2007

Melbourne is to host the 1st Asia Pacific Outgames and the Midsumma Festival between January 30 and February 3, 2008. This international multi-sport tournament, human rights conference and cultural festival embraces the Asia Pacific’s gay and lesbian community and its friends. The organisers wish you a pleasant visit to Melbourne and remind you to wear plenty of sunscreen, keep yourself hydrated, eat healthy energy-rich food, reduce your environmental impact, get plenty of sleep before you play with your neighbours and party hard afterwards, playing safe and smart by protecting yourselves. www.melbourneoutgames.org

Football Supporters International (FSI) and Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) are looking for (contact) persons, groups and associations, who have experience and knowledge about football fans in their countries. The aim for FSI (and FARE) is to develop preventive measures to combat racism and violence during the event in June 2008. One content will be a 'fan embassy' work. They are actually looking for contacts to get more information about the situation in each participating country in the EURO 2008, to build up a fan work and to integrate new 'professionals' in their activities during the EURO 2008 championship. [...]

Football Supporters International (FSI) and Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) are looking for (contact) persons, groups and associations, who have experience and knowledge about football fans in their countries. The aim for us from FSI (and FARE) is to develop preventive measures to combat racism and violence during the event in June 2008. One content will be a 'fan embassy' work. We are actually looking for contacts to get more information about the situation in each participating country in the EURO 2008, to build up a fan work and to integrate new 'professionals' in our activities during the EURO [...]

Football Supporters International (FSI) and Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) are looking for (contact) persons, groups and associations, who have experience and knowledge about football fans in their countries. The aim for us from FSI (and FARE) is to develop preventive measures to combat racism and violence during the event in June 2008. One content will be a 'fan embassy' work. We are actually looking for contacts to get more information about the situation in each participating country in the EURO 2008, to build up a fan work and to integrate new 'professionals' in our activities during the EURO [...]

This is an additional announcement regarding the Rome Gender Conference. If you want to make your travel arrangements now, be aware, that our all-day seminar on gender will be one day before the AGA! What’s it about - you are… … a mixed club, and no matter what you tried, you couldn’t get [more] women to join? … a single-sex club and find it hard to cooperate with your local gay or lesbian partners? … a female or male minority in your club, or in the one you would like to join, and don’t feel welcome, comfortable and represented? … [...]