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.