{"id":50031,"date":"2011-05-16T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=50031"},"modified":"2011-05-16T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T20:05:32","slug":"ngs-2011-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/ngs-2011-recap-50031.html","title":{"rendered":"NGS 2011 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_50161\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o-635x508.jpg\" alt=\"Dick Eastman\" title=\"Dick Eastman\" width=\"635\" height=\"508\" class=\"size-large wp-image-50161\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant with Dick Eastman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spent the last week in <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?&#038;q=charleston+sc&#038;oe=UTF-8&#038;um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;sa=N&#038;hl=en&#038;tab=wl\">Charleston, South Carolina<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/cs\/conference_info\">NGS 2011<\/a>. Hundreds of free Geni tees, onesies, thumb drives, and brochures later, we&#8217;re all back safely in good ol&#8217; Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Also, we were very pleased to be demoing <a href=\"http:\/\/ancestorsync.com\/\">AncestorSync<\/a> with the SharingTime folks. You&#8217;ll be learning much more about that project in the coming weeks. Very exciting stuff coming out.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in seeing Geni&#8217;s booth in person, come see us at our next stop in Burbank at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scgsgenealogy.com\/2011jam-home.htm\">Jamboree<\/a>. We&#8217;ll be representing our area, so we won&#8217;t be shown up.<\/p>\n<h2>Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-50031 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218304_10150185185622948_5816467947_6834163_1600232_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218304_10150185185622948_5816467947_6834163_1600232_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Seriously Geni\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218304_10150185185622948_5816467947_6834163_1600232_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218304_10150185185622948_5816467947_6834163_1600232_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50041'>\n\t\t\t\tSeriously Geni\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218361_10150188583477948_5816467947_6851196_1508678_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218361_10150188583477948_5816467947_6851196_1508678_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Our new booth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218361_10150188583477948_5816467947_6851196_1508678_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/218361_10150188583477948_5816467947_6851196_1508678_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50051'>\n\t\t\t\tOur new booth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/219633_10150188629087948_5816467947_6851728_1562858_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/219633_10150188629087948_5816467947_6851728_1562858_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"George and Grant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/219633_10150188629087948_5816467947_6851728_1562858_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/219633_10150188629087948_5816467947_6851728_1562858_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50061'>\n\t\t\t\tGeorge and Grant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220044_10150187848892948_5816467947_6845209_1555849_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220044_10150187848892948_5816467947_6845209_1555849_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"High-fiving Dear Myrtle!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220044_10150187848892948_5816467947_6845209_1555849_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220044_10150187848892948_5816467947_6845209_1555849_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50071'>\n\t\t\t\tHigh-fiving Dear Myrtle!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220376_10150185185712948_5816467947_6834164_854909_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220376_10150185185712948_5816467947_6834164_854909_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Our great vertical displays\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220376_10150185185712948_5816467947_6834164_854909_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/220376_10150185185712948_5816467947_6834164_854909_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50081'>\n\t\t\t\tOur great vertical displays\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/221222_10150185200417948_5816467947_6834263_143687_o2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/221222_10150185200417948_5816467947_6834263_143687_o2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Getting some work done\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/221222_10150185200417948_5816467947_6834263_143687_o2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/221222_10150185200417948_5816467947_6834263_143687_o2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50091'>\n\t\t\t\tGetting some work done\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/225024_10150185264642948_5816467947_6834330_4456400_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/225024_10150185264642948_5816467947_6834330_4456400_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Thumbs up!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/225024_10150185264642948_5816467947_6834330_4456400_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/225024_10150185264642948_5816467947_6834330_4456400_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50101'>\n\t\t\t\tThumbs up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/227674_10150185264747948_5816467947_6834331_219753_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/227674_10150185264747948_5816467947_6834331_219753_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Prepping for the NGS Crowd\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/227674_10150185264747948_5816467947_6834331_219753_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/227674_10150185264747948_5816467947_6834331_219753_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50111'>\n\t\t\t\tPrepping for the NGS Crowd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/240543_10150185280457948_5816467947_6834418_781112_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/240543_10150185280457948_5816467947_6834418_781112_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Selling a Pro Account\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/240543_10150185280457948_5816467947_6834418_781112_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/240543_10150185280457948_5816467947_6834418_781112_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50121'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling a Pro Account\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/241580_10150187848792948_5816467947_6845207_8102987_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/241580_10150187848792948_5816467947_6845207_8102987_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Grant and Gordon Clarke\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/241580_10150187848792948_5816467947_6845207_8102987_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/241580_10150187848792948_5816467947_6845207_8102987_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50131'>\n\t\t\t\tGrant and Gordon Clarke\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/242830_10150185198802948_5816467947_6834250_43855_o1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/242830_10150185198802948_5816467947_6834250_43855_o1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geni Team\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/242830_10150185198802948_5816467947_6834250_43855_o1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/242830_10150185198802948_5816467947_6834250_43855_o1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50141'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Geni Team\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243115_10150185197787948_5816467947_6834243_1164940_o1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243115_10150185197787948_5816467947_6834243_1164940_o1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Noah and George\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243115_10150185197787948_5816467947_6834243_1164940_o1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243115_10150185197787948_5816467947_6834243_1164940_o1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50151'>\n\t\t\t\tNoah and George\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dick Eastman\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-50161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/243930_10150188629207948_5816467947_6851730_4940335_o-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-50161'>\n\t\t\t\tGrant with Dick Eastman\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' 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Hundreds of free Geni tees, onesies, thumb drives, and brochures later, we&#8217;re all back safely in good ol&#8217; Los Angeles. Also, we were very pleased to be demoing AncestorSync with the SharingTime folks. You&#8217;ll be learning much more about that project in the coming weeks. Very exciting stuff coming out. If you&#8217;re interested in seeing Geni&#8217;s booth in person, come see us at&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/ngs-2011-recap-50031.html\"><span>Read the full story<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":50161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}