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| A
new record for
Outgames web
traffic!
Traffic
on the Outgames
website reached
another record
high on 25 July
2005 with 31,507
visits! The
month of July
as a whole was
a record-breaker
with some 104,490
site visits!
Thanks
to all our virtual
visitors for
stopping by!
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the new video
on the Outgames
Running Time:
03:35 mins.
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| Le
Rendez-Vous d'Or |
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A
Dress Rehearsal
for the Outgames
Montrealers
have a real
treat in store
when the 1st
World Outgames
takes to the
streets of the
Village for
a dress rehearsal
for next year’s
main event —
on a smaller
scale, of course,
but with 25,000
visitors nonetheless!
The 1st
World Outgames
and GLISA will
organise a week
of activities
in the Canada’s
City of Festivals
from 29 August
to 4 September
2005: RENDEZ-VOUS
D'OR.
So
far, some 300
guests from
countries around
the world have
already confirmed
their presence
and Équipe
Montréal
will mobilize
its 1,000 members
to bring the
sport program
of the event
to life in true
Montréal
style.
This
year’s
RENDEZ-VOUS
programme will
feature a diverse
range of activities
throughout the
week.
First,
GLISA
will be holding
its Inaugural
Delegate Congress
from 30 August
to 2 September,
with representatives
of sport associations
from every continent
attending.
Almost
at the same
time, from 1
to 3 September,
the Scientific
Committee
of the International
Conference
on LGBT rights
will hold its
second meeting
to finalise
the official
conference program
for next year.
As
well, about
40 team leaders
will be coming
to Montréal
from Europe,
the two Americas,
Australia and
Asia to attend
the GLISA congress
as observers.
And
finally, already
42 international
journalists
have also confirmed
their presence
at this year’s
Rendez-Vous.
La
Nuit d’Or
On
1 September
2005 at the
Chalet de la
Montagne, with
its spectacular
view of the
city from atop
Mount Royal,
800 guests will
attend the glamorous
NUIT
D’OR GALA
evening. This
evening will
be the third
of three fundraising
events for the
benefit of the
Outgames bursary
program to assist
participants
attend the 1st World
Outgames. Presided
by Mr. Mark
Bruneau, Executive
Vice-President
and Chief Strategy
Officer for
Bell Canada
Enterprises
(BCE Inc.),
with the presence
of the Mayor
of Montréal,
Mr. Gérald
Tremblay, and
numerous ministers
and deputies,
the evening
is aimed primarily
at Montréal’s
business community.
Femmes
en tête
Friday,
2 September
will be a special
evening dedicated
to lesbian visibility
when FEMMES
EN TÊTE
will honour
ten Québec
lesbian women
for their outstanding
professional
achievements
in a diverse
range of activities.
Rendez-vous
dans le Village
On 3 and 4 September,
the streets
and parks of
the Village
will be all
about sports
during the RENDEZ-VOUS
DANS LE VILLAGE
as Équipe
Montréal
presents no
less than a
dozen of sporting
activities and
demonstrations
to the general
public. Several
cultural activities,
with the notable
contribution
of Club Bolo’s
special country
western touch,
will round out
the programme
of events.
On
the morning
of 2 September,
the Mayor of
Montréal
will hold a
special breakfast
conference for
all of our international
guests in the
Salle d’Honneur
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Volunteers
Wanted For The
Rendez-Vous
– Gold
Edition
The
organising committee
of the 1st World
Outgames Montréal
2006 will present
the third of
three fundraising
events to benefit
the development
of gay sport:
Rendez-Vous
– Gold
Edition. The
event will be
held over the
Labour Day weekend,
from 1 to 4
September 2005.
Montréal
2006’s
Sports Department
would like to
invite all those
with experience
in organising
sporting events
to lend a hand
as volunteers
on any of the
many sports
organisation
committees.
Do you have
some time to
contribute?
Would you like
to take part
in the organisation
of a major international
sporting event?
Join
our dynamic
team!
For more information,
please write
to us at
sport@montreal2006.org.
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Inaugural
Delegate Congress
Currently
the agenda and
details are
being finalised
for the upcoming
Inaugural Delegate
Congress taking
place in Montréal
from 30 August
to 2 September.
The GLISA Board
will be welcoming
delegates from
around the world,
and is especially
proud to be
offering subsidised
travel to 12
delegate representatives
ensuring all
parts of the
growing LGBT
sport world
are represented.
Register!
We have great
news regarding
the Inaugural
Delegate Congress
of GLISA to
be held in Montreal
later this month
- we have reduced
the Congress
registration
fee to $225
from $250 (CAD)!
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Registration
fee: $225 |
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Includes
meeting
costs, shuttles
to sport
venues and
the Nuit
d'Or, the
Welcome
Dinner,
2 cocktail
receptions,
3 lunches,
3 breakfasts,
and 4 coffee
breaks. |
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Gala
fundraiser
evening
(optional):
$100 |
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The
Nuit
d'Or
is the culmination
of a three-year,
sold-out
initiative
where profits
from the
event are
used to
help fund
outreach
and LGBT
sport development.
