We’re now starting my third full day of #RootsTech activity. Lots happened again. Here’s what:
I got to the keynotes in the middle of the Legal Genealogist’s talk. She was very dynamic. I liked her stories, but didn’t tweet about it, so lets start with my first tweet for the next keynote.
Spencer Wells: "Science is solving puzzles" #RootsTech http://t.co/fjoAMokxaN
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Reading the @Genographic FAQ about how their test differs from ancestry, 23&me, etc. https://t.co/EbZA7HkJA9 #RootsTech
— Susan A. Kitchens (@susankitchens) February 7, 2014
Denise Levenick, Allison Dolan and Lisa Louise Cooke are the uber-organized freaks #RootsTech http://t.co/PsRaTa4LNK
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Allison Dolan re scheduling: "If I don't add the bathroom to my calendar, then I don't get to go." #RootsTech
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Figuring out what to see next at #RootsTech http://t.co/NBbAMkLY3u
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Brynne Gallup with her soon to be award winning genetic project at Institute for Genetic Genealogy booth #RootsTech http://t.co/G7B5KDxwMi
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
John Ralls and 3 others incl
Beau Sharbrough 10 yrs ago started wearing a kilt on Friday at conferences #RootsTech http://t.co/Lkch2G8fJI
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Anyone for Roots Beer? (courtesy of http://t.co/blW8StvQQC) #RootsTech http://t.co/cyBXk3hZFt
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
About 80 of the 100 people attending #rootsinnovator industry gaps with Barbara Lawrence were developers #RootsTech http://t.co/BZfIpxlal8
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
"We're facing a very large gap technology-wise … we should be focusing on what young users want" #RootsInnovator #RootsTech
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Family Graph API with Uri Gonen. I must say I'm very impressed. @MyHeritage is doing a LOT of things right #RootsTech http://t.co/Y0ZvaCRUL8
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 7, 2014
Finally met up with Dear Myrtle and she gave me my official blogger beads for #RootsTech 2014 http://t.co/UykFrUXdPN
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
It was nice talking to Dear Myrtle (Pat Richley-Erickson) again. I also had nice talks today with, in no particular order, Randy Seaver, Drew Smith, Lisa Louise Cooke, John Ralls, Colleen Greene, one of da Sistas in Zion, Banai Feldman, Luther Tychonievich, Tammy Hepps, James Tanner, Uri Gonen, Mark Olsen, Shonda Schallenberger, Justin York, John Clark and Brynne Gallup, as well as many others on a casual basis.
The media room in the exhibition hall is for interviews. Here Lisa Louise Cooke interviews Drew Smith. #RootsTech http://t.co/SU5qQaipnP
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
Wow. I've spent 4 hours over the past 2 days going through the #RootsTech exhibition hall, and I'm not done yet http://t.co/RBjXp4HT5b
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
Friday night at #RootsTech is Family History Library night http://t.co/oQGzljG8o9
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
The Family History Library is full of #RootsTech ers. http://t.co/vkxWelrYF6
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
Pizza at the FHL #RootsTech 2 yrs ago it was inside. Big mess. Last year outside. It rained. This year added a tent. http://t.co/3NIEYVN6XO
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
In the Family History Library #RootsTech people are telling family stories. http://t.co/zr4xskkyDF
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014
One #RootsTech story had a genealogy joke. Why are so many Italians named Tony? Because they had stamped on their foreheads "to New York".
— Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) February 8, 2014