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Gay Games® VII Early Registration
Will Open First Week of June
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Chicago 2006 Gets New Website at GayGamesChicago.org
2004-05-21
GayGamesChicago.org will feature detailed information about each of the 30 sports being offered at Gay Games VII including venue specifications,
biographical sketches of sports managers, participation schedule, and
information about competition levels, age divisions and more. Band and
choral events will be featured equally in detailed descriptions. The
website will also include information about the City of Chicago, its
history, people, neighborhoods, landmarks and cultural institutions. Full
details about travel, lodging, and transportation will help Gay Games VII
participants plan their 2006 visit to the Windy City.
Register Early: Save Money, Reserve Space
Participants will be able to log on to www.GayGamesChicago.org, select the sport or cultural event in which they want to participate, complete the online forms necessary to place them in the appropriate competitive, age, or gender
division, and pay their registration fees - all in one seamless operation.
"Early registration will be important for those who are eager to save money
and to reserve space in their sport," said Suzanne Arnold, Chicago 2006
Sports Co-Chair. "Several Gay Games sports have historically reached their
capacity limits soon after registration has launched." By registering
early, participants save up to 30% off the base registration fee.
Website visitors will also be able to purchase collectible logo-imprinted
merchandise, volunteer to help with the Gay Games, learn how to sponsor the
Gay Games or donate funds, sign up for a quarterly electronic newsletter and
read inspirational stories about athletes who have participated in previous
Gay Games. Additional features will be added throughout the summer of 2004
and into 2005, including ticketing for Opening Ceremonies at Soldier Field,
Closing Ceremonies at Wrigley Field, special shows and finals of some
sports. The website will be translated in Spanish, German, and French in
the near future with more languages added in the coming months.
"Chicago's entire team volunteers, vendors, and sports/culture experts
have accomplished something very extraordinary," said Gene Dermody, former Co-President of the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) and head of the FGG's Registration Advisory Board. "Less than three months after being awarded the Gay Games, they are prepared to launch a highly complicated website with the features and benefits athletes and cultural participants will need to register for Gay Games VII."
"Our joint commitment to a complete and accurate registration system has
been the hallmark of our partnership with the FGG's worldwide sports experts these past 2 months," said Tracy Baim, co-chair of the Gay Games VII Technology Committee. "In addition to the FGG's experts, our vendor partners and volunteers deserve a great deal of recognition for taking so much time out of their lives to establish an online registration system more quickly than any previous Gay Games."
The Web site design was done by Materville Studios with support from Kevin Buckstiegel of Lime, Green Tangerine. The Registration database is being done by Afficient.
About The Gay Games
The Gay Games were conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and were first held in San Francisco in 1982 with 1,350 participants. Subsequent
Gay Games were held in San Francisco (1986; 3,500 participants), Vancouver (1990; 7,300 participants), New York (1994; 12,500 participants), Amsterdam (1998; 13,000 participants), and Sydney (2002; 11,000 participants). Gay Games VII will include 30 sports ranging from softball to dancesport, swimming to tennis. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 15 July at Soldier Field, home of the National Football League¹s Chicago Bears, and Closing Ceremonies are scheduled for 22 July at Wrigley Field, home of baseball's Chicago Cubs.
The Federation of Gay Games is the international governing body that
perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and promotes the event's founding principles of inclusion, participation and personal best. For more information, visit www.GayGames.org
Chicago Games, Inc. is the host of Gay Games VII and is led by experienced
civic leaders from Chicago's business, sports and non-profit sectors. For
information about how to sponsor or participate in Gay Games VII in Chicago, visit www.GayGamesChicago.org , e-mail
info@chicagogamesinc.org, or phone (773) 907-2006.
Gay Games® is a registered trademark of the Federation of Gay Games.
Chicago Games, Inc, 5443 N. Broadway, Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60640
773.907-2006
www.GayGamesChicago.org
info@chicagogamesinc.org
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