Registration  BP
 

Newcomer’s Circle: Orienting to Polyamory - Terry & Paul Brussel-Gibbons UP
Terry and Paul and oldtimers gather in a corner of the conference room. Oldtimers and newcomers question each other and share experiences. This orientation is especially designed for those new to polyamory and/or for those attending their first polyamory conference, - but all are welcome. It's a good place to begin getting your burning questions answered, get your feet wet and begin to get to know your fellow participants at the conference.
 

Welcome, Logistics, Schedule - Janet Kira Lessin,  Dave Doleshal  CC
Etiquette of contact, nudity, quiet areas in Harbin, areas where noise and sexuality's ok, no smoking or fires, signup for cups, etc. outlined.
 

Icebreakers & Pods for Intimate Community - Sasha Lessin CC

Mill around the big conference room, shake each others' hands and gaze in one another's eyes.  Feel attractions that arise. Then, based on  attractions sit with six to twelve other folks. The group you choose is your POD. It's the group you tell who you are and what you want. Your pod's the sacred circle of souls who encourage you to get what you want at the conference and in life. You talk now, and will talk Saturday morning and again Sunday, just before the conference ends.  You share with your pod mates about what you learn about yourselves as you explore poly loving.

Pods, then, are small face-to-face primary groups for conference integration. Your pod's a safe space to nourish community consciousness, create intimate, relationships you and your podners––the people in your pod––-can open-up, share what you deeply value and, most importantly, experience loving support for who you are and what you do.

Harbin Rules - Loren Matthiews CC
 Quiet areas in Harbin, areas where noise and sexuality's ok, no smoking or fires, etc. reiterated
 

How We Do Poly - Janet Kira Lessin, Panel, Participants CC
Panel led by Janet Kira Lessin includes polys of several varieties and everyone else who wishes to share how they make polyamory work for them. The audience gets to ask questions, so everyone's included. Newbies get valuable answers to begin their poly lives.
 

Breakfast  CC

Pods: Intimate Community, Part 2 - Sasha Lessin, Janet Kira Lessin  CC
	You share your name and a motion that the group to imitates to get a feeling of what it's like to be you this morning. Then you rejoin your pod (or shift pods) and review what you wanted to get out of this conference, what's happened so far, how you're doing getting what you said you wanted, what you want now and what steps you can take today to get what you want.

Morning Presenters' Previews CC 
Anita De Francesco and Dossie Easton preview their morning workshops.
 

Lunch  CC

Afternoon Presenters' Preview CC
Terry and Paul Brussel-Gibbons, Dr. Harold Haridas Kornylak, Dr. Danielle Harel, Ph.D and Celeste Hirschman, Dr. Dave Doleshal, David Spero & Aisha Kassahoun, Dane Colby, Paul Glassco & Alicia Forester and Gabriella Shannon preview what they present this afternoon.

Loving Beyond The Dyad - Dr. Harold Haridas Kornylak CC

An enduring, fulfilling two person partnership is rare enough. Even most animals tend to pair-bond. It’s totally impractical to think of expanding beyond the dyad, perhaps to 3, or 4? In Beyond the Dance of Two, we explore the unique dynamics when more than 2 relate. We explore how to keep a triad from being a pair plus one. Gain insight into your relating style and how compatible it is for going beyond the dyad. (Discussion and experiential exercises).

Rapid Techniques for Jealousy Management - Dave Doleshal, Ph.D.  LP
There are many good ideas and effective techniques that can be used to manage jealousy. All of them work at least to some extent.  This workshop will include two others that are very powerful, easy to learn, but not yet widely known within the polyamory community.  These are the methods originally pioneered by psychologist Roger Callahan and methods invented by Dr. Edward Bach, a British Homeopathic physician.
 

     Sex, Intimacy, & Polyamory in Chronic Illness and Disability - David Spero & Aisha Kassahoun UP
 

David's lived 25 years twenty-five years with multiple sclierosis; Aisha has been with him all that time.  Changing health caused them to move into polyamory to preserve and expand their marriage.  They discuss barriers to sexuality with illness and disability; then share ways, including polyamory, to transcend the barriers.  David an Aisha lead role-play experientials to understand disabilty, and love through it and help others love when they meet illness or disability.

 

Dinner  CC

   Eros and Gaia, or Why Bi-poly Love Is Good for the Planet - Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio CC

Author and theorist Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio explains in this keynote talk why bisexual polyamorous love's good for the planet. Today’s Polys invented the tools of highly ecological lovestyles that'll come in handy on a global scale when the creation of a new politics of love that can save Earth from human-made scarcity and self-destruction become necessary.

Presenters' Previews - Amber Seitz, Kirsten Rose, Master Rex & Miss Jane, Ed Jor-El Elkin & Janet Kira Lessin, Kelly Bryson, Veronica Monet and Darci Frankel preview presentations they present today. CC