SexTech New York: America’s first-ever sextech hackathon
In the next few decades, our sex lives will undergo incredible change. By 2020 sextech is predicted to be a multi-billion dollar industry, and some will go as far to say a trillion dollar industry. A diverse range of voices and ideas are urgently needed to change the patriarchal dynamic of the booming sextech industry. It's time to create a more inclusive, healthy future of sexuality!
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Buy tickets now to get first dibs on an RSVP to the SexTech Hackathon in NYC on June 10th 2017. Only the first 150 people who register and come to the event get to participate on the day!
• • • Volunteer registration - https://goo.gl/forms/ZnLf3Q95dV0ZmAuV2
• • • Media registration - https://goo.gl/forms/VNMPcIgHbAw17OS63
• What Is SexTech?
Most simply, SexTech is any technology designed with the intention of enhancing human sexuality and human sexual experience.
• Why Should You Care?
Innovations in sextech will allow us to experience, express, and understand our sexualities in ways we never thought possible!
• The SexTech Hackathon. What’s That?
It’s a 1-day event in which all members will collaborate intensively on creating sextech products. Unlike other hackathons that may require some coding expertise, we are open to all skills and experience levels. Gathering together with a group, you will innovate, and depending on the expertise of the team, try to create a working product. At the end of the day, you will pitch a product or simply a vision of what you are going to create - as a presentation, web-site, app, prototypes, etc.
• Who Can Participate?
SexTech Hackathon is open to all, but aimed to support new female-identified leaders to drive further innovation in the field. We welcome anyone interested in elevating the voices and perspectives of women in sextech, whether you’re a designer, developer, marketer, entrepreneur, project manager or even therapist or sexologist.
We are especially seeking to make space for women-identified people, although we support inclusion of all genders and sexualities. We believe this emerging field of technology is not only driven by women-identified technologies and thinkers but also presents an opportunity to change the cultural conversation and attitudes toward female sexuality.
• Program Format & Schedule
Kicking off on 10th of June 2017, 10am Saturday morning, with a round of lightning talks from inspiring mentors. We will form teams according to categories of interests. You’ll spend the afternoon working together to bring your project to life, and finish the day pitching your creation to a panel of mentors.
Schedule:
10am - Lightning talks
11am - Team formation
12:00am to 6pm - Work on your projects
6pm - Pitching and Feedback
7.00pm - Celebration, networking
This is a draft schedule, check back for updates!
Categories to work at the SexTech Hackathon:
- Health (awareness, treatment, prevention etc.)
- Education
- Pleasure
- Communication
- Social
- Etc.
! While we recognize sexuality is a diverse field, we will not be accepting hack teams for anything related to pornography or entertainment.
! Please read the Code of Conduct carefully - https://www.sextech.nyc/the-code-of-conduct/
• Speakers & Mentors
Bryony Cole, The Future Of Sex podcast
Laura Kingsley, ThoughtWorks
Kris Jandler, Co-founder & CMO Emojibator
Mal Harrison, Director of Center for Erotic Intelligence
Bryan Stacy, Co-founder & CEO Biem Health
Andriy Yaroshenko, Co-founder & CEO Fantasy App
If you are interested in getting involved, please contact us via the web-site.
• Partners
ThoughtWorks, www.thoughtworks.com
We're a global technology consultancy. We help you invent what's next, and bring it to life with technology
Future Of Sex Podcast, www.futureofsex.org
The Future of Sex Podcast is a podcast that explores the evolving worlds of sex and tech.
The Center for Erotic Intelligence, http://centerforeroticintelligence.org/
Reframes our collective understanding of human sexuality and human connection. Currently in colleges and universities around the world, with future expansion to membership based e-learning offerings, CEI's educational programming offers four main pillars of erotic education empowerment: sexual and reproductive health, pleasure education, consent education, and relationship education which includes social and emotional intelligence development.
Emojibator, https://emojibator.com/
Emojibator promotes good, healthy fun with high-quality sex toys for women. Inspired by the infamous eggplant emoji, Emojibator makes body safe vibrators to bring more laughter into the bedroom.
Biem, http://biemteam.com/
Sexual healthcare can be awkward. Biem makes it better. From the comfort of your home, talk with a sexual healthcare doctor, get tested for STDs, and show partners verified results on your phone.
Starta Accelerator, http://www.startaaccelerator.com/
The Accelerator’s main mission is to introduce startups with East European R&D roots to best practices, trusted advisers and mentors, and overcome cultural differences through a customized educational program that help startups to gain traction in U.S. and become part of the local startup and investing ecosystem.
Sexual healthcare can be awkward. Biem makes it better. From the comfort of your home, talk with a sexual healthcare doctor, get tested for STDs, and show partners verified results on your phone.
Starta Accelerator, http://www.startaaccelerator.com/
The Accelerator’s main mission is to introduce startups with East European R&D roots to best practices, trusted advisers and mentors, and overcome cultural differences through a customized educational program that help startups to gain traction in U.S. and become part of the local startup and investing ecosystem.
SexTechLab, http://sextechlab.com/
The first sextech hackathon in Paris! Reinvent pleasure, health, dating, love and everything in-between. Also visit Fb. event: SexTechLab : 50 heures pour innover dans le plaisir
SexTech Landscape, http://www.futureofsex.org/landscape-cover
Digital Map of the SexTech indusrty. Add your startup. Invest in SexTech
SexTech Entrepreneurs, https://www.meetup.com/SexTech-Entrepreneurs/
MeetUp group of SexTech Entrepreneurs
• Sponsors
The Pleasure Chest, https://thepleasurechest.com/
With a firm belief that everyone has a right to pursue sexual fulfillment, The Pleasure Chest creates a specialized shopping experience in a judgment-free environment both online and in their boutiques in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and helps people discover the best sex of their lives.
If you are interested in sponsorship involved, please contact us via the web-site.
• When?
SexTech Hackathon will be held 10th of June 2017, 10am - 8pm
• Where?
ThoughtWorks office, 99 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
• How much?
10 USD
Buy tickets now to get first dibs on an RSVP to the SexTech Hackathon in NYC on June 10th 2017. Only the first 150 people who register and come to the event get to participate on the day!
• • • Volunteer registration - https://goo.gl/forms/ZnLf3Q95dV0ZmAuV2
• • • Media registration - https://goo.gl/forms/VNMPcIgHbAw17OS63
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For full details, see - https://www.sextech.nyc/
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Official hashtag - #sextechnyc
Partners:
Starta Accelerator was initiated by Starta Capital VC fund formed in Moscow. Starta Capital is one of the leading VC funds in Russia. It has received prestigious awards granted by Russian Venture Capital Association, National Venture Industry Award and National Association of Business Angels award.
The Accelerator’s main mission is to introduce startups with East European R&D roots to best practices, trusted advisers and mentors, and overcome cultural differences through a customized educational program that help startups to gain traction in U.S. and become part of the local startup and investing ecosystem.
Location
Dates
From 10th June 2017 - 10:00 AM
to 10th June 2017 - 08:00 PM
to 10th June 2017 - 08:00 PM