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2010 Conference Handbook BullEtin Board ConfidEntiality aCCEssiBility & In an effort to ensure the safety and pri- sPECial nEEds vacy of all conference participants, Physical accessibility: The DCU Center everyone must adhere to the following and Hilton Garden Inn are both wheel- rules and guidelines: chair-accessible and are fitted with ele- vators throughout the facility. The No photographs, video or audio record- parking garage across from the hotel and ing are permitted without express per- Center are equipped with handicapped mission of all involved. parking spots and elevators. Do not give away or sell names, contact Other needs: If you have any specific information, and other personal or iden- special needs or disabilities that you tifiable information of persons involved did not indicate on your registration or participating in the conference with- form, please let us know so that we can out their express written consent. try to accommodate you. We strive to have this conference be accessible to as Personal stories and information dis- many people as possible, and we will closed during workshops and informal do everything feasible to allow you to gatherings are considered confidential. participate fully. Respect the privacy of others. Any press or media MUST REGISTER Please turn off your cellphone PRIOR to the conference. during all presentations. No interviews at the conference. Any Evaluations press must be arranged with the organ- Please help us continue to improve the izers. Transcending Boundaries Conference by filling out an evaluation form for We reserve the right to ask you to leave both the conference as a whole and the if you are violating our rules or are presentations you attend. You will find making the conference an unsafe place the evaluation forms in your registra- for anyone. tion packet, at the info desk, and in each conference room. Please return CovEr art finished forms to the box labeled Thank you to artist Katie Diamond "Evaluations" located at the informa- for the wonderful cover art illustrat- tion table. Thanks for your cooperation ing this year’s theme “Intersections” and your ideas. Our contact e-mail is [email protected] asl intErPrEtErs Photography by Jawnhenry Thank you to Ingrid Nevar Nosko, Mary Jo Schwie, Joan Wattman and Abigail McGahey for providing Amer- Architectural, Fetish, Nude, and ican Sign Language Interpreting serv- Industrial, and Expressive ices this weekend. We would also like Railroad at Photography at to thank Cat Dvar and the Massachu- jawnhenry.com jawn.us setts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for coordinating these Contact [email protected] interpreters. BullEtin Board onE-on-onE PlEasE BE advisEd Many TBC presenters are also profes- KinkAcademy.com will be doing some sionals in their fields. Some of these filming throughout the conference. professionals have agreed to donate They will only be filming pre-approved events and will not include any at- time to attendees of the Transcending tendee questions or comments without Boundaries Conference. To sign up for permission. No one will appear on film a brief one-on-one session with without their express consent. Michelle Wexelblat, LICSW or TBC Transcending Boundaries will also Conference Chaplain Rev. Matthew, have an official photographer docu- please see the Information Desk and menting this year's event. Photographs ask for the One-On-One sign-up sheet. will be used for promotion on the Tran- Call for voluntEErs scending Boundaries website. Photo- graphs will only be taken with consent. Transcending Boundaries 2011 can't If you do not wish to appear in a photo, happen without you! If you are inter- please let our photographer know and ested in being a part of next year's con- he will be happy to comply. ference, please e-mail us at Bathrooms [email protected]. We Gender non-specific bathrooms will be can use organizers, vendors, sponsors, located next to the ballroom in the DCU volunteers. We would love to have Center. Please respect people's gender your assistance! self identification. WElComE to thE 2010 transCEnding BoundariEs ConfErEnCE! Transcending Boundaries was formed with the intent of gathering and forming alliances within the bisexual/pansexual, trans/genderqueer, intersex, polyamorous and allied communities. This conference is designed to increase understanding, build solidarity, and en- courage activism among our communities. Transcending Boundaries has a his- tory of creating welcoming, stimulating environments. This is a great place to feel at home being yourself, even if you don’t fit into a nice, neat box of sexuality, gender or relationships. It’s also an opportunity to meet interesting, friendly peo- ple and learn from each other! We urge you to take this unique and powerful opportunity to learn about other communities outside your own. Also, we encourage you to take