Session Details

MORNING SESSIONS

"Sprinters, Caffeine Addicts, and Daredevils! Understanding DNA-Based Traits" – Delve into how genetic testing reveals insights into our traits and predispositions beyond ancestry. This lecture will explore how specific genetic markers can indicate tendencies like athletic ability, caffeine metabolism, and risk-taking behavior.

"DNA-Based Relationship Estimators and Analyzers" – Explore the tools and methodologies used in genetic genealogy to estimate and analyze relationships between individuals based on DNA data. This lecture will cover how relationship estimators analyze shared DNA segments to predict familial connections.

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

"10 Generative AI Prompts Every Genealogist Needs to Know" – The “prompt” is perhaps the most important aspect of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The prompt is how we direct AI tools to give us the output we desire. However, forming these prompts can be challenging and is rarely a one-shot attempt. We will identify how to formulate (and reformulate!) AI prompts and look at ten example prompts that can save us significant time and effort.

"Memories in the Digital Age: AI Transcription of Handwritten Diaries" – My mother kept a diary off and on throughout her adult life. She recently passed, and I would like to preserve her diaries and be able to share the content with my siblings. Follow along as I digitize and transcribe her handwritten journals using artificial intelligence (AI).

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION (until 4:00)

The conference will conclude with a Q & A from questions submitted by attendees.