- What are the meeting guidelines?
- Participants agree to hold confidential anything discussed in general or group sessions.
- Masters may not order any slave, including their own, to discuss or divulge information or content of a slave group session.
- Masters without a slave will be expected to take care of themselves while at MAsT meetings unless a slave, on his or her own will, chooses to serve the Master.
- Protocol is suspended unless the Master of a specific relationship chooses to impose protocol on his or her slave(s).
- What can I expect at a meeting?
MAsT-Baltimore meetings will normally have a 20 minute pre-meeting informal meet and greet period as people arrive. Then, we gather to take care of chapter business, provide introductions and announcements, and start the learning period. There will always be a topic for the meeting (announced in advance). The learning may be classes, workshops, panels, or simply open discussion. During each meeting, there will be time for discussion, exchanging of ideas, opportunities for clarification, and chances to practice the transition from concept to practical reality. All topics will have to do with the dynamics of the Master/slave lifestyle which may include practical skills and practice for communication, nurturing relationships, roles, responsibilities, values, protocols, rituals, etc. After the meeting, there will generally be a 30 minute opportunity for casual discussions as people leave.
Some members may have interest in BDSM skills such as whipping, flogging, bondage, etc. as an alternative way to communicate and create highly intimate and mutually stimulated play sessions. MAsT will not normally teach those skills; but, we do recommend that those members contact BDSM organizations such as Baltimore Educational and Social Society (www.bess-md.org) or Black Rose (www.br.org) to learn about using those skills safely and responsibly.
- How is my privacy protected?
We ask that you provide personal information when you sign in on a meeting roster during your first meeting. After that, you only have to sign in (unless you need us to change some personal information). We will never e-mail you or contact you by phone without your prior permission. We understand and honor the need for discretion and privacy; so, all participants agree to never discuss who has attended meetings or what was discussed at those meetings (see meeting guidelines).
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