NEW MEMBERS

Since the last Briefing Notes, we have welcomed the following new members to the Guild: Frances Howorth Travel photographer and writer for Yacht Vacations and Charters, the Yacht Report, Yachting World etc. Also works under the name of Rumney Samson. Down House, Redlynch, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 2JP. Tel 01725 510347; mobile 07769 647 101; fax 01725 511955. frh@thehoworths.com

Oleg ('Joe') Cannon Photojournalist trained as a cameraman at LWT; travels for specialist magazines including Everything Spain, Viva Espana, 4x4 Mart, Corporate Golf and Scuba World. 29 Peverell Avenue East, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3RH. Tel: 01305 262402. Mobile: 0780 632550. Website: www.joecannonphotography.com; joe@joecannonphotography.com.

GUILD MEMBERS� COMINGS AND GOINGS

JUDY ARMSTRONG

Outdoor specialist Judy Armstrong will be at her French base through autumn. She will focus on the little-known French via ferrata system, moving safely through the exposed world of rock normally only accessible to climbers. Spectacular picture potential includes Himalayan bridges and rock walls over glacial lakes. Mushroom picking with French experts is also on the agenda. Contact judyc.armstrong@virgin.net Judy Armstrong Journalist tel: 01751 417371 fax: 01751 417199 mobile: 07949 427521 email: judyc.armstrong@virgin.net

PETER BAKER

International Photobank have launched a brand new website after six months of intensive preparation by BGTW member Peter Baker and his business partner Gary Goodwin have gone into the selection and modification of images for the site, and clients can now quickly search for specific pictures from a collection of 15,000 images for their travel picture requirements.

Log on to: www.internationalphotobank.co.uk

Tel: 01305 854145

Email: peter@internationalphotobank.co.uk

NATASHA BLAIR

New member Natasha Blair writes a quarterly travel article for MQ, a Freemason's publication A,Bs with a 1/4m circulation. She is always looking for interesting destinations. Her next trip in September is to Peru, courtesy of Cox & Kings. She is happy to accept other writing commissions. Email: natashablair@onetel.com

KEN BENNETT

Ken Bennett is extending his travel writing portfolio to include East Lancashire newspapers in Burnley and lifestyle magazines across the area. He already syndicates his features to Trinity-Mirror regional titles across the UK, Newsquest and other major newspaper groups. Contact: Ken Bennett 07802 96 922 or email: kd_bennett@yahoo.co.uk

GEORGE BEHREND & GARY BUCHANAN

Night Ferry by George Behrend & Gary Buchanan ISBN 0901845132 2nd Impression just out �17.99p Britain's only through train London-Paris 1936-80 also London-Basel, Brussels. Foreword by James B.Sherwood, President of Sea Containers and Orient Express Hotels. Ships, Trains, Sleeping Cars, Vans, Ports illustrated. georgebehrend@aol.com Tel.0044(0)1542832621

ROGER BRAY

Roger Bray is planning a major touring and hiking itinerary in New Zealand in November. Other recent and forthcoming trips include walking in the Czech Republic and the Trentino Dolomites and cycling in Catalonia

(0208 947 2621/ rogeralanbray@hotmail.com or roger@rogerbray.co.uk)

REG BUTLER

Then and now: In 1950, before tourism dawned, Reg Butler back-packed nine months through Tunisia to Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia. Some areas remain off-trail. I've just revisited Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia; and Slovakia where I cycled end-to-end in 1947 to Russian border. For articles about "Anywhere Then and Now" - email reg@dsptech.demon.co.uk For style, see my website www.emptynester-travel-breaks.co.uk

REG BUTLER - TRAVEL SPECIALIST - Travel Editor: www.laterlife.com/travel Editor: www.emptynester-travel-breaks.co.uk Email: reg@dsptech.demon.co.uk Tel: (44)-1494-881379; Fax: (44)-1494-882288 Whin Cottage, Frieth, near Henley, Oxfordshire, RG9 6PB � ENGLAND

