Records Preservation and Access
Committee (RPAC) Committee, State Liaisons, State Genealogy Society Presidents,
and others interested in current threats to vital records, are encouraged to
call and listen to the RPAC Presentation at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference, Wednesday, 21 August 2013, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Hear representatives of the Records Preservation and Access
Committee discuss:
- What is RPAC, who participates, and how does RPAC respond to
threats against access to vital records?
- How the draft 2011 Model Vital Statistics Act may extend the time
vital records are closed to the public
- Actions being considered by the European Union which would limit
access to vital records in EU countries
- A review of several bills pending in the US Congress which will
limit or close access to the Social Security Death Index
- Learn how you can help protect access to vital records by visiting
and writing your state and federal representatives
To Attend this dial in program:
1. Dial into 801-240-2663 (Local/International) or
877-453-7266 (US Toll-free)
2. Follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID 23997 and join
the meeting
3. The presentation will last one hour from 9:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. EDT.
4. The PowerPoint slides we will be using should be
available on the Publications page of the RPAC Blog at www.fgs.org/rpac/publications.
RSVP -- Help us insure that we have an adequate number of
connections available by simply forwarding this message to [email protected] if you plan to dial in.
If you are attending FGS this week (Ft. Wayne , Indiana
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