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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #9 on: Friday 11 October 19 12:04 BST (UK) »
Quote from: davidft on Friday 11 October 19 11:30 BST (UK)
Quote from: Gartag on Friday 11 October 19 08:38 BST (UK)
Good day all,

I have been searching for a board topic on the upcoming event in London.  If there is one


Hello Garth,

I would be interested to know how you purchased your ticket if you do not mind me asking. The reason I asked is that back in February when they started advertising this event I went on to the official site and they wanted loads of personal information to register and buy a ticket. I though this was unnecessary and so did not buy a ticket. However I did contact the organisers about this and got a mealy mouthed reply which did not help. I have therefore decided to give it a miss.

That said I hope it goes well and gets positive feedback as in that event they may hold it again. I hope you enjoy your visit and my only advice would plan what you want to see and where the things you want to visit are in relation to each other as you will find the time goes very quickly. Good luck.

If your info is passed on to all the event sponsors them my thoughts agree with Davids

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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #10 on: Friday 11 October 19 12:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: CarolA3 on Friday 11 October 19 11:49 BST (UK)
Quote from: davidft on Friday 11 October 19 11:30 BST (UK)
................ back in February when they started advertising this event I went on to the official site and they wanted loads of personal information to register and buy a ticket. I though this was unnecessary and so did not buy a ticket.

David, I haven't seen the list of questions, but I would think they're trying to ensure that tickets are sold only to genuine customers and not the 'profiteers' or 'scalpers' we hear about.

Carol

No I don't think that was it after all what would knowing the names of your grandparents do in helping them decide that? No I think it was their tie up with familysearch and them trying to extract genealogical information from you. Sigh!
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #11 on: Friday 11 October 19 13:09 BST (UK) »
Ah well.  As I said, I haven't seen the questions :)

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« Reply #12 on: Friday 11 October 19 13:54 BST (UK) »
I'm going to all three days.  I don't remember being asked a series of questions about anything... :-\
It was the usual name/address/email etc, type of thing.  I didn't feel the questions were any more probing  than anyone else asks.  If you use the FamilySearch website you've probs provided this information already...  I'm looking forward to it.  The American's always have a different 'spin' on this type of event.  ;)

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« Reply #13 on: Friday 11 October 19 13:57 BST (UK) »
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I'm going to all three days.  I don't remember being asked a series of questions about anything... :-\
It was the usual name/address/email etc, type of thing.  I didn't feel the questions were any more probing  than anyone else asks.  If you use the FamilySearch website you've probs provided this information already...  I'm looking forward to it.  The American's always have a different 'spin' on this type of event.  ;)

CD

That is interesting. May I ask when and how you bought your tickets. I tried buying back in the spring which is when I got the intrusive questions. As I said above I complained and got an unsatisfactory reply but maybe they altered things re buying tickets when sales didn't take off ( I was inundated with repeated offers to get tickets)
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #14 on: Friday 11 October 19 14:15 BST (UK) »
Hi David,

I bought mine online in March after I was contacted by a friend from Canada who is travelling over expressly for this show - so I thought why not as they had a special offer on. I just can't remember what if anything extra I was asked... Since then there have been numerous offers. One which might interest you is an offer from Ancestry.  They have been offering 50% off a 3 day pass for Ancestry users   https://www.rootstech.org/london/why-attend-ancestry?sf109715293=1&fbclid=IwAR0EjXv-_GoQ56BbHLSlcgcHP-NLdiicJRFxuAasNRFIU8gD7FrUUvXkVJQ

Only a suggestion but if you feel the any questions being asked are intrusive (and perhaps irrelevant) and you still want to go I'm sure you could "modify" your answers.... ::)

I'm looking forward to hearing Dan Snow speak.

CD

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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #15 on: Friday 11 October 19 14:37 BST (UK) »
california dreamin

Thank you for the reply, very interesting. I do think they shot themselves in the foot with the way they initially marketed it and hope they have learnt from it. Thank you for the link. Hope you have a good time there.

David

Edited to add

Just browsing through the link and on the page seven reasons to visit the exhibition hall one of the reasons was

24–26 October 2019
Get Your Family History Books and Photos Scanned and Preserved for Free
The FamilySearch book scanning stand offers a free service to digitally preserve your family history or a book of genealogical value. Let FamilySearch scan your book, publish a searchable digital copy online, and preserve it for the future! Bring your books and this signed permission form to the stand during regular exhibition hall hours to get started.

And if you read the signed permission form you give them the right to use the information contained in the item they are preserving for you. Personally I prefer to choose who I give the information I have researched to.
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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #16 on: Friday 11 October 19 15:12 BST (UK) »
Hi David

Not something I was planning on doing - but yes, point taken. 

I'm looking forward to attending numerous genealogy talks, seeing my friend and enjoying having 3 days away from home!  :D

CD

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Re: RootsTech London
« Reply #17 on: Friday 11 October 19 16:35 BST (UK) »
Ah ha! FREE tickets now

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ohz/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01oi0/

OK its just to the Exhibition Hall not the full "Conference" but at least to me it implies they have not organised this event very well
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.
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