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| Club
Montréal 2006 >>
7 September 2006 |
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| Mission
accomplished! |
325 |
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before the Opening
Ceremony |
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| “Eleven
months before
the Montréal
2006 Outgames,
we can now guarantee
that this event
will be held
according to
plan. Registrations
are going very
well, our finances
has been secured
according to
our objectives,
and our sports
venues are ready.
The dream is
about to become
reality!”
— Mark
Tewksbury, Montréal
2006 Co-President.
6,500
Registered!
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the new video
on the Outgames
Running Time:
03:35 mins.
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Le
Rendez-Vous dans le
Village
45,000
people in the streets |
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La
Nuit d'Or
Montréal
2006’s
Nuit
d’Or
gala brought
together 800
guests at the
magnificent
Chalet de
la Montagne,
perched high
atop Mount-Royal
and offering
a spectacular
view of the
city skyline.
The Mayor of
Montréal,
Mr. Gérald
Tremblay opened
the evening
with a moving
speech in favour
of inclusion
and invited
the business
community to
rally behind
the 1st
World Outgames.
“The 1st
World Outgames,”
he declared,
“represents
a chance for
all Montrealers
to send a message
to the entire
world and I
will be the
leading ambassador
for Montréal
2006.”
Ms.
Belinda Stronach,
federal Minister
of Human Resources,
Ms. Line Beauchamp,
Québec
Minister of
Culture and
Communications,
and the Honourable
Senator Lucie
Pépin
were among the
many political
and business
figures in attendance,
who also included
the Head of
the federal
Bloc Québécois
party, Mr. Gilles
Duceppe.
After
the Outgames,
the Québec
gay Chamber
of Commerce
(la Chambre
de Commerce
gaie du Québec
or CCGQ) and
the Fondation
Émergence
have expressed
their intention
of carrying
on the tradition
of these benefit
evenings.
The
Outreach Programme
This
gala evening,
along with fundraising
activities in
the Village
raised $80,000
for Montréal
2006’s
Outreach bursary
programme. The
results of the
three annual
fundraisers,
the Nuit
d’Or
(Gold) in 2005,
the Nuit
d’Argent
(silver) in
2004 and the
Nuit de
Bronze
(bronze) in
2003, raised
$205,000 which
will allow 250
people, to be
selected in
the coming months,
to receive free
registrations
for the 1st World
Outgames and
free lodging
during their
stay in Montréal.
Rendez-Vous
dans le Village
The
third edition
of the Rendez-Vous
in the Village,
organised 11
months before
the 1st
World Outgames
Montréal
2006 was a great
success from
start to finish.
More than 45,000
Montrealers
came down to
the Village,
where Sainte-Catherine
Street was closed
to automobile
traffic for
the event, to
take part in
activities spread
out over two
days.
Complete
press Release
here >>
Thank
you!
The
1st
World Outgames
team would like
to send out
a special thank
you to the numerous
volunteers who
made an enormous
contribution
to the success
of last weekend’s
events, and
also to all
Montrealers
who joined us
in such large
numbers in the
Village throughout
the weekend.
Our
guests!
The 1st
World Outgames
and GLISA organised
a week of activities
during the RENDEZ-VOUS
D'OR.
Guests
from around
the world visited
Montréal
and took part
in the Inaugural
Delegate Congress
from 30 August
to 2 September.
At the same
time, from 1
to 3 September,
the Scientific
Committee
of the International
Conference
on LGBT rights
hold its second
meeting to finalise
the official
conference programme
for next year.
As well, about
numerous Team
Leaders and
international
journalists
enjoyed this
year’s
Rendez-Vous.
Click
here to consult
our guests'
list >>
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| GLISA |
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Copenhagen
2009
København
2009
The
capital of Denmark,
Copenhagen,
has been chosen
by GLISA to
host the next
World Outgames
in 2009. During
a press conference
at Montréal’s
City Hall, Mayor
Gérald
Tremblay and
the re-elected
co-presidents
of GLISA, Ms.
Catherine Meade
and Mr. Thomas
Dolan, presented
the GLISA banner
to Ms. Pernille
Vange, representative
of the Mayor
of Copenhagen,
Mr. Lars Engberg.
The
cities of Manchester
in the United
Kingdom and
São Paulo,
Brazil, have
also expressed
their intentions
in writing to
bid for the
3rd World Outgames
in 2013.