RUSSELL CHAMBERLIN

In a letter to The Times last year, Russell Chamberlin pointed out that there was no portrait of Nelson in the Castello Nelson in Bronte Sicily. Two Nelson societies took up the challenge and, at a lunch in the House of Lords presented a rare portrait of Nelson to the Brontesi. Invited to a ceremony at the Castello this year to mark the Bicentenary of Trafalgar Russell delivered a letter of fraternal greetings from the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth to the Mayor of Bronte. 3 Harvey Gardens, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3QJ. Tel:01483:572582:

erchamberlin@yahoo.co.uk

SUSI CHESHIRE

Former travel editor and regular contributor to fashion website www.wgsn.com, Susi now lives on the beautiful Lake Constance, bordering Switzerland and Germany. Specialising in guides to cities, resorts and style capitals - and fluent in several European languages - she has researched and published features this year on Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Marseille, D�sseldorf and Cologne, Z�rich and Milan. Also contributed to DK Italy guide 2006.

The next few cities to be covered as features and guides to the end of 2005 are Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Prague, Berlin, Lausanne, Basel, Geneva, Munich and Toulouse. Further commissions welcome.

Features ideal for consumer magazines and national newspapers, professional digital photographs also available. For the best places to shop, eat, stay and be inspired, drop Susi an email at styleurope@hotmail.com Susi Cheshire styleurope Theodor-Heuss Strasse 14 78467 Konstanz Germany tel: +49 7531 361296 mobile: +49 172 1000 535 email: styleurope@hotmail.com

CHARLIE CONNELLY

Charlie Connelly will soon be a familiar face as a presenter on BBC1's Holiday programme. He made his first film in Scotland in June, and will be making his second in Germany at the end of September. The series is broadcast from October. The new edition of Charlie's latest book Attention All Shipping continues to fly off the shelves, and was the seventh biggest-selling narrative travel book in the country over the first six months of this year - not bad considering it was only published in May. Imminent trips before the summer is out include Bosnia, Uzbekistan and Denmark. Charlie has also relaunched his website at www.charlieconnelly.com .

Contact via charlie.connelly@lineone.net.

SUE DOBSON

After Cuba, Krakow and a Russian Waterways cruise, I've spent a monthtravelling around South Africa, from cities to game parks, Rovos Rail todriving the Garden and Panorama Routes, accommodation from 5-star hotels to a b&b in Soweto (brilliant!). Masses of feature material and hundreds of quality pix, digital and 35mm slides, available for commissions.

Sue Dobson, tel/fax: 01832 280815, email sue@freelancefeatures.com

POLLY EVANS

My book about travelling round China by road and rail, Fried Eggs with Chopsticks, is published on 2 September by Bantam Books. It joins my two previous books, Kiwis Might Fly (about motorcycling round New Zealand) and It�s Not About the Tapas (about cycling round Spain) on the shelves.

More details at www.pollyevans.com. Have just finished writing up my fourth book about horse-riding in Argentina. Will be in Cuba September-October. Available for commissions - email polly@pollyevans.com; landline 020 8788 4737; mobile 07786 541682.

MARY ELSY

My latest travel book, PEDALS AND PETTICOATS, published by Summersdale, Chichester in May, is a nostalgic travel book about a cycle/camping tour of western Europe in 1951, by author, Mary Elsy, and three other young females. We visited 7 countries - Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. We had many adventures as Europe was a very different place then as to how it is today. However we were treated well, even by our ex enemies, Germany and Italy. Especially Italy. My book has been well reviewed. Contact: Mary Elsy. Tel. 020 7435 2712 or by e-mail maryelsy.travel@btopenworld.com

STEVE FALLON

Steve Fallon is just back from five weeks in Hungary and will be spending up to a month in Paris and the same amount of time in Mediterranean Turkey (Fethiye-Antalya area) before the end of the year.

Contact him on 07787 525 098 or fallonsb@aol.com.

WILLIAM GRAY

WILLIAM GRAY will be one of the new presenters on the forthcoming series of Holiday (BBC 1, starting October), in which he will be testing family-friendly trips in destinations such as Turkey and Amsterdam with his wife and five-year-old twins. Look out for William's regular family travel column in Wanderlust magazine. Contact: wsgray2@aol.com

MIKE GERRARD MIKE GERRARD has been updating guidebooks to Tunisia, Amsterdam and Corfu, and writing the AA's new Spiral Corfu with his wife Donna Dailey.

