Our new SCGS Genealogy Jam conference will occur several times each year to highlight speakers and topics specific to one area of research.  Since the Southern California Genealogical Society is in the Southwest portion of the United States and most of our conference attendees in the past have come from this area, we are starting with highlighting our own geographical area since we and/or our ancestors came here in order for us to be living here now.  However, we have expanded the definition of the Southwest to include California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Texas to broaden our research area.