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World Pride confab signals start of 1998 planning

by Tom Isabel

The 16th annual conference of the International Association of Lesbian Gay Pride Coordinators (IALGPC, but soon to be renamed InterPride) was held in New York City October 16 to 19.

over a million people (like the one in Sydney, Australia) or a very small gathering (similar to one held this year in rural Maryland). There were also tips on how to make the annual Pride Guide your biggest source of income and getting entertainers for your Pride event.

Friday evening was capped off with a dinner cruise around lower Manhattan and three hours to mix with other attendees. I was very pleased that I was able to get to know so many enthusiastic people.

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The conference was hosted by Heritage of Pride of New York. There were 248 individuals representing 77 Pride committees from 18 countries. I was the only attendee from the state of Ohio, and this was the first time anyone from Cleveland had attended as far as I could determine. There was much work and learning packed into the fourday event, which did not end until late Sunday afternoon. The meeting set records in overall attendance and in the number of foreign countries that were represented. This was due in large part because representatives from London Pride were able to

The balance of the conference was packed with even more learning. Many committees have put on events for 10 or 20 years, while others such as Brooklyn, N.Y., had their first Pride this year. Some were very successful financially San Jose raised $30,000, for example while others lost money-one city as much as $22,000, mostly due to the weather.

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obtain travel support from United Airlines, and the San Francisco group was able to obtain travel support from American Airlines. We all need to be aware that corporate support exists for our community. Also, those in attendance gave dollars to pay for the air travel of a representative from Zimbabwe. A scholarship fund helped about 30 other individuals with the conference fee.

The first day began with board meetings, officer meetings, committee meetings and other administrative-related tasks. Those of us who were "just attending" started with workshops in the afternoon, after checking in earlier in the day. There was a wonderful reception at the New York Gay and Lesbian Service Center, whose executive director Richard Burns delivered the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Cleveland Gay and Lesbian Center on October 26.

The subjects at the opening plenary on Friday morning included the structure of IALGPC, including bylaw changes and the role of international Pride committees. Over the four days about 30 workshops were presented, and Pride organizers from around the country and world learned about fundraising, organizing, how to put on a Pride event for

The 17th Annual Conference of IALGPC will be held next October in Los Angeles; the 1999 conference will be held in London, England. The Rome, Italy committee is planning a major European gathering to be held in the year 2000 in Rome, to coincide with the international celebration of Christianity in the 2000th year.

In 1998, Cleveland will celebrate its tenth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride gathering. My attendance at this conference reminded me that we need to start now with planning and organizing the many volunteers we will need in order to put on a major celebration.

Last year's event cost nearly $45,000 to put on, an amount that exceeded the amount of income produced by the event by more than $2,000. So now is the time to start thinking about fundraising events like bar nights, speakers, etc. for this year's event. The Pride committee has already started with the planning. Now we need many, many volunteers from our community to step forth and get on board to help plan a successful 1998 event. You can make a difference. Please get involved and call Cleveland Pride at 216-371-0214.

Tom Isabel is treasurer of the Cleveland Pride Committee.

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