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Death, a part of life. But what does death of the physical self mean for the digital self? This is a conference focused on this question and others around “digital death”. We will be considering questions like:

1) What does it mean for loved ones of the departed?

2) What does it mean... [read more]

Register: http://digitaldeathday.com/registration (EventBrite)
Follow: http://twitter.com/digitaldeathday

Death, a part of life. But what does death of the physical self mean for the digital self? This is a conference focused on this question and others around “digital death”. We will be considering questions like:

1) What does it mean for loved ones of the departed?

2) What does it mean for professionals in end of life care and post mortem services?

3) What does it mean for online tool and service providers?

4) What does it mean for estate and legacy planners?

5) What do people do to prepare for their own deaths in relationship to their online life?

6) What do friends and relatives do with the digital assets of a loved one when they die? What if aspects of their online life were secret or just not understood?

7) What does it mean for governments and public records?

8) What businesses are serving this market?

9) How does online life change existing businesses and markets around death services?

10) What about killing an avatar (a pseudonymous digital persona) or ending participation in a social network thus killing an aspect of your online identity?

This event is for anyone interested in these kinds of topics.
Why are we just asking questions here – aren’t there going to be “panels” with the answers? Well, this is a different kind of conference: at this conference, all the people who attend are the participants, and at 9am on the day of the event are facilitated together through a process that creates a multi-track conference agenda about this theme. The range and diversity of participants will mean that there will be many rich discussions about all these topic areas. “Answers” will be found in the discussions in the collective wisdom of the group. Notes will be gathered from all of the sessions, aggregated, posted online and shared with all attendees.

This event is for:

* People planning their Digital Wills
* Online Social Networks
* Companies offering services for digital afterlife management
* Death Care Professionals
* Estate Planners
* Legacy Planners
* End of Life Planners
* Death Attorneys
* Hospice volunteers
* Clergy