 [This Presentation was replaced by another by Dick Eastman called Cloudy with a Chance of Genealogy about cloud based Genealogy] 12:30-14:00 Lunch in the Horizon Restaurant 12:40 – 14:00 Regional Representatives’meeting: to be held in the Courtyard Suite 14:00-15:00 Dr Tyrone Bowes: Mapping Surnames – hints and techniques for mapping your One-Name study data 15:00-16:00 Bob Cumberbatch: Tools and Techniques for your One-Name Study including: (1) Evernote; (2) Outwit Hub; (3) Google Docs; (4) Dropbox; (5) Google Fusion Tables; (6) Google+; (7) Blogger or WordPress; (8) Google Sites; (9) Picasa and (10) Flickr 16:00-16:15 Close of Conference – Guild President 16:15-16:45 Afternoon tea/coffee in the Kent Foyer