At the closing of the first European Transgender Council in Vienna, you may recall we voted affirmatively to continue our efforts. To this end we established a steering committee charged* to prepare a follow-up conference,* to build a Europe-wide network of and for transpeople, and* to form a permanent organization to pursue our interests.The committee came together over the past twelve months in Geneva, Manchester, Berlin, Turin, and Amsterdam. We are now a duly recognized non-profit association according to Austrian law with seat in Vienna. Now we call upon you to join us. We ask that you now take the time to go to our website and complete the application formembership. http://tgeu.net -> left menue: [TransGender Europe] -> [Membership]We really do need your support.Our Association statues and other documents are also be found here: http://tgeu.net -> left menue: [TransGender Europe] -> [Organisation]We are also pleased to announce that the Second European TransGender Council will take place in Turin, Italy, 15 - 18 November 2007, with the theme "Making Human Rights Work". Mark these dates in your calender. If you have ideas for workshops or questions please get in touch with us at tgeurope@tgeu.net.We need to build up a strong organisation to fight for the rights of trans-people everywhere in Europe. We need you!Become a member of TGEU.net and/or support this work with a donation.And please do spread the word to all trans-folk that we are now enlisting members. Thanks for your support.TransGender EuropeNetwork and Council
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