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Club Montréal 2006  >>  21 November 2005  
  
 Registrations 

250
days before
the Games!

36 weeks...

6,000 hours...

360,000 minutes!

And...

 

9,480 participants, from over 90 countries

 

53% from North America
34% from Europe
9% from Oceania

 

$17 million in sponsorships (cash and in-kind)
To date, 66 sponsors have contributed a total of almost $17 million dollars including our Level 1, 2 and 3 sponsors, listed below:

 

LEVEL 1
Government of Canada
Government of Québec
City of Montréal
Radio-Canada
Tourisme Montréal
LEVEL 2
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)
Labatt Breweries
LEVEL 3
Fugues
Air Canada
Gaywired (H.I.M.)
Out In America
Bent
Borough of Ville-Marie
Via Rail
PNN (Pride Nation Network)


35 sport disciplines

6 cultural activities
1 International Conference on rights – “The Right to Be Different”

 

31 mainstream sport federation sanctions
31 mainstream Québec, Canadian and international sport federations have sanctioned our sporting events — a first in the history of an LGBT event.

350 LGBT events throughout the world!
In 2005, the Outgames took part in almost 350 LGBT events throughout the four corners of the world!

400 proposals for the Conference
The Organisers of “The Right to Be Different” International Conference have received more than 400 communication proposals as of the submission deadline on 31 October 2005. Individuals from 80 different countries responded to the call for proposals, as did over fifty LGBT and mainstream organisations around the world.
 Discussion Forum  

Launch of the 1st World Outgames Discussion Forum

The Outgames discussion forum goes live! Create your profile and connect with people who share your passion for your sport or activity. It’s a chance to exchange Outgames information online, and to coordinate plans for July 2006 with other participants and visitors.

 

The first 25 people to register a profile in the forum will receive a free 1st World Outgames t-shirt! Come one and all!

You can access the forum here >>

 Sports 

Find your match for July 2006!

The Montréal 2006 sport team will be playing the role of matchmaker over the coming weeks, according to Sport Director Michel Langelier. That is, they will be inviting athletes looking for partners or team mates in their sport discipline to register now. The Montréal 2006 sport team will be there to help them find their “match”!

 

Are you an individual athlete but would like to play doubles in tennis, be part of a rowing crew or maybe even be part of a hockey team? No problem! Just register now and don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to be part of the largest LGBT gathering in history.

 

It’s easy! Simply register online, and select the “Looking for a Partner” or “Looking for a Team” option from the registration menu. Once you have registered, the Montréal 2006 sport team will get to work matching you with an individual or a team already registered. A good example, according to Michel Langelier, would be the planned forming of an international hockey team from individual players.

 

Many solutions are in place to make it easy for athletes looking for partners or teams in their sport discipline. The Sport Director gives the example of the Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation (GLRF) message boards, which offer rowers a similar option.

For any questions you may have about this special service, please contact Pascal Foisy.

Participants looking for partners and team mates are welcome in the following sports:

 

Badminton
Beach Volleyball
Basketball
Bowling
Cycling
Dragon Boat
Handball
Ice Hockey
Roller Racing
Rowing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track and Field
Triathlon
Water Polo
 On the Road  
Above: The Outgames’ Lee Palmer and Equipe SF 2006 founder Brian Jung (far left) with Kathy Fleming (center with red cap) of San Francisco who was the Grand Prize Winner at the Montréal Outgames Registration Party held at The Cafe on Saturday, 22 October in San Francisco.

1st World Outgames goes worldwide!

The 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 team has been busy running functions around the world, attracting participants to its special R