How to prepare to attend RootsTech 2023 in person

Yes, RootsTech.org 2023 registration is now open. There are two ways to attend the conference; in person or online. In person registration is a flat $98 for the three days. There are no special discounts. The three-day, in-person experience is $98. It includes access to the virtual option, and:

• 180-plus in-person class sessions with Q&As
• In-person research help at the Family History Library
• Hands-on sponsor demonstrations in the expo hall
• Connection with friends and cousins in person
• Meal options and refreshments

Access to the expo hall in Salt Lake City is free and will include more than 200 exhibitors, product demonstrations and interactions with research specialists.

The online experience will be free. The free online event features:

• 200-plus new on-demand class sessions and classes
• Main stage presentations and keynote speakers
• Chat support and online research consultations
• Connection with cousins using Relatives at RootsTech and messaging
• Virtual expo hall

RootsTech 2023 will be held March 2nd to the 4th, 2023 at the Salt Palace in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. 

If you are coming to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the conference for the first time, you need to know that reservations for hotel rooms are already filling up to capacity near to the Salt Palace. Although RootsTech 2023 is in March, it can be cold and windy in Salt Lake City. You should prepare for the chilly weather and as they often say, wear layers. The Salt Palace is not the largest such even center in the country, but you should prepare for a lot of walking. You may want to bring a shoulder bag or small backpack for essentials. 

Also, parking in downtown Salt Lake City is somewhat complicated and can be fairly expensive. There is some parking at the Salt Palace itself, but you will need to get there early to avoid a long line. The is reasonably priced parking but you will end up walking quite a distance to the Salt Palace. 

The FamilySearch Family History Library looks like it is close to the Salt Palace, but it is still a considerable walk from the classes and exhibit area. Salt Lake City has the largest blocks in the West so two blocks is quite a walk. 

I definitely think it is worth the effort to come to a live RootsTech. So, I hope to see you there.