{"id":126,"date":"2015-04-08T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:39:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About EMDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EMDC Conference began in 2010 as a multi-agency consultation that would meet annually. It is intended to be a venue where minority language workers, Bible translators, literacy workers, language development workers, and \u201cothers\u201d in the greater Eurasia region, can meet with media specialists (including radio, TV, internet, mobile), IT technicians, recording specialists, graphic artists, and specialists in Orality and EthnoArts (arts, drama, dance).<\/span><\/p>\n

EMDC is about<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow-up and Scripture Engagement \u25cf Orality & Storytelling \u25cf Scriptures by Mobile Phone \u25cf Scripture Apps \u25cf Scripture Games \u25cf Using Social Media\/Networks \u25cf Video & Audio Production \u25cf Creating Video Animation \u25cf Discovery Scripture Studies \u25cf Scriptures and Trauma Healing or Substance Abuse \u25cf Ethno and local arts \u25cf Culturally Correct Forms of Distribution \u25cf Distance Biblical Ed in your language \u25cf Digital Publishing \u25cf DMM \u25cf Minority Language Translation, Distribution, & Literacy \u25cf Community Health \u25cf Research, and more.<\/p>\n

“It was one of the best conferences I have attended during the last 20 years of ministry when it comes to location, environment, facilities and program. The time for workshops and interaction (affinity groups) was so excellent and the whole set up of ministry leaders and fieldworkers gave nice opportunities for connections on all levels. I see that the training part linked to the conference play an important role also for the whole set up of the meeting. See you next year!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Bengt-Ake Bengtson, IBRA Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
“I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to be part of the recent EMDC conference in Chiangmai. My group and I are truly grateful for the time, effort, and dedication that you and the entire committee invested in making the event both meaningful and memorable.\u00a0 <\/em>The program was not only well-organized, but also enriching, engaging, and enjoyable. We deeply value the learning experiences, the meaningful interactions, and the encouraging environment that you created for all the participants. It was indeed an event that we will cherish and remember.\u00a0 <\/em>Thank you as well for your excellent service and warm hospitality throughout the event. Your commitment to excellence was evident in every detail, and it made a lasting impression on all of us.\u00a0 <\/em>We look forward to future opportunities to join similar events, God willing.”<\/em><\/div>\n
\n

Soli Deo Gloria! Blessings,\u00a0 Joy M.<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

EMDC 2020 (expecting 900 people from 300 organizations) was cancelled.\u00a0 EMDC Online<\/a> was soon launched and hundreds of seminars and workshops can be found at EMDC Online here<\/a>.\u00a0 Consequently the EMDC team from several organizations launched emdc.info<\/a> which can redirect you to the other EMDC platforms: emdc.blog<\/a>, emdc.guide<\/a>, emdc.live<\/a>, emdc.events<\/a>, and emdc.tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EMDC has maintained relatively tight security over the years (even after going public in 2020).\u00a0 We still do a background\/reference check on every person registered for EMDC in-person or EMDC Online.\u00a0 As a result of the disruptions of Covid (facial recognition, contact-tracing, etc), we cannot guarantee the same security level as in the past.\u00a0 If you feel that your present situation may be compromised by attending EMDC, please do not attend.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The EMDC Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0 emdc.info<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact us at info@emdc.info<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The EMDC Conference began in 2010 as a multi-agency consultation that would meet annually. It is intended to be a venue where minority language workers, Bible translators, literacy workers, language development workers, and \u201cothers\u201d in the greater Eurasia region, can …..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10887,"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/10887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}