Poly weekenders
First up: OpenCon which is happening in October 2011 in the U.K. From the people who organise Polyday which I’ve enjoyed in the past. I haven’t been to OpenCon, but I heard some good things about last year’s event.
And for those of you on the other side of the Atlantic, I saw a link for this on Tristan Taormino’s great site. The World Polyamory Association conference is happening in July 2011.
However I have a question about the language used amongst other things. The first thing listed on the highlights of the conference is “Vet potential lovers.” It felt a little mercenary to me to have that as the first thing you read about the event. I also didn’t like the fact that their pricing structure has a cheaper option if you are a woman, and a more expensive cost if you are a man. I’ve seen nightlcubs (especially fetish clubs) use this ploy before, and it never goes well for the women who turn up, as the men who attend seem to automatically expect more because they’ve paid more too. Having an ‘Unwaged’ and ‘Waged’ price might actually help people who need it, instead of this. Also most poly people I know are usually clued up when it comes to gender queerness and not restricting things to male and female. Seems a shame that these things jumped off the screen at me, when this conference sounds otherwise positive…
All in all I’m glad events like this are happening, but some could do better with their P.R…
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