Video Footage...

Video footage from the Symposium will gradually arrive online at: http://youtube.com/digitalsymp - further links via http://www.twitter.com/digitalsymp (hashtag = #digisymp)

The DIGISYMP Programme

Programme

Monday 13th July

1400	Registration
1500	Welcome and introductions Spirituality and values in the Digital Space (Andrew Graystone and Rev Mark Brown)
1615	Refreshments
1645	Who is doing what? Short presentations by delegates collecting and sharing experiences of working online.
1830	Worship in chapel (led by Rev Dr Pete Philips and Rev Kate Bruce)
1900	Dinner (Haughton Dining Room)
1930	Networking, online worship, bottle bar in Cranmer Common Room

Tuesday 14th July

0800	Breakfast
0900	Bible reading (Rev Dr Colin Greene) The Bible in the Digital Space (Rev Mark Brown)
1000	Conversation strands A
1100	Coffee
1130	Conversation strands A continue
1230	Plenary reports
1300	Lunch
1400	Conversation strands B
1600	Tea
1630	Networking time CODEC Advisory Group (Tristram Room)
1800	Worship in chapel (led by Rev Dr Pete Philips and Rev Kate Bruce)
1830	Dinner
1930	Biblical Literacy survey (Research presented by Rev Brian Brown)

Wednesday 15th July

0800	Breakfast
0900	Bible reading (Rev Dr David Wilkinson) Discipleship in the Digital Space (Rt Rev NT Wright, Bishop of Durham)
1000	Presentations
1100	Coffee
1130	Response from Bishop Tom Wright Panel discussion
1300	Lunch
1400	Dragons’ Den
1530	Worship in chapel (led by Rev Dr Pete Philips and Rev Kate Bruce)
1600	Tea

Issues we will be discussing

• changing world
• how to apply this in church
• jurisdiction - borderless web
• space/virtual/channel/culture
• authority in [the] church
• who do we believe in wikiworld?
• authenticity...accountability...responsibility
• transparency - one persona?
• online/offline responsibility
• naivety about security issues - can we protect
• empowering children online
• digital natives/immigrants/aliens - see Born Digital...
• Whose voices are heard on the internet?
• What do people want to hear online?
• Can you truly have an online community?
• What's our heritage? Copyright?
• Money and Christianity in Digital Space

Faith and Globalisation: Tony Blair

Members of the CODEC Team shared with other members of the University and regional faith communities in welcoming the former Prime Minister Tony Blair to Durham this afternoon. Mr Blair was launching the new Faith and Globalisation initiative at the University which has been chosen alongside Yale and Singapore to pioneer a postgraduate programme exploring the interface between Faith and an increasingly globalised world. Pete twittered all about it and the tweets can be found at: http://twitter.com/pmphillips

Although the Faith and Globalisation Agenda fits well with CODEC, there are also some key differences. It will be interesting to see whether these appear in more stark relief at the Digital Space Symposium next week.

Online Communities

Muriel Sowden writes:

Hello

An idea that has been rolling around in my head and won't go away is that of an online "intentional religious community" (not a church) where "followers"  (brothers, sisters) are dispersed but come together online for prayer, worship. Not just contacting each other by e-mail, but where the centre of their spiritual lives is online.  A true religious community following a Rule  (or Rhythm) of life.  A "fresh expression" of religious life. I would be interested to hear if anyone at the digital symposium next week has any experience of this or thoughts on it - whether it could be possible to have an online Religious Order, or whether it is an unworkable idea. 

Hope the Symposium is useful!

Muriel

There are some good examples of such communities already online some being intentional  communities and others intentional church experiences - such as Earth Abbey, St Pixels, Anglican Cathedral in Second Life and others.  I wonder whether people might like to put some more links for Muriel to follow up into the comments?

Pete

Posting on the site

If you are attending digitalsymp - then why not post your views in prep or during the event here on the blog. I can either add you to the authors or send me some text and I can upload it. My email is p.m.phillips@dur.ac.uk

Let's get the conversation going...

Pete

Connecting with Digital Symposium

Route 1 - digitalsymp.blogspot.com
Whether you are attending Digital Symposium or not, you can keep updated here on the blog. You can read blog entries, add comments, listen to podcasts and watch videocasts. You will also find "google docs" versions of notes taken during the various conversation streams and contribute to these and comment on them.

So Route 1 = Blogspot Website!

Route 2 - @digitalsymp on Twitter
Find @digitalsymp on your Twitter App - available via internet on PC/Mac or iPhone or mobiles and then FOLLOW @digitalsymp. We will follow you too! This will mean that you will be able to read comments coming from the Conference giving you the gist of what is happening and being said. Moreover, direct messages (D @digitalsymp) will be displayed in the Symposium meeting room for speakers and attendees to engage with. So you can read what is happening via Twitter and even have your say in the meeting whether you are in Durham or Auckland. Of course, remember we are running at BST (GMT+1).

If you are attending the conference - when you sign up to follow @digitalsymp, then send in a quick message to say who you are, why your coming, what interests you have - all in less than 140 characters!

So Route 2 = Twitter @digitalsymp

Route 3 - www.durham.ac.uk/codec
A more limited service will be run on our home website offering some podcasts, news and highlights.