Symposium - GAYVN Retreat

EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

Our Education Symposium will consist of a two-day comprehensive education seminar series, including sponsored food functions. The topics in the Education Symposium will keep newbies and veterans alike abreast of issues affecting their business. Learn from successful industry experts and veterans as they explain critical topics relevant to the gay adult industry.

See who's speaking at the Education Symposium as well as review the full descriptions!

Saturday, October 26

10:00am - 11:00am

The Newbie Panel: "The First Step on the Yellow Brick Road"

11:15am - 12:15pm

Shooting Content: "The Producers"

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Online Piracy: "The Plagiarism of Pornography"

2:45pm - 4:00pm

State-of-the-Industry: "Where we are Now"

Sunday, October 27

11:00am - 12:00pm

Billing: "Dollars and Sense"

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Alternative Revenue Sources: "Let the Good Times Roll"

2:45pm - 4:00pm

2257 Legal: "What You Need to Know"

SEMINARS

Each seminar will be hosted by a moderator and include a panel discussion between industry experts and innovators who will present Show Delegates with explicit information and advice about the topic.

EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

Friday, October 26

10:00am - 11:00am

The Newbie Panel "The First Step on the Yellow Brick Road"

This seminar is for webmasters who are new to the gay adult entertainment industry and is designed to introduce concepts that are critical to success: marketing, traffic, content and legal matters. The information and topics presented will be of value and interest to more seasoned players, as well. Attendees will receive invaluable handouts covering regulation requirements and basic business forms.

Moderator Patrick Curran, EPOCH

Panelists Albert Lazarito, Silvercash

Amy Kehoe, Playgirl

Angel Benton, JustUsBoys Magazine

Don Mike, Max Pixels

Rainey Stricklin, EPOCH

Scott Rabinowitz, Traffic Dude

11:15am - 12:15pm

Shooting Content "The Producers"

Shooting Content

This seminar is designed to address two truths about the adult industry: Some of the most successful players produce their own content, and proposed documentation requirements make those who don't produce their own content wish they did. From selecting the right gear to finding the right models to choosing the right method of web deployment, our blue-ribbon panel will give attendees the insight and guidance that will help them get the job done right!

Moderator Patrick Curran, EPOCH

Panelists Andy Fair, Dirty Boy Video

Brain Randall, GunzBlazing

Karl Edwards, YouLoveJack

Harlan Yaffe, Pride Bucks

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Online Piracy "The Plagiarism of Pornography"

Online video content piracy is becoming a serious threat to the industry because of better sharing, P2P networking and copying technologies. The proliferation of the often sub-standard product is detrimental to the integrity of the original brand, and the ripple effect could be devastating, keeping producers, programs and affiliates from profiting from their work. With a panel of traffic moguls and producers, attendees will learn how to protect themselves, their companies and the adult industry.

Moderator Trevor Hennig, BananaGuide

Panelists Caryn Goldberg, Global Anti-Piracy Agency

Greg Piccionelli, Piccionelli & Sarno

Jasun Mark, Fratmen

Jason Tucker, Falcon Enterprises

Mark Kliem, Lavender Lounge

2:45pm - 4:00pm

State-of-the-Industry: "Where we are Now"

State-of-the-Industry

Join some of the leaders of the gay adult industry as they share their vision of the current state of affairs. Panelists reveal their perspectives on everything from government regulation and intervention to what your competitors are looking at next. This not-to-miss seminar is a mix of the old guard and new executives, making a for a lively discussion.

Moderator Morgan Sommer, Cybersocket

Panelists Jeff Thayer, EPOCH

Mitch Farber, Netbilling

Ron Cadwell, CC Bill

Scott Rabinowitz, Traffic Dude

Tim Valenti, Nakedsword

Sunday, October 27

11:00am - 12:00pm

Billing "Dollars and Sense"

Since the key to succeeding in the adult industry is making money, selecting the right portfolio of billing methods is one of the most crucial decisions a business will make. From merchant accounts to third-party processing to alternative billing solutions, attendees will get the advice they need from experts they can trust. And since the world is our oyster, the panel will cover international billing as well.

Moderator Brent Meredith, Maleflixxx

Panelists Brian Silver, Net Cash LLC

Jeff Thayer, Epoch

Laurie Biviano, CC Bill

Mitch Farber, NetBilling

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Alternative Revenue Sources "Let the Good Times Roll"

Alternative Revenue

The old adage says that if you're not growing, you're dying. Intended for those who have made it or are on the verge, this panel will cover alternative ways of making money. From non-adult websites to products or other services, this panel will open minds to endless possibilities for more profit.