the time to con- nect with yourself within this safe space. The organizers of this conference want everyone to experience the freedom to be themselves. As such, please be considerate of other people’s differences and pa- tient with anyone who might mistakenly offend. After all, part of building com- munity is making mistakes and learning from them! Once again, the Transcending Boundaries Conference welcomes and thanks you for attending. lEttEr from thE transCEnding BoundariEs lEadErshiP Aimee and Alex Welcome to the 2010 Transcending Boundaries Conference! We are very ex- cited for this year's event, and believe that we have a great weekend in store for you. All of us at Transcending Boundaries are thrilled to have Lee Harrington as our keynote speaker, and honored to be able to see his one man play, Crea- ture on a Quest. We are also pleased to have over 50 different presenters to ed- ucate, entertain, and inspire you this weekend. Transcending Boundaries is a great event to be a part of, and we were blessed with a wonderful staff who dedicated so much of their time to make this event a success. TBC is also grateful for our many vendors and sponsors. Please show them your support this weekend. We hope you have as good of a time at TBC as we have had putting it together for you. Have a great weekend. thE history of thE transCEnding BoundariEs ConfErEnCE Transcending Boundaries grew out of a project of BiNet USA, a national bisexual organization. Throughout the 1990's, BiNet helped bisexual activists around the country organize on a local level. They sponsored regional conferences, including one in the Connecticut/New Jersey/New York Tri-State Region. In 2000, BiNet replaced its regional focus with a more centralized organizational style. Those in attendance at the 2000 Tri-State Conference voted to continue the conference independently from BiNet USA and to hold the next year's conference in New Haven, Connecticut. The organizing committee expanded the scope of the conference in two ways: widening the geographical reach to include the entire Northeastern United States, and including transgender and intersex issues as well as bisexual ones in the con- ference theme. The new name “Transcending Boundaries” reflected this expanded scope, as well as the fact that bisexuals, transgender persons, and intersex persons do not fit into the simple categories of gay/straight, man/woman, and male/fe- male. Transcending Boundaries, Inc. was founded in 2001 to organize based on this ex- panded vision: a Northeast regional conference for bisexual, transgender, and in- tersex people and our allies. In 2009, this focus was expanded to include the polyamorous community as well. Transcending Boundaries has held five suc- cessful conferences between 2001 and 2006, teaming up with the Americas Con- ference on Bisexuality in 2005 and PFLAG Northeast in 2006. After a brief absence, Transcending Boundaries returned in 2009 and is thrilled to continue its work again in the queer community. organizErs BiograPhiEs aimEE - 2010 Co - Chair tivist, he is focused on building a com- Aimee is thrilled to be serving as a Co- munity of like minded people and pro- Chair for the 2010 Transcending fessionals to live and create together. Boundaries Conference, an d to con - Bi, poly, and kinky, he lives with three tinue her position as the Transcending partners in Springfield, MA. Boundaries treasurer. As a solo attor- ney practicing in Western Massachu- JaWn - PhotograPhEr setts, Aimee is a polyamorous, kink, Jawn is a photographer and musician and queer friendly professional who fo- from Worcester. He has been active in cuses on child welfare, domestic rela- the BDSM community for over a tions, and basic estate planning. She is decade. He will be entertaining this year a member of the bar in both Massachu- as the leader of Reverend Reacharound, setts and Connecticut. Aimee lives in an irreverent folk-punk duo, which can Springfield, MA with her three part- be found online at www.reveren- ners, 4 cats, and one tiny dog. dreacharound.com. Jawn will also be serving this year as Transcending alEx - 2010 Co-Chair Boundaries' official photographer. Alex is honored to be a Co-Chair for the TBC 2010. A graduate of Skidmore JaWn's doll - sPECial ProJECts College, Alex is currently kept busy Jenn has played a number of roles in pursuing her Masters in Social Work at her life, both literally as she earned her UConn, working with at-risk teenagers, BA in Drama from Ithaca College, and and teaching her passion of technical figuratively as she earned her MEd theater to high schoolers. Alex has long from University of New Hampshire. been fascinated by sexual expression, Her most important role is currently as and has been a Goddess for Athena's the owned slave of Jawn. She is also Home Novelties, a home party com- the Assistant Director of MAsT Mass pany, for four years.
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