9am | Registration |
9:30 | Opening Note / Welcome Remarks A representative from the Ancient Connections project |
9:45 | Keynote Speech (30 mins talk / 15 mins Q & A) Name: Satish Kumar Title: The importance of Pilgrimage End with a minute’s silence |
10.30 | Movement/stretching/’Get to know each other’ session – Bonnie Boux & Suzi MacGregor – Creative Camino Artists. |
10:45 | Tea/Coffee Break – 25 mins |
11.10 | Question 1: How do you create a successful pilgrim route? – best practice from Ireland and Britain |
A Pilgrimage in Ireland Pilgrim Paths in Ireland – the 21st century Revival – John G O’Dwyer, Pilgrim Paths Ireland Bernadette Flanagan Southeast Technological University – findings from interviews with pilgrimage tour operators in Ireland. Sean O Nuallain University of Ireland – A new path for Celtic spirituality? Facilitator: Nessie Reid 10 min presentation followed by 15 min Q&A | B Pilgrimage & Tourism Promoting Pilgrimages through Food Experiences in Rural Communities Daniel Olsen, Brigham Young University, USA Strategies for attracting visitors and pilgrims for communities and church institutions Anne Bailey, University of Oxford Materiality, Meaning and Practice: a visual essay of St David’s Well, Co. Wexford, Samantha Morris, TU Dublin, Ireland Facilitator: Jaeyeon Choe 10 min presentations followed by 15 min Q&A | C Pilgrimage in Wales A year of pilgrimage, Dean Sarah Rowland Jones, St Davids Cathedral Investing in the future of pilgrimage, Siôn Rhys Evans, Bangor Diocese Community Co-Creation in the St Thomas Way project. Professor Catherine Clarke, University of London (St Thomas Way project director) Facilitator: Iain Tweedale 10 min presentations followed by 15 min Q&A |
11.55 | 1 hr Facilitated Session (World Café Model?) – answering above question · Challenge 1 · Challenge 2 · Challenge 3 · Challenge 4 · Challenge 5 · Groups spend 10 minutes at each table 15 min Facilitated Feedback |
13.10 | Buffet Lunch – 50 mins |
14.00 14:40 | Question 2: What’s in it for all of us? Benefits of pilgrim routes for local communities, accommodation and hospitality providers, local authorities and tourism agencies. How do businesses attract pilgrims in terms of amenities, facilities, atmosphere, products and marketing. Panel discussion: Spiritual Tourism in Wales and Ireland 40 mins Visit Wales / Fáilte Ireland Confirmed: Andrew Smith Fáilte Ireland Product Development Officer. Ciara Byrne CP&I Chair: Andrew Campbell Professor of Practice in Tourism UWTSD, Chair of Welsh Government Ministerial Advisory Board for Economy and former Chair of Wales Tourism Alliance Intro by Andrew Campbell, 2 x 10 min presentations followed by 15 min panel discussion |
A Business Toolkit Dawn Champion, British Pilgrimage Trust Tips on how to adapt your business to meet pilgrim needs such as accommodation and hospitality, trade and products. Facilitator: Dawn Champion Workshop style session | B Pilgrimage & Community Roles of Festivals for Promoting Scottish Pilgrimage, Martin Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland Eventization of Religious Heritage in Ireland, Ruth Dowson, Leeds Beckett University, England Economic Impact of Religious Pilgrimage, Razaq Raj, Leeds Beckett University, England Facilitator: Kevin Griffin 10 minute presentations and 15 minute Q&A | C Models for Guided Pilgrimage Iain Tweedale, Journeying Ruben Heijloo, Nordic Pilgrim Phil Brennan, Waterford Camino Tours Facilitator: Nessie Reid 5 minute presentations, 20 minute facilitated discussion and 10 minute Q&A |
15:30 | Question 3: To be a Pilgrim! Is there a difference between a tourist and a pilgrim? What individual benefits are there from going on pilgrimage and how and when do transformative experiences occur on journeys? |
| A Pilgrimage & Transformation The Intimate Relationship between Pilgrimage and Tourism: Comparing International Shrines and Pilgrimage Routes John Eade, University of Roehamptom, London What Does Modern Spirituality Seek in Ireland, Wales and their ‘Celtic’ Connections? Jonathan M. Wooding, Wales Motivations for undertaking pilgrimage, Eleanor O’Keefe. National Centre for Social Research Facilitator: Kevin Griffin 10 min presentations followed by 10 min Q&A | B Digital Pilgrims Pererin Wyf / I am a Pilgrim – presentation about artist Rowan O’Neil and Span Arts project connecting pilgrims in Wexford, Pembrokeshire and across the Celtic Diaspora. Pilgrimage and Digitalisation Jaffer Idris, Sheffield Hallam University, England Problems and Pitfalls of Using Digital Innovation for Pilgrimage, Michael Di Giovine, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA Facilitator: Nessie Reid 10 min presentations followed by 15 min Q&A | C How to be a pilgrim Experiential workshop-walk led by British Pilgrimage Trust director, Guy Hayward Performing ritual in the landscape, Nick Mayhew-Smith, Roehampton University Facilitator: Guy Hayward Walk to Enniscorthy Cathedral 45 mins |
16:20 | Short break |
16.30 | Fishbowl – antidote to panel discussions. This will be an opportunity for everyone to discuss the 3 main questions and any others that arise on the day. It will be facilitated and be fed by questions gathered by note takers from each of the sessions. Dinner table set up, people can choose to participate in the discussion or sit back and listen. 8-10 people will be invited to sit around the table to start the discussion. Facilitator: Nessie Reid |
17:30-18:30 | Free time |
18.30-20:00 | Dinner |
20:00-21:00 | Poetry reading, Creative Camino Artist Performance & Film Screening Grahame Davies – poetry reading Creative Camino artists joint performance: Bonnie Boux, Kate Powell, Ailsa Richardson & Suzi MacGregor Film screening Title of film: Filmmaker: Will Philpin of ‘When it Rains Creative’ Facilitator: Ruth Jones |
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