Moderator Farley Cahen, AVN Media Network

Panelists Brett Drysdale, Fleshlight

Gary Jackson, CC Bill

Jack Shamama, Nakedsword

Joe Sterner, PrideBucks

Rachael Jones, Netbilling

2:45pm - 4:00pm

2257 Legal Specific "What You Need to Know"

Legal Specific

You've spent a lot of time and even more money to create a great product, but a wrong move in 2257 compliance can cost you. This step-by-step instructional seminar covers how to comply. Hand jobs (opps) and handouts are included!

Moderator Clyde DeWitt, Attorney

Panelists Chad Belville, Esq.

Jeffrey Douglas, Attorney

Joan Irvine, ASACP

Mark Kernes, AVN Media Network

Legal Documents

2257 Guide Sheet

2257 Inspection Procedures

Model Release Female

Model Release Male

Model Release Solo

Photographer Contract and Release

SPEAKER/PANELIST INFO

Albert Lazarito

Albert Lazarito Silvercash Albert is the current Vice President of New Business Development and Operations for Silvercash and Silver Sinema. He has a significant amount of industry and mainstream management experience. This is complimented by an active MBA and numerous appearances on our industry's seminar speaking engagements. His expertise is in affiliate management, traffic and corporate strategy. Silvercash Albert's latest project has him overseeing the Silver Sinema DVD Retail Line as a division of the Silvercash Affiliate program. Along with President and CEO, Mike Price, the Silvercash team is entering their 10th year of operations and has consistently been considered a reputable affiliate program.

Amy Kehoe

Amy Kehoe Amy Kehoe is currently the Marketing Director for Playgirl.com. She has over ten years of marketing experience specializing in building brand identities and maximizing ROI. Amy has worked for Playgirl in various capacities since 1995. Playgirl.com is a division of Trans Digital Media LLC, a brand management firm that with a focus in developing and distributing original content for video-on-demand and pay-per-view, featuring prominent brands such as Playgirl TV and Wicked On Demand.

Andy Fair

Andy Fair Andy Fair is the owner of popular pay sites DirtyBoyVideo.com and StraightBoysFucking.com. Both sites have won Cybersocket Awards as favorites among surfers as well as affiliate webmasters. Andy began producing adult content in 1997 with the creation of DickMag.com, the first plug-in zine for the gay market. After developing video plug-in, DickShow.com, he moved successfully into the affiliate marketing arena with DirtyBoyVideo.com. Andy has regularly contributed articles to trade publications and been a frequent speaker at industry events like the Internext Expo, The Phoenix Forum and The Gay Phoenix Forum on topics ranging from content production to traffic management.

Angel Benton

Angel Benton Angel Benton is the Editor-In-Chief of JustUsBoys Magazine, as well as the author of the JustUsBoys.com Newswire blog. He also MCs live events ranging from circuit parties to awards shows and maintains his own personal blog, AngelBenton.com. His interviews with porn personalities have gained him quite a following on YouTube. Last year he worked as an entertainment reporter for Fuji Television in Japan and interviewed the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Clapton, Jennifer Connelly, and Naomi Judd. Having been a fan of gay porn for quite some time, he is thrilled to able to use his talents in the XXX industry.

Brent Meredith

Brent Meredith

Brent Meredith is the Director of Account Management with Sureflix Digital Distribution, owners and operators of the Maleflixxx global network. Brent has worked with Maleflixxx for nearly four years and has loved every minute of it. Maleflixxx spans the globe, working in VOD, mobile and broadcast and distributing gay adult digital entertainment in multiple currencies and languages. Brent oversees a team of professionals working with both studios and affiliates ensuring they’re always smiling and making money.

Brett Drysdale

Brett Brett Drysdale has been in the adult business for just under a decade. He has just recently joined the marketing team at Fleshlight, the #1 selling male adult toy in the world. Brett has been responsible for re-branding and introducing the product to the gay market with the creation of Fleshjack. Brett started in the adult business as the General Manager of Hustler's first retail store. He later went on to become Director of Marketing and then President of Jet Set Productions. During his tenure at Jet Set, Brett was responsible for such well-known and successful projects such as The Hole and Wet Palms. Brett is also the creator and producer of The Money Shot Report. It is an Entertainment-Tonight style web program covering the gay adult industry.

Brian Randall

Brian Randall Brian Randall is the Director of Online Services for Raging Stallion Studios and Founder of affiliate cash program GunzBlazing.com and video feed plug-in provider Hardgayfeeds.com. He has been in the adult industry for five years prior to which he worked in mainstream, electronic media, telecommunications and broadcast. The Gunzblazing program has swelled in the last 12 months to include nine original content, premium paysites and three DVD sales sites, one of which is mega-shopping portal Gaydvd.com.

