Registration Updates

Hello CSPC Members, 

As some of you may have seen already, we are beginning to roll out a new digital registration check in process at the welcome desk. This significantly reduces volunteer time and will improve the efficiency and accuracy of check in. Here's what you need to know: 

• Digital ID Scanner–we have a digital ID scanner! This tool is not connected to the internet and no data is stored on the device. We are also in the process of removing ID data from our database. Overall, this means less personal data is being collected and our registration volunteers will be able to move faster and more accurately. 
  

• Guests–there isn't a clear place to indicate if a guest has completed their waiver in our new digital attendance marking page. To address this, we have added a link for the digital guest waiver to event confirmation emails–please send it to your guests in advance! At the desk, please state that you have a guest and have them confirm they completed their waiver (it will be printed on the desk for reference). If they did not, they can use the QR code to complete it on their own device or on our tablet. We are moving away from paper forms. 
  

• Account information–to make marking attendance easier with our new ID scanner, we are explicitly requiring all members to use their legal last name (matching your ID) on their membership and registrations. Most members have already done this but if your last name does not match, please log in to your account and update your profile. 
  

• Ticket trades–you can now trade tickets up until the party! Our new attendance marking page live updates. This will also make it easier for folks who buy tickets last minute! 
  

• Reduced data collection–in addition to no longer collecting ID data, we are also no longer collecting physical addresses! This data has already been removed from our database and forms. As we complete the roll out, you might notice some small changes to event registration forms and the website to reflect our new system!
  

• New Member processing and registration issues–with less registration work to do, our operations team will be able to process New Memberships within 24-48 hours, and will begin assisting with coupons and registration issue emails, reducing turn around time! 

We hope these updates make registering and attending parties easier, as well as improving the workload for our volunteers. If you have questions or see something in the new system that we may have missed, please let us know on our feedback form.

Thank you for being a part of our community! 

–Operations Team

Policy Update: Party Arrival Time

Beginning May 8, 2026, we are going to be changing the way we handle entry for New Member Orientation (NMO) and party start times. In order to better establish time boundaries and take a load off of opening Registration volunteers, ECs, and NMO Leaders, we will be closing and locking the doors when NMO begins. For existing members who are not attending orientation, this means that you will be unable to access the building until doors are opened at the party start time. Existing members who would like to attend NMO as a refresher may still do so with a regular members’ ticket as long as you're checked in at the registration desk prior to start time. 

We are announcing this early to give everyone time to figure out the timings that work best for you for party arrivals. Feedback and questions on this, or any policy, can be submitted using our feedback form. Thank you all for continuing to build a wonderful community with us!

Board Update

As of January 22, 2026, Huckleberry, our former Vice President and Treasurer of the Board, is no longer serving on the CSPC Board of Directors. We thank Huckleberry for her dedication to the CSPC and recognize the hard work she contributed to the organization on the Board over the past many months.

As always, we invite anyone who is interested to our next public Board meeting on February 11, 2026, where we always have a space for attendee comments.

Statement on House Bill 2112

The Washington State Legislature has introduced House Bill 2112, also known as the “Keep Our Children Safe” act. This act would require all sex-positive commercial entities in Washington State to require that their users submit to digital age verification to prove they are over 18 before accessing their websites. According to language in the bill, our organization’s mission—to create spaces to celebrate, develop, and explore sexuality and sensuality amongst a supportive community—might be considered to be “designed to appeal to or pander to the prurient interest.” If so, we would need to implement such age verification on our entire website, not just checking proof-of-age with a valid government-issued ID at the door to our events.

According to the Electronics Frontier Foundation (EFF), age verification laws like this one mandate the use of identity verification services that are “deeply discriminatory.” Age estimation technologies have higher error rates for people of color, trans people, and people with disabilities. Additionally, third-party ID services have had their websites hacked and their data leaked, posing security and privacy risks for everyone required to use them.

This bill is being considered in committee this coming Friday, January 16th, 2026. If you’d like to testify at that meeting, submit written testimony, or state your position without testifying, you can do so at this link: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31640&selectedMeeting=33607

Additional Information:

Full contents of the bill itself 

EFF’s Hidden Dangers of Age Verification 

EFF’s Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws

New Incident Reporting Process

Hey folks,

We've rolled out a new incident reporting process! This new system involves the participation of several board members to help make decisions more quickly. It also involves partial anonymization as an effort to afford bias and conflicts of interest. The President and Vice President receive all incoming incident reports, anonymize them, and send it to a rotation of other board members to decide on what appropriate action should be taken.

That's just for incidents reported through our online form. At events, if you have a concern with another member, please reach out to a monitor or the on-duty EC. On Discord, reach out to a mod. Regular reports from our Events and Comms Directors are in the process of being worked into this system so we can consistently promote our culture of consent.

