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	2005 Conference in DC Launched Athlete Scholarship Online Video of Keynotes from 2003 and 2004 2004 Program 2003 Program Sports Leadership Congress Bulletin Board Survey/Vote Sponsor/Advertise Donate Link to Us Mailing List		Link To Us This is a community project, please help us spread the word to promote societal change through athletics -- we all live in the same community, gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and straight. Do you have a website? Would you like to link your site to ours? Simply copy the HTML code in the text boxes below and paste the code on your site. <a href="http://glaf.org"><img src="http://glaf.org/images/banner2.gif" width="540" height="80" border="0"></a> <a href="http://glaf.org"><img src="http://glaf.org/images/SLC_banner.gif" width="468" height="60" border="0"></a> <a href="http://glaf.org"><img src="http://glaf.org/images/banner3.gif" width="256" height="128" border="0"></a> Or to post HTML on a bulletin board system: <p>We are a non-profit 501(c)3 charity and our 2nd annual conference will be held on March 26-28, 2004 in Boston/Cambridge, and is a full weekend of speakers and panel discussions, entertainment, and sports exhibitions. Over 500 athletes, coaches, fans, academics, and supporters from around the world.</p> <p><a href="http://www.glaf.org">www.glaf.org</a> </p> <p> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.glaf.org"><input type="image" src="http://www.glaf.org/images/banner_animated.gif" border="0" name="www.glaf.org" alt="Join other Athletes, Coaches, Fans!" width="468" height="60"></a> </p> <p><font face="Times New Roman">Speakers include:<br> </font>* Dave Pallone, former Major League Baseball umpire and author of Behind the Mask <br> * Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball player that played for the Tigers, Dodgers and Padres, author of Going the Other Way<br> * Pat Griffin, author of Strong Women / Deep Closets <br> * Luke Cyphers, ESPN: The Magazine Editor-at-large <br> * Dan Woog, author of Jocks and Jocks 2 <br> * Mark Tewksbury, Olympian gold medalist, butterfly <br> * Robert Dover, Olympian bronze medalist, equestrian team captain <br> * Brian Marshall, Olympian high jump, current PAC-10 record holder <br> * Ryan Miller, professional snowboarder and Olympic hopeful <br> * Alyssa Wykes, fullback with the Philadelphia Liberty Belles professional women's football team <br> * Brendan Lemon, OUT Magazine Editor-in-chief <br> * Rosie Stallmann, NCAA representative <br> * Jim Buzinski, Co-founder of Outsports.com, Los Angeles Times sports writer <br> * Nora Beck, SMIA <br> * Ashly Massey, eighth-grader whos case is being defended by the ACLU <br> * Laurie Priest, Mount Holyoke Athletics Director <br> .... and many, many more ... over 30+ speakers</p> <p><font color="#FF0000">Dates:</font> Mar 28-30, 2003 <br> <font color="#FF0000">Place:</font> Boston City Hall, MIT, and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) </p> <p><font color="#FF0000">* Friday (optional):</font> sport leadership congress working meetings for sports leadership <br> <font color="#FF0000">* Friday:</font> Registration, light fare and opening remarks, social “meet and greet” <br> <font color="#FF0000">* Saturday:</font> Keynote speakers, panel discussions, lunch, exposition with orthopedic sport and health clinics, dinner, evening entertainment<br> <font color="#FF0000">* Sunday:</font> Brunch, sports exhibitions for attendees to participate </p> <p>Under consideration: We may have certain parts of a documentary filmed at the conference. Additional types of health/sports clinics too.</p> <p><font color="#FF0000">Cost:</font> $175 now or $200 at the door and will include meals, drinks, health clinics, training, events, entertainment, and discounts for students (50% off with student ID). <a href="http://www.gayconference.org/Register.php?Link="> http://www.gayconference.org/Register.php?Link=</a> </p> <p><font color="#FF0000">Travel:</font> Rooms at the Hilton affiliate, Hotel @ MIT is $109/night for single or double occupancy. Airfare discounts of 7%-17% have been negotiated for the event. Our bulletin board will also offer shared and hosted housing opportunities. </p> <p><font color="#FF0000">Survey:</font> Whether you plan on coming or not, please consider answering our anonymous survey which we hope will increase the visibility of gay sporting events: <a href="http://www.gayconference.org/Survey.php?Link="> www.gayconference.org/Survey.php?Link=</a></p> <p>Other press: <a href="http://www.gayconference.org/press.htm"> http://www.gayconference.org/press.htm</a> </p> <p><font color="#FF0000">Our partners:</font> National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), Federation of Gay Games (FGG), Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educators Network (GLSEN), Women's Sports Foundation, Outsports.com, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), AIDS Action Committee (AAC), Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), City of Boston Mayor Menino, Great Boston Business Council (GBBC), Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and others. </p> <p>We have the backing of a star-studded Advisory Board consisting of the who's who in gay & lesbian athletics and are recognized for their leadership and athletic achievements. Among the them are tennis legend, Billie Jean King; former NFL players, Dave Kopay and Esera Tuaolo; former Major League Baseball player, Billy Bean; Olympian gold medalists, Bruce Hayes and Mark Tewksbury; former pro basketball player and award-winning author, Mariah Burton Nelson; former National Baseball League umpire, Dave Pallone; author of Jocks/Jocks II, Dan Woog; the still competing three-time Triple Ironman World Champion and member of the USA Triathlon Team, Christopher Bergland, and many other found at: <a href="http://www.gayconference.org/Team.htm"> www.gayconference.org/Team.htm</a> </p> <p>Questions? email us at <a href="mailto:info@gayconference.org"> info@gayconference.org</a> or call 617-588-0600.</p> PRINT and POST our new POSTER and this detailed one (side by side) ******************** BEGIN - INCLUDE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER **************** Our first conference changed the way the world of mainstream sports views LGBT athletes. The 2nd annual conference will be held on March 26-28, 2004 and take athletes to the next level. A full weekend to meet well-known athletes and other sports enthusiasts, to engage in discussion and debate, friendly competition, learn a new sport, enhance your current sporting skills, and enjoy some great food and entertainment. The conference is about community and integration, thus everyone is invited, straight/gay/lesbian/trans/bi. Over 500 attendees are expected from around the world. http://glaf.org Also consider answering OUR SURVEY which will allow you to help the community. Those that pre-register will get the chance to answer the same survey, so please answer it just once. http://www.gayconference.org/Survey.php ******************* END - INCLUDE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER ****************** or link to our many press releases: http://glaf.org/press.html Also, please help us to help you by promoting the online survey that will show corporate sponsors (you can use this data as well) that they should be allocating funds and chasing gay sporting events since our demographics show we are highly coveted consumers, www.gayconference.org/Survey.php?Link= (where you add the name of your organization just after "Link=" and as long as you receive 10 or more replies, we can give you a rollup on the anonymous survey results for your members -- so you'll have anonymous demographics for your audience as well as the overall). Feel free to use any of these buttons and logos: <a href="http://www.gayconference.org/Survey.php?Link="><img src="http://www.gayconference.org/images/vote_button.gif" width="68" height="60" border="0"></a> And optionally add the name of your organization just after "Link=" and as long as you receive 10 or more replies, we can give you a rollup on the anonymous survey results for your members -- so you'll have anonymous demographics for your audience as well as the overall

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