He's also been writing pieces about Arizona property, Greek restaurants, movie-making in New Mexico and driving in Norfolk. A gourmet tour of Rhodes and a 90-day trip to the USA are coming up. Email: mail@mikegerrard.com.

JEREMY HOARE

Jeremy in Japan Photographer Jeremy Hoare will be resident in Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan, again this autumn, shooting pictures for clients and photo libraries. If you don't know what he does, take a look at his website at www.jeremyhoare.com He can be reached by email at jeremyhoare@hotmail.com

MICHAEL HOWORTH & FRANCES HOWORTH

Michael Howorth who specialises in all matters appertaining to small ships and large Mega Yachts will be visiting Malta, Nice, Monaco (thank you to Le Meridien Hotels) and Fort Lauderdale during September and October. Trips during July have been to the Camargue and Calais and he has recently spent time cruising the canals of southern France. More commissions please. mjh@thehoworths.com

Frances Howorth is a newly joined member and is the photographer who captures the images that make husband Michael�s words sell so well. Her recent and future trips mimic those of her old man but a well stocked library of destination shots is currently appearing on front covers, postcards and calendars. frh@thehoworths.com

Frances & Michael J. Howorth Down House Redlynch Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 2JP Great Britain Telephone: +44 (0)1725 510347 Facsimile: +44 (0)1725 511955 Mobile: +44 (0)779 606 88 34 E Mail Address: fandm@thehoworths.com

PETER LYNCH

Peter has spent part of July and August living with the Sioux Indians in North and South Dakota - developing contacts and researching how European tourist can visit and experience native Indian life and culture. He will also be taking a road/ferry trip through the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands in September.

Peter Lynch, tel: 0118 9616402 peter.lynch37@ntlworld.com

SOLANGE HANDO

Solange is just about to embark on an art course in Languedoc, a gastronomic tour of Aveyron and a look around 'Hidden Paris', four commissions, others welcome. Wanderlust recently took her to the French Alps, India, Morocco, Madeira, Sardinia, Turkey and Spain and so far this year she has published over 30 travel features. Forthcoming trips include Lanzarote, Gambia and Peru. If you want something done, just ask a busy person.

Contact solange.travel@btinternet.com, tel. 01227 363 334.

GEOFF HILL

Guild member Geoff Hill's next newspaper series and book is an attempt to become the first travel writer to ride the length of the Pan-American Highway from Chile to Alaska on a Triumph from February through April 2006 . It's been sold to the Sunday Telegraph, Irish Times Motorcycle Adventure Magazine and the News Letter in Belfast, and Doubleband Productions plan to sell it to the BBC as a series.

His latest book, Way to Go, on two other great motorcycle journeys - from Delhi to Belfast on a Royal Enfield and Route 66 on a Harley - was published in April 2005, was the Mail on Sunday's book of the week and sold out in a month. It's now being reprinted and launched in the States.

Geoff is available at g.hill@newsletter.co.uk, 028 90 680013 direct line.

LINDA JACKSON Linda Jackson has recently been golfing and spa-ing in Arizona; cruising the Dalmatian coast; doing a bit of Scilly walking; golfing, pinchin' tails and suckin' heads in Louisiana; and getting a bit of street cred in New Orleans. Linda will shortly be sweltering in Dubai; cooling off in Meribel; tackling golf courses in Mississippi; and be happy to discuss freelance writing jobs anywhere, any topic. Tel: 01892 822783 linda_jackson@btopenworld.com

TONY KELLY

A LOAD OF BALKANS Editors looking for features on the Balkans this summer need look no further than Tony Kelly. After five visits to Croatia and recent trips to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania, his latest project is a new edition of the AA Citypack to Istanbul. T 01223 892553 E tonykellytravelwriter@btopenworld.com

ROBIN MCKELVIE

Robin McKelvie is spending the summer in Scotland writing articles on his trips so far this year to Spain, Italy, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Malaysia and Holland.

In September he is travelling to Lithuania and Latvia to write the Thomas Cook Travellers guides to both countries, then in late October he is flying to Bermuda to write the first Globetrotter guide to the territory before visits to Dubai and Lisbon by the end of the year.

