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2025 Conference - Call for Presentations

2025 Conference – Call for Presentations 

The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) is accepting speaker proposals for its 2025 conference, which will be held on August 6-8, 2025. 

The 2025 conference will be an online-only event. There is the possibility that online workshops will be offered on the day prior to the conference (August 5). 

Scope. FEEFHS is looking for exciting topics that span the range of genealogy and family history research. Subjects should draw on the lecturer’s areas of expertise yet be broad enough to appeal to a general audience. Topics should encompass countries or regions of Eastern Europe, including areas of the former Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Empire. Other topics such as DNA, minority research, general resources, technology, types of records specific to the locality, religion or other designated focus of the presentation, etc. will also be considered. 

Classes.  All class sessions will be approximately 50 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for questions. Pre-recorded presentations are possible, but preference will be given to speakers who present live.  All classes will be recorded and made available to registered attendees through the end of the year. 

Workshops. FEEFHS is also accepting proposals for the pre-conference workshops, which teach hands-on research skills. Each workshop is 3 hours and is also taught via Zoom. Workshops are not recorded.

Speaker Compensation. FEEFHS will pay a $100 honorarium for each class taught, in person via Zoom or pre-recorded.  For a three-hour workshop, the honorarium is $250. A workshop cannot be pre-recorded.  Speakers will also receive free registration to the online conference and an electronic syllabus. 

To submit a proposal provide the following:

  • Title of presentation (no more than 10-12 words) 
  • Short outline of each proposed topic 
  • Summary of the presentation (100 words maximum – to be published on the FEEFHS website) 
  • Presenter’s preferred name (as you prefer to have it published on the website) 
  • Postal and email address, and cell phone number (for internal use) Each speaker must also provide: 
  • Preferred date(s) for your conference presentation(s) 
  • If you are able to present live via Zoom or if plan to send us pre-recorded classes (please specify which classes are pre-recorded) 
  • Brief speaker biography and a photograph (if a previous presenter, please check your profile at the FEEFHS website and inform us if edits are desired) 
  • Multiple submissions may be sent together. 

Submissions can be sent to submissions@feefhs.org or by postal mail to: 

      FEEFHS 

      541 E. Park Dr. 

      Payson, UT 84651 

The deadline for submissions is January 19, 2025. 

If your proposal is selected, please be prepared to submit your class syllabus well in advance of the conference. Instructions will be sent with the acceptance notification. 

Thank you very much. As in previous years, FEEFHS is looking forward to another great conference.

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