The $250
tickets
are being
offered
to GLISA
Delegates
for only
$100. |
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Delta
Centre-Ville
Hotel: $145/night |
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Although
the regular
room rate
at the Delta
Centre-Ville
(a downtown
Montréal
hotel) is
$235/night,
because
of our partnership
with the
hotel, the
Delta Centre-Ville
is providing
rooms for
GLISA Delegates
at a special
rate of
$145/night.
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Please
do not hesitate
to contact Catherine,
the Delegate
Congress Co-Chair
for further
information
at catherine.meade@glisa.org.
Seeing
the invisible,
speaking about
the unspoken
– A discussion
paper on homophobia
in sport
GLISA,
in partnership
with the Centre
for Sport and
Law, has recently
completed the
first draft
of "Seeing
the invisible,
speaking about
the unspoken
- A discussion
paper on homophobia
in sport"
for the Canadian
Association
for the Advancement
of Women in
Sport and Physical
Activity (CAAWS).
Funded in part
by Sport Canada,
the purpose
of the paper
is to initiate
discussion on
homophobia issues
in Canadian
sport. The document
will soon be
available.
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IGLA
2005 Championships
The
summer of Outreach
continues for
GLISA. Rachel
Corbett, GLISA's
Executive Director,
was on hand
at the IGLA
Aquatic Championships
in Atlanta,
USA, at the
end of July
where she made
a short presentation
to the IGLA
Board. She was
joined by Montréal
2006 representative,
Pierre Rajotte,
to speak with
swimmers during
the competition.
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IGLFA
World Championship
Copenhagen 2005
In Denmark,
GLISA Board
Members Ole
Udsholt and
Mark Tewksbury
were invited
to participate
in a panel discussion
looking at the
issue of homophobia
in sport. The
forum was a
part of the
IGLFA
World Championship
held in Copenhagen
from 1 to 6
August 2005.
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Call
for Proposals
"The
Right to Be
Different",
the largest
ever International
Conference
on gay, lesbian,
bisexual and
transgender
rights, with
2,000 participants
from around
the world, will
be held in Montréal
from 26 to 29
July 2006, just
before the opening
of the 1st
World Outgames.
With the support
of the Governments
of Canada, Québec
and Montréal,
the Québec
Human Rights
Commission,
and private
sponsors and
foundations,
the Conference
will also be
the best-funded
to date. As
for the venue,
it is hard to
imagine one
better than
the spacious
and ultra-modern
facilities of
the Palais
des Congrès,
Montréal's
convention centre.
The
purpose of the
Call for Proposals,
issued by the
International
Scientific Committee
organising the
content of the
Conference,
is to solicit
proposals for
the workshops.
Allowing 3 or
4 speakers per
90-minute workshop,
there should
be somewhere
between 1,100
and 1,500 speaking
slots. Thus,
it is expected
that the majority
of the 2,000
participants
will speak in
a workshop.
Proposals are
welcome from
any person who
is interested
in the goal
of equality
for LGBT persons,
regardless of
their sexual
orientation
or gender identity.
You
can download
the Call for
Proposals from
our web site
here,
or request it
by e-mail at
conference@montreal2006.org,
fax or regular
mail:
International
Conference on
LGBT Rights
1st
World Outgames
Montreal 2006
4141, avenue
Pierre-De Coubertin
Montréal
(Québec)
H1V 3N7
Canada
Fax: +1 514
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Book
Your Room Online
Now!
Welcome
to Tourisme
Montréal's
Housing Bureau!
You'll find
everything you
need on this
site to make
your room reservation
for the Outgames.
It's
fast and user-friend.
Click here >>
Montréal
is a city that
really loves
to celebrate.
Take advantage
of your stay
to discover
our many attractions,
events, restaurants
and boutiques
- and take home
unforgettable
memories!
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Hotel |
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Montréal
2006 is extremely
pleased and
proud to welcome
the Delta Centre-Ville
Hotel as the
Official Hotel
of the 1st
World Outgames.
The
generosity that
the Delta
Centre-Ville
has shown pays
homage not only
to our community,
but to the hard
work of the
hundreds of
volunteers who
have contributed
their time and
energy to Montréal
2006.
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Swatch-FIVB
Beach Volleyball
World Tour
From
the 24 to 28
August 2005,
the Swatch-FIVB
World Tour
brings 64 of
the best beach
volleyball teams
from around
the world for
their only stop
in North America!
Experience the
unique beach
vibe of the
Swatch-FIVB
Beach Volleyball
World Tour stop
in Montreal.
Sit back with
friends, take
in the sun and
watch our very
own Guylaine
Dumont, Annie
Martin, Marie-Andrée
Lessard, Sarah
Maxwell, John
Child and Mark
Heese take on
the best players
in the world
on our own turf.
For
tickets:
Pascal Presseau
at 514 272-9245
billets@volleyball.ca
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