Opening Keynote

Keynote Piotr Baczynski

Panel discussion

Keynote: "Christians in Virtual Reality" by Prof. Wojciech Cellary

Keynote: “Preach to all everywhere and by all means”, by Dr Anna Miotk

ECIC 22 will be in Poland from 25 to 28 April. Mark your calendars and plan to join the network! We are looking forward to another inspiring conference.

Please register by 24 March!

Internet as Public Space

Extended Reality and Public Theology

Churches have always emerged in public places. Now, the digital world extends and pervades our world: Pokemon Go game, augmented reality apps, 3D games and instant messaging.
What are the possibilities for the church? How can we "extend" the world to bring our message to the people?
Christian voices have to make a contribution that is relevant and consistent with the Bible message in style and in content.
How does the lack of physical presence affect our empathy and our discourse…?
How could public theology and extended reality help us to give positive nudges to the more and more polarized world?

At the 22nd European Christian Internet Conference we will discuss these topics. It's a wonderful place to share expierences, projects and ideas.

Conference venue will be in Falenty near Warsaw: www.falenty.com.pl

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The next ECIC will take in Gothenburg, Sweden from 31 May - 3 June 2016.

Registration has ended on 15 April! If you want to attend, please contact info@ecic.org

Between Angels and Trolls - a web of emotions

Marketing clips, viral videos, cat-content, Youtube and Instagram celebrities, racist comments - the web is full of emotions. Strong emotions strengthen an experience and connect us to others as well as our on-line and the off-line realities. It's important to find ways to express quiet and more hidden emotions so that complexity of human life can be present in every social sphere of communication. Without emotions there is no real digital experience.

Does the web provide new possibilities for change, democracy, transparency and relationship?  Is the web also creating a culture of voyeurism and angry reactionaries? How can we create emotional content? How can we challenge the dark side of anonymity, and as Christians stand up against it? What consequences will this have and how can the Church benefit from communicating emotionally? How can we face these challenges creatively?

Questions such as these will be discussed during ECIC 21. Come, be part of the conversation!

The next European Christian Internet Conference will take place 9-12 June 2015 at the conference hotel sofia in Helsinki. Website of the venue: www.sofia.fi

Registration is now open and will close an 1 May!

The topic of ECIC 20 will be:

Let us play - Gamification, Storytelling and Faith       
Gamification as a tool for storytelling and contributing to the community as part of our history and the game industry.

It will be an opportunity to learn, bounce ideas, meet potential cooperation partners, and spend time with peers from across Europe that will give you inspiration and motivation for the whole year!

Register by 20 March to benefit from the early registration fee of 430 €! But first, be sure  to read the conference information.

Why should you attend the next ECIC?
With ECIC 2015 taking place in and near Helsinki, Finland, (home of Angry Birds!)  We will take the opportunity to delve into the culture of gamification, discover something of the challenges, how we might learn from them and bring something of these lessons into our own Christian community.