Keynote Speakers Announced for the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy

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The 51st Annual Brigham Young University Conference on Family History and Genealogy will be held from July 30 to August 2, 20119 in the newly remodeled BYU Conference Center on Campus in Provo, Utah. The Conference will offer more than 100 classes, including a free track, this year on Wednesday, for Family History Consultants, allowing participants to gain new skills and helpful information.

This year's Keynote Speakers are the following:

Elder Cecil O. Samuelson Jr. served as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy from October 1994 to October 2011, when he was granted General Authority Emeritus status. He presided over Brigham Young University from May 2003 to May 2014 and the Salt Lake Temple from 2014 to 2017. Elder Samuelson has worked as a physician and senior vice president of Intermountain Healthcare, vice president of Health Sciences at the University of Utah, and professor and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Utah. He and his wife, Sharon, have five children and 14 grandchildren.

Stephen W. Valentine is senior vice president of FamilySearch International and a director in the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He works closely with the chief genealogical officer in the oversight and strategic development of the Family History Library. He has worked at FamilySearch for more than 20 years, helping to develop FamilySearch Indexing and establishing key partnerships to help the growth of the family history industry. He is the father of five children and grandfather of five grandchildren.

Dan Debenham is a nationally recognized news anchor, reporter, writer, and producer. He has worked for ESPN, and his production company Lenzworks produces the BYUTV series he hosts, Relative Race. He has also produced several original television shows including Endless Vacations, New Ways to Play, and RCI TV. He is the recipient of the Sports Foundations Network Journalism Award, two international ARDY Awards, and was nominated for two Emmys and three National Cable Ace Awards. Dan and his wife, Mona, live in Sandy, Utah, and have four children and four grandchildren. 

I will be presenting two classes this year also.