We'll keep improving this system as we use it. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to vanessa@thecspc.org.

2025-2026 Board Elections

At yesterday’s public board meeting, we held elections for officers and directorships, and we are proud to present our new(ish) Board positions! Congratulations to these Board Members, and thank you for taking on a(nother) year of responsibility and leadership.

Officer Positions: 

• President: Vanessa (she/her)

• Vice President: Huckleberry (she/they)

• Secretary: Mina (she/her)

• Treasurer: Huckleberry (she/they)

Division Directors: 

• Events Director: Jadzia (she/her)

• Operations Director: Vanessa (she/her)

• Communications Director: Ari (she/they)

• HR Director: VACANT

Letter from the President

Letter from the President

Hey folks,

I'm honored and humbled to be the next President of the CSPC. This organization has helped me discover so much about myself, and I'm thrilled to continue our mission of being that place for others to do the same in the coming year.

As many of you know, our mission is "to create spaces to celebrate, develop, and explore sexuality and sensuality among a diverse, supportive community." I want to focus briefly on that last bit.

As much as I can help foster it, it's up to all of us to create that diverse, supportive community we want to see. Some of that is simple things everyone can do: respecting folks’ identities, letting folks express themselves how they want, and not yucking someone else's yum. The rest is countless hours from hundreds of volunteers doing amazing work behind the scenes to make that community possible. That's everything from helping us run parties, leading discussion groups, and administering our systems to keep us up and running.

To those who have volunteered before, you have my deep thanks. If you have spare time and want to volunteer to keep this fabulous community going, check out the Volunteering tab on our website.

Thank you, and I look forward to the year ahead.

Vanessa

Welcome MK to the Board!

At our June public board meeting on June 12, 2025, we voted in a brand-new board member. Please join us in welcoming MK (they/them) to the CSPC Board of Directors! 

“Howdy! My name is MK, my pronouns are they/them. I am a queer, agender, polyamorous, kinky, sex-positive individual that is passionate about building a space for kinksters to explore aspects of themselves with like-minded people.
I have known that I am kinky for many years after discovering kink on Tumblr back in the day. I discovered the CSPC back in 2022 and funnily enough, when I was on my way, my car broke down and I didn't make it to that event. I found my way back when I attended my first event in January 2024. I didn't know that the CSPC was the community I needed until I found my way here, and I feel so thankful for the people I've met and connected with through this space.

I've been an active volunteer in my time here so far. I have volunteered at parties in multiple roles and am a Party Champion of Fresh Meet, supported the first and am now a co-host of the Clothing Closet Social, volunteered at The Frolic in 2024 as a Meal Lead, created the Gangbang Recommendations and Scene Coordinator Guide, tabled at Capitol Hill Pride in 2024 and volunteered at KinkFest 2025 for our organization.”

We’re super excited to have MK on board (no pun intended)!

Upcoming Social Events

In 2025 we introduced social weeknight events, and we’re very happy with how they’ve been going! We have the first Wednesday and the third Monday of each month at Gallery Erato, so those are the days you’ll want to keep free if you’re interested in attending a social. 

Here is a general “Save the Date” for some upcoming social events that may not be on the website yet, but are in the planning process. The exact timing of some of these events is still in flux, but will be some time within the 5:00pm - 9:00pm window.

July 2: Maid & Butler Social
Get ready for the first-ever Maid and Butler Cafe Social! Be entertained and pampered by dedicated servers eager to fulfill your wishes. The social will allow members to engage in protocol, service, and roleplay. Plus, you’ll get to indulge in some tasty snacks! Members are encouraged to wear something that makes them feel stunning. Don't miss out on this exclusive, members-only event!

July 21: Members Social - Masking required (running during and after NMO)
This event is a chance for community members to hang out at the Gallery, with the addition of some brand-new members who will join us after they attend New Member Orientation! This event will require masking so that all of our immunocompromised friends can comfortably join in on the fun. 

August 6: Clothing Closet
A reprisal of our popular event that we held back in March! A “Clothing Closet” is a community resource where everyone is welcome to browse, try on, and take whatever items they can use. This will be a temporary, pop-up Clothing Closet, stocked by Members for Members. Start cleaning out your closets, folks! 

August 18: CSPC Munch
The CSPC Munch is a great event for folks already involved with the CSPC and for those who are curious about the organization. The munch is a casual social space to chat with friends, meet new people, ask questions, play games, and/or learn more about the CSPC! This event is open to the public and does not require pre-registration (but do remember to bring your ID).

We are currently planning out into September and beyond, so if there’s a theme you want to see for a non-play gathering please email eventsdirector@thecspc.org with your idea!