DIS-Norge“Genealogy Society of Norway-DIS”

The Norwegian association for ICT within genealogy

DIS-Norge“Databehandling I Slektsforskning”

Established in 1990 More than 7.000 members, the largest membership association of genealogists in Norway today

Purpose: “to build and support a nation-wide meeting place for computing- and Internet-assisted genealogy, spreading knowledge of this issue, and stimulating genealogy in Norway in general"

Main priority is genealogy beginners’ aid, using new technology, supporting communication and interaction, methods and sources. Lower priority to traditional publishing of results.

19 local separate branches, covering all of Norway

DIS-Norge

The ”working force” of DIS-Norge, gathered at Hurdal in 2003

Action committees

1 Administration and economy2 Local branches3 Genealogical guidance4 Computing programs for

genealogists5 Multimedia6 Digitalization of genealogical

sources7 “DISmatch” (DIStreff)8 Slekt og Data (magazine)9 Internet

Action committee:Administration and economyGeneral office in Oslo

Maintenance of membership indexMaintenance of administrative web siteContact with members and local branches

Genealogical partnership work (Norwegian NSF, nordic NORDGEN)

Marketing Membership offers:

Discounts on books, internet-supplies, publishing, software

Maintaining relations between local branches, and between local branches and DIS-Norge

Local branches are responsible for most of the activities:Membership meetingsActivity groupsWeb pagesCoursesMagazines

Action committee:Local branches

“Genealogy school" in Slekt og Data“First aid for genealogists", dispatched to all new members

FAQs: Slekt og Data (magazine), web site, DISforum (BBS)

Running courses. Associated member of Folkekulturforbundet: union of adult education organizations

Action committee:Genealogical guidance

Evaluate genealogy programsPublish results on DIS-Norges website and in Slekt og Data

Guidance in use of genealogy programs

Action committee: Computing programs for genealogists

Established 2002Guidance in how to use different facilities in genealogical work

Images (photo, scanning), video, audio, mapping (maps, GPS), digital storage, archiving and presentation

Action committee:Multimedia

Written agreement between the National Archivist and DIS-Norge 3. January 2001The National Archives supply copies of

demographical sourcesDIS-Norges members digitize the material

according to common standards, including proof-reading the result

First results of the project published on the Digital Archive 26. October 2001

Action committee:Digitalization of genealogical sources

First results of the project published on the Digital Archive 26. October 2001

Action committee:Digitalization of genealogical sources

This is a service providing members the possibility of getting in contact with other members working with the same families as themselves.

By supplying the DIStreff-database with a GEDCOM-extract from your personal database, you will receive a list of potential contacts, along with alerts on possible mistakes etc

All GEDCOM-extracts supplied are making the basis of the DIStreff-database, which is searchable online for alle members. Others are allowed a limited search.

Action committee:“DISmatch” (DIStreff)

DIS-Norges magazine for membersPublished 4 times a year

Membership informationAnnouncing arrangementsLocal historyPresentation of interesting sourcesComputing and genealogyInquiries

Action committee:Slekt og Data

Slekt og DataPopular magazine among the members

E-mail lists: DISforum, DIScafe etcNew server investment 2001, running Linux with Apache, MySQL and PHP.“LinDIS”

– URL: www.disnorge.no with several subdomains– E-mail server (e.g.: epost@mr.disnorge.no)– Virus- and spamcontrol– IRC "chat" (DISchat)– Mailman email-lists– SSH

Action committee:Internet 1

Database services:DIStreff (“who is searching on whom")DISadmin (membership administration)Genealogical Resources (portal)Genealogists index (“who is searching

where")Program testingCemetary recordsSource databasesGeographical portal

Action committee:Internet 2

News and actualities

New genealogical centre in Oslo

News and actualities

New genealogical centre in OsloFundings for scanning church records ?Cooperation with Statens kartverk (National authority on maps and cartography)