Sex::Tech

There’s too much good stuff going down in San Francisco this year.  A couple of months after Sex::Tech mark your calendars for the Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup, June 1-2 2009, where you can learn about authentic, ethical youth marketing tips.  On the fence about going?  Well if you’ve registered for Sex::Tech 2009 you can save 10% on registration by using a special code “SEXTECH”.  More who-what-where-and-when below!

2009 Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup
June 1 -2, 2009  |  San Francisco, CA

Ypulse Events offer insight, resources, and community for professionals who market to and work with youth—and who wish to reach them in an authentic, ethical way. The 2009 Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup is where top brand, corporate and social marketers, media professionals, educators and non-profit organizations gather to share best practices, research and latest strategies on marketing to youth with technology. Get an insider’s view into youth-focused tech and media, and learn how to leverage social media, gaming, virtual worlds, mobile and more to connect with youth. Save 10% on registration by using special code SEXTECH!

  See you there!

Remember when our President Barack Obama was in the midst of campaigning and announced his VP via text message?  Well, the mastermind behind that mobile marketing campaign, Kevin Bertram CEO of Distributive Networks, will break it down as our 2^nd day plenary keynote!  He’ll cover the many ways you can utilize SMS and other mobile technologies to engage peeps around your every desire.  Well maybe not your every desire but definitely around health and activism.

David Eckles from Nokia Researches Innovate Design Experience Animate (IDEA) Team will also roll through as our 2^nd day keynote, with lots of insights around transforming technology communications to improve cross media experiences.

You may have also heard of this thing called the “Unconference.”  Yes, you heard right – Unconference.  This will be an unstructured time for you to network and link up with others who want to talk about the same things you do!  Anyone can present their ideas, cruise for feedback and form those oh so crucial partnerships while having Sex::Tech fun.

This is only a taste of the good stuff to come.  Hold on to your butts and keep checking back for updates!

We’ve kept you waiting long enough!  Time for a taste of what’s in store for Sex::Tech 09: take a peek at a few of our Presenters Topics:

* Librarians are so chic!  They’re also supporting teens by providing free access to comprehensive sexual health info via their presentation “Fostering Digital Information Literacy: How Libraries Support Teen Sexual Health”.

* Spend some time learning about how you can integrate Mobile Bluetooth “Proximity Marketing” into your next sexual health social marketing campaign presented by Toronto’s Public Health Dept.

* “Social Media101: Everything You Need to Know To Get The Most Out Of Sex::Tech But Didn’t Want To Admit You Didn’t Know” pretty much says it all….can’t wait to see how that presentation is going to blow our minds.

* We all want to know how to obtain and/or maintain romantic connections through technology in “Interweaving Intimacy and Electronic Technology”.  Make sure you grab your seats early for this one.

Keep coming back to the Sex::Tech blog for more abstract updates over the next few weeks.  Make sure you follow the Twitter for more daily conference updates too!

We are now into February and just days away from presenting the Conference Schedule.
We have a thrilling group of presenters and sessions planned out so stay very tuned!

For now we can tell you that we will be having a fabulous keynote to kick off the Conference that is not to be missed, featuring the merging of sexual health with theatre, and a unique technological twist.   Yes, live interaction with the audience will take place so be prepared for a never-before-seen performance by the youth from Buckworld One.

Buckworld is an electrifying Hip Hop Theatre performance that fuses Krump dancing with spoken word and other interactive elements in telling the story of their existence in and connection to the universe as well as each other.