The Family Reunion Institute of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, is planning for the 2010 Family Reunion Conference to be held in Birmingham, AL. Go to the following link to complete the conference survey and to be added to their mailing list: http://www.reunionsmag.com/gettingstarted/resources_workshops.html

I have attended a number of these annual conferences, beginning in 1998, and have found them very informative, helpful, and re-energizing. Attendees share with one another during workshops and also during the speak out session, providing good information to help make family reunions a success. The conferences I have attended were held in Philadelphia, PA (2), Baltimore, MD; Columbia, MD, and Atlanta, GA.

In the past, the conference schedule also provided for a bit of sightseeing of many of the local historical points of interest. The networking and socializing, exhibits and exhibitors, workshop topics and presenters, and also the meals only added to my satisfaction of having attended.