Any hotels, ground suppliers etc looking to be involved in any of the trips just email me on robinmckelvie@hotmail.com or check my newly updated website on www.robinmckelvie.com

ALASTAIR McKENZIE Traffic to Alastair's independent travel directory, Travel Lists (www.travel-lists.co.uk), is up by 40% since its re-launch at the beginning of June. The daily average for the site is now over 1,300 visitors viewing over 3,000 pages, and rising quickly. There's also a new facility for tourist offices and tourism marketing organisations to 'fast-track' lists in to existence. Click 'Suggest a List' from any page on the site, or www.travel-lists.co.uk/aftoverview.html alastair@travel-lists.co.uk

ROBIN MEAD

All at sea after a world cruise, Robin Mead (RobinRMead@aol.com) is torn between penning a series of Australian wildlife articles and researching his new book, "Secret Sussex". Meanwhile, he is keeping his cruising expertise up to date by inspecting as many as possible of the new ships sailing from UK ports.

MARI NICHOLSON

About to make a trip to Belfast, Newry and the Mournes for BBC History, then Mumbles & Swansea, Windsor for an Inflight magazine, Estepona (Spain), then either Dubai or Oman for 3 days en route to Bangkok in December. Happy to undertake commissions on any aspect of life in those places.

Mari Nicholson mari@traveljournalist.co.uk Tel: 01983 402163

WILMA PATERSON Change of Address Wilma Paterson, Travel Writer & Composer, has moved to Columbus Cottage 39 Albert Street Tayport Fife DD6 9AT Scotland Tel: +44 (0)1382 552262 Mob: 07974 741 233 email:WilmaMTPaterson@aol.com Member of British Guild of Travel Writers & Society of Authors

CHRIS RICE

Chris Rice, currently living in Shanghai and a member of the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club, has just returned from an extensive tour of Vietnam. Offers of work on China and South-East Asia welcome.

I can be reached by email at: melcris85@hotmail.com.

RENATA RUBNIKOWICZ

It's turning into a Scottish summer - first Aberdeenshire, now Edinburgh and Glasgow, and somehow I'm slotting in a visit to Costa Rica in the "green" - ie wet - season, where I'll be looking for turtles, sloths and volcanoes

Renata Rubnikowicz tel: +44 (0)20 7790 8474 mobile: +44 (0)7947 065 625 renata.rubnikowicz@newsint.co.uk

DAVE SAUNDERS

Dave Saunders shot the photographs for a lavish new coffee table book, Jordan: A Timeless Land, to be published by I.B.Tauris in September 2005. He will be in Jordan again for two weeks in September reporting on a rally with over 50 veteran cars - Bentley, Rolls Royce and the like. Contact Dave Saunders at dsaunders@freeuk.com

MELISSA SHALES

Melissa has been tirelessly updating guides for much of this year (4 on Turkey so far!), plus South Africa, India (Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan), Cairo, and London. She has detailed up-to-date information on all these destinations.

She is heading back to India in October to do new city guides on Kolkota and Chennai (Calcutta and Madras) for Columbus World Travel Guides, a web travel information site with 3 million page hits per month and is looking for assistance � both practical and information � to help produce them. She will, of course, also happily accept commissions.

Contact tel: 020-8674 7406, email: m.shales@virgin.net.

GILLIAN THORNTON

Spring saw Gillian exploring the southern Lake District and the footpaths of Jersey, Dorset's Isle of Purbeck and the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Just home from a week in Normandy, she'll soon be back in France touring Lot, Correze, and southern Corsica. Need features or photos?

Brown bear watching in Finland and paragliding over the French Alps have been two summer's highlights for Gillian who would be happy to write about either experience for interested editors. Southern Corsica was a delight and now she's looking forward visiting Poitou-Charentes, Mallorca and the Cote d'Azur.

Contact: gillian.thorntons@btinternet.com.

RON TOFT

Freelance travel writer/photographer Ron Toft will be exploring the cultural and natural wonders of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, in early September (eg the Zulus' Royal Reed Dance Festival, attended by 10,000 maidens; the valley where the warrior kings of the past are buried; ancient bushman rock art; and Africa's oldest game reserve).

