RCCongress 2010 will bring together an estimated 1,200 communication professionals from many settings around the world. Planners are again committed to diversity and inclusiveness. Speakers, workshop leaders and performers will represent a broad spectrum of communication disciplines, faith traditions and theological perspectives. The idea is to provide a forum to expand the experience and broaden the perspective of professional communicators beyond their specialized work area.
What is a Religious Communication CONGRESS? It is: " A once-a-decade interfaith forum, " A hands-on opportunity to learn new technologies and retread old technologies, " A round-table for exchanging views on important communications issues, " A professional pick-me-up with hundreds of practical workshops, " An opportunity to experience a wide range of faith expressions, " A convergence of communications professionals from all media disciplines, " A global event planned by a North American committee.
Timeline of Previous Congresses
RCCongress 2000 was held March 29-April 1, 2000 in Chicago IL,. Faith Stories in a Changing World was the theme illustrated with a flower symbol representing growth and life, key elements of every faith group. The five petals represented five major areas of work for religion communicators: artistic-cyberspace-electronic-spoken-written. More than 80 cooperating organizations partnered in this event with 1,300 participants.
RCC 90 was held April 18-22, 1990 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. Communication Power was the theme that helped over 1,100 participants understand The Power of Media to Shape Values, The Power of Technology to Impact State Destinies, The Power of Commitment to Effect Change and The Power of Entertainment Media to Influence Culture.
RCC 80 in Nashville, TN and drew more than 1,000 national and international participants from a dozen countries.
RCC 70 in Chicago, IL - was the first Congress - attended by more than 400 people - who caught the idea to plan for next decade. The success of each Congress has been due to many prayers and many people working together. Affiliated professional organization meetings are scheduled to meet during Congress.
Cooperating Organizations are asked to join with a contact person and commit to support RCCongress 2010 with prayer, promotion and program ideas. Financial assistance is very welcome. Please visit: www.rccongress2010.org. To date 65 organizations have already signed and are promoting RCCongress 2010 among their members.
We anticipate your participation in this once-a-decade event and look forward to exploring new ideas. Please commit yourself to work in an area of interest by filling out the attached RCCongress 2010 interest form.
Thank you for your support and assistance in making RCCongress 2010 a success!
Shirley Whipple-Struchen RCCongress 2010 Coordinator sstruchen@rcn.com
Finance Dan Gangler Programming Jeanean Merkel
Workshops Paul Edison-Swift, Fr Basilio Monteiro
Faith Expressions Jim Gardiner, Robert Black, Shiela Steinman Wallace Communications Lesley Crosson Global Partnerships Derek Simons Chicago Coordinators Janaan Hashim, Kathy Dale McNair
Look for updates on www.rccongress2010.org
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