A Four Letter Word Called Sex

Sex. Everyone thinks about it, most people do it and still it is sometimes the most hushed topic at tech/blogging conferences everywhere.

From anonymous sex blogs, to the sex industry finding an online identity to sexual theory in a post-human world, the internet has sex on the brain.

This panel would be a discussion on how the digital sexual landscape is littered with a colourful collection of digital identities that personalizes our sexual experience in the 21st century and how this array of openness is changing our definition of sex and intimacy.

About Danielle

Danielle Sipple is a writer who is a self-proclaimed 'word nerd'. She
has managed to extend her love of writing into the blog community with
her two blogs : FierceKitty Fashion and FemmeRemix. She has led
writing workshops at the Purple Thistle Youth Collective which
facilitates skill sessions for youth involved in the unschooling
movement.

Danielle has had her work published in ION magazine, Rain.zine and on
UptownSound music blog. Her writing covers many topics of interest
including philosophy, music, theory, identity and technology. Her
writing style often blends ideas and metaphors for a unique
perspective.

Danielle is currently studio manager at Static Photography. She has
spent time doing volunteer work in the DTES of Vancouver as well as
aiding in management advice for the musical group The Heard. She loves
kitties and cupcakes.

In light of the proposed panel topic: I am a former sex worker who was
in the industry for 4 years, in both stripping, fetish modeling and
adult films. I have often detailed my sex industry experiences in my
online identity and have been fascinated by the dichotomy of digital
identity and the sex industry.

About Steffani

Another casualty of the recession, after a decade spent in the film industry, Steffani Cameron is taking some time to write a memoir based in part on her adventures and her blog Smut & Steff, once also known as The Cunting Linguist. Born & raised in Vancouver, Canada, she's curious what new adventures will be brought after getting uninvited from the employment party, and can be found interrupting her productivity with things like Twitter, where she mouths off & influences people as SmuttySteff.