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North
American Outgames
2007!
GLISA
is delighted
to have received
a letter of
intention from
Apollo,
Friends in Sport
to host the
inaugural North
American Outgames
in April 2007
in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
These games
will coincide
with the 25th
anniversary
of Western Cup,
an annual multi-sport
tournament.
The Outgames
2007 will feature
8 sports over
3 days, a 5-day
cultural celebration,
and a 2-day
human rights
conference.
GLISA,
Apollo and Western
Cup organisers
invite all interested
participants
to this year's
edition of Western
Cup, to
be held 13-16
April 2006,
for a preview.
For
more information:
www.westerncup.com
Or
contact
Brad
Bostock,
Director of
Western Cup,
at director@westerncup.com
Early
registration
closes 13 March
— don't
delay!
Outgames
2009 in Copenhagen!
GLISA
has concluded
a successful
site visit to
the city of
Copenhagen,
host of the
2nd World
Outgames in
2009, and have
executed a written
agreement confirming
the partnership
between GLISA
and the 2009
Outgames Steering
Committee.
The
2009 Outgames
in Copenhagen
will feature
GLISA's core
program elements
– a multi-sport
event, a cultural
program to celebrate
LGBT culture,
and a human
rights conference
– building
upon the legacy
created by the
1st World Outgames
being held in
Montreal in
July 2006. Partners
in the event
are the City
of Copenhagen,
Wonderful Copenhagen,
and the LGBT
sport club Pan
Idraet.
The
2nd World
Outgames will
take place in
Copenhagen from
1 to 8 August
2009
and are expected
to draw 15,000
participants
in sport, culture
and conference
activities and
up to 200,000
visitors to
Copenhagen and
region.
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