Email: ron.toft@btinternet.com

CLIVE TULLY

TRANSATLANTIC HAT TRICK

The latter part of August sees Clive Tully on his third Transatlantic. The first (2001) set the official world record for a powerboat crossing from New York to Lizard Point - which remains unbroken. The second (2003) set the unofficial record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by Rigid Inflatable Boat.

This time round it's a rather more comfortable two-week cruise with Voyages of Discovery from Newfoundland to Harwich via Greenland, Iceland and the Faroes - sort of retracing the steps of his 2003 crossing in the Spirit of Cardiff, and performing a number of onboard lecture engagements. Clive will be sharing the speaking lineup with Sir Bernard Ingham (former press secretary to Margaret Thatcher) and actress Jean Alexander ("Coronation Street's" Hilda Ogden, now appearing in "Last of the Summer Wine").

Contact: clivetully@clivetully.com; Tel: 01508 570183; Web: www.clivetully.com

CAROL WRIGHT

Carol Wright is researching features for spring 2006 issues of BBC Good Food on good restaurants/caf�s in garden centres around the UK; and luxury restaurants/hotel restaurants where there is a good, reasonable set price lunch menu where children can take mother for mother's day. She would welcome any ideas and details anywhere in the UK preferably outside London.

Before September 10 she would like information of leading upmarket cultural/sporting social events in UK and Europe for her European Events diary in the Society issue of the Hong Kong Tatler.

High res. photos are also needed preferably on disc to the address below. Please do NOT email photos. Carol Wright, The Thatched Cottage, Gagingwell,Chipping Norton,Oxon OX7 4EF. tel: 01608 677246 /fax:01608 677839.

GUILD NEWS

2006 CALENDAR Last year, the Guild produced its first calendar to great acclaim. We are now urgently seeking additional sponsorship to allow us to produce the second. We are offering months at �1000 each, including 100 free calendars. The theme is �Way to Go� � ideal for tour and transport operators � with all photos taken by Guild members. Copies are widely circulated to all major travel publications in the UK and many around the world, as well as to Guild members, trade and PR contacts. If anyone is interested in further details, please contact Melissa Shales urgently. We need to make the decision on whether to publish by the early September or it will be too late. Contact tel: 020-8674 7406, mobile: 07798-745473, email: m.shales@virgin.net.

GUILD AWARDS DINNER

Work is now well underway on planning the 2005 BGTW Awards Dinner, to be held at the Savoy Hotel, on 13 November (the Sunday before World Travel Market). If anyone hasn�t yet ordered their tickets, they are advised to contact the Guild Secretariat, Charlotte Copeman, on 020 8749 1128, email: charlotte.c@virtualnecessities.com, as soon as possible.

THE YEARBOOK 2006

Production of the 2006 Yearbook is now underway. If you want travel journalists to find you, please read these notices carefully.

Yearbook Advertising You know it works - that travel article or TV clip that leads to a surge in phone calls, email enquiries�and bookings. The travel writers, editors, programme makers and journalists who make this happen are on the lookout for what�s new. A sure way to spark their interest in your plans for 2006 is by placing an advertisement in the British Guild of Travel Writers Yearbook.

The cost of publicising your organisation for twelve months in the 2006 Yearbook starts from �200 for an advertisement, and as little as �85 for a logo. And even better, many colour advertisement rates have been reduced for the new edition.

It�s worth investigating. Give Maggie McPhee a call on 020 7586 2162 or email her at Maggie@maggiemcphee.com.

The Travel Industry Database � New entries The BGTW Yearbook and online Travel Industry Database now have over 2,500 crucial travel industry contacts, as well as biographical details of our 220 members. If you are not yet listed, but would like to be included, we would be happy to list your company name, address, public and PR contact details, including the name of the in-house PR person and your PR agency. If you are a PR agency, please send full contact details for all your new clients. Please send the details to Charlotte Copeman, email: charlotte.c@virtualnecessities.com, marking the title bar TID ENTRY.

