One week until the Association of Professional Genealogists' Professional Management Conference 2021

The Association of Professional Genealogists' Professional Management Conference 2021 takes place online across 6 days over the next 3 months, starting next week on 24-25 August, then on 21-22 September and 19-20 October. The following sessions are planned (the times stated are EDT from the US, which is 5 hours behind the UK):

24 August 2021 (Tue)
11:00am to 12:15pm - A Stool with Five Legs, Craig Roberts Scott, CG®, FUGA
2:00pm to 3:15pm - So, You Wanna Be a Speaker, David McDonald, DMin

25 August 2021 (Wed)
11:00am to 12:15pm - The Business of Genealogical Speaking, Annette Burke Lyttle
2:00pm to 3:15pm - Presentation Skills and Options for a Virtual World, Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv

21 September 2021 (Tue)
11:00am to 12:15pm - Planning for Success! Creating a Simple Business & Marketing Plan for Your Genealogy Business, Joy Curtiss
2:00pm to 3:15 pm - Simple Sales Strategies for Professional Genealogists – Turning Prospects into Clients, Risa Daitzman Heywood
3:30pm to 4:45pm - Maybe You Shouldn't Care About Copyright, Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGLSM

22 September 2021 (Wed)
11:00 am to 12:15 pm - Juggling Complex Projects While Staying on Track & on Time, J. Mark Lowe
2:00pm to 3:15pm - The APG Code of Ethics & Professional Practices, David McDonald, DMin
3:30pm to 4:45pm - Must-Haves for Your Genealogy Business Website, Carla S. Cegielski

19 October 2021 (Tue)
11:00am to 12:15pm - Five Plans for Professional Success, Lauri Jean Swett
2:00pm to 3:15 pm - General Contractor: Building Blocks of a Good Agreement, Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGLSM
3:30pm to 4:45pm - 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Writer, Michael J. Leclerc, CG®

20 October 2021 (Wed)
11:00 am to 12:15 pm - Building Your Professional Genealogical Network – Virtually and In-person, Paul Milner, FUGA, MDiv
2:00 pm to 3:15 pm - So You Want to Teach an Online Course, Jill K. Morelli, CG®
3:30pm to 4:45pm - What is Soft Marketing and Why Should We Care? Annette Burke Lyttle

Bonus Lectures
Two pre-recorded lectures will be made available to all attendees.
ABCs of Accounting for a Genealogy Business, Mary Kircher Roddy, CPA, CG®
Using & Benefiting from APG’s Continuing Professional Education Requirement, Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed. 

For further details on the presentations, the speakers, and the conference registration, please visit www.apgen.org/cpages/2021-pmc-program. Registration for the full conference, or for the Agust/September sessions only, closes in three days time on August 20th; registration for the September/October sessions closes on September 10th. The conference is open to both members and non-members.

For more on the Association of Professional Genealogists, please visit www.apgen.org.

Whether you are interested to find out more about working as a professional genealogist, or have been doing so for a long time, this looks to be an interesting programme!

Chris

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