DigitalDeathDay-Europe

This page is used to keep notes and information on the upcoming DigitalDeathDay in Europe in September.

=Preliminary Status= Nothing has been confirmed so far, please do not rely on any details yet

Digital Death Day Europe Date: Tuesday, September 13th 2011 Consecutive to 'Death, Dying and Disposal' Academic Meeting (September 9 - 12) Nijmegen, Netherlands

=Notes=

Conference call January 2011
General discussion & practicalities
 * The overseas DDD actions are focusing on SXSW and some other events now. Not sure how much of that is relevant for DDD-Europe.
 * We like to be informed and put our information out, but it's probably clearer if DDD-Europe has its own wiki-notes-page (todo: Esther)
 * No need for a separate mailinglist at this point.

Events
 * Death, Dying and Disposal - Academic meeting in Nijmegen (NL) in September http://www.ru.nl/ct/english/call_for_papers/ddd_10_international/
 * June conference in Bath (UK): Death and dying in the digital age (Stacey: do you have a link for this event?)
 * Cross-pollination with these events. Bath is not interested in an alliance. Nijmegen has no 'digital' component on the agenda.
 * Stacey is writing a paper for the Nijmegen conference. If you want to pitch in...

Organizational
 * Contact organisation of conference in Nijmegen
 * Stacey: mail organisers
 * Esther: talk to ppl locally, ask for cooperation and options


 * Unconference format (of course ;-)
 * Whole day, about 5 sessions
 * Low cost event
 * sponsored drinks and lunch
 * cover costs for ppl to work up notes, run desk (ppl)
 * attendance fee
 * allow for leaflets, banners, representation by sponsors


 * DDD-Europe in London
 * Lots of interest in participation, quite a bit attention, but lack of attendance (about 18 ppl)


 * Attract a broader audience than the 'in-crowd' to DDD-E
 * Hopefully/expectedly attendees to the Academic meeting will join
 * Look into businesses, lawyers, software, identity-crowd
 * How to interest press, reach people?
 * Ask for community blogs to promote
 * Put word out in our personal/professional networks. Areas covered so far:
 * digital arts & sciences
 * identity management
 * notaries
 * security
 * Dutch press
 * How to reach/interest international press? (European)
 * Work together with the international DDD about building a press story
 * Ask them for help with international contacts


 * Marketing/communication (Tamara and Victoria have skills/resources)
 * work towards a digital invitation (website with info / mail-invitation)


 * Get some guys to join the organizers? (all-girl-group right now ;-)