First Event 2011 Transgender Conference welcomes Jamison Green as keynote; Marriott Peabody to host

July 20, 2010 - PRLog -- Waltham, MA July 21, 2010  -- Tiffany Club of New England's (TCNE) 31st annual "First Event 2011 Transgender Conference", a Transgender conference in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the United States, is delighted to announce their First Event 2011 Transgender Conference keynote speaker, Mr. Jamison Green.  Mr. Green is an influential trans man within the greater transgender community.  He is the author of the prize-winning book, Becoming a Visible Man, and his writings have appeared in numerous journals, books, academia and online.  He is a member of WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and was a key member starting up FTM International.  A frequent speaker to corporations and groups, Mr. Green is a “legislative provocateur” and pioneering activist for transgender rights.

“Tiffany Club is honored to have Jamison Green with us as our keynote for First Event 2011,” said Paula Howard, TCNE Chairwoman. “His work on behalf of the transgender community has been so important to so many people and his experience so broad, we know our attendees will be encouraged and empowered by his talk.”

“I’m delighted to be returning to the Boston area, and look forward to seeing all the wonderful people of New England,” Green said. “I’m excited to address the conference theme of ‘One Community’  Because the transgender community is made up of so many diverse communities, TCNE’s theme is one that can interest us all.”

TCNE is pleased to announce Marriott Corporation’s Boston Marriott Peabody, in Peabody, Massachusetts, as its conference partner for its First Event 2011 Transgender Conference. The event will be held January 19 to 23, 2011.

First Event 2011 is anticipating over 500 attendees this year and will feature daytime workshops from across the gender spectrum and of interest to the entire transgender community, spouses, partners and allies of transgender people.  Evening entertainment is being scheduled, including a new talent show, annual fashion show, awards banquet and other social activities.  For those interested in venturing out at night, the local Salem/North Shore area is welcoming and boasts excellent shopping and cultural events.  Both Boston and Cambridge are only a 30 minute ride away for an even wider variety of activities.

Registration forms and information for Tiffany Club’s First Event 2011 are located at the club’s web site at http://www.tcne.org or by emailing the First Event 2011Program Office at firstevent@tcne.org

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First Event 2011
Tiffany Club of New England
http://www.tcne.org
Email: firstevent@tcne.org
First Event 2011 Office Phone: 781-891-9325

Tiffany Club of New England, the sponsor of First Event 2011, is a 5013C corporation and an open resource and support organization for all members of the transgender community, including cross-dressers and transsexuals, those on the the Male-to-Female and Female-to-Male spectra, all intersexed persons, and significant others, family members and allies of our community.