I am Speaking at Sex::Tech
I will be joining a good friend and colleague, Andre Blackman of Pulse + Signal, as a presenter on social media and sexual health at Sex::Tech in San Francisco February 26th and 27th.
For those of you who know me (well), you know that I am passionate about sexual health and education, equality and expression (yes, I just linked a picture of… well… just click on the link). At any rate, I have drafted my initial (brief) abstract and thought I’d share it below (confined to <150 words was like big kid Twitter… but still challenging for a verbose gal like me). I am also passionate about social technologies. So when you combine the two — sex and technology — in a single conference… <<<mind blown>>>
DRAFT – ABSTRACT:
Working Title: How and Why Social Media Will Impact the Sex Education Policy Debate
Social media has shown that it is effective at helping cover and break news (cf. downed plane in the Hudson River), raise awareness and funds for charitable causes (cf. Twestival) and unite passionate voices, no matter their origins (cf. Iran Election). In short: social media is helping people connect in seconds, not hours or days and build movements in hours, not weeks or months. Transaction costs are lower. Barriers to entry, nearly eliminated. Social media, while still requiring expertise and investment, is an imperative tool that every advocate, activist and educator needs in their tool belt as they look to recruit supporters, engage the media and influence policy in 2010 and beyond. In her presentation, Leslie will review award-winning “DIY recipes for success” and share her own case study from 2009, where she challenged The Heritage Foundation’s stance on sex education through a variety of social media tactics.
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I have plenty of caveats and nuances that I hope to shed light on in the deck I am building… so stay tuned! And, if you are in San Francisco the weekend of 2/26 – 2/27, consider checking it out.
Update: below is the final presentation!
Author’s notes:
Originally posted on my WordPress blog, I am Speaking at Sex::Tech 2010 [January 14, 2010]
I’ve added the presentation slides from the February 27, 2010 talk above.
