Hi from MOMENTUM

I'm having a wonderful time at MOMENTUM! You can follow what's happening via the hashtag #mcon on Twitter. I've been to panels on sex worker rights, blogging and body image and fat so far. I shot a video for gasm.org with Jamye Waxman, met my fellow November 10th birthday sharer, Best Sex Writing 2012 contributor and Naked at Our Age author Joan Price and lots of others. I also added to my to do list to do a workshop at Self Serve Toys in Albuquerque, who made this Viva La Vibrator sticker.


my awesome boyfriend drove to Virginia; I put my feet up

Yes, I'm speaking at MOMENTUMCON where former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelen Elders is speaking

Crazy, but so is almost everything about my professional life these days, including the fact that I can work from bed in my pajamas (I will be fully clothed when I speak on a panel and teach erotica at MOMENTUMCON though!). See the full schedule here. My events are on Sunday, April 1st, 9:30 am-12:10 pm.

New York, NY – The 2nd annual MOMENTUM Conference (momentumcon.com) will have former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders join its closing keynote plenary on April 1st, 2012. MOMENTUM will take place in Washington DC from March 30th through April 1st, 2012...

In response to the addition of Dr. Elders to the closing plenary, MOMENTUM has extended the regular registration fee of $100 until March 10th. After March 10th, registration will be $150.

MOMENTUM is geared toward anyone interested in intelligent conversations about the influence of new media on sexuality. After a sold out first year in 2011, MOMENTUM has expanded its space, presenters and sessions, with over 40 sessions and 60 presenters. MOMENTUM will cover a wide range of viewpoints on sexuality, and the program is sure to have something of interest to everyone. The conference will be held at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan Airport. MOMENTUM brings together the best people in their fields of the LGBTQ, sex-work, BDSM and non-monogamous communities. Speakers will discuss ways to bridge the baffling dichotomies our culture creates around sexuality.

Each participant in MOMENTUM will leave the conference with new perspectives, new connections and a plan to carry the MOMENTUM forward into 2012 and beyond.

Pre-registration is required to attend MOMENTUM. Go to momentumcon.com or http://momentumcon.com/registration/ for registration.

For more information, please contact Tess Danesi
Email: tess@tiedupevents.com. Twitter: @momentumcon

I'm teaching Erotica 101 at MOMENTUMCON

In addition to my SXSW Interactive panel in March 2012, at the end of the month I'm doing something I rarely do these days: teaching Erotica 101, at MOMENTUMCON, the conference that last year featured Susie Bright, Tristan Taormino, Jenny Block, Twanna A. Hines (who's back this year) and tons of other amazing people working in various arenas of the world of sexuality, and this year has an amazing, amazing lineup. I'm extremely impressed and honored to be part of it. I always tailor my erotic writing workshops to my environment, so expect a few feminist erotica exercises in the mix, and I especially enjoy getting anthology submissions from people who've taken my classes (that's where Megan Butcher's story in Best Bondage Erotica 2011 had its genesis).



I'm interested in everything being offered, but especially this, because I need to learn more:

Blogging 202: Take Your Site to the Next Level
Dangerous Lilly & AAG

Are you working with a small, free blog on Blogger or WordPress and are ready to take your site to the next level? Attend this hands-on training to learn how to use your site to make a bigger statement with a focus on better accessibility for readers and greater appeal to potential advertisers. Topics covered include:

* Do’s and don’ts of design, layout and content
* Dealing with paid advertising
* Making the switch to a self-hosted platform
* What to expect in terms of effort and cost
* Maintaining professional and engaging interactions with peers, readers and advertisers

Join long-time veteran bloggers Lilly (dangerouslilly.com) and AAG (aagblog.com) for a session that will give your site a boost.

Momentumcon conference on sex, feminism, relationships and more April 1-3 in Washington, DC

I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing all sorts of awesome people at the conference Momentumcon in Washington, DC April 2-3 like porn star Dylan Ryan, Big Sex Little Death author Susie Bright, the wonderful Tristan Taormino, Open author Jenny Block, Carol Queen, Funky Brown Chick Twanna Hines, Jamye Waxman and tons more. Check out the schedule . I am not speaking but I will be bringing some cupcakes and will have book postcards (I'm only attending late Saturday and Sunday but plan to pack as much into that time as I can). Check out these session titles - only downside is I can't go to them all! Follow @momentumcon on Twitter for details about the sessions.



Sessions

1. I Used to be a White Knight, but now I’m a Feminist
2. No Homo: Prejudice and Homophobia within the Gay Community
3. Traveling the Yellow Brick Road of Kink: How to Avoid The Flying Monkeys Along the Road to Oz
4. Polyamory & New Media
5. What it Takes to (Successfully!) Date a Sex Worker
6. How to Succeed in Business – Giving Customers What They Want When They Want It
7. Sex Worker and Single
8. Play With Your Food: The Delicious Space That Is the Intersection of Food and Sex
9. Who is SexyKitty69? Exploring the social media pros & cons of anonymity
10. Odd Girl Out: Straddling The Fields of Sexual Health and Sexual Pleasure
11. Teaching and Learning Tantra Online
12. One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Identities and Intersections
13. Women Taking Power: D/s dynamic as Feminism
14. The Feminist Connection
15. Podcasting — What’s in It for Me: Marketing, Mojo and Monetization
16. Porn Stars Off the Set
17. New Media Roundtable – Tips and Tools for Social Change
18. Feminism, Sex Toys and Capitalism
19. The Accidental Poster Child: How to Handle the Media When it Comes Calling
20. Sex Positive Interventions: The Feminist Sex Wars and Beyond
21. Business Management Techniques for Sex Positive Entreprenuers
22. How New Media Has Changed the Way We Think About Porn
23. Defining Non-Monogamy: Bridging the Gap in the Community
24. Blogging the Gap: How Sex Workers and Sex Writers Can Work Together
25. Ethics and Responsibilities for Sex-Positive Writing
26. Multigen Feminist Pornographers Mouth Off
27. A Spoonful of Chocolate Makes the Vanilla Go Down
28. Sense & Sexuality: How Taking It Off Empowers The World!
29. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Looking at Female Masturbation Past and Present
30. Sex in the Sanctuary
31. Personal Branding for the Sex-Positive Activist
32. Sex & Race in America: Opening the Bedroom Door
33. Special Events at MOMENTUM