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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.: [email protected])– 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)