Ms. Ruth Abrahm President and Founder, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY. Since it's inception, the Tenement Museum has gained international recognition as an authoritative voice on immigrant experiences on the Lower East Side. Ms. Abrahm is currently working on organizing the Coalition of International Site Museums of Conscience, which presently includes as its members the Gulag Museum in Russia, the Famine Museum in Ireland, the Goree Slave House in Senegal, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and Terezin Camp in the Czech Republic.

Ms. Sandra Bernhard Model, Actress, Comedian. Currently touring the US with her new act, I'm Still Here, Damn It, Bernhard has entertained audiences with her sarcasm and biting criticism for years. She has appeared on prime-time sitcoms such as Roseanne, the Larry Sanders Show, and Ally McBeal and she emceed for the A-List, a stand-up comedy show on Comedy Central. As an actress, Ms. Bernhard has worked with Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese in King Of Comedy (1983), Madonna in Truth or Dare (1991) and designer Isaac Mizrahi in Unzipped! (1995).

Mr. Leonard Steinbach Director of Information Technology, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum(s), NYC, NY. Leonard Steinbach is the Chief Technology Officer for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where he has been responsible for a broad array of exhibition-related and other technology projects, infrastructure and network re-engineering, and a soon-to-be-built Education Center and New Media Theater. Mr. Steinbach also currently serves on the Advisory Board to Barney Rosset's Evergreen Review, and is a frequent speaker/panelist at Museum technology conferences around the country. Mr. Steinbach has also held technology leadership positions at the State University of New York and private sector organizations, and has served a term as President of a national association of technology managers

Mr. Jack Boulware Columnist, Satirist and Author. Mr. Boulware is author of Sex, American Style (1997) and has been widely published in Playboy, Esquire, New York Times Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle and other publications. From1988-1995, he launched and edited the satirical investigative magazine, The Nose. Jack Boulware is currently writing SF Bizarro, an offbeat guide to San Francisco.

Mr. Luis De La Cruz Director of Special Services, The Music CenterOperating Company, Los Angeles, CA. For over 25 years, Mr. De La Cruz has been professionally involved in the art world , developing, directing and producing multi-media art exhibitions with private and non-profit institutions. He is a founding curator of The Sensual & Erotic Art Exhibition. His current position at the Music Center includes the construction of The Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Dr. Betty Dodson Ph.D., Artist, Author and Sex Educator. Betty Dodson is an international authority on women's self-sexuality. Formally trained as an artist she left her successful career to run a sexuality workshop in the early 1970s. Her groundbreaking book Liberating Masturbation became a feminist classic soon after it was self published in 1971 and renamed Sex for One in 1986. In 1992 Betty Dodson received a Ph.D. from the Institute of Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Ms. Dodson has a private practice in New York City (www.bettydodson.com).

Dr. Helen Fisher Anthropologist, Rutgers University, NJ. Dr. Fisher has been speaking at national institutions since 1983 about the origins and future of human sexuality and family life. From 1984-1994, Fisher was a Research Associate at The American Museum of Natural History. She is a regular contributor and consultant on matters anthropological for businesses and media. Her current book, The First Sex: The Natural Talents of Women and How they are Changing the World, discusses gender differences in the brain and behavior. Previous books by Helen Fisher include: Anatomy of Love and The Sex Contract.

Dr. Robert T. Francoeur Professor of Human Sexuality and Embryology, Fairleigh Dickenson University. Bob Francoeur is an Internationally known, widely published writer on sexual issues in today's world. He is author/editor of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of Sexuality (covering all aspects of sexuality in 32 countries 1997), The Complete Dictionary of Sexuality (1995) and several college text books including Becoming a Sexual person and Taking Sides: Controversial Issues in Human Sexuality. He writes a 3-year monthly Column, Future Sex, in the Encyclopedia of the Future, and has recently authored The Scent of Eros: Mysteries of Odor in Human Sexuality.

