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Multisports	Conference in the UK	United Kingdom
15. April 2008
LGBT Sports Summit
On June 14, organisers of Pride Games will be hosting Sports Summit in the United Kingdom. The Summit aims to bring together sports organisers from around the UK to look at the future of LGBT involvement in sport. The summit is being supported by Manchester City Council. Director of Pride Sports, Trevor Burchick says: "We want to get people together to talk about LGBT sports development across the UK. There’s some great stuff happening all over the place, but it would be great to join it all up and find ways of supporting each other." The Summit will also offer limited places to representatives from mainstream sports organisations wanting to develop their work with LGBTs. "Primarily, it’s an event for our community to get together and discuss how we can network more effectively, and how we can best support each other in the future," says Lou Englefield, fellow Director of Pride Sports, "but we will also be sharing perspectives on homophobia in sport and how we can influence the national sports agenda." The event will be held on a Saturday, and a range of accommodation options will be available for participants, including hosting by local LGBT sports people. The summit is a free event and lunch will be provided for all delegates. There will also be a drinks reception in Manchester’s Gay Village for delegates on the Saturday evening. Places are limited to 80 delegates at this inaugural event, so allocation will be on a first come, first served basis. For more information about the summit or to book a place, email lou@pridegames.org.
Related URL link: www.pridegames.org
Submitted by: Pride Sports



Football/Soccer	Euro08	Europe
31. March 2008
Fighting racism ahead of EURO 2008
Racism still casts a long shadow on football as EURO 2008 approaches, the Council of Europe is organising – together with Europa-Park – a meeting of young people, experts and government representatives to discuss the prevention of racism in the world of sport. Representatives of governments and experts from several countries will meet on 8-10 April. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will participate in their working sessions. At the same time, a training programme for young people will take place (6-10 April) at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. Part of the Council of Europe’s Youth Campaign "All Different-All Equal", the event will also be marked by an opening ceremony at Europa-Park Superior Hotel Colosseo, Raum La Scala at 11 a.m. on Monday, 7 April, which is open to the press. All press requests must be preceded by accreditation – contact the Council of Europe or Europa-Park press services for more information. Together with the Football against Racism Network (FARE), the Council of Europe Youth and Sport Directorate has prepared workshops and seminars on best practices to be developed and on the fight against violence and discrimination. The aim is to sensitise young people and governments ahead of EURO 2008. Synergy with organisations like UEFA make a greater impact on efforts to fight fan racism, said Patrick Gasser, the UEFA official responsible for football and social responsibility, who will take part in the fan camp. "The most effective way in the stands to reduce or stop discriminative behaviour is when fellow spectators/fans react when some start chanting monkey noises or to throw banana peels, etc," said Gasser.
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Submitted by: EGLSF



Multisports	EG2008 Registration	Europe
29. March 2008
Early registration for EuroGames 2008 ends
Regular registration for EuroGames 2008 participants will close at the end of March. Regular registration has a cost of 55 Euros for participants who are members of sport clubs belonging to the EGLSF and 66 Euros for the rest of participants. The registration process will also be possible during the month of April, but higher late fees will be applied: 70 Euros for EGLSF members and 81 Euros for the rest. During the month of April non-European participants will also have the opportunity to register for the sports if there are still places available. Important: Registrations created before March 31st, will be able to pay the regular fees until April 15th. From this date the late fees will be applied as explained above. Registrations created after April 1st will have to pay late fees directly. On April 1st, the registration server will be closed due to maintenance. We apologize for the inconveniences! The online forum to prepare the contents of the Conference on Human Rights and Homofobia is now open. This space has been created so that people from all continents can express and denounce the discrimination that the LGTB community suffers collectively, and especially in some countries. Come South, Play with us!
Related URL link: 2008.eurogames.info
Submitted by: EuroGames 2008



Multisports	2008 FGG Annual Meeting	All Countries
18. March 2008
South Africa to host 2008 FGG Annual Meeting
The international Federation of Gay Games (FGG) announces that Cape Town, South Africa has been selected to host the Federation's 2008 annual meeting over excellent bids from two U.S. cities, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Palm Springs, California. Traditionally held in the fourth quarter, this year's meeting dates are 21-25 October. This past October, the Federation celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Gay Games by holding its annual meeting in the Gay Games' birthplace of San Francisco. In selecting Cape Town to host in 2008, the Federation continues its long tradition of gathering in locations around the world to ensure strong ties within the global Gay Games sport and cultural communities. Cape Town will mark the Federation's fourth annual meeting in the southern hemisphere. The Federation met in Sydney in 1996 and 2000 and in Johannesburg in 2001 and in other years has met in cities as varied as Lyon, Atlanta, Amsterdam and Vancouver. The Johannesburg meeting drew participants from several African countries such as Nigeria and Namibia and launched a landmark scholarship program to bring African athletes to the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. In Cape Town the Federation looks forward to renewing its existing ties and making new African contacts in advance of the 2010 Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany. "We're pleased to return to South Africa for our annual meeting", said Federation co-president Emy Ritt of Paris. "The social and economic challenges in Africa for LGBT sport and cultural organisations are unique and there is no better way to learn from each other than by meeting our Gay Games friends in their own part of the world". Interested organisations should also note the bidding cycle for the Gay Games 2014, which started in December 2007, is still receiving Letters of Intent.
Related URL link: www.gaygames.com
Submitted by: FGG



Multisports	OutGames 2013	All Countries
10. March 2008
Bidding process for Outgames 2013 opened
To kick off the bidding process for the 3rd World Outgames in 2013, GLISA International issues today the Request for Proposals (RFP), inviting all interested cities to submit a Letter of Intent and thereafter a Bid Document. Catherine Meade, chair of the Host Selection Committee notes, "For the purposes of this RFP, a key outcome for GLISA International is the quadrennial hosting of a World Outgames, an international multi-sport games event that will involve at least 10,000 registered participants. The Host City for the Outgames will have the responsibility, and capability, to deliver a financially successful event". The bidding process for the host of the 3rd World Outgames in 2013 is part of GLISA International's geo spatial strategic agenda to have consecutive Continental and World Outgames that, if possible, touch different continents in different years. "We invite all cities interested in hosting the 3rd World Outgames in 2013 to contact us and to submit a Letter of Intent and to send in a Bid Document", comments Daniel Vaudrin, member of the Host Selection Committee who, as President of Equipe Montreal, will bring to the Committee his experiences with the 1st Outgames in Montreal. The timeline for this RFP procedure is set by the GLISA International Board and will result in the announcement of the host for the 3rd World Outgames in 2013 after the 2008 GLISA International Delegate Congress that will be held in the Fall of 2008. The full RFP document and the timeline can be downloaded from the GLISA International website.
Related URL link: www.glisa.org
Submitted by: GLISA

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