Attendee Check-in, Onsite Registration, Free Convention Center Tours, and App help

 

The start of the conference is almost here! Attendee check-in begins at 12 noon on Tuesday, 12 May 2015. Follow the signs to the Conference Center from the Embassy Suites Lobby. The NGS Conference registration desk is located on the upper level of the St. Charles Convention Center in the pre-function area.

If you pre-registered for the conference, simply go the check-in desk marked with the first letter of your last name during the hours listed below and collect your conference materials (bag, program, name tag, syllabus on flash drive, and print syllabus if you ordered one).

When you come to the registration desk to pick up your conference materials, join a tour to learn your way around the building and get answers to questions. St. Louis Genealogical Society volunteers will provide guided tours of the St. Charles Convention Center on Tuesday afternoon, 12 May, from noon to 7 p.m. The tour will end at the Society Showcase which will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

There will also be volunteers available to help with downloading the NGS app and answer app questions.

If you haven't registered for the conference, no worries. Registration will be available onsite at the St. Charles Convention Center beginning 12 noon on Tuesday, 12 May 2015.

Attendee Check-in and Onsite Registration Hours 
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015
7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Thursday, 14 May 2015
7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Friday, 15 May 2015
7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Saturday, 16 May 2015
7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

If you have any questions, the friendly registration and Ask Me volunteers will be available to assist you.

Attendee Check-in, Onsite Registration, Free Convention Center Tours, and App help

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan

Did you know that there will be over 70 exhibitors in the exhibit hall at St. Charles Convention Center during the conference?  A list of exhibitors and a map of the exhibit hall may be found in three places:

Interactive map at
http://fp37.a2zinc.net/clients/NGS/NGS2015/public/eventmap.aspx
Click on the booth number on the map or the name in the alphabetical list and the company information will come up.

NGS Conference App
On the dashboard, click on "Exhibitors" for the list that includes booth number and contact information. For the map, click on "Maps" in the dashboard, then "Exhibit Floor Plan." The map also includes the name and booth number.

Conference Program
Map and list of exhibitors with their booth number is listed on page 65.

St. Charles Exhibit Hall Map

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan

The Conference App is here!

Mobile Conference App released–ready for download

Get the most from your NGS 2015 Family History Conference experience by downloading the mobile app. Use the app to help you make the most of your trip to St. Charles before, during and after the conference.

The NGS Conference App is available for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, and web-enabled devices. Search your app store for NGS Family History Conferences.

New this year, we have introduced a multi-event NGS app. This allows attendees to download a single app and access all current and future NGS conferences by adding new events to this app.

The NGS Conference App is completely free! To download, go to http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/attend/mobile-app/.

 Features include: 

• The Dashboard to keep you organized with up-to-the-minute information

• About the NGS 2015 Family History Conference to keep all conference information in one place

• Alerts of important real-time communications from NGS

• Twitter feed to follow and join in on the conference chatter. The Twitter hashtag is #NGS2015GEN.

You can also

• Sync your schedule across multiple devices

• Locate exhibitors you plan to visit

• Access a list of Local Places based on Category

• Connect, message, and share schedules with your colleagues through the Friends feature

• Link to syllabus material for each lecture, which will be available about 29 April 2015

We encourage you to begin using the app now so you can plan and improve your conference experience in St. Charles.

The Conference App is here!