| Show World Looks To Records Meet u L L With only a few days remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re until the World Conference Conference Conference Con Con- ference on Records in Salt Lake City archivists librarians librarians librarians ians genealogists and record keepers in any field of endeavor endeavor endeavor en en- deavor were urged today to register for the conference SPONSORED by The Genealogical Genealogical Genealogical Genea Genea- logical Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints the conference will be beheld beheld beheld held August 8 5 in the new 19 million Salt Palace Salt Lake County's ultra-modern ultra convention center and sports arena If the Church has ever produced produced produced pro pro- a conference this is isit isit isit it says Bob Zabriskie coordinator coordinator coordinator coor coor- who heads a team of several hundred persons on several committees for forthe forthe forthe the gathering WE IIA HAVE VE the finest and most complete conference for everyone from the amateur record keeper to the professional professional professional Mr Zabriskie said He emphasized that everyone everyone everyone every every- one regardless of their religious religious religious re re- re- re affiliation is invited to attend THE IMPORTANT thing he emphasized is for persons planning to attend to register now so conference committees I can finalize their plans for accommodating some I persons expected to attend II Conference officials announced announced announced an an- July 1 that registrations registrations registrations costs will remain the i iI I same It was previously announced announced announced an- an that there would be beI bean bean I an increase after July 1 1 There has been an extension on the I registration at the lower rates j I that we must continue our endeavor endeavor endeavor en en- deavor to find a way to cooperate coopt coop coop- erate with the Russians in t L space exploration rather than I compete as though the whole effort was a game THE UNITED States has I I Ion been very open in its work I on the space project but the i Soviet Union has been almost I wholly secretive It would be to the advantage of both of us if we could observe observe observe ob ob- serve and profit from Soviet technology and experience and they could do the same from ours One thing is clear if mankind is to survive on this planet we must keep the exploration exploration exploration ex ex- and utilization of space free of military armament armament arma- arma I ment and assault THE REGISTRATION costs are 44 for a full conference program 22 for a companion 22 for a women's program of separate activities and 8 for fora a banquet to conclude the con con- ference There are many e extras forthe for forthe forthe the conference They include a Thursday night concert by bythe bythe bythe the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the historic Mormon Tabernacle Tabernacle Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle on Temple Square a concert by a huge Singing Mothers Chorus conducted by Ellen N. N Barnes Washington DC D.C. a noted eastern musician musician musician musi musi- cian and member of the Relief Society General Board a concert concert concert con con- cert on Wednesday evening bythe by bythe bythe the Utah Symphony in th the Salt Palace Arena and a con concert t by Ballet West and the Utah Symphony at the Friday ban ban- BRIGHAM YOUNG University University University sity will present a spectacular variety show including the International International International In In- Folk Dancers numbers numbers numbers num num- bers from Curtain Time USA U.S.A. and talent of students who attended at attended attended at- at tended the University for several several several sev sev- eral years back on Tuesday night in the Salt Palace arena Separate tickets for the Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- night concert by the Utah Symphony Orchestra and the BYU Variety Show are avail avail- able Tickets for the Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day symphony concert may be obtained from the symphony office 55 W. W 1st South St. St Salt Lake City or from the Genealogical Society 79 South State St. St Tickets for the BYU variety show are available from the society ALL PROGRAMS including the concerts and a complete schedule of women's events are open to the general public public pub pub- lic lie as well vell as conference reg reg- Registration forms and detailed detailed detailed de de- tailed information on the conference conference conference con con- ference are available from the th-e World Conference on Records office 79 South State St. St PO P.O. Box Alfonso G. G Pia Piais Piais is chairman of the registration I and housing committee THE COMMITTEE is working working work work- I ing to secure private housing for some persons Accommodations Accommodations Accommodations Ac Ac- I have been obtained obtained obtained ob ob- for persons in hoI hotels hotels ho ho- and motels and for 1500 I in University of Utah and andi i I Westminster College dormi dormi- tories Women of the Relief Society auxiliary organization of the I 1 Church have surveyed available available avail avail- able housing in private homes II and have reported their find find- I 1 u. u I ings 10 to the me toe registration ana and housing committee PIA SAID HIS committee is anxious to receive as many registrations registrations registrations reg reg- now as possible so as to avoid the rush during the last week or two This will make it more convenient for home owners who have agreed to be hosts to conference conference conference confer confer- ence visitors in their homes he said Mr l Pia said a substantial substantial substantial number of paid registrations registrations registrations regis regis- have been received from Europe and that 60 to 70 percent of other registrations registrations registrations received so far have come from the western United States About registrations registrations registrations were received June 30 WE NOW HA HAVE VE secured 2000 rooms in private homes which will accommodate about 2500 persons he said So Sowe Sowe Sowe we now estimate that we will need about 1000 more private rooms He urged private residents who wish to host conference visitors in their homes to contact the registration registration tion office The telephone number number number num num- ber is Other conference conference conference con con- ference information is also available at this number The registration chairman attended a June 20 16 Data Processing Management Association Association Association As As- Conference in Montreal Montreal Montreal Mont Mont- real Canada at which only persons were registered up to three weeks before the conference was scheduled to begin He said in excess of persons registered in the thelast thelast thelast last three weeks HE URGED registrations now for the records conference An indication of the interest generated in Europe for the conference is that a page full-page feature article with pictures appeared in the June 8 issue of the in the city of Luebeck northern north north- northern northern ern Germany PUBLICATION of the article followed the visit of a research research research re re- search specialist for the e Genealogical GenI Genealogical Gen Gen- Society who visited I conferences and officials inI in I Europe |
