Sex::Tech

As previously mentioned, the Sex::Tech 2010 presentations are available for you to download online.  However, with so much amazing content it’s sometimes easy to become overwhelmed, so that’s why we put together a Sex::Tech presentation FAQ!

1.    My organization has limited funds and staff; how can I build a sustainable social media presence?

Check out A Balancing Act: Using Social Media for Health Advocacy by Julia Fedor of Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health in Chicago, Illinois!

2.    I work on a college campus and would like to deliver sexual health info to students living in the dorms.  How can I give them that information in an engaging way?

Check out SMS Platforms Made Easy by Student Sexuality Information Service, Brandeis University!

3.    What types of technology and new media are best for reaching low-income communities with HIV/STD information?

Check out Using Text-Messaging and Computer Animation to Educate Youth about Sexual Health Issues by Kirby Bumpus of Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University, Harlem Health Promotion Center and Project STAY.

4.    My blog / website has some great resources and facts but it doesn’t show up on the first page of a Google web search.  How can I drive more traffic to my blog or website without spending a ton of time or money?

Check out Kevin Mirarchi of CondomMan.com’s Search Engine Optimization Tips!

5.    My organization would like to create a new media-based health campaign for marginalized populations in our community.  What are some examples and strategies for execution?

Check out Roots of Risk: A model for technology-based HIV prevention with Black Youth by Kelisha Peart of Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention AND MYMsta: Using Mobile Social Networking in HIV Prevention by Erica Yamauchi MA Candidate & Park Fellow of School of Journalism & Mass Communication UNC – Chapel Hill.

6.    Youth aren’t getting the sex education they need in schools.  What are some alternative spaces where they can receive sexual health education, either with their peers or on their own?

Check out A Field Guide to Collaborating with Librarians by MK Eagle and Connie Urquhart of the Young Adult Library Services Association!

7.    How can an organization display the depth and reach of its activism and outreach through new media?

Check out Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day – Year 2: Lessons Learned from AIDS.gov by Josie Halpern-Finnerty of AIDS.gov John Snow, Inc.!

8.    When someone tests positive for an STD, they have to name their sexual partners and hookups. What ever happens to that information?

Check out I’m an STD Investigator with Terri Lopez and Melissa Wong of San Mateo County Health System STD/HIV Program who give you all the dirty details.

9.    I’m researching _____ and would like to know how to conduct  qualitative research online.  Are there any low cost and highly effective strategies?

Check out The CyberSexual Researcher: Online Qualitative Sexual Health Research with African American and HIV+ Men by William Brown IIII MA, DrPH (Candidate) of Health Research for Action, UC Berkeley – School of Public Health!

10.    How can I inspire activism in my community through technology and new media and then see that activism take off off-line?

Can a Prize Bring About New Innovations in Sexual Health? by Ryan Wilson of Idea Crossing has answers for you!

Time for the Top 10 Sex::Tech Moments!

1.    The Sex::Tech Twitter hashtag #sextech took on a life of its own and is still very much alive after the conference!
2.    Bobby Jones of Alloy Access brought the house down as he traced multicultural and multi-generational youth activism on the Social Media Rockstar panel.
3.    Fully stocked tangerine swag bags and ample feedback through the evaluations!  Lots to think about for next year!
4.    Beth Kanter broke down best practices for social media. “Social media is like teen sex: everyone wants to do it, no one knows how, and there is a sense of disappointment after” says it all.
5.    Andre Blackman of Pulse+Signal shared New Media Strategies for Public Health that everyone can integrate into their latest and greatest.  Watch here!
6.    Lloyd Dangle’s real-time drawings based on presentations!  Look for them on the Sex::Tech Flickr!
7.    Surprising aka “punking” MTV’s VP of Public Affairs, Jason Rzepka with a Poptech Social Innovator award!
8.    STELLAR youth panel at the first-day keynote.  Watch here!
9.    MK Eagle and Connie Urquhart of our “I’m A…. Librarian” session showed how librarians can be at the front lines of youth’s questions and needs around sexual health.
10.  Free screening of new documentary “Let’s Talk About Sex” that framed youth’s perspective’s around … well, sex.

What were some of your favorite moments?

Sex::Tech 2010 has concluded – hopefully you made it out alive with a wealth of new information and a few new friends (IRL or digital).  It was a resounding success with over 450 attendees, many of whom were youth!

We were enthralled to unveil the winner of the Say What?!? Sex Ed Contest, Janelle Lewis, and her winning video by the comedic masterminds at Funny Or Die at the plenary.  Did we mention Janelle was the winner out of 13,000 entrants?

Check out the video here or watch below!

Say What Contest Winner – watch more funny videos

If you weren’t able to attend Sex::Tech, please help yourself to the conference livestream via justgOOD.tv and be part of our 2,000 + viewers!If you missed out on any of the excellent discussions at Sex::Tech, you can catch up on Twitter.  Search the hash tag #sextech and join the conversations.

Pictures available at the Sex::Tech Flickr too!

If you *were* able to attend Sex::Tech, tell us what you thought!  Fill out an evaluation for day one and day two.

A special thanks to all our speakers.  Without them, Sex::Tech would not have been as successful and jam-packed with cutting edge content as it was.  We’d also like to thank our many sponsors for giving us the opportunity to showcase those working to change the landscape of sexual health!