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KinkForAll Washington DC is over, but this page and its related pages will continue to evolve.
Although the unconference itself is now over, this is just the beginning. Some things to do now are:
Upload your photos, slideshows, videos, and other media to the Internet, and write blog posts (don't forget to tag all of these with both KinkForAll and KFADC).
View the event's resulting schedule grid and use it to browse through the available media from the presentations you may have missed.
reaching out to your friends and allies in other communities and telling them about KinkForAll Washington DC (here's a printable flyer you can post in your local café, or 4 mini-flyer per-page format, and here's an email announcement you can cross-post to your blog or send to any email lists you subscribe to),
Read through WhatToExpect to learn more about what a KinkForAll event is like, or watch some videos from past events! Here's a few examples to give you a taste of what this could be like:
This is the inaugural KinkForAll Washington DC event.
To participate, press the "Edit" link at the top of this page and add your name as a new row to this table. (If a blank row is not available, place your cursor in the bottom-right most cell and press TAB. Watch a short video walkthrough for additional guidance.) When you're done, be certain to join the mailing list and introduce yourself.
Note: As part of our agreement to use the facilities, we can not allow people to attend who have been convicted of or pleaded (1) guilty, (2) “no contest” or (3) nolo contendere to a misdemeanor involving sexual misconduct or a felony (whether or not resulting in a conviction).
▾ No.
Name (or Pseudonym)
Homepage/URL
Email
Participation (Unorganize, Attend, Present, Help Out?)
"The Internet, Porn, Minors, and You" - Making sexuality safe and accessible to adolescents and other young adults, OR "Abolishing Adultism: Defeating Oppression of Youth"
communication and relationship skills, boundaries, inner healing work, transparency
18.
Nikolas Coukouma
twitter.com/nikolasco
atrus@atrus.org
Unorganize, attend, help out
TBD
19.
Springbringer
faerelove at yahoo dot com
attend, help
20.
Ellen
www.fetlife.com/Dominasmartass
dominasmartass at yahoo
attend, present, help out, promote
Have a few class ideas in the works including themes like young & dominant, kink in pop culture, Daddy/____ relationships, and interpersonal communications for relationships.
KinkForAll Washington DC will be held on November 21st at 10:30 AM (to help us setup, arrive at 10 AM) until 6 PM.
Location and Directions
We'll be at the Montgomery County Executive Office Building, located at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD20850. We'll start in the cafeteria and signs will help point you in the right direction, just in case. This is made possible by Montgomery County's Community Use of Public Facilities program. This activity is not sponsored by, associated with, or endorsed by Montgomery County Public Schools or Montgomery County Government.
The Executive Office Building is located about a short walk from the Rockville Metrorail station (near the end of the Red line), which is located at 251 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD20850. Here's a Google Map of the short, 5-minute walk. Step by step directions are as follows:
Take the Red Line Metro to the Rockville station.
After exiting the station, take the pedestrian bridge across the road and continue until you reach Monroe Street.
Turn left at Monroe Street (before the cinema). The Executive Office Building will be located on your right.
Support equipment is still in the process of being organized. Currently, we have need (or want) of the items on the following list. If you are participating and/or are able and willing to lend us a hand, we'd very much appreciate it. Offer your help by sending email to the mailing list so that we can coordinate getting things done together. If you are already planning to bring things please list them on the KinkForAllWashingtonDCInventory page.
Camcorders/handycams/video and audio recording equipment. (Bring your still cameras, too!)
Digital projectors (and maybe projector screens?)
Room dividers?
Wireless Internet access equipment (to provide free Wi-Fi at the event)
Butcher paper or other large paper on which to create a schedule grid.
Whiteboards/flip-boards or other presentation accessory materials of the sort.
Food and drinks
Disposable utensils and plates on which to eat. ;)
Donate
This event would not be possible without contributions from participants like you. There are a number of ways you can contribute—only one of them is financial. If you can make or bring any of the things on the needs list, please do so! If you can't but still want to help out, then please consider offering a monetary donation in the amount of your choosing by clicking the "Donate" button, below. Even as little as $5 goes a very long way towards helping us hold a better event.
Your donation is being routed directly to an unorganizer of this event and will be used for the event itself, its promotion, or the promotion of KinkForAll only. To see where your money is being spent, view or subscribe to the KinkForAll Washington DC financials spreadsheet.
Individual donors choose to contribute their time, money, efforts and/or assistance as a means of expressing their support for the ideals and goals of KinkForAll. To view a current list of individual financial donations so far, see the KinkForAll Washington DC Financials spreadsheet.
I'm thrilled to see that many people are signing up to help unorganize this first KinkForAll Washington DC! At the same time, I'm a little concerned that with all the new "unorganizer" signups there is a conspicuous lack of (public) discussion about getting things together to actually make it happen. Please remember that if you've got the time and energy to put into unorganizing this, you need to join the mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/kinkforall and discuss what you're doing with the rest of the unorganizers so we can better coordinate together. Looking forward to getting things rolling with you all!