Brian Silver

Brian Silver

Brian Silver is the Chief Operating Officer of NetCash. NetCash is the industry’s leading anonymous billing solution. Brian is responsible for overseeing strategy, business development, account management, and customer service. He joined NetCash from his previous position as COO of Did-it Search Marketing and prior to Did-it he was Vice President of Operations for IAC Advertising Solutions. He lives in New York with his wife and two children, Hailey and Justin.

Caryn Goldberg

Carolyn Goldberg

A well-known adult-industry leader for the last 15 years, Caryn Goldberg is the Interim Executive Director of Global Anti-Piracy Agency (GAPA), the industry's only non-profit trade organization with the singular mission of fighting piracy of intellectual property. In addition to her work with GAPA, Caryn's consulting company, Minds Over Matter, provides business development and marketing services to the adult entertainment industry.

Chad Belville

Chad Belville Chad Belville earned a BA in Economics and a second in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa and his law degree from the University of North Dakota. He served as an elected county attorney in Iowa, in house counsel for a real estate title company and as a partner in a litigation firm before establishing a solo practice focusing on adult entertainment issues. He has studied International Law at the University of Oslo in Norway and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Arizona chapter of the ACLU. Chad currently lives and practices in Phoenix, Arizona.

Clyde DeWitt

Clyde Dewitt Clyde DeWitt, once dubbed the Will Rogers of the adult Internet industry (will there be a Clyde DeWitt State Beach?), is a 25-year veteran of adult-business litigation and transactions from coast to coast, ranging from obscenity trials to hurdles involving trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, business considerations, CAN-SPAM and other important legal problems that plague adult Webmasters. His monthly legal columns in AVN and AVN Online have informed and entertained readers since before 1990 he has an uncanny ability to make law interesting.

Don Mike

Don Mike

Don Mike is manager of content provider MaxPixels.com. He is also part of the team at RandyBlue.com where he helps with content management, promotions, live shows, writing text, and promoting their affiliate program Blue Loot. Don has been part of the adult industry since 2001 where he started off as a sales associate for a well known content company. In addition to his work with Randy Blue, Don is a published writer and has composed scores for several adult films.

Farley Cahen

Farley Cahen

Farley Cahen is both Publisher of AVN Online magazine and the Director of Licensing for AVN Media Network. He began his career as the Director of Internet Development at AVN nearly seven years ago. Within two years, he transformed the AVN network of sites into the most visited adult business-to-business news and information resources on the Internet. This year, Cahen organized the first ever live adult domain auction to be held at Internext Expo. His current goals include expanding AVN Online's reach into Europe as well as developing new advertising and marketing strategies for AVN Media Network's clients.

Gary Jackson

Gary Jackson, business development at CCBill, brings 10 years of consulting with the mainstream online media markets– to the adult market. He has an extensive background in championing new ideas and perspectives with media leaders like Universal Music, Disney, CBS and PBS, and has the exciting new role of finding new ways for CCBill clients to drive more revenue, and reduce costs. A varied past, he has built four successful sales organizations from scratch, managed the Academy Awards in 1986 at the L.A. Music Center, and performed on Broadway as a professional actor/singer. A Seattle native, Gary holds a B.F.A. from University of Washington.

Harlan Yaffe

Harlan

Harlan Yaffe is the Co-Owner of PrideBucks.com, the gay affiliate program based in Miami Beach, Florida along with partners David Brinton and Joseph Sterner. The PrideBucks program celebrated its fourth anniversary this past April coinciding with the launch of its sixth site, 1GayPass.com. Their other sites, all featuring exclusive in house content include CirclejerkBoys.com, MenOver30.com, TrueTwinks/BoyzParty.com, BoysGoneBad.com and ExtraBigDicks.com. PrideBucks.com is proud to host the community forum Unity360.com in partnership with Klixxx Magazine, contribute the Gaydar column for Avn Online and the Inside Online column for GAYVN as well as operating the online content store, PrideContent.com.

Jack Shamama

Jack Shamama

Jack Shamama is a GAYVN Award-winning screenwriter, creative force behind Wet Palms and the editor of the highly trafficked GayPornBlog.com, Jack Shamama is Affiliate Manager for NakedSword and Titan Media, where he is in charge of implementing creative and marketing strategies both online and offline for all affiliates.

