European Same-Sex Dance Association founded
The European Same-Sex Dance Association ESSDA has also been officially founded. ESSDA and EGLSF are looking forward to joint cooperation. www.essda.eu
AGA 2007: EGLSF Board elected – diverse and equal!
At the 2007 EGLSF Annual Meeting in Madrid, Spain, for the first time in the history of EGLSF a gender balanced board has been elected: 4 women and 4 men. Also geographical diversity was reached for the first time: each board member comes from a different country, including outreach countries. The complete Board: Female Co-President: Ms. Anne Jensen, Denmark Male Co-President: Mr. Pepe Garcia Vasquez, Belgium/Spain General Secretary: Mr. Lou Manders, Netherlands Treasurer: Mr. Juha Meronen, Finland Board Members: Ms. Gisela Weil, Germany Ms. Alia Katsika, Greece Mr. Andrej Pisl, Slovenia Ms. Gabriella Körmendi, Hungary
FGG / Gay Games: London warming up for GG 2014
Not only has the present Federation Board of Directors two London members since the Chicago Annual Meeting, Sion O'Connor and Joanie Evans, London also sent a letter of intent to host the Gay Games in 2014. According to Out For Sport "A successful bid to host Gay Games IX London 2014 following the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, would be an important event for London, and show real diversity in legacy usage of Olympic facilities.". www.outforsport.org/Front_Page_Articles/FGG031206.html
London warming up for Gay Games 2014
Not only has the present Federation Board of Directors two London members since the Chicago Annual Meeting, Sion O'Connor and Joanie Evans, London also sent a letter of intent to host the Gay Games in 2014. According to Out For Sport "A successful bid to host Gay Games IX London 2014 following the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, would be an important event for London, and show real diversity in legacy usage of Olympic facilities." www.outforsport.org/Front_Page_Articles/FGG031206.html
GLISA elections: European becomes GLISA Co-President
Wessel van Kampen, Rotterdam, NL, former GLISA secretary and GLISA liaison to the EGLSF was elected Co-President by the GLISA Board of Directors. "With Copenhagen hosting the 2009 Outgames we felt it was important to create a leadership model that was more indicative of our current landscape.", comments Thomas Kevin Dolan, GLISA's founding Co-President. www.glisa.org