European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) Network

9th European Christian Internet Conference
22.5.-26.5.2004 in Cluj (Kolozsvár, Klausenburg), Romania

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PROGRAMME
"Open Content for Open Society"
Friday May 21
  Arrivals of participants
Saturday May 22
09.00-18.00

Arrivals of participants

Registration Desk open at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

18.00

Opening session at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

Opening Words
by Mr Juha Kinanen, the president of ECIC Network

Introduction of Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
by Mr Attila Kovács, the manager of Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

Welcoming words
by Mr Mihály Szabó, Web editor of Transylvanian Reformed Church District

18.30

Conference Session I at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"Introduction of Participants: Who we are?" by we all

19.30 - 20.45

Conference Session II at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"Introduction to the History and Geography of Transylvania and Romania"
by Mr Tibor Kiss - the bishop's secretary of Transylvanian Reformed Church District

"Demografic movements in Romania since 1990"
by Dr. István Horváth , the professor of Babes Bolyai University in Kolozsvar

20.45 Evening prayer at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
by Bishop Géza Pap, Transylvanian Reformed Church District
21.00 Dinner at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
Sunday May 23
08.30 Breakfast at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
10.00

Conference Session III at Cluj Theological faculty

"Introduction of the Theological Faculty"
by Ákos Pap, student of the Protestant Theological Faculty

11.15-12.00

Sunday Service at Cluj Theological faculty

Sermon by... (John 14:15-21)

14.00 Lunch at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
15.00-16.30

Conference Session IV at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"IT in Romania"
by Mr Liviu Calincan, Sales Manager Cluj Branch and Mr Alexandru Socaciu, Dealer Network Manager Cluj Branch

 

Coffee

16.45-17.30

Conference Session V at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"Open Content becomes King"
by Mr Tom O. Brok, Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)

  Break
18.00-19.30

Conference Session VI at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"Organisational Virtualness - open content as essential to good
communication"

by Mr Thorsten Bongartz, Cevaa - Community of Churches

20.00 Dinner
21.30 Optional: The city by night - inSomnia
Monday May 24
08.00 Breakfast at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
09.00-11.30

Conference Session VII at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"The challenge of communicating in the ecumenical movement"
by Mr Olivier Schopfer, World Council of Churches

"Capacity Building in Eastern Europe, cerkiew.pl, orthphoto.net"
by Mr Aleksander Wasyluk, WCC Eastern Europe Office

"Christian Belarus"
by Mr Yan Rozum, Internetsite Christian Belarus

“Romanian Ortodox websites”
by Mr Bogdan Ivanov, Romanian Orthodox Church

  Coffee
12.00-13.30

Conference Session VIII at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

Workshop 1
"Organisational Virtualness - ECIC as virtual collaborative network"
by Mr Thorsten Bongartz, Cevaa - Community of Churches

Workshop 2
"XML and Newsfeeds: Exchange of Free Content"
by Mr Ralf Peter Reimann, Evangelical Church in the Rhineland

Workshop 3
"Ne(x)t generation and church"

by Mr Juha Kinanen, Christian Association for Boys and Girls in Finland - PTK

14.00 Lunch
15.00-16.00

Conference Session IX at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"The Portal of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Update)"
by Mr Ville Talola, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF)

"Minority content in mayority website - swedish content in FELC website"
by Ms Julia Lundell, Diocese Council of Porvoo/Borgå Diocese (ELCF)

"First Unitarian Steps on the Web"
by Mr József Szombatfalvi,Transylvanian Unitarian Church

"The Homepage of Hungarian Protestantism"
by Mr István Leránt, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hungary

16.30 Excursion
to Magyarvista (Rom. Vistea), the traditional hungarian village
  Fancy Rooms, the Church of the Village, Local specialities, Dinner at the village
Tuesday May 25
08.30 Breakfast at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre
09.00-12.30

Conference Session XI at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"www.chatseelsorge.de"
by Mr Diemo Roller, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hannover

"The Jacobsladder"
by Mr Peter Hofland, Protestant Church in The Netherlands

Coffee

"Project Zion; Church and Money"
by Mr Andreas Rickerl, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria

"Database integrated with Web site for Intranet"
by Mr Barry Hudd, the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

“Catholic websites in Romania”
by Mr Radu Capan, Romanian Greek Catholic Church

12.30-13.30

Conference Session XI at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

"Free Gospel and Paid Content - Opening up the Web for Religious Content"
by Mr Ralf Peter Reimann, Evangelical Church in the Rhineland

14.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30

Conference Session XII at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

Evaluation of the conference and Future of ECIC
by Steering Committee Members

"Introduction of ECIC Intranet"
by Thorsten Bongartz, Cevaa - Community of Churches

  Coffee
17.30-19.30

ECIC Annual Meeting at Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre

New Constitution

Journey Blessing at the Lutheran Church
by Mr Tibor Kiss, Transylvanian Reformed Church District

20.00 Farewell Dinner at The Restaurant Escorial
Wednesday May 26
  Departures
  Optional Special Transylvanian Tour (- Sunday May 30)
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