PO Box 2175 ESP Station Albany NY 12220 contactcdgs@cdgsny.org
CAPITAL DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Helping Open Doors to Your Family History
501(c)(3) Charity
PO Box 2175 ESP Station Albany NY 12220 contactcdgs@cdgsny.org
Regular meetings are now either Zoom only (which will always be an option) or a hybrid of Zoom and in-person. Pre-registration is required for Zoom attendance and is encouraged for those who will be joining us in-person. Members may register for our Zoom presentations starting the 1st of the month. Non-members may register starting on the 16th of the month (space permitting). Please pay attention to the rules listed below, being registered does not guarantee you will be admitted to the meeting. Your Zoom ID must reflect your full name. All meetings start at 1 pm ET and you must pre-register by logging in to your free account.
If you plan to attend our hybrid meetings at the Clifton Park Halfmoon Public Library or the NYS Museum please plan to be seated by 1 pm. Refreshments will be available after the presentation.
Information about these programs will be posted as it becomes available.
We welcome you to a year of interesting and informative programs at CDGS!
1:00 ~2:30 Meeting and Speaker
During the presentation questions can be submitted using the chat feature on Zoom. Our speaker will address submitted questions at the end of the presentation. After the presentation we will host a short "parking lot" discussion where attendees can discuss topics or present questions of their interest.
Members of CDGS can register for these free meetings on the first of the month for that months meeting. Non-Members can register (if there are seats remaining) on the 16th of the month for that months meeting.
Registration closes at midnight on the Thursday before the meeting.
Non-Members must create a free CDGS account before they can register. You only need to create an account once, as you can login to that account to register for future presentations.
If you are a dues paying member of CDGS you can access a recording of this presentation from your account, in the "Members Only" section, for an average of 60 - 90 days.
RULES
For Meeting Participation
Please be considerate of your fellow zoom participants.
We require that you....
Cancel if you can't attend. A spot has been reserved for you.
We have limited spots in our Zoom account. If you are not going to attend, please cancel your reservation now by writing to: contactcdgs@cdgsny.org. We generally have a number of people who are on our wait-list. When people register but don't attend, people who are on the waitlist get shut out.
Do not share your log-in with anyone else. We need to keep track of the number of people who will be able to view the program. When you share a link, you may be taking a spot away from someone who has already registered. You may also be compromising the security of the presentation. Each individual needs to make their own reservation. As a member benefit, the first 15 days of the month are for member registrations. The public is allowed to register starting the 16 th of the month if there are spots available.
Use the first and last name that you registered with when you log in for the presentation. We take attendance in person and online! You will not be admitted from the waiting room until the moderator sees a first and last name, as opposed to a telephone number, nickname, initials, etc. Check how to do this for your particular device. In most cases you cannot change your name in the waiting room, you must change it in your Zoom account before you join the meeting. Be aware that Zoom accounts ask you for two names, your account name and your display name. Your display name must match the name you registered with.https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-change-name-on-zoom
Keep your mic muted and video turned off. The Moderator has already muted the microphone and closed the video for all attendees. Please do not turn your mic or video on unless requested to by the moderator. Otherwise, the moderator will turn them off again.
Use the chat function. *You can communicate with us, with the whole group, or with an individual also in the meeting. If you are using a device that does not show the chat please email contactcdgs@cdgsny.org. Someone will be monitoring that email during the presentation
Submit questions for the presenter via chat. *
Our presenters prefer to have a moderator ask the questions.
* If you are using a device that does not show the chat please email contactcdgs@cdgsny.org. Someone will be monitoring that email during the presentation