Listings Updates � Advance Warning If you are already listed in the Yearbook and on the website, you will be receiving an email link within the next two months. If you follow this through, it will take you directly to an updateable version of your entry and you can make any changes you need and be absolutely sure that your details are correct. Once the email does arrive, please make sure that you remember to update your entry as soon as possible. It is in all our interests to make sure that we can find you when we need you and it saves the Guild considerable sums of money if we don�t have to chase you by phone. Thank you. Extended Entries The web version of the listings - the Travel Industry Database - is constantly updated all year. It is also fully searchable and for only �25 + VAT per listing (payable online by credit card), you can extend your entry to include a logo, brochure shot or photos, text about your product/client, hot links to the account handlers and your own website and, perhaps most importantly of all, key words that will ensure that we can always find you when we need information. Simply log onto www.bgtw.org hit the button that says TID and follow the instructions.

BGTW TOURISM AWARDS 2005

The line up for the 2005 BGTW Tourism Awards has just been announced. All projects nominated must be new or substantially altered within the last two years. Over the next two rounds of voting, a presentation evening and postal vote by all Guild members, these contenders will be whittled down to one winner and two runners-up in each category. The winners are announced at the Guild�s Annual Dinner at The Savoy on November 13th. Good luck to all those taking part.

Best UK Tourism Project. World Garden, Lullingstone Castle nominated by Gillian Thornton The Foundling Museum, London nominated by Charlie Connelly The Big Pit Mining Museum, South Wale nominated by Lisa Gerard Sharp Patricia Voyages nominated by Michael Howorth The Churchill Museum, London nominated by Tim Locke Compton Verney nominated by Anthony Lambert

Best Overseas Tourism Project. Museo Picasso, Malaga, Spain nominated by Perrott Phillips Piedmont�s Sacred Mountains, Italy nominated by Lisa Gerard Sharp Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, USA nominated by John Bell Cradle of Human Kind, South Africa nominated by Peter Jolly Teatro La Fenice, Venice nominated by Clive Tully Zentrum Paul Kleenominated by Anthony Lambert

The Globe. Rockefeller Plaza (Top of the Rock), New York, USA nominated by John Bell Brescia � Art in the City, Italy nominated by Lisa Gerard Sharp Trafalgar 200, UK nominated by Russell Chamberlin MOMA, New York, USA nominated by Michael Leech The revival of Johannesburg and Soweto nominated by Melissa Shales

WEB NOTICE-BOARD

The members-only section of the BGTW website has a noticeboard on which we post various things of interest/use to Guild members. This does not include general press releases, but it does include press trip notification, news about awards and jobs. From time to time PR companies & tourist offices send us details of forthcoming press trips for which commissioned journalists are invited to apply, and we are happy to pass them on to the membership. We will also happily advertise any jobs you have on offer, whether a one-off feature or full-time employment. Please send the details by email to our webmaster, Alastair McKenzie (alastair@travel-lists.co.uk).

If you would like us to send out press releases on your behalf, either via email or on hard copy, we do make a small charge to cover our admin costs. Please ask for details from the Secretariat, tel: 020-8749 1128; email: charlotte.c@virtualnecessities.com

COLLISION CALENDAR Are you making maximum use of the Collision Calendar on the BGTW�s website? It's a good way to check that your client's next launch won't be competing for media attention with another travel event on the same day. All you have to do is login to the BGTW website (www.bgtw.org), go to the calendar page and view what's there and/or enter your own function. Alternatively, send details of any event you wish to list to our webmaster, Alastair McKenzie (alastair@travel-lists.co.uk). Most PRs want to be selective about invitations. When placing an event on the calendar you don't have to invite the whole guild! You can always say something like "By invitation only" or "Guest list full - no more space, sorry!".

The calendar serves two functions: it is there to let BGTW members know about events in the pipeline in which they might have an interest, and to be a useful collision avoidance tool for PRs.

BRIEFING NOTES

Briefing Notes is published quarterly by the British Guild of Travel Writers and is edited by Allan Rogers. We'd like to hear from you and find out what you think about our newsletter. Send any suggestions or comments you may wish to make to the editor on email: editor@worldrover.net. If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe, contact charlotte.c@virtualnecessities.com.

� The British Guild of Travel Writers August 2005

British Guild of Travel Writers Tel/fax: 020-8749 1128; web: www.bgtw.org