First Digital Death Day A Success

May 20, 2010 · Posted in Conference, Event · 6 Comments 
Photo: The Digital Beyond

Photo: The Digital Beyond

From all signs, it appeared that today’s Digital Death Day was a great success. The first (un)conference dedicated to death and technology drew 30 participants, including sponsors Legacy Locker, Entrustet and Data Inherit – all services catering to people who want a secure way to pass on the their digital assets after they’ve died.

Twenty sessions were proposed, including:

  • Thinking About Forever (@jeremytoeman & @bigburg)
  • Defining Digital Assets (@jeremytoeman & @bigburg)
  • How Can Funeral Directors Help Families with Digital Death (@ryanthogmartin)
  • Safe Media Hosting Requirements
  • Open-source Model for Digital Afterlife Services (@DigitalBeyond)
  • Relative Strangers (@restinpixels)
  • Legal Context: Terms of Use, Service Providers and Digital Death

    • Session notes will be available in the next few days. In the meantime, you can check out the highlights of the day from the Twitter back channel.

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