GLAF
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GLAF Partners
with Montréal 2006 and GLISA
GLAF
has designated Dr. Rob Jagnow, GLAF Director,
as its representative for the International Conference
on Human Rights called the "Right to Be Different"
Conference. Dr. Jagnow is also the Chairperson
for the Sport Sub-Committee and the Outreach Advisory
Committee for all sport related panels at the
International Conference. In doing so, GLAF, along
with other participating organizations will make
history in defining the charter of the Montréal
Declaration. We are now calling for proposals.
Register
NOW using the GLAF Affiliated Member
Code: GLAF
Want info? Email us at montreal2006@glaf.org.
GLAF panels will include
the following:
- Essential Rights in Sports
- Sports as a Vehicle for Change
in 3rd World Countries
- Transgendered Community in Sports
- Role Models in Sports
- Sports as Effective Agents in
Social Change
- The Business of Sports
The Conference will begin on Wednesday
26 July 2006 with an opening address by an internationally-recognized
personality during a gala dinner given to officially
inaugurate the Conference. Consult the preliminary
programme here.
The following morning at the Palais
des congrès, Montréal’s convention
centre, the first plenary session will be held,
bringing together some 2,000 participants. The
Co-Presidents
of the Conference, Ms. Joke Swiebel, former Member
of the European Parliament, and Professor Robert
Wintemute from the School of Law at King's College
London will lead the opening discussions.
Over the next three days, Conference
participants will be offered four more plenary
sessions, featuring a number of internationally-renowned
keynote speakers, and will be able to choose from
up to 250 workshops (up to 50 simultaneous workshops
during each of five workshop sessions), which
will deal with the many aspects of the Conference
themes.
Finally, on Saturday 29 July, there will be a
lunch to close the Conference, which will include
the adoption of the Montréal Declaration.
Conference
Themes:
- ESSENTIAL RIGHTS
- GLOBAL ISSUES
- THE DIVERSE LGBT COMMUNITY
- PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
- CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE
Register
NOW using the GLAF Affiliated Member
Code: GLAF.
Enter this code as you get on "My Finance"
page, before proceeding to your paiement.
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