Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule

29 January 2016—RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4-6, 2016, announced today that 15 of its popular sessions will be broadcast live and complimentary over the Internet. The live broadcasts will give those unable to attend in-person worldwide a sample of this year’s conference content. Interested viewers can watch the live presentations at RootsTech.org. Saturday's Family Discovery Day sessions will be broadcast live on LDS.org. 

The streamed RootsTech sessions include the general sessions and a sampling of technology and family history presentations.  Following are the broadcasted sessions and speakers. All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST):

RootsTech Streaming Schedule (RootsTech.org Thursday, February 4; Friday, February 5; Saturday February 6, 2016)

Time	Length	Day
		Thursday	Friday	Saturday
8:30 a.m.	90 Minutes	RootsTech General Session: Stephen T. Rockwood, Paula Madison and Bruce Feiler	RootsTech General Session: Josh and Naomi Davis and David Isay	RootsTech General Session: Michael Leavitt
11:00 a.m.	60 Minutes	RT5352 7 Unique Technologies for Genealogy Discoveries Mike Mansfield	GS3643 Innovator Showdown (Starts at 10:30)	RT2449 Photos-Emerging Technologies in Photography Jens Nielsen
1:30 p.m.	60 Minutes	RT2390 Best Websites and Apps for Local Amy Crow	GS2345 Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy Lisa Louise Cook	RT2560 Become a Master Searcher on Ancestry Anne Mitchell
3:00 p.m.	60 Minutes	GS4310 What's New in Family Tree for 2016 Ron Tanner	RT7450 Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch.org Robert Kehrer	RT1792 Homespun and Calico: Researching our Foremothers Peggy Lauritzen
4:30 p.m.	60 Minutes	GS2623 Virtual Family Reunions Joseph Richardson	RT1431 My Ancestors are from Britain-- What do I do next? Myko Clelland	GS1532 5 Steps to Identify a Family Photo Maureen Taylor

Family Discovery Day Streaming Schedule (LDS.org Saturday, February 6, 2016)

Time	Length	Session Information- English	Session Information- Languages
1:00 p.m.	45 Minutes	RootsTech Family Discovery Day Opening Session: Elder Dale G. Renlund, Sister Ruth L. Renlund, Sister Ashley Renlund	RootsTech Family Discovery Day Opening Session: Elder Dale G. Renlund, Sister Ruth L. Renlund, Sister Ashley Renlund
2:00 p.m.	45 Minutes	Family History Discussion: Sheri L. Dew and Sister Wendy W. Nelson	No Stream
3:15 p.m.	30 Minutes	RootsTech Family Discovery Day Family Session: Sister Rosemary M. Wixom and Brother Stephen W. Owen	RootsTech Family Discovery Day Family Session: Sister Rosemary M. Wixom and Brother Stephen W. Owen
4:15 p.m.	30 Minutes	RootsTech Family Discovery Day Youth and Family Session: Taysom Hill and Britain Covey	No Stream

About RootsTech
RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, is a global conference celebrating families across generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover and share their memories and connections. This annual event has become the largest of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants worldwide.