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, Dossie Easton and Tabor Shadbourne preview the morning experiences they'll share with you.
 

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'll 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, Ed Jor-El Elkin, Kelly Bryson, Paul Glassco and Darci Frankel preview presentations they present today. CC
 

Pod Retrospective & Parting Puja - Sasha Lessin, Janet Kira Lessin  CC
We gaze into the eyes of each person in our Harbin poly community, return to our pods to review to what degree we got what we sought here and what we learned. 

Lunch CC 

Partner Yoga/Massage - Darci Frankel CC

	Juicy partner yoga/massage lets be in and enjoy our (and each other's) bodies.  Ahhhhh, lets revel in the opportunity to be in our bodies and practice stretching our consciousness into our friends body as well as we open and move together in a curious and playful way. Simple partner yoga exercises and massage practices are geared for everyBody from the adept yogi(ni) to the 'stiff' novice, the only prerequisite is your willingness to be and play.  Please bring some massage lotion and a towel.
Poly as a Path to Peace - Veronica Monet LP
	For as long as there have been humans to record history, humans have pondered solutions to violence. Superstition, taboos, rules, codes of conduct and laws have been variously employed and enacted in an attempt to curb what is often considered one of our baser “animal” instincts. Finally, an established culture has proven that we no longer need to live with rape, murder or war. So why haven’t you heard about this non-violent society and their amazingly effective blueprint for peace? No doubt this information has been suppressed because the solution involves sex. It might also be because the culture in question is not human. Come learn more about the path to peace which you share with your closest living relatives and find confirmation for what you already knew - you can't pick a fight while you are having an orgasm.

Networking Time CC 

The Future of Poly Conferences: Will They Continue? What Form Will They Take?
Janet Kira Lessin, Sasha Lessin, Dave Doleshal & Staff of WPA

Poly conferences have been happening for over 20 years.  But times are changing and so are the conferences.  At our peak we had over 200 participants.  But these days attendance is way down in each conference, but there are more conferences and events that support polyamory (like Burning Man).  Should we combine forces with other groups and encourage larger attendance?  Or are smaller groups better? How can we best serve the needs of our ever-growing poly community?  In this group we brainstorm and share, pose questions.
 

Enjoy Harbin till 10PM tonight