Complete
GLISA press
release here
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New
Excutive Committee
Here is the
list of the
new members
of GLISA’s
Executive Committee:
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Julia
Applegate
–
(North America
Director)
Board member
Ohio Splash,
Founding
Member Team
Columbus
(Columbus,
USA) |
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Thomas
K. Dolan
–
(North America
Director)
Former Board
Member Team
Vancouver,
Founding
Director
of GLISA
(Vancouver,
Canada) |
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Ole
Udsholt
–
(Europe
Director)
Board Member
Pan Idraet,
Board member
EGLSF, Organizing
Committee
2003 Eurogames,
Founding
Director
of GLISA
(Copenhagen,
Danmark) |
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Trevor
Burchick
–
(Europe
Director)
Chair Northern
Wave Swimming
Club, Chair
Team Manchester,
Chair PrideGames
Manchester
(Manchester,
UK) |
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Debbie
Storrs –
(International
Federation
Director)
Secretary
IAGLCWDC,
Past-President
Rainbow
Wranglers
Dance Club,
Delegate
Houston
GLBT Chamber
of Commerce
(Houston,
USA) |
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Greg
Larocque
–
(International
Federation
Director)
Member Team
Vancouver,
Member Vancouver
Frontrunners,
GLISA Delegate
for International
Front Runners
(Abbotsford,
Canada) |
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Wessell
Van Kampen
–
(International
Federation
Director)
Executive
Board Member,
IGLFHF (Rotterdam,
Netherlands) |
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Geoffrey
Lyne
–
(Asia/Pacific
Director)
Chair Team
Sydney,
Founding
Director
of GLISA
(Sydney,
Australia) |
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Peter
Sagar
–
(Asia/Pacific
Director)
Executive
Committee
member Melbourne
Argonauts
Queer Rowing
Club, Leader
Queer Sports
Alliance
Melbourne
(Melbourne,
AU), |
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Said
Pulido
–
(Latin/South
America
Director)
Founder
Mexican
Confederation
of LGBT
Athletes,
Founder
Mexico City
Front Runners
(Mexico
City, Mexico) |
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Beppo
Brem
–
(Director
at Large)
President
Team Munich,
Board Member
2004 EuroGames,
Co-President
EGLSF (Munich,
Germany) |
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Catherine
Meade
–
(Director
at Large)
Founder
Team Edmonton,
former Board
Member Team
Ottawa,
member of
Team Toronto's
Bid Committee
for GG 2002,
member of
Women4Montreal/GG
2006, Founding
Director
of GLISA
(Halifax,
Canada) |
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Mark
Tewksbury
–
(Host City
Director)
Co-Chair
1st World
Outgames,
Founding
Director
of GLISA
(Montréal,
Canada) |
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| San
Francisco supports the
Outgames! |
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Proclamation
from the City
and County of
San Francisco
During
a press conference
at Montréal’s
City Hall, Brian
Jung, founder
of Équipe
SF2006, presented
letters of support
from Gavin Newsom,
Mayor of San
Francisco and
from San Francisco’s
Board of Supervisors
to the Mayor
of Montréal,
Gérald
Tremblay. Équipe
SF2006 is an
all-volunteer
group of Bay
Area athletes
and artists
who are joining
together to
come to the
1st World Outgames
next summer.
Click
on the image
on the left
to open the
PDF document
PDF (394 KB).
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| Sports |
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Teams
and Groups!
Get
free registrations
or up to 40%
off*
*Certain
restrictions
apply.
- Register
a team and
get free registrations
- Register
a group of
individual
participants
and get a
volume discount
(Applicable
to Sport and
Culture)
This
unique promotional
offer is available
for a limited
time only: 15
September to
31 October 2005.
All
details about
this promotion
are availbale
here >>
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| Conference |
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A
bright future
GLISA has decided
that this type
of conference
will be an integral
part of all
future Outgames.
The International
Scientific Committee
was also in
Montréal
on 1, 2 and
3 September
for meetings
to finalise
the Conference
programme. The
Committee has
now established
the workshop
themes, which
will be made
public at the
end of November
2005. It has
also adopted
the call for
proposals and
unveiled the
first group
of keynote speakers
who have accepted
to take part
in the Conference.
Among others,
Ms. Claire L'Heureux-Dubé,
retired Justice,
Supreme Court
of Canada, Mr.
Michael Kirby,
Justice, High
Court of Australia
and Ms. Louise
Arbour, United
Nations High
Commissioner
for Human Rights
have accepted
the invitation.
Workers
Out!
Trade unions,
particularly
those in Québec
and Canada,
actively involved
in the founding
of the conferences
on rights in
Sydney and Amsterdam.
Within the framework
of the International
Conference on
rights, they
will be holding
the “Workers
Out!”
sub-conference.
This sub-conference
will examine
the challenges
faced by the
LGBT community
within trade
unions around
the world, as
well as the
means that unions
can provide
to expand the
horizons of
gays, lesbians,
bisexuals and
transgenders,
both here and
elsewhere. “Workers
Out!”
has also selected
its keynote
speaker: Mr.
Kursad Kahramanoglu,
Co-Secretary
General of ILGA-WORLD
and internationally-known
trade unionist.
Call
for Proposals
You
can download
the Call for
Proposals
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
252-5850 |
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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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