Just a note to let everyone know that I had a FANTASTIC time talking with a bunch of you folks who both signed up for KinkForAll Washington DC on this page and also came to the Sex 2.0 conference. We had a great discussion in which we nailed down a few things about finances and location and time. I'm now operating under the assumption that our venue will be American University and our date will be June 21st. I'll update this page the moment I can confirm this with the venue itself, which should hopefully be this Monday. :)
I've got a concern about the open call for recording devices. As a professional educator and photographer, I feel it is critical to provide a written release with an opt out for all participants and presenters. I am happy to draft this, but will not allow anyone to record me (audio, video or still) without a signature on a usage agreement.
@Professor Oni: You are welcome to request that participants to your presentations do not record you. You are not required to be recorded if you choose to give a presentation. It is your responsibility to make sure that you participate in a way that is acceptable to you. Most KinkForAll presenters are not professional educators, so requiring them to use a usage agreement is onerous and unnecessary.
Of course, KinkForAll is a public-space event, and cameras and recording devices are allowed. Just like in any other public space, no guarantees one way or the other are made. To date, this has never been a problem.
In a nutshell, if K4A cannot ensure that my desire not to be recorded or photographed will be respected (instead of "should be") then I will have to withdraw my offer to participate and present.
There is no such policy. We expect that people will treat each other with courtesy and respect and rely on individuals to exemplify personal responsibility to make the event run. If they do not, fellow participants will collectively deal with the situation reasonably.
If you don't trust fellow participants to treat you with such respect, then not coming to an unconference makes sense. However, I think you'll find that in an unconference space like this one, people are eager to be respectful of each other.
Comments (11)
maymay said
at 11:34 am on Mar 29, 2009
I'm thrilled to see that many people are signing up to help unorganize this first KinkForAll Washington DC! At the same time, I'm a little concerned that with all the new "unorganizer" signups there is a conspicuous lack of (public) discussion about getting things together to actually make it happen. Please remember that if you've got the time and energy to put into unorganizing this, you need to join the mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/kinkforall and discuss what you're doing with the rest of the unorganizers so we can better coordinate together. Looking forward to getting things rolling with you all!
maymay said
at 3:07 pm on May 9, 2009
Just a note to let everyone know that I had a FANTASTIC time talking with a bunch of you folks who both signed up for KinkForAll Washington DC on this page and also came to the Sex 2.0 conference. We had a great discussion in which we nailed down a few things about finances and location and time. I'm now operating under the assumption that our venue will be American University and our date will be June 21st. I'll update this page the moment I can confirm this with the venue itself, which should hopefully be this Monday. :)
oceania said
at 6:45 pm on Jul 26, 2009
Hey Maymay - heard you at the Sin20 conference- excited to attend the Kinkforall!
Professor Oni said
at 10:48 am on Nov 12, 2009
I've got a concern about the open call for recording devices. As a professional educator and photographer, I feel it is critical to provide a written release with an opt out for all participants and presenters. I am happy to draft this, but will not allow anyone to record me (audio, video or still) without a signature on a usage agreement.
maymay said
at 11:39 am on Nov 12, 2009
@Professor Oni: You are welcome to request that participants to your presentations do not record you. You are not required to be recorded if you choose to give a presentation. It is your responsibility to make sure that you participate in a way that is acceptable to you. Most KinkForAll presenters are not professional educators, so requiring them to use a usage agreement is onerous and unnecessary.
Professor Oni said
at 1:31 pm on Nov 12, 2009
maymay,
That's fine, but I was also thinking of the rights of participants to opt out of being captured in recordings taken off-angle of the presenter.
maymay said
at 1:36 pm on Nov 12, 2009
Professor Oni,
Participants are given an option to wear an orange-colored name tag that signals their desire to be excluded from recording. See also http://wiki.kinkforall.org/TheRulesOfKinkForAll
Of course, KinkForAll is a public-space event, and cameras and recording devices are allowed. Just like in any other public space, no guarantees one way or the other are made. To date, this has never been a problem.
Professor Oni said
at 4:25 pm on Nov 12, 2009
maymay,
What is the policy for dealing with a participant who does not comply with the orange sticker rule?
Professor Oni said
at 4:27 pm on Nov 12, 2009
In a nutshell, if K4A cannot ensure that my desire not to be recorded or photographed will be respected (instead of "should be") then I will have to withdraw my offer to participate and present.
maymay said
at 4:36 pm on Nov 12, 2009
Professor Oni,
There is no such policy. We expect that people will treat each other with courtesy and respect and rely on individuals to exemplify personal responsibility to make the event run. If they do not, fellow participants will collectively deal with the situation reasonably.
If you don't trust fellow participants to treat you with such respect, then not coming to an unconference makes sense. However, I think you'll find that in an unconference space like this one, people are eager to be respectful of each other.
Professor Oni said
at 4:38 pm on Nov 12, 2009
Sounds good on paper maymay, but unfortunately, I'm not in a position to gamble. I'll have to withdraw, but I wish you good luck with the event.
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