Did you know?

As Director of one of the largest BDSM/Fetish educational events in the country - The Floating World, I
have had numerous occasions to work with people from NCSF in assuring the event goes off with minimal
friction. They have offered invaluable advice on dealing with municipal authorities and have been very
helpful in dealing with an always-prying media. Susan Wright of NCSF has been our media relations expert
from the beginning, and has done wonders in keeping us out of the media circus spotlight.

One particular case was when a reporter from The Star Ledger newspaper decided our event was excellent
human interest material, even though we explained clearly that we wanted no press. Susan spent much time
on the phone and in person with this very determined reporter and managed to expertly turn the focus
away from us. She did her best to get the story cancelled, but when the Editor wouldn't have it she did
excellent damage control, injecting positive elements into the story and delaying the release of the
article until AFTER our event, avoiding a flood of curiosity seekers and other media looking for their
own stories.

What could have easily been a media disaster became a manageable issue, and her help meant I could focus
on keeping the event on track and protecting the privacy of our attendees.

Dan Andersen, Director -
The Floating World
Edison, NJ

Did you know?

Every year, Leather SINS produces two national BDSM events in Chicago: Kinky Kollege and SINSations in
Leather. Ever since the Concerned Women for America attacked five Midwest BDSM conferences in 2002,
Leather SINS has consulted with the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom to ensure that our events
would not face the same problems if we were attacked by religious political extremists.

Leather SINS has consulted with NCSF about a variety of issues while producing our events. We asked
Susan Wright to accept the position as our media spokesperson, posting her phone number on our website
so she can respond instantly to any media inquiries. Susan checks every page of our website for each
event, looking for statements and phrases that may need clarification or may possibly cause problems if
taken out of context by the media.

Leather SINS has gratefully named NCSF as one of our "WE CARE!" charities (along with LA&M). We're proud
to be a Coalition Partner of NCSF, and would urge any group to take advantage of NCSF's knowledgeable
Incident Response program consultants when producing an event.

In leather heart and soul,
Master Z
Leather SINS President & Event Director