Mr. Charles Gatewood Anthropological Photographer. Charles Gatewood's photographs have been exhibited and published to international acclaim. His photography has been supported by three fellowships from the NY State Council on the Arts, awards from the AIGA, the Art Directors' Club and he won the Leica Medal of Excellence for Outstanding Humanistic Photojournalism. Mr. Gatewood is the president of Flash Video Productions, San Francisco, CA, and he published Forbidden Photographs and other books of photography,

Ms. Arriana Huffington Columnist, Political Commentator, Author. Ms. Huffington is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of several books ranging from biography and art to feminism and politics. She is also the chair of the Center for Effective Compassion, dedicated to reinvigorating local communities and promoting greater citizen involvement in the solution of social problems. She has made guest appearances on numerous TV shows including Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Larry King, Oprah, Phil Donahue, Inside Politics, Charlie Rose, the Roseanne Show and Good Morning America.

Mr. David Levinthal Photographic Artist. David Levinthal has been photographing toys as icons of culture since receiving his MFA in photography from Yale University in 1973. His work deals with issues of American-ness such as racism and sexuality. Levinthal has exhibited at renowned institutions including New York's International Center for Photography and The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His work is included in collections at major museums, most notably the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Mr. Bill Maher Host, Politically Incorrect, Author. In addition to his top TV show Politically Incorrect, Maher is the author of two humorous books and has appeared in a number of TV and wide screen movies. Over the last 15 years in television, he has hosted Nightshift, The Midnight Hour, The Cable Ace awards 1996. Bill Maher was awarded Best Talk Show Series and Best Talk Show Host for two consecutive years in 1995-6.

Jack Heidenry Author, Senior Editor. Mr. Heidenry is the author of What Wild Ecstasy: The Rise and Fall ofthe Sexual Revolution, as well as The Definitive History of the Reader's Digest. A former theology student, he has worked as a newspaper reporter, book editor, movie theater exhibitor, and magazine editor. During the 1980's he was editor of Forum, the sex-information magazine published by Penthouse Ltd. Most recently he served as Acting Editor-in-Chief of Maxim, the leading men's magazine in the U.S.

Dr. John Money Professor, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, MD. Dr Money is founder of the Office of Psychohormonal Research and continues to be its director. In 1951 he transferred from Harvard to John Hopkins, where he became the world's first pediatric clinical psychoendocrinologist. He has become internationally known for his work in this field and in the new and growing science of developmental sexology. He has a world-wide reputation as an expert on gender science.

Mr. Todd Oldham Fashion and Interior Design Artist. Todd Oldham is one of America's most industrious and charismatic designers. Recently, he has produced a pioneering and comprehensive website (www.toddoldham.com), an MTV show called Todd Time, a picture book entitled Todd Oldham: Without Boundaries, and has redesigned the interior of Miami's Tiffany Hotel in its entirety, including rugs, plates, comforters, cabinets and furniture. Todd Oldham expects his designs to help amplify every human emotion or desire. Mr. Oldham is now anxious for his first-ever Men's Fall Collection (shown in Japan only) to reach the States. He also plans to design buildings in thenear future.

Dr. Camille Paglia Professor of Humanities at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Author. Camille Paglia is a culture critic, libertarian feminist, and columnist for the internet magazine, Salon. She is the author of three bestselling books: Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (Yale University Press, 1990); Sex, Art and American Culture (Vintage Books, 1992); and Vamps & Tramps (Vintage Books, 1994). Her fourth book, a study of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, was published in 1998 by the British Film Institute in its Film Classics Series.

Mr. Michael Perkins poet and author. Mr. Perkins is recognized as the world's leading expert on modern erotic literature. At the forefront of serious American erotic writing for the last 30 years he is known for his classic novel, Evil Companions (1968) and more recently for the million-copy best selling novelization of Deep Throat, and The Secret Record: Modern Erotic Literature. He has been associated with all the leading erotic publishers including Barney Rossett, Al Kassak and Maurice Girodias.

Mr. Barney Rosset Editor in Chief, Evergreen Review, Founder GrovePress. Barney Rosset founded Grove Press in 1951, where he established writers such as Nobel Prize winners Samuel Beckett and others, including Harold Pinter and David Mamet. As part of his battle against censorship, he published D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer and fought out their respective legal battles. Grove produced a magazine, Evergreen Review, introducing writers such as Jack Kerouac, Margurite Duras, Alan Ginsburg and William S. Burroughs. Mr. Rosset founded Blue Moon Books in 1987 and most recently was instrumental in obtaining publishing rights for a sequel to Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.

