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SexTech Conference 2007 Blog » Blog Archive » More of the break down. — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:47:43 +0000

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By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:55:36 +0000

Hey Peeps, You got it right on! We didn’t want to separate the teens/college students, we wanted to mix it right up all the way. Separation, IMHO, makes for fear and there’s so much present already between teens and adults that we didn’t want to exacerbate.
By the way, there were LOTS of people of color there. Lots of representation on panels, as well as in the audience. Not so much the keynotes, although one contest winner was Cubano (he sortof presented as Caucasian but grew up in a spanish-speaking home).

We’ve got lots to do for “next time.” But right now, ISIS is in the midst of after-conference work – posting presentations, connecting attendees, writing thank yous, adding up the bills.

Thank you all for coming!
Deb

By: bob

bob — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:49:06 +0000

ok -noteen track but need more in attendance AND presenting. A local organization in my county recently did a teen website. it’s all done by teens, and done very well.

I agaree that it was a greatconference and hpe that they do it again, or somethingsimilar.

By: Peeps

Peeps — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:01:21 +0000

The youth were there, you musta been in the wrong sessions, not listening to questions being asked or comments made or what?

The entire conference was about teens and young people and started off with the youth video contest winners, who got to make speeches and answered questions from the adults about how to solve these issues.

I loved this conference and hope they do it again. I only wished they had more youth presenters and more people of color.

They don’t need to keep us on a separate track– that’s the problem with all of this stuff, we’re treated like separate beings. And it was cool to have adults listen and talk to us and stop us and ask us questions (though it was kinda of creepy sometimes too if we didn’t know who they were and why).

I liked how we were part of the mix and treated as being just as important as everyone else.

By: monkeyrotica

monkeyrotica — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:14:38 +0000

Who hates the internet SOMETIMES? I can’t stand it MOST of the time. All this talk of “modes of alienation” while we’re in here quietly humping…

By: bob

bob — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:02:20 +0000

you were great at the conf. and it was a really good one. too many good choices from workshops. what a kick haveing the rev. and the waking vixen on the same panel. just the divergency of views and the respect among people. i agree, next one needs a teen track or more teen/student presenters. isis did a great job.

By: Melissa Gira

Melissa Gira — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:30:55 +0000

Aw, man, I was way too busy to Twitter as much as I wanted. My favorite part was the casual lunch we had, and Cory’s sentiment, “I hate the internet sometimes,” re: what happens when we can drop our various personae and chat like the weirdly psychic because of Twitter long-lost, farflung comrades we are.

I’m glad my session made a dent; I thought I saw nods and smiles at our “go in and fuck shit up!” ethos. What I wish I got more time to do was a little Sex Work 101, but eventually, eventually. It was nice to go in a room and just dive in to tech, and be incidentally whores.

Would love to hear more about what we can do to stimulate a more broad back channel (Twitter +) for next time and other conferences!

By: Audacia Ray

Audacia Ray — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:14:04 +0000

Amber – hold tight, cuz I’m actually planning to write a post about the Twitter backchannel to the conference. I really enjoyed that aspect of it too.

By: Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-24

Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-24 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:27:14 +0000

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By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:02:58 +0000

“the hierarchy of knowledge (‘I know, so you listen until you know’) is basically dead”

Finally.

And I’m really glad you were the one to say it, and say it so well.