ifCON Denver 2012

About ifCON Denver 2012

The World comes to Denver as ifCon Denver 2012 hosts the International Friendship Convention

August 30, 2012 to September 3, 2012

International Friendship Weekend (ifCon) is an annual, international gathering of Asians and their friends for a weekend of friendship, fun and more. It is a chance to meet East-West member groups from across the U.S.A and around the world and promote cultural diversity.

Attendees are single, couples, people just coming out, people who have been out for years - all coming together to make friendships for a lifetime. Here at ifCON Denver 2012, this is a place to come as you are and feel free to be out in a safe environment around other gay people who are just like you.

In the year 2012, ifCon will meet over the Labor Day Weekend "Where East Meets the Wild West". Denver, Colorado, the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. Colorado has an Asian population of over 100,000, mostly living in the Denver area.

You are personally invited to join us for an adventure of a lifetime, including dining, dancing, partying, hours and hours of making new friends in the Mile-High City and across the Rocky Mountain region.

Here at an elevation of 5,280 feet - gentle hearts, warm smiles, and arms open as wide as the great outdoors are waiting for you from the Mile-High City and across the Centennial State at ifCon Denver 2012.

History of International Friendship Alliance

http://www.intlfriendship.org/

What started out in 1988 as a small informal gathering of Asians & Friends members from Washington and New York to celebrate the DC group's fourth anniversary (followed by a reciprocal visit to NYC in 1989), has blossomed into an exciting international social and educational gathering every Labor Day weekend (1st weekend in September). The International Friendship Weekend (IFW) offers fun and information, but also support and camaraderie for Asians and those interested in Asian culture. This annual event draws hundreds of people from all over the globe and has been held at a variety of locations in the United States, Canada, England and on the high sees. (Click here for more information about the history of IFW.) The roster of venues includes:

1990 Washington, DC
1991 Chicago, IL
1992 San Francisco, CA
1993 Pittsburgh, PA
1994 New York, NY
1995 Dallas, TX
1996 London, England (LYC)
1997 Los Angeles, CA
1998 Cleveland, OH
1999 Washington, DC
1999 London, UK (iCON 99 - hosted by LYC London)
2000 Chicago, IL
2000 Seattle, WA (iCON 2000 - hosted by LYC Seattle)
2001 Houston, TX-no iCON event in 2001
2002 South Florida/Bahamas (on the Majesty of the Seas)
2002 Montreal, Canada (iCON 2002 - hosted by LYC Montreal)
2003 Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Paris, France (iCON 2003 - hosted by LYC Paris)
2004 Philadelphia, PA
2004 Bangkok, Thailand (iCon 2004 - hosted by LYC Thailand)
2005 Toronto, Canada (joint iCON/IFW)
2006 San Francisco, CA (joint iCON/IFW)
2007 Minneapolis, MN (joint iCON/IFW)
2008 Berlin (iCON-no IFW event in 2008)
2009 Atlanta (ifCON)
2010 Caribbean Cruise (ifCON-sponsored by AF Chicago)
2011 Houston, TX (ifCON)
2012 Denver, CO (ifCON)