Ms. Candida Royalle Filmmaker, Civil Liberties Advocate. Candida Royalle is the Founder and President of Femme Productions Inc., creators of the internationally acclaimed line of erotic films from a woman's perspective. She is a founding board member of Feminists for Free Expression, a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and lectures frequently on the topic of female empowerment through erotic expression.

Mr. Don Russell Executive Director of Art Resources International, Washington, D.C. ARI is a consulting organization in contemporary art, culture and philanthropy. Don Russell has consulted extensively for the National Endowment for the Arts on such projects as increasing direct funding to artists and creating an archive of contemporary artists on the internet. Other clients have included The National Center for Heritage Development, The Goethe Institut, The National Campaign for Freedom of Expression, and The Cordish Company.

Mr. Dan Savage Columnist. Dan Savage has been writing Savage Love, a nationally syndicated sex advice column, for eight years in the United States and Canada. Dan's frank, practical approach to sexuality and relationships has sparked debate on a variety of cultural topics. In October 1998, Plume published a collection of Savage Love columns, titled, Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist.

Ms. Annie Sprinkle Performance Artist, Author. Annie Sprinkle has devoted the last 24 years to the promotion and research of human sexuality. She received her BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and has published her images in a diverse selection of publications including Newsweek, American Photographer, On Our Backs, and Penthouse. Her work has been shown to an international audience at major cultural institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, NY and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY. She has ppeared in the HBO series Real Sex. as well as numerous films and videos that document her workshops.

Dr. Valerie Steele Chief Curator of the Museum of Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Ms. Steele is Editor of the quarterly Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture. Since her appointment in 1997 as chief curator she has organized several major exhibitions including Shoes: A Lexicon Of Style and China Chic East meets West for both of which she wrote accompanying books. In 1996 she published Fetish: Fashion Sex and Power and has contributed essays to periodicals from Aperture to Artforum and Vogue.

Ms. Shelly Mars Comedian, Actress. Shelly has been a performance artist for the past fifteen yrs, performing in many downtown NYC theaters; PS122, Kitchen, NYTheater Workshop, and Westbeth Theater, her original One Woman Shows include, Whiplash, Invasion from Mars and most recently How Should I Live? She has starred, and was critically acclaimed, in such films as "THE VIRGIN MACHINE," "HAYSEED", and "DROP DEAD ROCK." Currently Shelly teaches performance workshops for the Seminar Center, and continues to work in film and performance.

Dr. Lionel Tiger Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University, Rutgers, NJ. Mr. Tiger is the author of numerous texts including The Imperial Animal (3rd ed. 1998), The Pursuit of Pleasure (1992), The Decline of Males (1999) and amongst many, has previously held the positions of Director of Research, H.F Guggenheim Foundation, New York, NY andChairman of the Board of Social Scientists for US News and World Report 1986-8. His articles have been published in The New York Times, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Observer of London, L'Express, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, The Sciences-New York Academy of Sciences and La Republica.

Dr. Gretchen Worden Director, The Mutter Museum of Medical History, Philadelphia, PA. Gretchen Worden's background is in physical anthropology. Directing The Mütter Museum, which began as a 19th century teaching collection for medical students, and has collections of anatomical and pathological specimens, and medical instruments primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries, she has overseen the care of the College's collections of portraits, silver, medals, and memorabilia. Collections particularly relevant to MoSEX include extensive holdings in genitourinary and gynecological instruments, and specimens of reproductive anatomy and pathology. Miss Worden is currently President of the Medical Museum Association. She also serves on the boards of the European Association of Museums of the History of Medical Science, the Society of Civil War Surgeons, and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. A frequent lecturer on subjects relating to the museum collections and other topics, Miss Worden has recently spoken on Breeches of Impropriety: Transvestite Women Physicians, an alternative viewpoint on women in medicine.