2010 Programme
BiReCon Programme: 26th August 2010
| 10.00-10.30 | Registration |
| 10.30-11.00 | Welcome: Christina Richards and Meg Barker, and introduction to bi research in the UK |
| 11.00-12.30 | Presentations |
| 12.30-1.00 | Keynote talk: Robyn Ochs – Why we need to “Get Bi” |
| 1.00-1.45 | Lunch |
| 1.45-2.15 | Keynote talk: Serena Anderlini D’Onofrio - Gaia & the New Politics of Love: Notes for a ‘Bi’ Planet |
| 2.20-3.20 | Workshop 1 |
| 3.30-4.30 | Workshop 2 |
| 4.40-5.10 | Keynote talk: Eric Anderson – Heterosexual men, bisexual behaviour |
| 5.10-6.20 | Panel discussion: John Sylla (American Institute of Bisexuality) and keynote speakers – The future of bisexual research and theory |
| 6.20-evening | Conference end, socialising, supported by the American Institute of Bisexuality |
Presentations
| Time | Room 1: | Room 2: | Room 3: |
| 11.00-11.20 | Nichola Wood – “…apparently you can’t be bisexual”: Bisexual experiences of inequality, prejudice and discrimination in the workplace | Helen Bowes-Catton – Visualising bisexual spaces | Anna Einarsdottir and Brian Heaphy - ‘A date or a drink?’ How Civil Partners meet |
| 11.20-11.40 | Ruth Hunt – Bisexuals in the workplace: Applying the research | Lyndsey Moon – What’s your position? Bisexuality, Therapists and the Emotional Habitus | Jenny Kangasvuo – “It’s Like a Wave, This Thing Called Bisexuality.” Comparing the Experiences of Finnish Bisexuals in 1999 and 2009 |
| 11.40-12.00 | Surya Monro - Where are all the bisexuals? Bisexuality and local government equalities work in the UK | Beth Roberts – Imag(in)ingBisexuality in the Cinema | Miguel Obradors – Deconstructing Biphobia |
| 12.00-12.20 | Camel Gupta & George Voss –Activism in queer and bi spaces | Kaye McLelland – Towards a Bisexual Shakespeare | Christian Klesse - ‘I did my way …’ – Creating Bisexual Intimacies in the Face of Heteronormativity and Biphobia |
Workshops
| Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 | Room 4 | |
| Workshop 1: 2.20-3.20 | Lindsay River – Issues for older bisexual people | Ele Hicks – Supporting and finding the bisexuals | Ruth Hunt and Louise Kelly – bis in the workplace | Hartmut Friedrichs – Political strategy: bisexual or queer? – a two-eyed approach |
| Workshop 2: 3.30-4.30 | Rebecca Jones - ‘When I get older’: Imagining your bisexual future | Surya Monro – Bridging the Gap: The bisexual community influencing policy making | Richard Lohman & Carola Towle – Working for bi equality – how can we use the 2010 Equality Act? | Sue George – Bi blogging |
