AASECT's conference theme, The Rhythm of our Roots: 40 Years of SexualityEducation and Health Celebrated Through Song, Story and Science, honors thehistory and future of sex, including AASECT's contribution as the premiercredentialing and training organization for sexuality professionals worldwide.AASECT is also fast becoming the go-to resource for media seeking expertcommentary for their stories. The conference promises to stimulate the mediawith fresh ideas for stories and interviews, just as it invigoratesprofessionals in building knowledge and practice skills.
This year's conference offers the best in forward thinking approaches tocurrent trends in sexuality education, therapy, and health. Presenters make upa veritable "who's who" in sexology including Beverly Whipple, Gina Ogden,Barry McCarthy, Michael Metz, Mitch Tepper, Ian Kerner, Lou Paget, CharlesMoser, Ruth Morehouse, Susan Kellogg-Spadt, Esther Perel, Patti Britton, PaulJoannides, Leslie Schover, Betty Dodson, Cory Silverberg, and many more.Learning opportunities offer new perspectives on sexuality after cancer,sexual infidelity, the exploding intersection of tech and sex, sex educationand the politics of shame, music & sexuality, sex & spirit, kinky sex ... andso much more. The conference wraps up with a powerhouse panel of pioneers --Drs. June Reinisch, Betty Mooney, Mark Schwartz and Betty Dodson -- who take alook back at the colorful and controversial history of sex, helping us stepinto the future with renewed inspiration.
On the lighter side: a tribute to Candida Royalle, the first woman to makeadult movies from a female viewpoint, with a retrospective of her films and atalk by the filmmaker, herself-plus, a masquerade ball featuring popularfunk-blues band, Bonerama, a film festival, and plentiful opportunities tomeet sexology's luminaries.
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Conference Program:
http://www.aasect.org/PDFs/AASECT_Preliminary_Program_2008.pdf
SOURCE American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, andTherapists
