TRANSEVENT 2011: THE EMPIRE CONFERENCE
May 4-7, 2011 ~ Albany, New York
A big thanks to all who had a part in making a successful first Empire Conference! — workshop leaders, featured speakers, vendors, local coordinators, on-site volunteers, our friends at the Capital District LGBT Community Council, talent show participants, Master Entertainer Jade Estrada, Crowne Plaza hotel staff, and especially... all the attendees!
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The 2010 Conference featured numerous well known community leaders, authors, and speakers. We heard from Albany-based Hawk Stone and Arlene Lev, as well as Michelle Alexander, Vanessa Sheridan, author/photographer Mariette Party Allen, Dallas Denny, Maurene Osborne, Pauline Park, Richard Docter, Sandra Samons, and many, many others. We hope to have all of them back in 2011, along with lots of new faces.
Of course there's lots of organizing yet to do, but on the social and fun side, we're already thinking about adding more things-to-do, while improving on this year's activities:
- As we will be in town during the Albany Tulip Festival, a guided walking tour of some of the beautiful nearby parks is being planned.
- A guided museum tour is in the works.
- A 2011 production of our own Transgender Talent Show! — with all conference-goers and presenters invited to take part. So tune up that guitar, put a new reed in that sax, break out the bongos, or tune those spoons! Get your stand-up act together, or work on your lip synch, 'cause we got talent! Let's show it off!
- And the ever-popular much more...
For a look at past conference offerings, check out the 2010 links on the menu.
