Checking off the Checklist

I'm a fly by the seat of my pants type of girl but in the case of Rootstech I have a checklist that I consult prior to taking off. If I forget something I won't be making the 12,816 km journey home to collect it.

My 2017 post  has provided the basis for this 2018 list.

• Hotel at Sydney airport for night prior to flight - Booked
• Longterm Parking at Sydney Airport - Booked
• International return flight Australia to SLC - Booked 
• Airport transfer in SLC - Staying first night at SLC airport hotel - it has a free shuttle 
• Hotel Accommodation - Booked at the Marriott Downtown City Creek - most convenient hotel to Salt Palace and City Creek shops. Had to book first night elsewhere as Marriott was full 
• Passport - Already in handbag 

• ESTA (Visa) - Still valid
• Travel insurance - Renewed
• Make copies of all docs and save on phone and laptop - Another job for this afternoon.
• Pills and potions - packed an emergency 'just in case' kit of favourites.  
• Get US dollars from bank - especially $1 notes - Done

• Conference Registration - Done 

• Respond to invitations - Done 
• Download the Rootstech App - Done, classes selected and friends made. If more people made their profiles public I would be able to make even more friends 
• Download Rootstech syllabus papers of interest - May have to do this in SLC. 
• Compile list of research tasks for Family History Library - In progress in my Family Historian Database.
• Make list of shopping to be done while in the US.

• Find out names of Aussies who are travelling to Rootstech - only a small group this year - wonder if I have missed anyone? 
• Set a date for a casual pre-conference dinner for members of the British Commonwealth attending Rootstech - Done. Details here.

• Aussie pins/stickers/badges to hand out -  Done
•  GeniAus Business Cards to hand out - New ones have arrived
• GeniAus ribbons - Awaiting pickup on Salt Lake City. Thanks DearMyrtle
• Purchase breakfast bars and healthy snacks for quick meals - already packed.
• Start gathering up my Geneabling to wear at the event - can't find it since moving house. Will have to start up a new collection. 
• A light day bag for conference - no-one else will have a bag like mine.

• Organise my technology for the trip - A mammoth task for this afternoon.
• Pack my Bags - Halfway there - need to take stuff out rather then put stuff in.

With only two more sleeps to go I had better stop blogging and attend to packing.