Genealogy Society of Norway

The Genealogy Society of Norway (Norwegian: Slekt og Data, formerly DIS-Norge and DIS-Norge, Slekt og Data) was established on January 12, 1990 and is Norway's largest genealogical organization.

The organization's purpose is to create on-line and local meetings for anyone interested in genealogy and personal history, to spread knowledge about the topic, and to encourage genealogy in Norway. The society stimulates professional development, conservation, documentation, and dissemination of genealogical and personal stories, and it strives to develop digital platforms for the exchange of knowledge and methods. Knowledge of genealogical and personal stories and their preservation is an important part of protecting intangible cultural heritage. The society's acronym DIS stands for Data i slektsforskning 'data in genealogy'.

Tone Eli Moseid was elected the director of the society at its congress in 2014. The organization has over 10,000 members and is a member of the Norwegian Federation of Cultural Heritage Organisations (Norges kulturvernforbund), the Association of NGOs in Norway (Frivillighet Norge), and the Study Association for Culture and Tradition (Studieforbundet kultur og tradisjon).

The Swedish Genealogy Society (Föreningen DIS) was established on April 1, 1980 and was the inspiration for establishing the Genealogy Society of Norway on January 12, 1990. From early on, computing and data communication were important in the association's work. Now work with genealogy has generally taken over, and the data aspect is most important for developing tools.

The director of the society is elected at its congress for a two-year term. Former directors include Wilhelm Færden (1990–1993), Sjur Madsen (1994–1995), Bjørn Nilsen (1996–1997), Jan Solberg (1998–1999), Jan Eri (2000–2003), Finn Karlsen (2004–2005), and Torill Johnsen (2006–2013).

The society's governing board consists of the director, four board members, and three deputies. The general secretary takes part in board meetings. At the 2014 congress, the composition of the governing board was: Tone Eli Moseid (director), Morten Thorvaldsen (deputy director), Per-Ove Uthaug (business director), Heidi Sitara Fjeldvig (board member), Jonny Lyngstad (board member), Laila Normann Christiansen (board member), Trond Gangnes (board member), Tonebritt Alfsdottir Mathisen (deputy), Tore Stustad (deputy), Ketil Figenschou (deputy), and Anne Schiøtz (general secretary).

The society operates several internet services for genealogists: Slektsforum (Genealogy forum), Slektsforskerbasen (Genealogy research base), Gravminner i Norge (Gravestones in Norway), DIStreff (DIS connections), and DISchat (DIS chat).

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