The 1^st World Outgames continues its winning streak and launches an Australian Tour!

Montréal, 21 September 2005 – Montréal, 21 September 2005 – The Organising Committee of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006 has launched an Australian Tour in Sydney, Melbourne and other key cities “down under”. The goal of the tour, which will run from 21 September to 4 October 2005, is to maximise team registrations for the Outgames. The tour kicks off with the GayAZ Expo in Melbourne, the largest LGBT commercial expo in Australia. Then, on Thursday 29 September 2005, Organising Committee will be holding a special "Taste of Canada" party in Sydney with more than 400 people to promote the Outgames, backed by an advertising campaign in local gay media.

“The Australian market has an enormous potential for Montréal 2006. And, since Sydney hosted the last LGBT games in 2002, the community there is already aware of the movement and primed for our event,” said Ms. Louise Roy, CEO of the 1st World Outgames Montréal 2006.

Outgames on a roll

“We have now reached the final stages of planning for the 1st World Outgames in Montréal in 2006,” Mr. Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal, announced during a press conference last week. “The Organising Committee and GLISA [the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association], the international organisation in charge of the Outgames, have all the budgetary, logistical and security components in place to ensure the delivery of a major event with the enthusiastic support of all Montrealers,” he added. “I am also very pleased and proud to announce that the longevity of the Outgames is assured, now that the city of Copenhagen will carry the flame to 2009 and many other cities have expressed their interest in hosting the 2013 edition. Once again, Montréal’s innovation has set the example.”

The Organising Committee is confident that it will attain its objectives and successfully deliver an exciting and memorable event for the LGBT community. “With already more than 6,500 people registered,” explained Ms. Louise Roy, CEO of Montréal 2006, “an impressive number of partners, notably the Governments of Canada and of Québec, the City of Montréal and Tourisme Montréal, along with many sponsors and a solid team in place, we now know that we will reach our goals in every way.”

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