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WMANITOBAi, CAnNADA nipeg InterPride 2021 Annual General Meeting & World Conference Bidding Committee Pride Winnipeg Inc. Proposed Dates October 6-10, 2021 or October 13-17, 2021 Accommodations Radisson Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Meeting Venue Radisson Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Prepared by Tourism Winnipeg and Pride Winnipeg on June 28, 2019 Réjean Brandt Table of Executive Summary ................................................................................................ 3 Contents Host City Information ............................................................................................. 4 Hotel and Meeting Venue Information ............................................................. 10 Airport Information ............................................................................................... 13 Organizational Eligibility ..................................................................................... 16 Conference Budget .............................................................................................. 20 Conference Program ............................................................................................ 21 AGM Meal Requirements .................................................................................... 22 Endorsements and Support ................................................................................ 23 Tourism Winnipeg Services ................................................................................. 33 Appendix A - Additional Hotel and Meeting Venue Information ................. 34 Appendix B - Shuttle Transportation Information ............................................ 68 2 2019 Winnipeg Pride Parade: Kristhine Guerrero The City of Winnipeg’s Special Event Meeting Tourism Fund (SETF) has approved up to Your Needs $50,000 CAD(appx $37,500 USD) in financial support to InterPride to be awarded to host the 2021 Annual General Meeting & World Conference to offset convention costs in Winnipeg. Winnipeg meets the needs of your event: » Host Hotel located downtown in close proximity to major attractions, restaurants and nightclubs; » International airport offering affordable flight options from major hubs; » Experienced Bid Committee that will soon host the 2020 Canada Pride / Human Rights Conference; » Supportive Community: This bid is supported by all levels of government, by the LGBTQ Community as well as by business organizations; » Bid Committee offering a wide range of experience, knowledge, and skills; » Financial support as indicated above. ll amounts are shown in dollar unless otherwise noted 0. USD) Hotel and Meeting Venue Information Executive Summary 3 Cultural and Demographic Information Known for its friendly and welcoming spirit, Winnipeg is a diverse multicultural city with a rich and varied history. Winnipeg is located on Treaty 1 land – the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, and Nakota Nations, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. An aboriginal trading centre prior to the arrival of the Europeans, Winnipeg was at the heart of the country’s fur trade and instrumental in developing Canada’s gateway to the west. Over the last decades, Winnipeg has developed into a cosmopolitan city complete with top-notch restaurants, swanky boutiques, exciting attractions and culture scene that bursts with talent and originality. Winnipeg celebrates its diversity year round. In 2010, the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF) named Winnipeg’s Folklorama to be the largest and longest- running multicultural festival of its kind in the world. This year it celebrates 50 years of diversity. Languages Spoken English and French are Canada’s two official languages. English is the predominant language spoken in Winnipeg. Old St. Boniface - Winnipeg’s French Quarter, is largely French speaking. Many banks, hotels, airline offices, service institutions, shops and key tourist destinations have multilingual staff. Among the 100 languages spoken in Winnipeg, the top five non-official languages spoken in the city are: Tagalog, German, Ukrainian, one of the Chinese languages, and Polish. Population Average temperatures range between 2,372 51 cm 749,500 °C °C hours of sunlight of precipitation (City of Winnipeg 2017) -12 / 26 annually each year in winter in summer Host City Information Host City Information 44 Commitment to GBTQ ctivities All activities incorporated into the conference will be centered around LGBQ priorities, experiences and inclusiveness. arious networking events will be incorporated with invitations etended to LGBQ Organiation and takeholders such as GBQ Chamber of commerce, nowy Owl onarchist ociety, Rainbow Harmony, Reel ride, and more. Club