Jasun Mark

Jasun Mark

Jasun Mark is Director of Operations for Pavlov's Dog LLC which operates Fratmen.com, Fratpad.com, Fratmen.TV and the up-coming iFratmen.com. He has a background in publicity and production in the music industry before his transition to the adult industry. Fratmen is known for the high production values and quality of their solo-male movies and has continued that success with their ground-breaking "Live and Interactive Nude Reality Show" Fratpad.com. Jasun's directorial debut feature "Fratmen: going down" chronicled the adventures of Fratmen's 10-day location shoot in Australia in 2006.

Jasun Tucker

Jason Tucker

Jason Tucker is the president of Falcon Enterprises and the chief executive officer of No Rivals Media. Ranked among the Web's most innovative and profitable entrepreneurs by USA Today, Tucker and his wife, Gail Harris, own and operate Falcon Foto, one of the adult industry’s largest softcore content libraries. With Chris Potoski and Brandi Love, he's pushing the boundaries of Web 2.0 with No Rivals Media's community-based websites. Tucker has consulted for Microsoft, was the co-founder of digital rights management company Playa Solutions, and has been featured on ABC News as well as in Wired, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Daily News, and Business Week. He’s most known inside the industry as a prominent proponent of intellectual property rights.

Jeffrey J. Douglas

Jeffrey J. Douglas

Jeffrey J. Douglas is a Santa Monica lawyer, representing all segments of the adult entertainment industry since 1982. He emphasizes obscenity defense and 18 U.S.C. 2257. He is Chair of the Free Speech Coalition, and Chairman Emeritus of the First Amendment Lawyers Association. A nationally recognized spokesperson for the adult entertainment industry, as well as an expert witness, Mr. Douglas appears regularly as a media commentator, and on invitation, has testified before Congress.

Joan Irvine

Joan Irvine

Joan Irvine has served as Executive Director of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) since 2002. She has worked in e-commerce, business technology and association management for over 25 years, and was Vice President of Membership for the Virtual International Community, an association of digital entertainment professionals. She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, Women in Technology International and the National Speakers Association, among other groups. She earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Kansas, and is a PhD candidate at the American Pacific University.

Joe Sterner

Joe Sterner

Joe Sterner is a co-owner of the premiere gay affiliate program, PrideBucks.com. He entered the online adult industry in 1997 and has extensive knowledge in affiliate marketing . In 2002, along with his life-partner, David, Joe teamed up with Harlan Yaffe and the three created Pride Studios, Inc, the parent company of Pride Bucks. Today, he spear-heads and over sees the Business Development of the company, including the maintenance of banking relationships, marketing, program enhancements and client affairs. Joe is also the star paralegal in the Pride Studios’ smash hit reality drama airing daily.

Karl Edwards

Karl Edwards

Karl Edwards is one of the true pioneers of the gay adult Internet market. From his early days as the owner/operator of bedfellow.com to his most recent role as the proud owner of youlovejack.com he's been on the forefront of technology and real brand marketing. He shoots and edits his own content, manages his own affiliate programs, and codes and designs each of his sites from scratch. All of this he does with one hand tied behind his back! When he's not quipping and delighting on panels, he can be found playing his ukulele poolside as the sun gently sets... He's amazing!

Laurie Biviano

Laurie Biviano

Laurie Biviano is the Vice President of Education & Marketing for the CWIE Holding Company, Inc., which includes CCBill.com and Cavecreek Web Hosting. With seven years of leadership in both the Mainstream and Adult media markets, Laurie directs and sets the tone for the cooperative branding, development and implementation of the product UI, documentation, marketing and public relations for all e-commerce, content protection and network offerings at CWIE Holdings. Prior to joining CCBill.com, Laurie’s marketing and public relations expertise was focused mainly on the retail sector, designing campaigns for a number of leading multi-brand, designer fashion retail chains.

Mark Kliem

Mark Kliem

Mark Kliem has been working full time in the adult business since the beginning of 1996. He is a webmaster, producer, director, editor, writer, paparazzi photographer, blogger, real estate investor, and movie reviewer. He directed eight features for Le Salon and Brush Creek and worked with all the major gay studios. He was the first employee of Naked Sword and founded GayPornBlog.com. His main website is LavenderLounge.com which features vintage photos and his own original content, but his newest site is MuscleBearCub.com, a social networking site, also with original content. He has been nominated for several Cybersocket Awards and LavenderLoungeBlog.com won Best Blog. He's been a judge of the GayVN Awards for six years. To get a piece of the action, sign up for his affiliate program at LavenderLounge.biz!

Mitch Farber

Mitch Farber

Mitch Farber is President of Netbilling, Inc., which was found in 1998. In 1990, Mitch moved to California to pursue a career in engineering but his interesting in the computer technology and the Internet led him to create Netbilling with his wife and partner, Sarah. Netbilling is used worldwide by thousands of online merchants. It has a complete gateway processing system and a call center facility offering unparallel control and reliability.

