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Session Topic: Search All Baltic States Belarus Computer Training Workshops Eastern and Central European research Eretz Israel, pre and post 1948 Genetics and DNA Research Germany Holocaust research Immigration, naturalization and migration Jewish History/Sociology Methodology Metropolitan New York City and New York State research Non-European research (e.g. India, China) Poland Rabbinical research Repositories Russian and the former Soviet Union Research Sephardic research Technology and Internet resources United States/North American research Western European research Yiddish theater/Tin Pan Alley	Session Day: Search All Sunday, August 13 Monday, August 14 Tuesday, August 15 Wednesday, August 16 Thursday, August 17 Friday, August 18

Sunday, August 13
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
	IAJGS Board Meeting
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
	Cemetery Visit - Beth David- Elmont (S)
	Cemetery Visit - Mt Hebron- Flushing (S)
	Cemetery Visit - Mt Zion- Maspeth (S)
	*CANCELLED* Cemetery Visit - Old Montefiore- Saint Albans (S)
	Cemetery Visit - Ridgewood/Glendale- Ridgewood (S)
8:00 AM - 2:15 PM
	*SOLD OUT* Jewish Ellis Island- Sunday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
	*SOLD OUT* Tenement Museum and Eldridge Street Synagogue- Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5005	Conference Registration
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
1015	Meeting - JRI-Poland Volunteers
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
200	Using JewishGen's Databases and Search Capabilities (computer lab)	Altman
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5002	Hospitality Room
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
3005	*SOLD OUT* Luncheon - JRI- Poland
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
8001	Bernie (film)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
325	Genealogy on the Internet (computer lab)	Friedman
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5003	Vendor Room
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
156	Beginner's Workshop	Miller
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
5004	Repository Fair
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
S	Jewish Lower East Side Walking Tour- Sunday	teststeve
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5006	Computer/Resource Room
5007	Internet Cafe
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
1005	Meeting - Borislav-Drogobych Research Group
106	Cataloging a Cemetery or Burial Society for the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)	Green
420	American Sephardi Federation Collection	Belinfante
446	Exciting New Genealogy Technologies: Face Recognition and Super Search	Japhet
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
8002	The Last Days (film)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
252	Introduction to the Internet: How to Effectively Browse the Web (computer lab)	Bakker
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
287	IAJGS Management Sub-Seminar	Kowitt  Lee
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
1002	Meeting - Belarus SIG
1007	Meeting - Czestochowa-Radomsko Area Research Group
278	First Palestinian Refugees, First Jewish Soldiers: The Egyptian Haven	Fedida
286	Family Web Sites for Research and Collaboration	Underhill
395	Using Geographic Information Systems to Map Jewish Roots: Tools and Opportunities to Enhance Genealogical Research	Amstislavski
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
8003	Dancing with my Father (film)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
8004	Genealogy Anyone? 25 Years in the Life of the JGSLA (film)	Weisberger
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
200	Using JewishGen's Databases and Search Capabilities (computer lab)	Altman
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
	IAJGS Board Meet and Greet
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
8005	Hiding and Seeking: Faith & Tolerance After the Holocaust (film)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
406a	Opening Session
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
406b	Opening Reception
8:45 PM - 10:15 PM
8006	The Attic: the Hiding of Anne Frank (film)
Monday, August 14
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
5001	Daily Minyan
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
5005	Conference Registration
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
1006	Meeting - Courland Research Group
102	The Center for Jewish History: Resources for Genealogy	Friedman
1038	Meeting - Godfrey Scholars BOF
147	One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools	Morse
162	Conservation and Multimedia Presentation of Family Histories	Bergman
292	Jewish Records Indexing – Poland: What's New	Diamond
326	Welcome to American Bureaucracy: More from the HIAS and INS Archives	Bazarov  Smith
376	Murderous Medicine: How to Trace Some Victims of the Holocaust	Baumslag
401	Change in Records Through the Use of Technology	Hill
451	Introduction to Ancestry.com (computer lab)	Adams
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
8012	Image Before My Eyes (film)
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
	Cemetery Visit - Beth David- Elmont (M)
8:00 AM - 2:15 PM
	*SOLD OUT* Jewish Ellis Island- Monday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
	Spouse/Companion Get Together
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5002	Hospitality Room
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5003	Vendor Room
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
	Ancestor's Roadshow
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
5006	Computer/Resource Room
5007	Internet Cafe
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
1011	Meeting - GerSIG
1030	Meeting - Southern Africa SIG
1035	Meeting - Newsletter Editors, Journal Editors, and Webmasters BOF
132	Looking for the Only Unaccompanied Children Rescued from the Holocaust by America: Who They Are and How We Found Them	Posner
147	One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools	Morse
243	Making the Most of Your Polish Research - A Tour of the JRI-Poland Website	Halpern  Baston
386	Genealogical Research at the New York Public Library	Carr
393	Whence Castle Garden Records?	Smith
396	Genealogical Resources at the National Archives	Shader
436	Lifelong Learning: Teaching Genealogy to Adults	Miller  Altman  Dardashti
452	What’s New at Ancestry.com? (computer lab)	Adams
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
8008	The Last Klezmer: Leopold Kozlowski, His Life and Music (film)