2011 Schedule
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Thursday, March 31
- Researchers' Pre-Conference Meeting 12:00noon - 5:30p
Research at the Intersection of Youth, Technology and Sexual Health
This special pre-conference, limited to 50 researchers and interventionists/community programs, will tout the successes and tackle the issues of conducting mobile and digital research studies with youth around sexual health. The small environment at the pre-conference will encourage more in-depth analysis and exploration of issues related to conducting high impact research in this field as well as allow for the development of relationships across academic disciplines to advance the field in a timely manner. More information...
Friday, April 1
- Scenarios 8:30-10 am
- Scenarios USA
- Youth Reflect: Masculinity, Film and Social Media
This live brainstorming session features three incredible young women, Treviny, Angelica, and Angileece, who each won a Scenarios USA screenwriting contest with a script about the meaning of masculinity today. The diverse screenplays cover difficult topics such as family, sexual orientation, and aspirations as they affect young men of color coming of age. Each young woman will have 10 minutes to pitch her film, after which a roundtable of youth experts will give ideas and advice on how to use social media to advance each film's social cause. [NOTE: The format of this panel is based on BBC's The Good Pitch, which brings together filmmakers and organizations to further coalitions and social causes all over the world. The films can be previewed here: http://scenariosusa.org/watchfilms/.]
The Man in the Mirror
Written by Treviny Marie Colon
Directed by Joel Schumacher, Shot by Lee Daniel, Produced by Jonathan Schumacher The film is about Jason Gutierrez, a Puerto Rican from New York City and the quintessential all-American guy. Status comes at a price as rumors spread that Jason is gay. With his identity questioned, Jason is pushed to understand who he is and prove how far he will go to prove that he's just “one of the boys.”
Life's Poison
Written by Angileece Williams
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, Shot by Noel Maitland, Produced by Debbie Stratis
The film is about Eliyah Howard, an 18-year-old who thinks he knows what it means to be a real man. He learned nearly everything from his abusive father. But family, love, and tragedy test the lessons he inherited. Eliyah tries to re-define what a man really is.
A Man Made Early
Written by Angelica Hernandez
Directed by Cruz Angeles, Shot by Naiti Gámez, Produced by Megan Gilbride
A Man Made Early is about a high school senior, Tony Rodriguez, who struggles with the decision of attending a college close to home or accepting a scholarship from a university in another state. Tony confronts peer pressure, cultural limitations, and family expectations to make his own decision.
Roundtable Participants
Moderator: Anastasia Goodstein, YPulse Founder, Author Totally Wired
Youth Experts:
Rachel Allen, National Alliance for Media, Arts and Culture (NAMAC)
Angelica Arreola, New America Media
Jimmy "Swift" Chen, California Chapter, DoSomething!
Amanze Emenike, New America Media
Anders Jones, Teens4Tech
Valerie Klinker, New America Media
Shelby Knox, Change.org
Bernadette Montez, TILT, Ninth Street Independent Film Center
Chantal Renous, Conscious Youth Media Crew
Jason Wyman, The S. Kitchen / Youth Worker Collective
- Welcome 10-10:30
- TECHsex USA
ISIS, Inc. received funding in 2010 from the Ford Foundation to begin a dialogue and better understand the environment at the intersection of youth, technology/social media, and sexual health. We wanted to dive deep… learning how youth and young adults, especially urban youth of color, use technology for their sexual and reproductive health and to figure out where the interest lies in new digital programming. ISIS, Inc. produced a white paper, now available for download at www.isis-inc.org. Deb will give an 18-minute TECHSExSF talk with highlights of this work for the first time to the audience at 2011 Sex::Tech.
- Break 10:30a - 11:00a
- Breakout 11:00a - 12:15a
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- ISIS Sponsored Lunch 12:15p - 2:15p
The oldest Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, The Four Seas has been serving celebrities, politicians, local personalities and visitors since the 1930s. Join conference participants for a delicious Cantonese banquet. No MSG. Vegetarian options. Short walk from the conference hotel. Accessible van available.
- Plenary Session 2:15p - 3:15p
- mHealth: Text Messaging and Beyond
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Moderator, Miles Orkin, American Cancer Society
Yin Ling Leung, Applied Research Works
Jen McCabe, Contagion Health
Amanda Mills, AOL Mobile
Jody Ranck, mHealth Alliance/ UN Foundation
Robin Whittaker, Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow
Caught wind of mHealth? It seems to be the hot new topic these days. [mHealth is the delivery of healthcare services via mobile devices.] While some of us have been integrating mHealth into our programs and services for a few years now, all of us are in need of a primer on the field and where it's headed for the future. Listen to the mHealth experts talk about trends, devices, and best practices for mHealth, then consider how to apply what you've learned to advancing the field of youth sexual health.
- Break 3:15p - 3:45p
- Breakout 3:45p - 5:00p
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- Break 5:00p - 5:15p
- Breakout 5:15p - 6:15p
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- Party 6:15p
- Tonga Room in the Fairmont Hotel
Saturday, April 2
- Breakfast 7:30a - 9:00a
- Keynote 8:30a - 10:00a
- Behind the Scenes: 16 and Pregnant
Morgan J. Freeman, MTV
Dia Sokol Savage, MTV
Amy R. Kramer, The National Campaign
Katherine Suellentrop, The National Campaign
This panel will take the audience at Sex::Tech 2011 on a journey of understanding the core values of “16 and Pregnant,” the depth of the partnerships developed for production of the show, and the proven research and educational value of cutting edge programming for youth around sexual health.
- Break 10:00a - 10:30a
- Breakout 10:30a - 11:45a
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- Lunch 11:45a - 1:45p
- Breakout 1:45p - 2:45p
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- Break 2:45p - 3:15p
- Breakout 3:15p - 4:15p
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- Closing Session! 4:15p - 5:00p
