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In a few days, the system to buy tickets for the parties and the opening ceremony for the EuroGames 2008 will be ready. You will be able to buy your tickets online or at "la Caixa" ATM. There will be two big parties at the EuroGames: - Women party (on Friday evening) - EuroGames party (on Saturday night) The same system will be ready for people wanting to register for the 10km running, that will take place on Sunday July 27th at 9:00. During the EuroGames you will be able to buy tickets at the EuroGames stand in the Village. [...]

We are inviting you to the conference on human rights and homophobia, which will be the first activity of EuroGames 2008 in Barcelona, and which is organized by EuroGames Barcelona and EGLSF. We strongly encourage you to participate in the conference, in order to exchange your experiences, your points of view, and your ideas for future steps and make them audible. Your participation and input are of great value for the outcomes of the conference and for the development of EGLSF. We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference, at the sports venues, and everywhere in Barcelona! 2008.eurogames.info

Are you a full-time and / or professional coach? A sport sociologist from Leeds Metropolitan University is looking for lesbian sport coaches to take part in a study on the experiences of gay women leaders in sport. The design of the study would be in the form of interviews and you will have complete anonymity and control of the research process. If you are interested, please get in touch by emailing l.j.norman@leedsmet.ac.uk.  

With the UEFA EURO 2008TM about to kick off on Saturday, Fans’ Embassies staff are already welcoming the first fans arriving in the host cities and are looking forward to provide support and information services to the thousands more who are planning to travel to Austria and Switzerland from all over Europe. The Fan Embassies Programme is organised by the two European networks Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) and Football Supporters International (FSI), and is supported by UEFA, the Austrian and Swiss Governments and the host cities. The programme draws on the principle of providing support and services to [...]

LGBT sports magazine Sports Out Loud has announced the Gay Athlete of the Year, according to the votes of their readers and website visitors. The prestigious title goes to the 39-year old Jeff Kagan. Kagan is the founder of the New York City Gay Hockey Association, he also helped in establishing the New York City Gay Basketball League and is a co-founder of Out of Bounds NYC, a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting and developing sports within GLBT community in New York. For more information, see the latest issue of Sports Out Loud, or read the cover story [...]