Ahem. I had every intention of writing a WAM wrap-up post while it was still fresh in my mind, but then I had a little, er, fender-bender, and subsequently freaked out.
But as you’ve probably gathered by now, WAM was awesome. I had a blast, and it was energizing, inspiring, and fun (except for the Saturday night party, which brought back lots of bad middle school memories; but, I also met the super-cool Lisa Jervis and Debbie Rasmussen that night, so there was some good to the night).
I’ve been to a lot of conferences, but I can say with confidence that this was the best conference I’ve been to yet. Helen Thomas was introduced (appropriately) as “the patron saint of not shutting up,” and her keynote was wonderful. The sessions I went to were great. They were chock full of good, thoughtful discussion and useful, practical information. (True, I didn’t find the talking to editors session particularly useful, but hopefully there are people who did.)
Dacia’s session in particular was amazing. An entire hour and a half of conversation about sex work and the media, without devolving into the same old pro/anti bullshit. It was a smart move on Dacia’s part to lay out some ground rules at the beginning of the session; I think that’s a big part of what made the session actually productive. And, a cool new project that’s already got a lot of interest came out of it: Sex Work 101 (as mentioned here).
I am in awe of Jaclyn Friedman for making such an awesome event happen (and I told her so, in very effusive terms). I’m looking forward to next year!
All my live-blogging can be found here. Did I mention that Cover It Live rocks?
People I met:
- Joanne McNeil
- Sarah Jenny Bleviss
- Axon Damien Luxe
- Octogalore
- Apostate
- Hugo Schwyzer
- Debbie Rasmussen from Bitch Magazine
- Lisa Jervis from Bitch Magazine
- Jill from Feministe - I got the impression that Jill didn’t want to talk to me… we met at the Sunday brunch buffet and it seemed like she was faking a smile… but I could be wrong (stranger things have happened). Anyway, I was happy to meet her, and hopefully the feeling was mutual!
- Roy MacKenzie
- Tough Like a Creampuff
- Jaclyn Friedman
And, of course, a few photos:
See ya next year, WAM!
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3 Responses to "As I was saying…"
I love that last photo! Brilliant!
I am totally going next year. I really wanted to and it sounds awesome. Can’t wait for Sex 2.0!
I would bet a dime to a dollar that Jill was jazzed about meeting you. Seriously.
I am still thinking so much about Dacia’s presentation and was glad to have had the exchange we did afterwards. And I love the pictures, as you know.
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