has been the local BTQ* community hark Club ports Bar and rill is your premiere choice for over years as one of Winnipegs hottest sporting event destination, with stacked food and nightspots. enough D s to fully enoy every sports night. rab your wrist band at the door, dance the night away and maybe meet someone new. Winnipeg’s hottest GLBTTQ* nightclub. Fame ightclub- Offers a safe & contemporary atmosphere in the heart of downtown, with the hottest gogo Hookah lounge that offers during the day the best dancers and features some of the best DJs burning shisha in the city that can be paired with our up the turntables. shawarma and other food items off of our fusion food menu. uring the evening, we act as a nighttime entertainment lounge. Intimate -story venue, designed with a close eye for detail and built to pay tribute to the city, its people, and its culture as a downtown nightclub. Our cocktails Voted Best Dance Club in Winnipeg, est Club and eats have an old-fashioned soul, in variations Clientèle, est lace for ook ups est erver in both plain and fancy. Uptown Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards . Also awarded est ightclub in Winnipeg years in a row! Bar talia is a nightlife hot spot that stays open until the wee hours of night. Known as Bar “I”, this lounge features a hopping patio in warmer months and also Winnipegs home of hip-hop. Celebrate a birthday or regularly brings in DJs to get the crowd moving. really anything in style with the best bottle service in town. Cowboys is the home of Country music in Winnipeg. his western themed two-storey club’s world-class Close Co. is a coy spot where people come together stage has played host to numerous concerts and for a uniue dining and lounging eperience. events including ierks ently, the lack Eyed eas, att Good and efault. La Roca is Winnipegs premium eican lounge that has a double decker patio and live acoustic guitar Join the many hopeful singers waiting for their nightly, followed by a variety of music from moment on stage at this coy basement bar. Winnipegs favorite Js. La Roca also started doing Latin nights. Host City Information 55 Clementine: Alex Johnson Alex Clementine: Wine, Dine and Unwind The Toronto Star remarks that Winnipeg’s “brag-worthy food scene mixes hipster, local, Aboriginal, Jewish and French with assorted multicultural eats,” - a pretty accurate description for a city with more than 1,100 restaurants, and where over 100 languages are spoken. It should come as no surprise that a Rudy’s Eat & Drink: Tyler Walsh world of flavours is represented in Winnipeg’s culinary scene. That being said, in the last five years the city has come into its own as a celebrated culinary destination with numerous chef- owned restaurants, third wave coffee shops, craft cocktail bars and breweries, bakeries and pop-up events. We guarantee you’ll have an amazing meal in some of our nationally acclaimed restaurants, including Segovia Tapas Bar, Enoteca, deer + almond, Pizzeria Gusto and Máquè, while neighbourhood gems like The Grove, Capital Grill, The Oxbow, Feast Café, and Harth Mozza and Wine Bar are ready to welcome delegates. Whether you are hosting a sponsor reception, offsite meeting or private party, great group dining can be found in and around downtown at restaurants including The Merchant Kitchen, SMITH, Rudy’s Eat and Drink and Promenade Café and Wine, while quainter, cocktail and wine bars include Close Co., The Roost, The Cordova, and Langside Grocery. Winnipeg also has a fleet of nearly 50 food trucks, which are The Roost: Mike Peters regularly located along Broadway Avenue (just one block south of the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg). If delegates have a free evening, Winnipeg has countless classy lounges and pleasurable pubs whose menus are anchored with craft cocktails, local beers, and meticulously curated wine lists. A few highlights include The Palm Room at the Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre – a room awash with old world grandeur, featuring a piano bar that frequently hosts live jazz; Forth – a café that features the city’s most aesthetically pleasing rooftop bar, where one can sip on handcrafted cocktails while overlooking the Exchange District; the King’s Head Pub – a classic and lively British style pub that always packs in the crowds; and The Common – the Forks Markets’ Forth: Mike Peters Forth: Mike wine and beer kiosk featuring selections from Véronique Rivest, one of the world’s best sommeliers. Host City Information 66 Local LGBTQ Community Infrastructure ride Winnipeg ne of the largest celebration of LGBTTQ culture between Toronto and Vancouer. We inite eeryone to oin our welcoming community and celebrate ride in the heart of the continent! Gay Winnipeg nline social community that connects Gay, Lesbian and Biseual people