2012 Atlanta Poly Weekend Presenters

maymay

Meitar "maymay" Moscovitz is a full-time activist working to connect enclaves of the sex-positive movement with one another through the power of the Internet and social networking. A web development specialist "by day," he uses his technical skills to create massively participatory sex-positive media projects "by night." Maymay draws heavily from the free and open-source software movement, whose principles of transparency, accessibility, and diversity underpin everything he does. Perhaps best-known for founding the national sexuality conference series KinkForAll, maymay is also the creator and co-host of the Internet talk show, Kink On Tap, the author of the erotic male sexuality photo blog Male Submission Art, and a frequent, impassioned speaker on the topics of sexuality, gender justice, and technology.

DJ Zulu

 At age 14, while still in junior high on a US Military Base on the small island of Okinawa, Japan, DJ Zulu (known to his friends as Darren) began his affair with music and spinning. What followed is a career performing all over the globe for a variety of clubs and special events.

DJ Zulu has appeared in clubs all over the world including Tokyo, Japan, Yokohama Japan, Seoul South Korea, London, England and Nurnberg, Germany. In the late 90s he started promoting large and small scale events in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

While DJ Zulu's favorite music is Hip Hop and House Music, he is know for his mash up styles and blends including rock and eighties music. In 2007, DJ Zulu added Video DJing to his unique style of mixing adding videos (including video mash ups) to his shows. Some highlight appearances in DJ Zulu’s career include DJ and MC for Fox Reality Network Wrap Parties at Red Rock Mansion in Las Vegas as well as Viacom/VH1 T.V. Series Celebrity Fit Club and MC for Gallery Lounge in New York City during Fashion Week 2005.

Today, DJ Zulu currently DJ's, hosts and promotes events all over including Atlanta (and the entire Southeast), and Las Vegas and is also available to act as Master of Ceremonies of events and fashion shows and has an extensive collection of dance music of all genres.

Barry Smiler

Barry Smiler has been active in polyamory and related communities for many years. He is a member of the Polyamory Leadership Network, and a former member of the final Board of Directors of the Chesapeake Polyamory Network. An ex-Californian, he now lives in Maryland, where he leads and produces events for the polyamory and related communities there through BmorePoly (www.meetup.com/BmorePoly), which is by far the largest and most active such group in the Mid-Atlantic.

BmorePoly offers 50-60 events every month throughout the DC/MD/VA area and appreciates elements and practices drawn from a wide range of sex-positive traditions and communities, including polyamory, personal growth, intimacy, tantra, swing lifestyle, BDSM, sacred sexuality, the LGBTQ community, massage, pagans, nudists, and other explorations of alternatives.

He is also the CEO of Bardon Data Systems, a former merchant seaman, and has written chess software custom-designed for, and hand-delivered to, world chess champion Garry Kasparov.

A version of this presentation has been published by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in their Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality (www.ejhs.org/volume14/NoSuch.htm).

Gypsy Girl

I have been involved in many lifestyles. I don't fit well with one label. Currently I am 1 of 3 adults in a full poly relationship. I am involved with several other adults in an open poly relationship. (as they say, its complicated)
I was a slave for 6 years in a 24/7 environment. The lessons learned there were easily transferred to my marriage. Where my husband is the head of my household. He is the greatest man I have ever met in my life. We have had an open relationship since the day that he proposed to me.
My husband and I ran a business together for 8 years before he got sick. I continue that business and 2 more that we started prior to his illness.
We are very strong Christians.
He took ill in 2007. He has been battling cancer and its after effects. I have been his health care manager for the entirety of his illness.
During this time I am also caring for our 5 children.
We have a male that has joined our relationship shortly after my husband was diagnosed, but before the extent of his illness was understood.

All of this leads to me. I am just a girl. I am a person that has faced diversity. A strong person, a weak person, a loving, compassionate person.
We have been involved in an open relationship, swinging, play parties, swingers groups, social groups, D/s groups, a full D/s community. I personally have been trained to top and bottom, and have taught both sides of the stick. We have lived in different places, so I also have a little experience with different groups from Chicago from the Quad Cities in Iowa, a small group in Ohio, and here in Atlanta.
I have been a presenter at FroliCon, Dragon Con, Gen Con, and Quad Con.

John B. Miller

John Miller graduated from the University of Georgia's School of Law in 2003. After gaining some experience at another firm, he became the founding partner of what is now a mid-sized firm with three locations in the Atlanta area (Buckhead, Fayetteville, and Kennesaw).

John has handled a vast array of legal situations; his firm has successfully handled hundreds of cases. John has found that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In preparing for potential legal events in advance, a client can save a lot of trouble (and money). Whether it is making a plan or simply being aware of the way the law treats a particular circumstance, preparedness goes a long way in a legal matter.

Not afraid of a heated battle, John can often be found in the courtroom. While he enjoys court, it is John's strong belief that it is often in the client's best interest to work with methods to keep cases out of court if a reasonable solution can be reached. John's focus in public speaking is first how to avoid the courtroom by proper planning and is then how planning can promote successful trial strategies.

Ms. Ann

An Atlanta native (that still hasn’t figured out which Peachtree Street to get on), Ms. Ann has been in the BDSM lifestyle for 10+ years and has loved and lived polyamorously for more than 8. She is the wife and soul mate of MisterJim721, and the proud owner of msannsboy. She often feels blessed to have met some of the finest people on earth in this lifestyle. She and her poly family are always on the lookout for people who share their passion. She is very outgoing and loves to talk to everyone about the wonderful journey of energy exchange and loving in multiples.

Spycey Spyce

Spycey Spyce is an Erotic Edu-tainer who inspires through song,
laughter, and honest communication. Spyce loves creating community,
collaborating with other visionaries, and going deep into the self to
discover the connections that lie between all of us. Whether she's
singing about safe sex, teaching a workshop on intimate communication,
hosting an adult toy party, or dispensing advice at parties and events,
Spyce always encourages honest dialogues about sexuality
to help create more healing and hot intimacy in the world.