If you haven’t already heard, Lia Hollander @missburrows is going to be giving a presentation on “How Being a Cyborg Keeps Me Alive” from 11:45Am-12:30Pm at CyborgCamp.
She also just made this little promo video for it, which is pretty epic+adorable+cyborgian.
Lia will talk about the electronics that help keep her healthy and alive, the difficult decision to be attached 24/7 to an insulin pump and that “cyborgs” do in fact have sex.
There will be time for Q&A, open discussion on defining the role in medicine and actual insulin pumps and glucose meters for you to play with.
Anywho — it is a speech you will not want to miss.
How being a Cyborg Keeps Me Alive, by Lia Hollander / @missburrows
Lia will talk about the electronics that help keep her healthy and alive, the difficult decision to be attached 24/7 to an insulin pump and that “cyborgs” do in fact have sex.
There will be time for Q&A, open discussion on defining the role in medicine and actual insulin pumps and glucose meters for you to play with.
About
A graduate of Simmons College, Lia has worked in diverse work environments including the Psych. ward at Children’s Hospital Boston and the Human Resources department at Sharp Labs of America. She co-created Treasurelicious (a free widget that you add to your website to show your treasures off to your friends).
An avid believer in comprehensive sex education and female empowerment, Lia volunteered with Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette for four years, during which she led community outreach events, met with Washington State Senators and Representatives, and had numerous letters to the editor published in newspapers and magazines.
The blogger behind A.R. and Proud, Lia is also co-creator of Camp Naughty and a regular on the Strange Love Live podcast.
Interested in Speaking?
Simply add yourself and your topic to the speakers page of the CyborgCamp Planning Wiki on CyborgCamp.org.
And you can always come up with a topic to put on the grid when you get to CyborgCamp. It’s a unconference with a few scheduled speakers to lead the discussion and excite the neurons.
An unconference about the future of the relationship between humans and technology. We’ll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy.