Morgan Sommer

Morgan Sommer

Morgan Sommer is the co-founder of Cybersocket, the leading gay and lesbian multimedia publishing company in the U.S. Founded in 1997, Cybersocket has one of the largest gay and lesbian search directories and each listing is reviewed and monitored. For the 9th consecutive year, Cybersocket is printing an annual Directory of the 2000 best GLBT sites. For the past 8 years Cybersocket has also published a monthly printed and electronic magazine about the Internet and technology aimed at the GLBT consumer market. It has the largest circulation (audited) of any free national gay and lesbian publication.

Patrick Curran

Morgan Sommer

Patrick Curran, Chief Administrative Officer, manages client and employee relations for Epoch, the most innovative and experienced payment service provider on the net. He has been in the industry since 2000 and has an extensive background in creating and maintaining client relations and coordinating client needs with a company's growth and progress. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Organizational Management.

Rainey Stricklin

Morgan Sommer

Rainey Stricklin is the new Business Development Director for Epoch. She has been in the industry for 10 years working in a variety of sales, marketing and business development positions. Additionally, she's a frequent contributor to various industry print and web publications. Rainey can be reached at [email protected].

Ron Cadwell

Ron Cadwell

Ron Cadwell is a veteran of the online industry. As founder and chief executive officer of CWIE Holding Company, Inc., the parent company for CCBill.com and Cavecreek Web Hosting, Ron has remained committed to providing innovative service solutions to online businesses. With Ron’s vision and dedication CCBill.com, a leader in Global Payment Solutions, and Cavecreek Web Hosting, a Tier-1 Networks Provider, have grown to become two of the longest running and most respected privately held IT service and application suppliers in the world today.

Scott Rabinowitz

Morgan Sommer

Scott Rabinowitz is CEO and Co-Founder of Traffic Dude, one of the largest online advertising representation firms operating on the adult internet. The company provides online advertising sales services for high traffic sites and networks, media buying options for adult consumer sites, and licensing of AdZones, the firm's proprietary advertising management software. Scott is a professional member of the eMarketing Association and has published, contributed content and served as a speaker for various interactive media outlets, ranging from the New York Times Magazine and BrandChannel to AVN Online and Internext Expo. Scott also serves as a member of the ASACP advisory council.

Tim Valenti

Tim Valenti Tim Valenti, President and CEO of NakedSword.com, has extensive technical and marketing experience in the world of online gay adult video distribution. NakedSword.com has been recognized as the industry leader in streaming and digital downloads for over six years. Valenti guided NakedSword through the dotcom bubble in 2000 and confronted the current threat of digital piracy through hard work and innovation. Valenti¹s partnership with major studios, as well as with niche production companies, has allowed NakedSword access to an unrivalled video library.

Trevor Hennig

Trevor Hennig Trevor Hennig's specialty was library science in his pre-porn career. He completed a graduate degree in 1987 and worked in the information field for over a decade. As the Internet became increasing popular, he taught himself HTML and gradually developed the idea for an honest, consumer-friendly portal to the gay adult net. He launched BananaGuide.com in December 2000, when the wild west days of the adult Internet were at their apex and the idea of providing objective reviews of gay membership sites was a radical concept. BananaGuide.com has since evolved into a leading gay porn blog, directory and review site.

SPEAKER REGISTRATION

GAYVN Summit Conference Panelist Applications

This year, GAYVN Webmaster Retreat will break away from the norm and introduce a new format to the seminar series. Each of the four seminars will be in two one hour blocks. The first half is a moderator led discussion among panelists. Explicit information and advice about the topic will be shared to help Show Delegates conduct their businesses safely, sanely, and profitably. The second half will be a breakout session that allows Show Delegates to interact personally with expert panelists in an informal forum complete with open bar.

PLEASE READ

Potential panelists must complete this form in order to be considered for participation in the GAYVN Webmaster Retreat Educational Symposium Program. The deadline for receipt of this form is Friday, August 3, 2007.

Program Overview

We are seeking well-informed, well-spoken, experienced industry leaders to help us make the GAYVN Webmaster Retreat Educational Symposium Program successful!

Potential panelists must submit their requests to participate. Please complete the following application entirely; incomplete submissions may not be considered for inclusion in the program.

Thank you for your time and consideration, and for offering to share your knowledge and expertise with people who come to the show looking for just that!

Further details about the application process, as well as the seminar program rules and regulations are included below this application form.

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