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ia header SXSW Interactive (March 7 11, 2008): Vote on panels, send some sex bloggers to Austin!

SXSW (which stands for South By Southwest) is a week-long annual music, film and “emerging technologies” festival that takes place in Austin, TX. The SXSW Interactive festival celebrates the creativity and passion behind the coolest new media technologies. It’s held in Austin, Texas, March 7-11, 2008. What’s hotter than smart geeks talking about sex?

There are hundreds of panel submissions. There’s a panel picker to help you select and vote for your favorites, but I’ve made it easy for you to vote for these (registration required), and send some really smart bloggers and pals (Elizabeth, Lux Nightmare, Cory Silverberg, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Chris Hall, Lisa Vandever, Audacia Ray and Violet Blue) who write and think about sex and sexuality to the conference:

  • Elizabeth Wood’s Pink Ghetto Blasters: Destigmatizing Sex via Online Community Building with Chris, Rachel, and Lux.
  • Cory Silverberg’s The Future of Sex in Interactive Narrative
  • Cory Silverberg’s When No Means 01001: Sexual Ethics and Interactivity
  • Lisa Vandever’s The Porn Police: Know the Rules
  • Violet Blue’s Sexual Privacy Online

Voting is currently scheduled to end at 11:59 pm on Friday, September 21. Please go register and vote. And please help spread the word, and get the vote out.

I want to go. . . so many conferences, so little time. I’m planning on going to Arse Elektronica and Sex 2.0.

I didn’t tell them, but we’re all sharing a room. Should be fun! ;-D

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381454489 e2bdfa69c4 m Sunday: Tea Party

Perverts’ Saloon Tea Party
(L to R: Jessica Gold Haralson, Sissy Maid Stephanie, Lolita Wolf,
Lisa V (Cinekink), Chris Hall & Audacia Ray)

The Saloon is ONE year old! Lots braved the abominable cold. We had the honor of being served by Sissy Maid Stephanie (here’s an 2004 Eroszine article about her). Thank you for arranging the introduction, Lolita.

There was lots to celebrate – Madeline’s upcoming birthday, winning the Dirtyspoke Award (with 45 Carnivalista present), and the Saloon’s one year birthday. As enriching as having a blog and being part of various online communities is, there’s nothing like real face time and conversation.

Those shown here are our public friends. That’s because the folks off camera were busy chatting, chewing, snogging, tickling and spanking. I’ll let those who were there tell you what happen. I don’t kiss and tell, you know.

Yes, we watched the Super Bowl. And it almost turned into a sex party, but then the chicken delivery guy showed up. Really.

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